N-CSR 1 d324871dncsr.htm STATE STREET VIS FUNDS - CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT State Street VIS Funds - Certified Shareholder Report
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04041

 

 

STATE STREET VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUNDS, INC.

(formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, Connecticut 06905

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

 

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, Connecticut 06905

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-242-0134

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

Date of reporting period: 12/31/16

 

 

 


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Annual Report

31 December 2016

State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

(formerly the GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund)

 

 

 

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State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2016

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       Page  
Notes to Performance        1   
Manager Reviews and Schedule of Investments        2   
Financial Statements     

Financial Highlights

       9   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

       10   

Statement of Operations

       11   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       12   
Notes to Financial Statements        13   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        20   
Tax Information        21   
Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results        22   
Additional Information        23   
Investment Team        27   

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current summary prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”).

Total return performance shown in this report for the Fund takes into account changes in share price and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free (800) 242-0134 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500 Index® is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest and do not reflect fees, expenses, or taxes. As such, the index returns do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. The Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice.

 

 

 

State Street Global Markets, LLC, member of FINRA & SIPC is the principal underwriter and distributor of the State Street V.I.S. Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and Fund Accounting agent, and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrative services.

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Q. How did the State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, the State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund returned 10.46%. The S&P 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”), the Fund’s benchmark, returned 11.96% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 295 U.S. Insurance Large Blend Funds returned an average of 11.08% over the same period.

 

Q.What market conditions affected the Fund performance?

 

A. It was a volatile year for U.S. stocks. However, the market climbed a wall of worry and turned in double-digit gains in the last 12 months. Markets rebounded from serial concerns ranging from China-driven global slowdown and recession fears in early 2016, to The United Kingdom’s astonishing referendum vote to leave the European Union in late June of 2016, to Donald Trump’s populist-tinged presidential victory in November. Despite these uncertainties, U.S. stocks ended the year near all-time highs.

 

     Early in the year, defensive stocks outperformed amid fears that a slowing China would crush global economies. However, by year-end, telecommunications (+23%) was the only defensive “bond-proxy” to hold strong leadership, while real estate (+3%) and staples (+5%) lagged. The cyclical energy (+27%) and financials (+23%) won as interest rates rose and oil prices strengthened—bolstered by OPEC’s late-year production-cut pledge. Industrials (+19%) and materials (+17%) also rallied amid hopes for fiscal stimulus and infrastructure spending in the President-elect Trump era. Health care (-3%) was the S&P 500 Index’s sole negative-returning sector, plagued by negative sentiment around drug pricing, and mixed M&A performance.

 

     The market swung from defensive leadership to cyclical leadership with segments of event-driven volatility in between, creating difficulty for the disciplined long-term investor. Growth stocks de-rated this year, which is not surprising given relative outperformance in the energy, financials, materials and industrials sectors; and small caps outperformed large capitalization stocks. In terms of size, the outlook for pro-domestic President-elect Trump policies benefitted small-cap and lower-quality stock performance.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. The Fund modestly underperformed, due to lagging stock selections within the utility sector, as well as an unproductive overweight in the lagging health care sector. The Fund’s biotechnology and pharmaceuticals holdings detracted most from performance against a backdrop of negative election-year rhetoric around drug pricing. In general, we have found a good combination of valuation and earnings growth potential in the health care sector. Finally, improving commodity prices and hopes for increased infrastructure spending under Trump lifted the materials sector and the Fund was light in the most economically-sensitive materials companies, including the mining companies. We believe — eight years into the business cycle — that it is too late to be especially pro-cyclically tilted in materials.

 

     On the other hand, the Fund benefited from strong stock selection in the technology sector, and strength in its industrials holdings.

 

     The Fund does not invest in derivatives securities as part of its strategy, but may hold futures contracts or exchange traded funds to equitize cash flows in advance of investment. The effect of derivatives on performance was deminimus for the year.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. There were no significant changes during the period in the portfolio management team or the team’s approach to investing. Health care has remained a key sector overweight. However, the Fund significantly reduced its industrials and consumer discretionary exposures during the year, taking profits as the global growth outlook faded on the margin. We initiated an overweight in utilities, and increased exposure to technology, trimming our underweight positioning. The Fund also increased its exposure to energy and materials, reflecting our outlook for better fundamentals and commodity prices. Finally, the Fund increased its underweights in consumer staples and telecommunications, reflecting the lack of relative value in those sectors.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

     Actual
Fund Return
     Hypothetical
5% Return
(2.5% for
the period)
 

Account value at the beginning of the period

July 1, 2016

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.00  

Account value at the end of the period

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,078.40      $ 1,019.31  

Expenses paid during the period*

   $ 6.06      $ 5.89  

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.16%** (for the period July 1, 2016-December 31, 2016), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
**   May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.
 

 

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Performance Summary — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/16

 

    One Year     Five Year     Ten Year  

Number of funds in peer group

    295       274       246  

Peer group average annual total return

    11.08     13.15     5.81

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Large Blend

 

Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of December 31, 2016 (as a % of Fair Value) (a)(b)

 

Bank of America Corp.

    3.36

Alphabet Inc., Class A

    3.21

Apple Inc.

    3.17

Wells Fargo & Co.

    3.04

Johnson & Johnson

    2.50

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2.40

Merck & Company Inc.

    2.35

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2.33

Citigroup Inc.

    2.31

Applied Materials Inc.

    2.17

Sector Allocation as of December 31, 2016

Portfolio composition as a % of Fair Value of $13,210 (in thousands) as of December 31,2016 (a)(b)

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the periods ended December 31, 2016

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 4/28/00)

 

    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 

State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

    10.46     12.15     6.08   $ 18,038  

S&P 500® Index

    11.96     14.66     6.95   $ 19,572  
 

 

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Performance Summary, continued — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

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(a) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class G Shares.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

See Notes to performance beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The Performance shown in the graphs and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       
Common Stock - 96.4%†  

Aerospace & Defense - 3.0%

 

General Dynamics Corp.

     1,424          245,868  

Hexcel Corp.

     2,904          149,382  
       

 

 

 
          395,250  
       

 

 

 

Agricultural Products - 1.1%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     3,217          146,856  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.6%

 

Delta Air Lines Inc.

     4,258          209,451  
       

 

 

 

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 1.1%

 

VF Corp.

     2,648          141,271  
       

 

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks - 2.7%

 

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     2,067          229,313  

Invesco Ltd.

     4,266          129,430  
       

 

 

 
          358,743  
       

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.6%

 

Delphi Automotive PLC

     3,044          205,013  
       

 

 

 

Automotive Retail - 1.4%

 

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

     1,090          184,341  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 3.5%

 

Amgen Inc.

     1,820          266,102  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     2,641          189,122  
       

 

 

 
          455,224  
       

 

 

 

Cable & Satellite - 2.3%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     4,450          307,273  
       

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 2.0%

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

     8,865          267,900  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.1%

 

Discover Financial Services

     3,836          276,537  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Banks - 11.2%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     20,090          443,989  

Citigroup Inc.

     5,139          305,411  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     3,671          316,770  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     7,291          401,807  
       

 

 

 
          1,467,977  
       

 

 

 

Drug Retail - 0.3%

 

CVS Health Corp.

     550          43,401  
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities - 2.2%

 

Exelon Corp.

     1,866          66,224  

NextEra Energy Inc.

     1,841          219,926  
       

 

 

 
          286,150  
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

General Merchandise Stores - 1.5%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     2,668          197,619  
       

 

 

 

Gold - 0.9%

 

Newmont Mining Corp.

     3,552          121,017  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment - 4.4%

 

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     10,546          228,110  

Medtronic PLC

     3,070          218,676  

Stryker Corp.

     1,102          132,031  
       

 

 

 
          578,817  
       

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retail - 0.9%

 

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     1,710          121,615  
       

 

 

 

Housewares & Specialties - 1.4%

 

Newell Brands Inc.

     4,095          182,842  
       

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.9%

 

Calpine Corp. (a)

     10,465          119,615  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.3%

 

Honeywell International Inc.

     1,471          170,415  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Gases - 0.9%

 

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

     834          119,946  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Machinery - 1.8%

 

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     3,104          232,924  
       

 

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas - 3.8%

 

Chevron Corp.

     1,437          169,135  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1,193          107,680  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     3,029          215,756  
       

 

 

 
          492,571  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 3.2%

 

Alphabet Inc., Class A (a)

     535          423,961  
       

 

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage - 0.8%

 

Morgan Stanley

     2,573          108,709  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Line Insurance - 1.6%

 

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     4,458          212,424  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.6%

 

Sempra Energy

     2,102          211,545  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.8%

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

     1,267          106,365  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 5.5%

 

Concho Resources Inc. (a)

     554          73,460  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       

ConocoPhillips

     4,433          222,271  

Hess Corp.

     3,203          199,515  

Noble Energy Inc.

     5,986          227,827  
       

 

 

 
          723,073  
       

 

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats - 1.8%

 

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

     5,434          240,889  
       

 

 

 

Paper Packaging - 0.5%

 

Packaging Corporation of America

     702          59,544  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 7.6%

 

Allergan PLC (a)

     1,104          231,851  

Johnson & Johnson

     2,873          330,998  

Merck & Company Inc.

     5,267          310,068  

Pfizer Inc.

     4,062          131,934  
       

 

 

 
          1,004,851  
       

 

 

 

Research & Consulting Services - 1.2%

 

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     3,855          161,717  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment - 2.2%

 

Applied Materials Inc.

     8,871          286,267  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors - 3.3%

 

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (a)

     1,835          179,848  

QUALCOMM Inc.

     3,962          258,323  
       

 

 

 
          438,171  
       

 

 

 

Soft Drinks - 2.2%

 

PepsiCo Inc.

     2,706          283,129  
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

Specialized REITs - 1.6%

 

American Tower Corp.

     2,002          211,571  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals - 0.3%

 

PPG Industries Inc.

     426          40,368  
       

 

 

 

Systems Software - 2.0%

 

Oracle Corp.

     6,805          261,652  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 4.9%

 

Apple Inc.

     3,617          418,921  

Western Digital Corp.

     3,315          225,254  
       

 

 

 
          644,175  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.4%

 

United Rentals Inc. (a)

     1,692          178,641  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $10,728,768)
          12,679,820  
       

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments - 4.0%  

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 0.46%
(Cost $530,547) (b)(c)(d)

     530,547          530,547  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments
(Cost $11,259,315)
          13,210,367  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net - (0.4)%          (48,753
       

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%           13,161,614  
       

 

 

 
 

Other Information:

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description    Expiration
date
     Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017        1      $ 111,810      $ (1,605
           

 

 

 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser and administrator, effective July 1, 2016, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Funds’ sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
(c) At December 31, 2016, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures.
(d) Coupon amount represents effective yield.
Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2016.

Abbreviations:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SPDR - S&P Depositary Receipt

Affiliate Table

 

     Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/15
    Value At
12/31/15
    Shares
Purchased
    Shares
Sold
    Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/16
    Value at
12/31/16
    Dividend/
Interest
Income
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

    1,837     $       200       2,037           $     $ 226     $ 12,664  

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

    3,312       175,569       983       4,295                   2,205       73,471  

State Street Corp.

    3,083       204,588             3,083                   969       (49,013

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares

    660,241       660,241       4,924,479       5,054,173       530,547       530,547       1,124        
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 1,040,398           $ 530,547     $ 4,524     $ 37,122  
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

      12/31/16      12/31/15*     12/31/14*     12/31/13*     12/31/12*  

Inception date

              4/28/00  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 9.46      $ 11.03     $ 11.89     $ 9.67     $ 8.63  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

        

Net investment income

     0.11        0.11       0.12       0.11       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     0.88        (0.59     1.26       3.09       1.04  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     0.99        (0.48     1.38       3.20       1.16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

     0.11        0.11       0.11       0.11       0.12  

Net realized gains

     0.41        0.98       2.13       0.87        
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     0.52        1.09       2.24       0.98       0.12  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.93      $ 9.46     $ 11.03     $ 11.89     $ 9.67  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     10.46      (4.56 )%      11.51     33.08     13.41

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 13,162      $ 14,279     $ 17,025     $ 17,993     $ 15,523  

Ratios to average net assets:

           

Net expenses

     1.13      1.05     1.01 %(b)      1.02 %(b)      1.08 %(b) 

Gross expenses

     1.13      1.05     1.01     1.02     1.08

Net investment income

     1.06      0.91     0.88     0.89     1.14

Portfolio turnover rate

     45      43     50     43     62

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)   Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b)   Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Money Market Fund.
*   Beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities — December 31, 2016

 

Assets

        

Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $10,728,768)

   $ 12,679,820  

Short-term affiliated investments, at fair value

     530,547  

Cash

     1,242  

Income receivable

     18,928  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     104  

Income receivable from affiliated investments

     158  

Other assets

     640  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     13,231,439  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     24,083  

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     445  

Payable to the Adviser (Note 6)

     7,323  

Payable to the Custodian (Note 6)

     12,111  

Accrued other expenses

     25,863  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     69,825  
  

 

 

 
  

Net Assets

   $ 13,161,614  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital paid in

   $ 11,133,718  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     1,057  

Accumulated net realized gain

     77,392  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

     1,951,052  

Futures

     (1,605
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 13,161,614  
  

 

 

 
  

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

     1,325,455  

Net asset value per share

   $ 9.93  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations — For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

Investment Income

        

Income

  

Dividend

   $ 287,911  

Interest

     2,395  

Dividend income from affiliated investments

     4,524  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     294,830  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory and administration fees (Note 6)

     87,894  

Directors’ fees (Note 6)

     917  

Custody and accounting expenses — net (Note 6)

     32,577  

Professional fees

     22,045  

Other expenses

     9,124  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     152,557  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 142,273  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   $ 497,372  

Affiliated investments

     37,122  

Futures

     33,266  

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     629,374  

Futures

     (6,751
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     1,190,383  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 1,332,656  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2016
     Year Ended
December 31, 2015*
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 142,273      $ 143,531  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures transactions

     567,760        1,176,542  

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures

     622,623        (2,027,057
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     1,332,656        (706,984
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

     (141,062      (142,667

Net realized gains

     (520,035      (1,323,704
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (661,097      (1,466,371
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

     671,559        (2,173,355
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     83,668        260,975  

Value of distributions reinvested

     661,097        1,466,371  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (2,533,773      (2,300,168
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

     (1,789,008      (572,822
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (1,117,449      (2,746,177

Net Assets

     

Beginning of year

     14,279,063        17,025,240  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 13,161,614      $ 14,279,063  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of year

   $ 1,057      $ (1

Changes in Fund Shares

     

Shares sold

     9,068        24,989  

Issued for distributions reinvested

     66,242        152,588  

Shares redeemed

     (259,853      (210,528
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in fund shares

     (184,543      (32,951
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1.   Organization of the Company

State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Prior to November 30, 2016, the Company was named GE Investments Funds, Inc. The Company is currently composed of the following eight investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”): State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund, State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”), State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund, State Street Income V.I.S. Fund and State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. Each Fund is a diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

Effective November 30, 2016, each individual Fund changed its respective name as follows:

 

Old Name    New Name

GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund

   State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund

   State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund

   State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund

   State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund

   State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Total Return Fund

   State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Income Fund

   State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund

   State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds effective July 1, 2016. Prior to July 1, 2016, GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) served as the investment adviser and administrator to each Fund.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) of the Fund as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts.

 

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. At a meeting held on December 14, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a plan of dissolution, liquidation and termination of the Fund. As a result, the plan will be implemented to liquidate the assets of the Fund and to cease the Fund’s operations after the proceeds are paid to remaining shareholders. The liquidation of the Fund is expected to occur on or about April 28, 2017 (the “Liquidation Date”). Any shares of the Fund outstanding on the Liquidation Date will be automatically redeemed on the Liquidation Date.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Foreign Currency  Accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

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All assets and liabilities of the Fund initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuters exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time.

The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the year. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments. Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains or losses on sales and maturities of foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference between the amount of net investment income and withholding taxes accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received or paid, and gains or losses between the trade and settlement date on purchases and sales of foreign securities. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities (including foreign currencies and open foreign currency contracts) as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates are included as increases or decreases in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency related transactions.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into various types of derivative transactions (such as options, futures, and options on futures) to gain or hedge exposure to certain types of securities as an alternative to investing directly in or selling such securities.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument, currency or index at a particular price and future date. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund invested in stock index futures contracts to gain equity exposure for accumulating and residual cash positions. Buying futures tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or hedge other Fund investments. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are charged to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund, however, expenses may be paid by the investment adviser and reimbursed by the Fund.

Federal Income Taxes   The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies, including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

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3.   Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

 

    Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

 

    Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

    Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. The investment adviser performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities, which may not necessarily represent the last sales price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances, the Fund typically classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

Investments in registered investment companies are valued at the published daily net asset value (“NAV”) and classified in Level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by a valuation committee of the investment adviser. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that

 

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are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

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

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2016:

 

Investments    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities†

          

Common Stock

   $ 12,679,820     $      $      $ 12,679,820  

Short-Term Investments

     530,547                     530,547  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 13,210,367     $      $      $ 13,210,367  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

          

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (1,605   $      $      $ (1,605
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.
  * Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), at period end.

There were no transfers between fair value levels during the period. Transfers between fair value levels are recognized at the beginning of the period.

 

4.   Derivatives Disclosure

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB ASC No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) as of December 31, 2016.

 

    

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2016

    

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2016

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
     Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 
Equity Contracts    Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Futures          Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Futures     (1,605

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement of Operations    Total Notional
Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
 
Equity Contracts    Realized gain (loss) on Futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures    2,326,814/
(2,648,644)
     33,266        (6,751

 

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During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund had an average notional value of $192,101 on long futures contracts. Please refer to the table following the Schedule of Investments for open futures contracts at December 31, 2016.

 

5.   Line of Credit

Prior to July 1, 2016, the Company shared a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility was with the Company’s custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility required the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by each Fund generally was borne proportionally based upon net assets. Generally, borrowings under the credit facility would accrue interest at the higher of the 1-Month LIBOR plus 1.25% and the Overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund was the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facility was not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The revolving credit facility with State Street was terminated effective June 30, 2016.

Currently, the Funds and other affiliated funds (each a “Participant” and, collectively, the “Participants”) participate in a $360 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires October 12, 2017, unless extended or renewed.

The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. A Participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. From July 1, 2016, the date the Funds were added to this credit facility, through October 12, 2016, interest was calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the New York Fed Bank Rate plus 1%.

The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

6.   Compensation and Fees Paid to Affiliates

SSGA FM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2016 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. SSGA FM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services (“Management Fee”) is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.65%.

State Street serves as the sub-administrator and custodian to the Funds. Amounts paid by the Fund to State Street for performing such services are included in advisory and administration and custody and accounting expenses, respectively.

Prior to July 1, 2016, GEAM served as the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator and the Fund paid GEAM a Management Fee at an annualized rate of 0.65%.

Directors’ Compensation  The Fund pays no compensation to its Directors who are officers or employees of SSGA FM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by SSGA FM. Compensation paid to non-interested Directors is reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms served by the Directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms. (For additional information about Directors’ compensation, please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.)

Other Transactions with Affiliates  In December 2015, State Street announced a review of the manner in which it invoiced certain expenses to certain of its Investment Servicing clients, primarily in the United States, during an 18-year period going back to 1998 and its determination that it had incorrectly invoiced clients for certain expenses. State Street informed its clients that it will pay to them the expenses it concluded were incorrectly invoiced to them, plus interest.

 

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The Fund within this annual report was impacted by this matter. The amounts in the table below represent the refunded expenses and interest received by the Fund for the periods in question.

 

Refunded
Custody
Expense*
   Interest*   Total   % of Net
Assets at
12/31/16
    2,481        1,272       3,753       0.029 %

 

  * Refunded Custody Expense and Interest appear on the Statement of Operations in Custody and accounting expenses – net and Interest income, respectively.

 

7.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities  The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases    Sales
   
  $ 5,930,794      $ 8,011,700

Affiliated Investments  The Fund may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Fund owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

8.   Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal year tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

At December 31, 2016, information on the tax cost of investments and distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Cost of
Investments
For Tax
Purposes
   Gross Tax   Net Tax
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)
  Undistributed
Income
 

Undistributed

Accum.

Capital

Gain/(Loss)

 

Late-Year

Losses

   Appreciation   Depreciation   Investments   Derivatives/
Currency
     
               
  $ 11,331,456      $ 2,187,389     $ (308,478 )     $ 1,878,911     $     $ 1,057     $ 147,930     $

As of December 31, 2016, the Fund had no capital loss carryovers. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year (if the Fund elects to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Fund can elect to defer any post-October capital loss and/or any late-year ordinary loss as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

The Fund incurred no such losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Year    Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
       
    2016      $ 141,062     $ 520,035     $ 661,097
    2015        142,090       1,324,281       1,466,371

Distributions to Shareholders  The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences include (but are not limited to) distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts, investments in futures, and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on net investment income, realized gains or losses, or the NAV of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Capital
Paid In
     
  $ (153 )      $ 153     $

 

9.   Change in Audit Firm

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) served as the independent registered certified public accounting firm of the Company through its resignation as of June 30, 2016. On September 9, 2016, upon recommendation by the Audit Committee of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors selected Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to replace KPMG as the independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The reports of KPMG on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such years or periods.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The Funds requested and KPMG furnished a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agreed with the above statements. A copy of such letter was filed as Exhibit 77 to Form N-SAR for the period ended December 31, 2016.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through September 9, 2016, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted EY on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors of State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. and Shareholders of State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund (formerly GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund) (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly GE Investment Funds, Inc.)) (the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the financial highlights for periods ended prior to January 1, 2016 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated February 19, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on that statement of changes in net assets and those financial highlights.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.) at December 31, 2016, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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Tax Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund hereby designates $520,035 as capital gain dividends, or the amount ultimately treated as capital gain net income.

The amounts presented herein may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in the financial statements due to differences between tax and financial accounting principles. Please consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about Federal or State income tax laws or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your Fund account, please consult your investment representative.

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results (Unaudited)

 

 

On November 2, 2016, the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.) (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), including shareholders of the State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund (formerly known as the Core Value Equity Fund) (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on August 31, 2016 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal shareholders of all Funds voted together and not by Fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund’s shareholders and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from GE Investments Funds, Inc. to State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Company Votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     129,623,837.819        89.283     89.283

Against

     10,047,818.534        6.921     6.921

Abstain

     5,511,041.282        3.796     3.796

Total

     145,182,697.634        100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     1,193,140.607        88.388     88.388

Against

     120,609.862        8.935     8.935

Abstain

     36,143.133        2.677     2.677

Total

     1,349,893.601        100.000     100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit the Board of Directors to change the name of the Company without seeking shareholder approval.

Company votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     118,220,823.871        81.429     81.429

Against

     21,486,028.150        14.799     14.799

Abstain

     5,475,845.611        3.772     3.772

Total

     145,182,697.634        100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     1,148,917.070        85.112     85.112

Against

     160,387.498        11.881     11.881

Abstain

     40,589.034        3.007     3.007

Total

     1,349,893.601        100.000     100.000

 

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Additional Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below. Matthew J. Simpson resigned as a Director of the Fund effective June 30, 2016.

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Jeanne M. La Porta

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 51

  Director and President   Until successor is elected and qualified – 2 years   Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Leader at GEAM from March 2014 to July 2016; President of State Street Institutional Funds and State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. since April 2014; President and Trustee of GEAM’s UCITs Funds from March 2014 to November 2014; Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer at GEAM from April 2010 to March 2014; Vice President of State Street Institutional Funds from July 2003 to April 2014; Vice President of Elfun Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Vice President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Secretary of GE Funds from July 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President from July 2007 to February 2011; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM from October 2007 to April 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from July 2003 to June 2010; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM from May 1997 to October 2007.     22     Trustee and President of State Street Institutional Funds since 2014; Trustee of Elfun Funds since 2014.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

JoonWon Choe

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 47

  Vice President & Secretary   Until successor is elected and qualified – 6 years   Managing Director and Managing Counsel at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM from March 2011 to July 2016; Vice President and Secretary of State Street Institutional Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds from September 2010 to July 2016; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; and Vice President and Secretary of GE Funds from September 2010 to February 2011.     N/A     N/A
             

Robert Herlihy

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 49

  Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – 11 years   Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM and Elfun Funds from July 2005 to July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002-2005.     N/A     N/A
             

Arthur A. Jensen

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 50

  Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – 6 years   Vice President at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Treasurer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Treasurer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since June 2011; Treasurer of Elfun Funds from June 2011 to July 2016; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM from April 2011 to July 2016; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010; and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.     N/A     N/A

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

Brian Harris

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 43

  Deputy Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013 – present)*; Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (2010 – 2013); Director of Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. (2008 – 2010).     N/A     N/A
 

Bruce S. Rosenberg

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 55

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 – present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 – July 2015).     N/A     N/A
 

Ann M. Carpenter

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 50

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2014 – present); Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2005 – present).*     N/A     N/A
             

Chad C. Hallett

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 47

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 – November 2014).     N/A     N/A

 

*   Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS

John R. Costantino

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Chairman of the Board   Until successor is elected and qualified – 20 years   General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of NeuroScience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Director of Artes Medical from 2006 to 2008; and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992 to 2007.
             

R. Sheldon Johnson

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 6 years   Retired, 2006 to present; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.
             

Donna M. Rapaccioli

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 54

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Dean of the Gabelli School of Business since 2007 and Accounting professor since 1987 at Fordham University.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since January 2012 and Trustee of Emmanuel College since 2010.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

Board of Directors

John R. Costantino, Chairman

R. Sheldon Johnson

Jeanne M. La Porta

Donna M. Rapaccioli

Secretary

JoonWon Choe

Chief Compliance Officer

Robert Herlihy

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Brian Harris

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen

Assistant Treasurers

Bruce S. Rosenberg

Ann M. Carpenter

Chad C. Hallett

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

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Investment Adviser

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, CT 06905

or at:

P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

www.ssga.com/geam

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga/geam; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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31 December 2016

State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

(formerly GE Investments Income Fund)

 

 

 

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December 31, 2016

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       Page  
Notes to Performance        1   
Manager Reviews and Schedule of Investments        2   
Financial Statements     

Financial Highlights

       18   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

       19   

Statement of Operations

       20   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       21   
Notes to Financial Statements        22   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        31   
Tax Information        32   
Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results        33   
Additional Information        34   
Investment Team        38   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current summary prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the State Street Income V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”).

Total return performance shown in this report for the Fund takes into account changes in share price and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free (800) 242-0134 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market value-weighted index of taxable investment grade debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of one year or more. This index is designed to represent the performance of the U.S. investment-grade first rate bond market.

The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest and do not reflect fees, expenses, or taxes. As such, the index returns do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice.

 

 

 

State Street Global Markets, LLC, member of FINRA & SIPC is the principal underwriter and distributor of the State Street V.I.S. Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and Fund Accounting agent, and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrative services.

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Q. How did the State Street Income V.I.S. Fund perform compared to its benchmark for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, the State Street Income V.I.S. Fund returned 2.98%. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 2.65% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 220 U.S. Insurance Intermediate-Term Bond funds returned an average of 3.22% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. The two primary market factors that affected the Fund’s performance were the movement in interest rates and credit spreads over the period. U.S. Treasury yields fell in the first half of 2016 as the timing of a Federal Reserve rate hike was pushed out due to slow growth expectations. The U.S. Treasury 10 year note yield hit a low of 1.35% in July of 2016 from 2.28% at the start of the year. Rates jumped higher after the November elections. President-elect Trump’s proposal for fiscal stimulus, tax cuts and regulatory reform increased investors’ growth outlook and increased the probability of a rate hike which was met in December when the Federal Open Market Committee raised its Fed Funds target to 0.50-0.75%. The 10-year treasury yield ended the year at 2.45%. Credit spreads spiked early in the year but then steadily tightened from mid-February of 2016 until year-end. The option-adjusted spread (“OAS”) on the Bloomberg Barclays US Credit Index peaked at +200 basis points (“bps”) in February and finished the year at +118 bps, down -40 bps for the year. Similarly, the OAS on the Barclays US High Yield Index reached +840 bps before dropping to +410 bps by year-end (down -220 bps for the year).

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. The largest driver of the Fund’s outperformance versus its benchmark came from its relative sector allocation. Exposure to high yield (not in the benchmark) added over +65 bps as the Ba/B rated high yield market returned over +14%. The overweight in investment grade credit added roughly +25 bps due to tightening spreads. The Fund’s duration and curve positioning biased towards lower rates in the first half and a steeper curve in the second half contributed roughly +30 bps. Security selection in investment grade credit and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) added slightly to performance. The use of CDXHY (high yield credit swap) as a hedge against the cash positions detracted roughly -10 bps.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. The Fund’s duration positioning was biased long relative to the benchmark in the first half of the year then was reduced to neutral in the third quarter and maintained throughout the rest of the year. In general, the credit risk of the Fund was reduced during the year. The spread duration targets (excess above the index) for CMBS, investment grade and high-yield credit were cut nearly in half as credit spreads tightened during the year.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

     Actual
Fund Return
     Hypothetical
5% Return
(2.5% for
the period)
 

Account value at the beginning of the period

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.00  

Account value at the end of the period

   $ 981.00      $ 1,019.36  

Expenses paid during the period*

   $ 5.73      $ 5.84  

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.15% (for the period July 1, 2016-December 31, 2016), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 

 

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Performance Summary — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/16

 

    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

    220       205       166  

Peer group average annual total return

    3.22     2.62     4.05

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Intermediate-Term Bond

 

Average Annual Total Return for the periods ended December 31, 2016

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 1/03/95)

 

    One Year     Five Year     Ten Year     Ending Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 

State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

    2.98     2.37     3.35   $ 13,909  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    2.65     2.23     4.34   $ 15,300  

Quality Ratings

as of December 31, 2016 as a % of Fair Value (a)(b)

 

Moody’s / S&P /Rating*

  Percentage of
Fair Value
 

Aaa / AAA

    14.0

Aa / AA

    41.8

A / A

    9.4

Baa / BBB

    18.6

Ba / BB and lower

    8.7

NR / Other

    7.5
    100.0

Sector Allocation as of December 31, 2016

Portfolio composition as a % of Fair Value of $28,934 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2016 (a)(b)

 

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(a) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class G Shares.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

 

* Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) are nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. The quality ratings represent the lower of Moody’s or S&P credit ratings. When a rating from only one of the rating agencies is available, that rating is used. Securities not rated by Moody’s or S&P are categorized as not rated. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner. Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subject to change periodically and are not absolute standards of quality. In formulating investment decisions for the Fund, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. develops its own analysis of the credit quality and risks associated with individual debt instruments, rather than relying exclusively on rating agency ratings.

See Notes to Performance beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

    

Principal
Amount

$

    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
Bonds and Notes - 99.7%†  

U.S. Treasuries - 19.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 
2.88%   

11/15/46 (a)

     588,000        566,300  
U.S. Treasury Notes  
0.75%   

09/30/18 (a)

     563,100        559,199  
0.88%   

10/15/18 - 06/15/19 (a)

     1,644,300        1,634,009  
1.00%   

10/15/19 (a)

     18,000        17,799  
1.25%   

10/31/21 (a)

     665,300        644,492  
1.38%   

08/31/23 - 09/30/23 (a)

     910,600        861,536  
2.13%   

11/30/23 (a)

     778,300        772,183  
        

 

 

 
               5,055,518  
        

 

 

 

Agency Mortgage Backed - 29.1%

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
4.50%   

06/01/33 - 02/01/35 (a)

     4,694        5,055  
5.00%   

07/01/35 - 06/01/41 (a)

     181,769        202,016  
5.50%   

05/01/20 - 01/01/38

     66,990        76,120  
6.00%   

04/01/17 - 05/01/20

     2,417        2,486  
6.00%   

04/01/29 - 11/01/37 (a)

     159,839        183,646  
6.50%   

02/01/29 (a)

     83        93  
6.93%   

06/01/26 (b)

     60,000        80,703  
7.00%   

06/01/29 - 08/01/36 (a)

     32,745        36,248  
7.50%   

01/01/30 - 09/01/33 (a)

     4,512        4,806  
8.00%   

11/01/30 (a)

     5,720        6,428  
8.50%   

04/01/30 (a)

     6,558        7,835  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.     
3.00%   

02/01/43 - 10/01/46 (a)

     869,606        867,859  
3.50%   

11/01/42 - 08/01/45 (a)

     81,324        83,684  
4.00%   

05/01/19 - 06/01/19

     10,849        11,170  
4.00%   

01/01/41 - 03/01/44 (a)

     457,543        483,310  
4.50%   

05/01/18 - 08/01/20

     26,090        26,842  
4.50%   

07/01/33 - 01/01/41 (a)

     415,661        447,844  
5.00%   

03/01/34 - 08/01/35 (a)

     72,655        80,156  
5.50%   

06/01/20 - 11/01/35

     76,060        82,574  
5.50%   

12/01/32 - 01/01/39 (a)

     180,125        201,414  
6.00%   

10/01/19 - 03/01/21

     6,354        6,621  
6.00%   

02/01/33 - 07/01/35 (a)

     258,197        296,316  
6.50%   

07/01/17 - 03/01/19

     2,588        2,621  
6.50%   

10/01/28 - 08/01/34 (a)

     36,830        41,587  
7.00%   

04/01/17 - 08/01/17

     899        904  
7.00%   

01/01/30 - 02/01/34 (a)

     9,143        9,829  
7.50%   

11/01/22 - 12/01/33 (a)

     26,431        28,280  
8.00%   

08/01/25 - 01/01/33 (a)

     12,205        13,515  
9.00%   

12/01/17 - 12/01/22 (a)

     991        1,070  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 1.60% + 12 month USD LIBOR  
2.72%   

04/01/37 (c)

     1,007        1,030  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.     
2.50%   

TBA (d)

     290,976        291,296  
3.00%   

TBA (d)

     218,232        223,862  
3.50%   

TBA (d)

     1,516,372        1,553,220  
    

Principal
Amount

$

    

Fair
Value

$

 
Government National Mortgage Assoc.     
3.50%   

05/20/43 (a)

     58,760        61,320  
4.00%   

01/20/41 - 04/20/43 (a)

     204,117        218,580  
4.50%   

08/15/33 - 03/20/41 (a)

     139,077        150,262  
4.50%   

09/15/34

     13,554        14,787  
6.00%   

04/15/27 - 04/15/34 (a)

     117,463        136,597  
6.50%   

04/15/19

     1,019        1,049  
6.50%   

03/15/24 - 08/15/34 (a)

     53,438        60,939  
7.00%   

01/15/28 - 10/15/36 (a)

     37,260        40,502  
7.50%   

11/15/31 (a)

     329        331  
8.50%   

10/15/17 (a)

     99        99  
9.00%   

11/15/17 - 12/15/21

     346        382  
9.00%   

11/15/17 (a)

     2        2  
Government National Mortgage Assoc. 1.50% + 1 year CMT  
2.00%   

02/20/23 - 02/20/26 (c)

     5,185        5,288  
Government National Mortgage Assoc.     
3.00%   

TBA (d)

     539,492        545,858  
3.50%   

TBA (d)

     809,239        840,637  
        

 

 

 
         7,437,073  
        

 

 

 

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 2.0%

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.     
0.08%   

09/25/43 (c,e)

     592,924        1,254  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC  
3.50%   

09/15/29 - 11/15/30 (e)

     87,352        7,646  
5.50%   

06/15/33 (e)

     29,615        5,975  
7.50%   

07/15/27 (e)

     2,635        435  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 6.00% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
5.30%   

08/15/43 (c,e)

     231,811        48,255  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 6.10% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
5.40%   

06/15/41 - 08/15/46 (c,e)

     547,134        83,681  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 6.20% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
5.50%   

10/15/42 (c,e)

     172,373        33,545  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 6.60% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
5.90%   

08/15/25 (c,e)

     43,494        4,454  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS  
1.47%   

08/01/27 (f,g)

     341        275  
8.00%   

02/01/23 - 07/01/24 (e)

     1,146        207  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS 5.95% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
5.25%   

08/15/43 - 03/15/44 (c,e)

     380,299        76,634  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC  
0.51%   

12/25/22 (f,g)

     54        40  
1.22%   

12/25/42 (c,e)

     32,846        1,590  
5.00%   

09/25/40 (e)

     43,704        4,799  
7.00%   

09/25/20

     147        153  
8.00%   

05/25/22 (e)

     1        23  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
$
     Fair
Value
$
 
        
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC 6.00% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
5.24%   

07/25/38 - 08/25/42 (c,e)

     611,711        123,106  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC 6.60% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
5.84%   

10/25/43 (c,e)

     160,898        37,363  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC 7.50% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
6.74%   

05/25/18 (c,e)

     13,683        409  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS  
1.87%   

12/25/34 (f,g)

     25,727        22,360  
4.50%   

08/25/35 - 01/25/36 (e)

     32,919        6,132  
5.00%   

03/25/38 - 05/25/38 (e)

     18,173        3,494  
5.50%   

12/25/33 (e)

     7,571        1,500  
6.00%   

01/25/35 (e)

     12,561        2,544  
7.50%   

11/25/23 (e)

     6,135        1,051  
8.00%   

08/25/23 - 07/25/24 (e)

     2,277        459  
8.50%   

07/25/22 (e)

     43        5  
9.00%   

05/25/22 (e)

     41        5  
Government National Mortgage Assoc.  
4.50%   

10/20/37 - 08/16/39 (e)

     53,389        3,502  
5.00%   

10/20/37 - 09/20/38 (e)

     32,161        1,241  
Government National Mortgage Assoc. 6.25% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
5.51%   

02/20/40 (c,e)

     178,130        30,100  
Government National Mortgage Assoc. 6.80% - 1 month USD LIBOR    
6.09%   

01/16/40 (c,e)

     39,031        6,706  
        

 

 

 
           508,943  
        

 

 

 

Corporate Notes - 41.2%

 
21st Century Fox America Inc.  
3.38%   

11/15/26 (h)

     25,000        24,470  
3.70%   

10/15/25

     11,000        11,119  
4.75%   

11/15/46 (h)

     6,000        6,006  
4.95%   

10/15/45

     5,000        5,129  
6.65%   

11/15/37

     15,000        18,430  
ABB Finance USA Inc.  
1.63%   

05/08/17

     41,000        41,065  
Abbott Laboratories  
2.90%   

11/30/21

     50,000        49,881  
3.75%   

11/30/26

     35,000        34,739  
4.90%   

11/30/46

     15,000        15,365  
AbbVie Inc.  
2.00%   

11/06/18

     31,000        31,065  
3.20%   

05/14/26

     20,000        19,001  
4.45%   

05/14/46

     12,000        11,468  
ACCO Brands Corp.  
5.25%   

12/15/24 (h)

     17,000        17,117  
6.75%   

04/30/20

     44,000        46,200  
Actavis Funding SCS  
1.30%   

06/15/17

     27,000        26,985  
3.00%   

03/12/20

     23,000        23,307  
     Principal
Amount
$
    

Fair
Value

$

 
3.45%   

03/15/22

     32,000        32,448  
3.80%   

03/15/25

     25,000        24,998  
4.75%   

03/15/45

     5,000        4,899  
Aetna Inc.  
2.40%   

06/15/21

     26,000        25,859  
3.20%   

06/15/26

     26,000        25,683  
3.50%   

11/15/24

     29,000        29,386  
Aflac Inc.      
4.00%   

10/15/46

     17,000        16,166  
Agrium Inc.  
4.90%   

06/01/43

     17,000        16,905  
Altria Group Inc.  
2.63%   

09/16/26

     16,000        15,128  
2.95%   

05/02/23

     23,000        22,961  
3.88%   

09/16/46

     5,000        4,605  
4.50%   

05/02/43

     3,000        3,043  
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.  
6.25%   

03/15/21

     33,000        34,072  
6.63%   

10/15/22

     9,000        9,281  
American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP  
4.13%   

07/01/24

     12,000        12,289  
American Electric Power Company Inc.  
2.95%   

12/15/22

     36,000        36,188  
American Express Co.  
3.63%   

12/05/24

     23,000        23,067  
American International Group Inc.  
3.75%   

07/10/25

     5,000        5,026  
4.50%   

07/16/44

     9,000        8,858  
4.80%   

07/10/45

     5,000        5,180  
American Tower Corp. (REIT)  
3.38%   

10/15/26

     25,000        23,632  
3.40%   

02/15/19

     44,000        44,949  
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.  
5.63%   

05/20/24

     8,000        8,180  
5.88%   

08/20/26

     12,000        12,180  
Amgen Inc.  
2.20%   

05/22/19

     46,000        46,344  
4.40%   

05/01/45

     5,000        4,789  
4.56%   

06/15/48 (h)

     17,000        16,410  
Amkor Technology Inc.  
6.63%   

06/01/21

     43,000        44,182  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.  
4.85%   

03/15/21

     3,000        3,214  
6.60%   

03/15/46

     3,000        3,694  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.  
2.65%   

02/01/21

     20,000        20,092  
3.65%   

02/01/26

     40,000        40,545  
4.90%   

02/01/46

     25,000        26,843  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.  
2.50%   

07/15/22

     77,000        75,701  
Anthem Inc.  
3.30%   

01/15/23

     22,000        21,940  
Apache Corp.  
5.10%   

09/01/40

     15,000        15,666  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
$
    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
Apple Inc.  
3.25%   

02/23/26

     21,000        20,981  
3.45%   

02/09/45

     16,000        14,092  
3.85%   

08/04/46

     19,000        18,166  
Aramark Services Inc.  
5.13%   

01/15/24 (h)

     21,000        21,656  
5.75%   

03/15/20

     11,000        11,234  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.  
2.50%   

08/11/26

     40,000        37,726  
Ascension Health  
4.85%   

11/15/53

     12,000        13,056  
AstraZeneca PLC  
2.38%   

11/16/20

     16,000        15,933  
3.38%   

11/16/25

     23,000        22,809  
4.38%   

11/16/45

     9,000        9,016  
AT&T Inc.  
2.45%   

06/30/20

     48,000        47,632  
3.00%   

06/30/22

     24,000        23,533  
4.45%   

04/01/24

     35,000        36,445  
4.50%   

05/15/35

     23,000        22,188  
4.75%   

05/15/46

     8,000        7,565  
4.80%   

06/15/44

     17,000        16,034  
Bank of America Corp.  
1.70%   

08/25/17

     111,000        111,145  
2.50%   

10/21/22

     23,000        22,219  
2.60%   

01/15/19

     38,000        38,311  
2.63%   

04/19/21

     49,000        48,622  
3.25%   

10/21/27

     30,000        28,594  
3.95%   

04/21/25

     27,000        26,844  
4.10%   

07/24/23

     40,000        41,740  
4.18%   

11/25/27

     24,000        23,979  
4.25%   

10/22/26

     24,000        24,255  
Barrick Gold Corp.  
4.10%   

05/01/23

     8,000        8,198  
Barrick North America Finance LLC  
5.70%   

05/30/41

     5,000        5,095  
Baxalta Inc.  
2.88%   

06/23/20

     24,000        23,980  
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.  
6.13%   

04/01/36

     16,000        19,952  
Berry Plastics Corp.  
5.13%   

07/15/23

     25,000        25,438  
Biogen Inc.  
2.90%   

09/15/20

     9,000        9,108  
BMW US Capital LLC  
2.00%   

04/11/21 (h)

     31,000        30,397  
2.80%   

04/11/26 (h)

     23,000        22,116  
BP Capital Markets PLC  
1.38%   

05/10/18

     23,000        22,926  
3.12%   

05/04/26

     25,000        24,381  
3.22%   

11/28/23

     24,000        24,212  
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP  
4.13%   

06/15/26

     14,000        13,938  
     Principal
Amount
$
    

Fair
Value

$

 
Buckeye Partners LP  
3.95%   

12/01/26

     14,000        13,638  
5.60%   

10/15/44

     7,000        7,076  
CalAtlantic Group Inc.  
5.25%   

06/01/26

     25,000        24,375  
Calpine Corp.  
5.75%   

01/15/25

     27,000        26,055  
5.88%   

01/15/24 (h)

     58,000        60,465  
Capital One Financial Corp.  
4.20%   

10/29/25

     45,000        45,090  
Caterpillar Inc.  
4.30%   

05/15/44

     14,000        14,488  
Catholic Health Initiatives  
2.60%   

08/01/18

     15,000        15,144  
4.35%   

11/01/42

     16,000        14,187  
CBL & Associates LP  
5.95%   

12/15/26

     25,000        25,147  
CBS Corp.  
2.90%   

01/15/27

     25,000        23,154  
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.  
5.88%   

04/01/24 (h)

     25,000        26,688  
Celgene Corp.  
3.88%   

08/15/25

     12,000        12,156  
5.00%   

08/15/45

     28,000        29,057  
CenturyLink Inc.  
5.80%   

03/15/22

     30,000        30,664  
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.  
5.13%   

12/15/21 (h)

     53,000        53,927  
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital    
3.58%   

07/23/20

     34,000        34,664  
4.91%   

07/23/25

     34,000        35,789  
6.38%   

10/23/35

     5,000        5,701  
6.48%   

10/23/45

     9,000        10,387  
Chevron Corp.  
3.19%   

06/24/23

     22,000        22,511  
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC/Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP    
3.40%   

12/01/26 (h)

     34,000        33,891  
Chubb INA Holdings Inc.  
2.30%   

11/03/20

     10,000        9,990  
3.35%   

05/03/26

     5,000        5,057  
4.35%   

11/03/45

     10,000        10,541  
Cigna Corp.  
3.25%   

04/15/25

     45,000        43,770  
Cinemark USA Inc.  
4.88%   

06/01/23

     18,000        18,225  
Cisco Systems Inc.  
2.50%   

09/20/26

     26,000        24,690  
Citigroup Inc.  
1.55%   

08/14/17

     46,000        46,031  
1.75%   

05/01/18

     47,000        46,893  
1.85%   

11/24/17

     20,000        20,037  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

    

Principal
Amount

$

    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
2.05%   

12/07/18

     41,000        40,987  
4.75%   

05/18/46

     15,000        14,988  
CMS Energy Corp.  
4.88%   

03/01/44

     23,000        24,610  
CNA Financial Corp.  
5.88%   

08/15/20

     38,000        41,949  
CNH Industrial N.V.  
4.50%   

08/15/23

     25,000        24,688  
Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.  
3.30%   

06/01/20

     15,000        15,272  
Comcast Corp.  
3.38%   

08/15/25

     40,000        40,188  
4.20%   

08/15/34

     22,000        22,438  
4.60%   

08/15/45

     6,000        6,277  
ConocoPhillips Co.  
5.95%   

03/15/46

     5,000        6,176  
Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc.  
2.90%   

12/01/26

     25,000        24,529  
Corporation Andina de Fomento  
4.38%   

06/15/22

     71,000        75,321  
CSX Corp.  
4.50%   

08/01/54

     13,000        12,712  
CVS Health Corp.  
3.88%   

07/20/25

     22,000        22,666  
5.13%   

07/20/45

     10,000        11,123  
Daimler Finance North America LLC  
2.38%   

08/01/18 (h)

     150,000        151,103  
Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl  
6.50%   

06/01/26 (h)

     24,000        25,080  
Danaher Corp.  
4.38%   

09/15/45

     11,000        11,437  
Delphi Automotive PLC  
4.40%   

10/01/46

     13,000        11,921  
Deutsche Bank AG  
2.85%   

05/10/19

     26,000        25,879  
Devon Energy Corp.  
5.00%   

06/15/45

     10,000        9,805  
5.85%   

12/15/25

     19,000        21,559  
Diageo Investment Corp.  
2.88%   

05/11/22

     21,000        21,104  
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp.  
3.48%   

06/01/19 (h)

     50,000        51,027  
4.42%   

06/15/21 (h)

     25,000        25,847  
6.02%   

06/15/26 (h)

     13,000        14,065  
8.35%   

07/15/46 (h)

     10,000        12,294  
Dollar General Corp.  
1.88%   

04/15/18

     45,000        45,051  
3.25%   

04/15/23

     19,000        18,729  
4.15%   

11/01/25

     13,000        13,358  
Dominion Resources Inc.  
3.63%   

12/01/24

     21,000        21,106  
DTE Energy Co.  
2.85%   

10/01/26

     15,000        13,914  
     Principal
Amount
$
    

Fair
Value

$

 
Duke Energy Corp.  
3.75%   

09/01/46

     15,000        13,474  
Duke Energy Progress LLC  
4.15%   

12/01/44

     15,000        14,872  
Eastman Chemical Co.  
3.60%   

08/15/22

     11,000        11,268  
Ecopetrol S.A.  
5.88%   

05/28/45

     11,000        9,504  
Electricite de France S.A.  
2.15%   

01/22/19 (h)

     46,000        46,086  
Eli Lilly & Co.  
3.70%   

03/01/45

     4,000        3,786  
Emera US Finance LP  
4.75%   

06/15/46 (h)

     5,000        5,032  
Enbridge Inc.  
4.25%   

12/01/26

     14,000        14,314  
Encana Corp.  
3.90%   

11/15/21

     24,000        24,172  
Energy Transfer Equity LP  
5.88%   

01/15/24

     71,000        73,307  
Energy Transfer Partners LP  
6.50%   

02/01/42

     29,000        31,282  
Entergy Louisiana LLC  
3.05%   

06/01/31

     14,000        13,228  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  
3.95%   

02/15/27

     64,000        65,464  
EOG Resources Inc.  
4.15%   

01/15/26

     30,000        31,353  
ERP Operating LP  
4.50%   

07/01/44

     9,000        9,128  
Exelon Corp.  
4.45%   

04/15/46

     21,000        20,516  
Express Scripts Holding Co.  
3.40%   

03/01/27

     15,000        14,032  
4.80%   

07/15/46

     8,000        7,645  
Exxon Mobil Corp.  
2.22%   

03/01/21

     26,000        25,994  
3.04%   

03/01/26

     8,000        7,978  
FedEx Corp.  
4.10%   

02/01/45

     2,000        1,869  
Florida Power & Light Co.  
4.13%   

02/01/42

     21,000        21,499  
Ford Motor Co.  
4.35%   

12/08/26

     48,000        48,434  
Frontier Communications Corp.  
7.13%   

03/15/19

     61,000        64,584  
11.00%   

09/15/25

     9,000        9,293  
General Dynamics Corp.  
2.13%   

08/15/26

     26,000        23,981  
General Motors Co.  
5.20%   

04/01/45

     5,000        4,811  
General Motors Financial Company Inc.  
3.15%   

01/15/20

     32,000        32,181  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

    

Principal
Amount

$

    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
3.20%   

07/13/20

     90,000        90,208  
5.25%   

03/01/26

     25,000        26,292  
Georgia-Pacific LLC  
3.60%   

03/01/25 (h)

     5,000        5,051  
Gilead Sciences Inc.  
1.95%   

03/01/22

     15,000        14,498  
3.65%   

03/01/26

     25,000        25,313  
3.70%   

04/01/24

     24,000        24,607  
4.15%   

03/01/47

     11,000        10,426  
Halliburton Co.  
3.80%   

11/15/25

     23,000        23,334  
5.00%   

11/15/45

     14,000        15,154  
HCA Inc.  
4.75%   

05/01/23

     56,000        57,330  
6.50%   

02/15/20

     25,000        27,350  
Hess Corp.  
4.30%   

04/01/27

     13,000        12,921  
5.60%   

02/15/41

     10,000        10,160  
5.80%   

04/01/47

     8,000        8,288  
Honeywell International Inc.  
1.40%   

10/30/19

     24,000        23,766  
2.50%   

11/01/26

     62,000        58,717  
Hyundai Capital America  
2.13%   

10/02/17 (h)

     23,000        23,043  
Illinois Tool Works Inc.  
3.50%   

03/01/24

     23,000        23,859  
Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance S.A.  
3.55%   

11/01/24

     32,000        32,431  
Ingles Markets Inc.  
5.75%   

06/15/23

     71,000        72,952  
Intel Corp.  
2.60%   

05/19/26

     33,000        31,869  
International Paper Co.  
4.40%   

08/15/47

     28,000        26,407  
Interstate Power & Light Co.  
3.40%   

08/15/25

     10,000        10,085  
JB Poindexter & Company Inc.  
9.00%   

04/01/22 (h)

     13,000        13,650  
JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Finance Inc.  
5.75%   

06/15/25 (h)

     27,000        27,338  
Jefferies Group LLC  
5.13%   

01/20/23

     15,000        15,683  
6.50%   

01/20/43

     16,000        16,438  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  
2.30%   

08/15/21

     47,000        46,086  
2.55%   

10/29/20

     22,000        21,967  
3.30%   

04/01/26

     24,000        23,547  
3.63%   

12/01/27

     15,000        14,529  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.32% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
5.00%   

12/29/49 (c)

     17,000        16,958  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.33% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
6.10%   

10/29/49 (c)

     55,000        55,653  
    

Principal
Amount

$

    

Fair
Value

$

 
KB Home  
7.00%   

12/15/21

     45,000        47,475  
Kellogg Co.  
4.50%   

04/01/46

     4,000        3,901  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP  
3.50%   

09/01/23

     16,000        15,764  
6.38%   

03/01/41

     10,000        10,831  
Kinder Morgan Inc.  
3.05%   

12/01/19

     9,000        9,125  
5.05%   

02/15/46

     10,000        9,881  
5.55%   

06/01/45

     14,000        14,698  
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  
2.80%   

07/02/20

     26,000        26,229  
4.38%   

06/01/46

     27,000        25,356  
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau  
4.50%   

07/16/18

     85,000        89,040  
L Brands Inc.  
5.63%   

02/15/22

     47,000        50,172  
Lee Enterprises Inc.  
9.50%   

03/15/22 (h)

     35,000        37,100  
Lennar Corp.  
4.50%   

11/15/19

     36,000        37,395  
4.75%   

05/30/25

     18,000        17,550  
Levi Strauss & Co.  
5.00%   

05/01/25

     26,000        26,000  
Lincoln National Corp.  
3.63%   

12/12/26

     22,000        21,916  
Lockheed Martin Corp.  
4.70%   

05/15/46

     11,000        11,941  
Lowe’s Companies Inc.  
3.70%   

04/15/46

     24,000        22,355  
LYB International Finance BV  
4.88%   

03/15/44

     7,000        7,236  
Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.  
4.30%   

02/15/43

     14,000        11,517  
Marathon Oil Corp.  
3.85%   

06/01/25

     12,000        11,622  
5.90%   

03/15/18

     12,000        12,528  
6.00%   

10/01/17

     49,000        50,461  
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  
3.63%   

09/15/24

     21,000        20,714  
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.  
3.50%   

03/10/25

     23,000        23,128  
McDonald’s Corp.  
3.70%   

01/30/26

     29,000        29,484  
4.88%   

12/09/45

     9,000        9,621  
Medtronic Inc.  
2.50%   

03/15/20

     14,000        14,149  
3.50%   

03/15/25

     26,000        26,738  
4.63%   

03/15/45

     7,000        7,555  
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center  
4.13%   

07/01/52

     20,000        19,269  
Merck & Company Inc.  
2.75%   

02/10/25

     45,000        44,126  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

    

Principal
Amount

$

    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
MetLife Inc.  
4.72%   

12/15/44

     14,000        14,869  
MGM Resorts International  
4.63%   

09/01/26

     16,000        15,400  
5.25%   

03/31/20

     26,000        27,495  
6.63%   

12/15/21

     43,000        48,052  
Microsoft Corp.  
1.55%   

08/08/21

     50,000        48,450  
2.40%   

08/08/26

     56,000        52,852  
3.45%   

08/08/36

     15,000        14,231  
3.70%   

08/08/46

     15,000        14,091  
4.00%   

02/12/55

     15,000        14,153  
Molson Coors Brewing Co.  
2.10%   

07/15/21

     34,000        33,083  
3.00%   

07/15/26

     18,000        16,990  
4.20%   

07/15/46

     10,000        9,304  
Monsanto Co.  
4.70%   

07/15/64

     5,000        4,494  
Morgan Stanley  
2.45%   

02/01/19

     20,000        20,130  
2.63%   

11/17/21

     50,000        49,350  
2.65%   

01/27/20

     25,000        25,102  
3.70%   

10/23/24

     12,000        12,128  
3.95%   

04/23/27

     45,000        44,478  
4.10%   

05/22/23

     50,000        51,274  
Morgan Stanley 1.4% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
2.28%   

10/24/23 (c)

     48,000        48,533  
Mylan N.V.  
3.15%   

06/15/21 (h)

     11,000        10,786  
3.95%   

06/15/26 (h)

     12,000        11,214  
National Retail Properties Inc.  
4.00%   

11/15/25

     22,000        22,398  
NCL Corporation Ltd.  
4.63%   

11/15/20 (h)

     22,000        22,385  
4.75%   

12/15/21 (h)

     12,000        11,993  
Newell Brands Inc.  
3.85%   

04/01/23

     26,000        26,942  
4.20%   

04/01/26

     10,000        10,424  
5.50%   

04/01/46

     15,000        17,188  
Newmont Mining Corp.  
4.88%   

03/15/42

     17,000        15,922  
Nexen Energy ULC  
6.40%   

05/15/37

     11,000        13,037  
Noble Energy Inc.  
3.90%   

11/15/24

     27,000        27,173  
Northern States Power Co.  
2.20%   

08/15/20

     45,000        45,037  
Northrop Grumman Corp.  
3.85%   

04/15/45

     6,000        5,680  
Novartis Capital Corp.  
3.00%   

11/20/25

     3,000        2,975  
4.00%   

11/20/45

     16,000        16,113  
NRG Energy Inc.  
6.25%   

07/15/22

     26,000        26,065  
    

Principal
Amount

$

    

Fair
Value

$

 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  
3.50%   

06/15/25

     10,000        10,128  
4.10%   

02/15/47

     12,000        11,664  
Omnicom Group Inc.  
3.63%   

05/01/22

     23,000        23,597  
Oracle Corp.  
1.90%   

09/15/21

     26,000        25,383  
2.40%   

09/15/23

     18,000        17,418  
2.65%   

07/15/26

     35,000        33,172  
2.95%   

05/15/25

     15,000        14,685  
4.00%   

07/15/46

     15,000        14,317  
Owens & Minor Inc.  
3.88%   

09/15/21

     45,000        45,061  
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  
3.40%   

08/15/24

     68,000        69,402  
PacifiCorp  
6.25%   

10/15/37

     12,000        15,520  
Penn National Gaming Inc.  
5.88%   

11/01/21

     26,000        27,105  
PepsiCo Inc.  
3.10%   

07/17/22

     11,000        11,289  
3.45%   

10/06/46

     12,000        10,908  
4.25%   

10/22/44

     13,000        13,398  
Petroleos Mexicanos  
3.50%   

01/30/23

     21,000        19,278  
4.50%   

01/23/26

     24,000        21,864  
5.38%   

03/13/22 (h)

     25,000        25,600  
5.63%   

01/23/46

     10,000        8,300  
6.38%   

02/04/21 (h)

     20,000        21,300  
6.38%   

01/23/45

     12,000        10,920  
6.50%   

03/13/27 (h)

     25,000        25,788  
6.75%   

09/21/47 (h)

     20,000        18,896  
PetSmart Inc.  
7.13%   

03/15/23 (h)

     33,000        33,660  
Pfizer Inc.  
3.00%   

12/15/26

     20,000        19,723  
4.13%   

12/15/46

     13,000        13,196  
4.40%   

05/15/44

     15,000        15,812  
Philip Morris International Inc.  
4.13%   

03/04/43

     24,000        23,179  
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.  
4.70%   

06/15/44

     10,000        8,894  
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.  
4.00%   

12/15/26

     34,000        34,165  
PPL Capital Funding Inc.  
3.10%   

05/15/26

     50,000        47,764  
Precision Castparts Corp.  
4.38%   

06/15/45

     14,000        14,695  
Prologis LP  
3.75%   

11/01/25

     22,000        22,513  
Prudential Financial Inc. 3.03% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
5.38%   

05/15/45 (c)

     23,000        23,518  
Public Service Electric & Gas Co.  
2.38%   

05/15/23

     48,000        46,864  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

$

    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
PulteGroup Inc.  
4.25%   

03/01/21

     10,000        10,225  
5.50%   

03/01/26

     20,000        19,850  
QUALCOMM Inc.  
4.80%   

05/20/45

     9,000        9,599  
Realty Income Corp.  
3.00%   

01/15/27

     35,000        32,901  
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.  
4.50%   

11/01/23

     20,000        20,274  
Reynolds American Inc.  
4.45%   

06/12/25

     38,000        40,071  
5.85%   

08/15/45

     6,000        7,092  
Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC  
4.13%   

08/21/42

     12,000        11,764  
Rogers Communications Inc.  
5.00%   

03/15/44

     8,000        8,542  
Ryder System Inc.  
2.45%   

09/03/19

     54,000        54,275  
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC  
3.13%   

01/08/21

     29,000        28,932  
Schlumberger Holdings Corp.  
3.00%   

12/21/20 (h)

     18,000        18,366  
4.00%   

12/21/25 (h)

     12,000        12,559  
Shell International Finance BV  
2.88%   

05/10/26

     24,000        23,169  
3.40%   

08/12/23

     34,000        34,853  
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC  
2.40%   

09/23/21

     30,000        28,952  
2.88%   

09/23/23

     30,000        28,480  
3.20%   

09/23/26

     15,000        13,998  
Sinclair Television Group Inc.  
5.38%   

04/01/21

     45,000        46,350  
Southern California Edison Co.  
2.40%   

02/01/22

     20,000        19,922  
Southern Copper Corp.  
5.88%   

04/23/45

     10,000        9,801  
Spectra Energy Partners LP  
3.38%   

10/15/26

     24,000        22,921  
4.50%   

03/15/45

     10,000        9,490  
Sprint Corp.  
7.63%   

02/15/25

     42,000        44,152  
Standard Industries Inc.  
5.38%   

11/15/24 (h)

     52,000        53,430  
Statoil ASA  
3.95%   

05/15/43

     11,000        10,471  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  
2.63%   

07/14/26

     40,000        37,114  
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.  
5.50%   

08/01/20

     17,000        17,340  
SUPERVALU Inc.  
6.75%   

06/01/21

     43,000        43,430  
T-Mobile USA Inc.  
6.63%   

04/01/23

     43,000        45,580  
     Principal
Amount
$
    

Fair
Value

$

 
Tampa Electric Co.  
4.35%   

05/15/44

     22,000        21,965  
Target Corp.  
2.50%   

04/15/26

     25,000        23,815  
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America  
4.90%   

09/15/44 (h)

     25,000        26,992  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  
4.75%   

06/01/20

     17,000        17,085  
6.00%   

10/01/20

     44,000        45,870  
Tesoro Corp.  
5.13%   

12/15/26 (h)

     13,000        13,148  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  
3.15%   

10/01/26

     15,000        13,808  
4.10%   

10/01/46

     12,000        10,262  
The Allstate Corp.  
3.28%   

12/15/26

     34,000        34,061  
4.20%   

12/15/46

     10,000        10,184  
The Allstate Corp. 2.94% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
5.75%   

08/15/53 (c)

     25,000        25,848  
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  
3.00%   

10/30/28

     34,000        32,270  
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.13% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
4.63%   

12/29/49 (c)

     50,000        45,866  
The Dow Chemical Co.  
4.25%   

10/01/34

     28,000        27,553  
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  
2.35%   

11/15/21

     50,000        48,531  
2.38%   

01/22/18

     58,000        58,338  
2.63%   

04/25/21

     28,000        27,773  
2.90%   

07/19/18

     32,000        32,437  
4.25%   

10/21/25

     7,000        7,101  
4.80%   

07/08/44

     23,000        24,100  
5.15%   

05/22/45

     23,000        24,143  
The Home Depot Inc.  
3.35%   

09/15/25

     17,000        17,417  
3.50%   

09/15/56

     17,000        14,844  
The Kroger Co.  
2.95%   

11/01/21

     32,000        32,168  
The ServiceMaster Company LLC  
5.13%   

11/15/24 (h)

     4,000        4,060  
The Southern Co.  
3.25%   

07/01/26

     10,000        9,718  
4.40%   

07/01/46

     15,000        14,807  
The Southern Co. 3.63% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
5.50%   

03/15/57 (c)

     24,000        24,241  
The Toronto-Dominion Bank  
2.50%   

12/14/20

     17,000        17,091  
The Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.21% + 5 year USD LIBOR  
3.63%   

09/15/31 (c)

     14,000        13,755  
The Travelers Companies Inc.  
3.75%   

05/15/46

     10,000        9,416  
The Walt Disney Co.  
1.85%   

07/30/26

     26,000        23,393  
4.13%   

06/01/44

     10,000        10,317  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
$
    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
Time Inc.  
5.75%   

04/15/22 (h)

     44,000        45,540  
Time Warner Cable LLC  
4.50%   

09/15/42

     5,000        4,520  
6.55%   

05/01/37

     13,000        14,695  
Time Warner Inc.  
3.80%   

02/15/27

     32,000        31,719  
5.35%   

12/15/43

     33,000        34,838  
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.  
4.88%   

01/15/26

     10,000        11,111  
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.  
2.35%   

08/01/19

     43,000        43,109  
Tyson Foods Inc.  
2.65%   

08/15/19

     9,000        9,082  
U.S. Bancorp 3.49% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
5.13%   

12/29/49 (c)

     45,000        45,900  
United Technologies Corp.  
1.95%   

11/01/21

     24,000        23,503  
2.65%   

11/01/26

     24,000        23,010  
3.75%   

11/01/46

     8,000        7,597  
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  
2.70%   

07/15/20

     20,000        20,286  
4.75%   

07/15/45

     29,000        31,883  
Universal Health Services Inc.  
5.00%   

06/01/26 (h)

     16,000        15,600  
Vale Overseas Ltd.  
4.38%   

01/11/22

     14,000        13,755  
5.88%   

06/10/21

     26,000        27,235  
6.25%   

08/10/26

     13,000        13,520  
6.88%   

11/10/39

     10,000        9,725  
Ventas Realty LP  
3.25%   

10/15/26

     25,000        23,684  
Verizon Communications Inc.  
1.75%   

08/15/21

     48,000        46,003  
2.63%   

08/15/26

     26,000        23,898  
4.40%   

11/01/34

     23,000        22,666  
4.67%   

03/15/55

     16,000        15,041  
4.86%   

08/21/46

     13,000        13,147  
5.05%   

03/15/34

     38,000        39,958  
5.15%   

09/15/23

     30,000        33,138  
Viacom Inc.  
2.25%   

02/04/22

     25,000        23,470  
3.45%   

10/04/26

     15,000        13,842  
Virginia Electric & Power Co.  
4.00%   

11/15/46

     25,000        24,871  
Visa Inc.  
3.15%   

12/14/25

     29,000        29,087  
4.30%   

12/14/45

     13,000        13,693  
W.R. Grace & Co.  
5.13%   

10/01/21 (h)

     15,000        15,638  
5.63%   

10/01/24 (h)

     43,000        45,150  
Wabtec Corp.  
3.45%   

11/15/26 (h)

     24,000        23,036  
     Principal
Amount
$
    

Fair
Value

$

 
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  
4.30%   

04/22/44

     10,000        10,532  
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.  
4.65%   

06/01/46

     8,000        8,102  
WEC Energy Group Inc.  
3.55%   

06/15/25

     19,000        19,338  
Wells Fargo & Co.  
3.00%   

10/23/26

     40,000        38,031  
3.90%   

05/01/45

     13,000        12,305  
4.30%   

07/22/27

     17,000        17,459  
4.40%   

06/14/46

     15,000        14,327  
4.75%   

12/07/46

     24,000        24,224  
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.11% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
5.90%   

12/29/49 (c)

     29,000        29,145  
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.99% + 3 month USD LIBOR  
5.88%   

12/29/49 (c)

     32,000        33,597  
Western Digital Corp.  
7.38%   

04/01/23 (h)

     5,000        5,500  
Westlake Chemical Corp.  
3.60%   

08/15/26 (h)

     35,000        33,615  
5.00%   

08/15/46 (h)

     7,000        6,901  
Williams Partners LP  
3.90%   

01/15/25

     38,000        37,222  
4.90%   

01/15/45

     7,000        6,458  
5.40%   

03/04/44

     4,000        3,870  
Windstream Services LLC  
6.38%   

08/01/23

     47,000        41,947  
WPP Finance 2010  
3.75%   

09/19/24

     45,000        45,234  
XLIT Ltd.  
5.25%   

12/15/43

     19,000        19,599  
XPO Logistics Inc.  
6.50%   

06/15/22 (h)

     25,000        26,250  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.  
3.55%   

04/01/25

     23,000        22,373  
        

 

 

 
       10,529,857  
        

 

 

 

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 6.6%

 
American Tower Trust I (REIT)  
1.55%   

03/15/43 (h)

     72,000        71,935  
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-1  
5.48%   

01/15/49 (c)

     69,000        68,905  
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-4  
5.75%   

02/10/51 (c)

     18,029        18,278  
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-1  
6.24%   

02/10/51 (c)

     20,253        20,775  
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc. 2005-1  
5.35%   

11/10/42 (c)

     7,139        7,132  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PW18  
6.09%   

06/11/50 (c)

     50,000        51,605  
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C7  
3.84%   

12/10/54

     36,036        37,167  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
$
    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23  
4.51%   

07/10/47 (c,h)

     51,000        42,527  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC33  
3.17%   

09/10/58

     20,704        14,448  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-P5  
2.94%   

10/10/49

     36,994        35,813  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-P6  
3.72%   

12/10/49 (c)

     72,309        74,596  
4.03%   

12/10/49 (c)

     31,273        32,029  
COMM 2014-CR14 Mortgage Trust  
4.53%   

02/10/47 (c)

     25,000        26,794  
COMM 2014-CR19 Mortgage Trust  
4.72%   

08/10/47 (c,h)

     205,000        162,429  
COMM 2015-CR23 Mortgage Trust  
4.26%   

05/10/48 (c)

     16,863        15,347  
COMM 2015-PC1 Mortgage Trust  
4.59%   

07/10/50 (c)

     19,456        19,150  
CSAIL 2015-C3 Commercial Mortgage Trust  
3.36%   

08/15/48 (c)

     24,827        18,382  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-GC5  
3.00%   

08/10/44

     1,090        1,090  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC32  
3.35%   

07/10/48

     22,783        16,933  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34  
2.98%   

10/10/48

     47,000        33,542  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GS1  
3.27%   

11/10/48

     38,688        29,605  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-GS3  
3.40%   

10/10/49 (c)

     38,000        36,671  
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-CB18  
5.44%   

06/12/47

     13,835        13,825  
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12  
4.03%   

07/15/45 (c)

     15,000        15,776  
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C29  
3.70%   

05/15/48 (c)

     39,943        28,355  
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C30  
4.31%   

07/15/48 (c)

     41,423        36,255  
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C6  
6.11%   

07/15/40 (c)

     30,127        30,919  
6.11%   

07/15/40 (h)

     60,000        60,796  
MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2003-5  
5.00%   

08/25/18 (e)

     6,306        106  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C20  
1.40%   

02/15/48 (c,e)

     325,343        24,548  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C21  
0.98%   

03/15/48 (c,e)

     388,108        22,386  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C22  
4.24%   

04/15/48 (c,h)

     100,000        76,833  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C28  
3.00%   

01/15/49 (h)

     17,470        11,762  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-IQ11  
6.23%   

10/15/42 (c)

     50,000        49,578  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-T21  
5.27%   

10/12/52 (c)

     12,811        12,804  
     Principal
Amount
$
    

Fair
Value

$

 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2007-IQ16  
6.05%   

12/12/49 (c)

     50,000        51,289  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2008-T29  
6.28%   

01/11/43 (c)

     45,000        46,528  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS9  
1.25%   

03/15/49 (c,e)

     311,366        24,333  
3.00%   

03/15/49 (h)

     23,000        17,194  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C29  
4.22%   

06/15/48 (c)

     33,857        25,814  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30  
4.50%   

09/15/58 (c,h)

     20,705        16,183  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-NXS2  
4.25%   

07/15/58 (c)

     20,700        15,279  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33  
3.12%   

03/15/59 (h)

     18,397        12,777  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C17  
4.26%   

12/15/46

     25,000        26,529  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C19  
4.23%   

03/15/47 (h)

     41,454        33,444  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C22  
3.91%   

09/15/57 (c,h)

     54,883        40,920  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C24  
3.69%   

11/15/47 (h)

     78,708        48,051  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C25  
3.80%   

11/15/47 (c,h)

     10,000        6,981  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC14  
4.35%   

03/15/47 (c)

     58,000        61,516  
4.59%   

03/15/47 (c,h)

     60,980        48,386  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C31  
3.85%   

11/15/48

     10,338        7,508  
        

 

 

 
         1,701,828  
        

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds - 0.2%

 
Government of Mexico  
4.00%   

10/02/23

     14,000        14,032  
4.75%   

03/08/44

     26,000        23,634  
Government of Peru  
4.13%   

08/25/27

     13,000        13,504  
5.63%   

11/18/50

     7,000        7,927  
        

 

 

 
     59,097  
        

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds and Notes - 0.8%

 
American Municipal Power Inc.  
6.27%   

02/15/50

     25,000        30,319  
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia  
6.64%   

04/01/57

     28,000        34,726  
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority  
6.88%   

12/15/39

     15,000        16,091  
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey  
4.46%   

10/01/62

     40,000        40,456  
South Carolina State Public Service Authority  
6.45%   

01/01/50

     15,000        19,783  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

    

Principal
Amount

$

    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
State of California  
5.70%   

11/01/21

     40,000        46,125  
State of Illinois  
5.10%   

06/01/33

     15,000        13,257  
        

 

 

 
     200,757  
        

 

 

 

FNMA (TBA) - 0.0%*

 
Lehman  
5.50%   

TBA (i,j)

     51,536        1,629  
        

 

 

 
Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $25,472,399)
         25,494,702  
        

 

 

 
          Number
of Shares
    

Fair
Value

$

 
        
Domestic Equity - 0.1%      

Preferred Stock - 0.1%

     
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.09% + 3 month USD LIBOR
(Cost $34,875) (c)
     1,395        35,210  
        

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $25,507,274)
       25,529,912  
        

 

 

 
          Number
of Shares
    

Fair
Value

$

 
Short-Term Investments - 13.3%     

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 0.46%
(Cost $3,403,695) (a,g,k)

     3,403,695        3,403,695  
        

 

 

 
Total Investments
(Cost $28,910,969)
       28,933,607  
        

 

 

 
Liabilities in Excess of
Other Assets, net - (13.1)%
       (3,352,036
        

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%      $ 25,581,571  
        

 

 

 
 

Other Information:

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps - Buy Protection

 

Reference Entity   Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000s omitted)
    Contract
annual
Fixed Rate
    Termination
Date
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Paid
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Markit CDX North America High Yield Index

  CME Group Inc.   $ 945       5.00     12/20/21     $ (60,034   $ (39,772   $ (20,262

Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index

  CME Group Inc.     693       1.00       12/20/21       (10,710     (8,770     (1,940
             

 

 

 
  $ (22,202
             

 

 

 

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description    Expiration
date
     Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Ultra Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

     March 2017        2      $ 320,500      $ (2,890

5 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

     March 2017        19        2,235,617        (7,283
           

 

 

 
         $ (10,173
           

 

 

 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description    Expiration
date
     Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

U.S. Long Bond Futures

     March 2017        4      $ (602,625    $ (583

2 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

     March 2017        1        (216,687      264  

10 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

     March 2017        9        (1,118,531      2,452  

Ultra 10 Yr. U.S. Treasury Futures

     March 2017        3        (402,188      1,083  
           

 

 

 
         $ 3,216  
           

 

 

 
         $ (6,957
           

 

 

 

 

Affiliate Table

 

     Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/15
    Value At
12/31/15
    Shares
Purchased
   

Shares

Sold

    Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/16
    Value at
12/31/16
    Dividend/
Interest
Income
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares

    2,128,259     $ 2,128,259       14,516,633       13,241,197       3,403,695     $ 3,403,695     $ 3,957     $  
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) At December 31, 2016, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, swaps and/or TBA’s.
(b) Step coupon bond.
(c) Variable or floating rate security. The stated rate represents the rate at December 31, 2016.
(d) Settlement is on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis with final maturity to be announced (TBA) in the future.
(e) Interest only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the “interest only” holding.
(f) Principal only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. No payments of interest on the pool are passed through to the “principal only” holder.
(g) Coupon amount represents effective yield.
(h) Pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, these securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2016, these securities amounted to $1,927,484 or 7.53% of the net assets of the State Street Income V.I.S. Fund. These securities have been determined to be liquid using procedures established by the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors.
(i) Security is in default.
(j) Security is fair valued by the Valuation Committee, in accordance with the procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.
(k) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser and administrator, effective July 1, 2016, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Funds’ sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2016.
* Less than 0.05%.

Abbreviations:

CMT - Constant Maturity Treasury

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIPS - Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Security

TBA - To Be Announced

 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

      12/31/16     12/31/15*     12/31/14*     12/31/13*     12/31/12*  

Inception date

             1/3/95  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.25     $ 11.56     $ 11.25     $ 11.71     $ 11.35  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.24       0.25       0.27       0.30       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     0.09       (0.30     0.31       (0.46     0.37  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     0.33       (0.05     0.58       (0.16     0.65  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     0.21       0.26       0.27       0.30       0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     0.21       0.26       0.27       0.30       0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.37     $ 11.25     $ 11.56     $ 11.25     $ 11.71  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     2.98     (0.42 )%      5.12     (1.34 )%      5.69

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 25,582     $ 28,375     $ 32,668     $ 34,788     $ 42,893  

Ratios to average net assets:

          

Net expenses

     1.15     1.06 %(c)      0.91 %(b)      0.79 %(b)      0.80 %(b) 

Gross expenses

     1.15     1.11     0.91     0.80     0.82

Net investment income

     1.98     2.06     2.14     2.41     2.09

Portfolio turnover rate

     220     241     282     256     327

 

(a)   Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b)   Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Money Market Fund.
(c)   Reflects a voluntary reimbursement of other operating expenses by GE Asset Managerment, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser and ad administrator prior to July 1, 2016.
*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities — December 31, 2016

 

Assets

        

Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $25,507,274)

   $ 25,529,912  

Short-term affiliated investments, at fair value

     3,403,695  

Cash

     30,165  

Income receivable

     153,359  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     5,431  

Income receivable from affiliated investments

     1,152  

Other assets

     1,336  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     29,125,050  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for investments purchased

     3,447,615  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     45  

Payable for variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts

     1,015  

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     3,152  

Payable to the Adviser (Note 6)

     10,874  

Payable to the Custodian (Note 6)

     49,856  

Accrued other expenses

     30,922  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,543,479  
  

 

 

 
  

Net Assets

   $ 25,581,571  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital paid in

   $ 32,978,434  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

      

Accumulated net realized loss

     (7,390,342

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     22,638  

Futures

     (6,957

Swap contracts

     (22,202
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 25,581,571  
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

     2,250,611  

Net asset value per share

   $ 11.37  

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations — For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

Investment Income

 

Income

  

Dividend

   $ 8,827  

Interest

     844,434  

Income from affiliated investments

     3,957  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     857,218  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory and administration fees (Note 6)

     137,646  

Directors’ fees (Note 6)

     1,899  

Custody and accounting expenses — net (Note 6)

     139,735  

Professional fees

     26,496  

Other expenses

     9,798  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     315,574  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 541,644  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (loss) on Investments

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments

   $ 134,216  

Futures

     24,213  

Swap contracts

     (103,381

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     309,908  

Futures

     (25,938

Swap contracts

     (27,656
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     311,362  
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 853,006  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     

Year Ended

December 31, 2016

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2015*

 

Increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 541,644      $ 629,026  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures and swap contracts

     55,048        22,986  

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures and swap contracts

     256,314        (753,447
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     853,006        (101,435
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

     (475,102      (644,616
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (475,102      (644,616
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

     377,904        (746,051
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     818,231        790,483  

Value of distributions reinvested

     475,102        644,616  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (4,465,035      (4,981,777
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

     (3,171,702      (3,546,678
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (2,793,798      (4,292,729

Net Assets

     

Beginning of year

     28,375,369        32,668,098  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 25,581,571      $ 28,375,369  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of year

   $      $  

Changes in Fund Shares

     

Shares sold

     70,408        68,030  

Issued for distributions reinvested

     41,970        57,401  

Shares redeemed

     (384,334      (428,683
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in fund shares

     (271,956      (303,252
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — December 31, 2016

 

 

1.   Organization of the Company

State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Prior to November 30, 2016, the Company was named GE Investments Funds, Inc. The Company is currently composed of the following eight investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”): State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund, State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund, State Street Income V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”) and State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. Each Fund is a diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

Effective November 30, 2016, each individual Fund changed its respective name as follows:

 

Old Name    New Name

GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund

   State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund

   State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund

   State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund

   State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund

   State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Total Return Fund

   State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Income Fund

   State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund

   State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds effective July 1, 2016. Prior to July 1, 2016, GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) served as the investment adviser and administrator to each Fund.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) of the Fund as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts.

 

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Foreign Currency  Accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions.

All assets and liabilities of the Fund initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuters exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time.

 

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The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the year. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments. Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains or losses on sales and maturities of foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference between the amount of net investment income and withholding taxes accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received or paid, and gains or losses between the trade and settlement date on purchases and sales of foreign securities. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities (including foreign currencies and open foreign currency contracts) as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates are included as increases or decreases in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency related transactions.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into various types of derivative transactions (such as options, interest rate futures, interest-only swaps, interest rate swaps, index swaps and credit default swaps) to manage yield, interest rate exposure (also known as duration) and exposure to credit quality, and to gain exposure to certain market segments.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument, currency or index at a particular price and future date. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund invested in futures contracts on bonds and notes to manage duration of fixed income securities. Buying futures tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or hedge other Fund investments. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Credit Default Swaps  During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund engaged in credit default swaps to manage credit risk. When the Fund is the buyer in a credit default swap contract, the Fund is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed upon) value (full notional value) of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty (or central clearing party (“CCP”) in the case of a centrally cleared swap) to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Fund pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Fund loses its investment and recovers nothing. However, if a credit event occurs, the Fund receives full notional value for a referenced debt obligation that may have little or no value. When the Fund is the seller of a credit default swap, it receives a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the contract, provided there is no credit event. If a credit event occurs, the Fund is obligated to pay the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Fund could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Fund may create economic leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is

 

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recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Fund also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. All upfront payments, if any, are amortized over the life of the swap as realized gains or losses. Those upfront payments that are paid or received, typically for non-centrally cleared swaps, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, net of amortization. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swaps to determine the market value of swaps. The Fund segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Fund segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked to market on a daily basis. Credit default swaps involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the referenced debt obligation directly. If the Fund is a buyer of a credit default swap and no credit event occurs, the Fund will not earn any return on its investment. If the Fund is a seller of a credit default swap, the Fund’s risk of loss may be the entire notional amount of the swap. Swaps may also subject the Fund to the risk that the counterparty to the transaction may not fulfill its obligation. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP.

When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments  The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when issued or forward commitment basis. These transactions are arrangements in which the Fund purchases and sells securities with payment and delivery scheduled a month or more after entering into the transaction. The price of the underlying securities and the date when these securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the commitments. In connection with such purchases, the Fund maintains cash or liquid assets in an amount equal to the purchase commitments for such underlying securities until settlement date and for sales commitments the Fund maintains equivalent deliverable securities as “cover” for the transaction. Unsettled commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying security. Daily fluctuations in the value of such commitments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The Fund will not enter into such commitments for the purpose of investment leverage.

Investments in Foreign Markets  Investments in foreign markets involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, restrictions on repatriation of income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, tariffs and taxes, subject to delays in settlements, and their prices may be more volatile.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based upon income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued based on net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation as income and/or capital gains are earned. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in the Statements of Operations, if applicable. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of December 31, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are charged to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund, however, expenses may be paid by the investment adviser and reimbursed by the Fund.

 

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Federal Income Taxes  The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies, including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3.   Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

 

    Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

 

    Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

    Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. The investment adviser performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

Debt securities (other than short-term securities described below) generally are valued at an evaluated bid price as reported by independent pricing services. The pricing services use various pricing models for each asset class. The inputs and assumptions to the model of the pricing services are derived from market observable sources, which may include: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and other market related data. Since many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the methodology of the pricing service may also use other available information as applicable such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of similar securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2 and are primarily comprised of corporate fixed income, government, mortgage and asset-backed securities. In the absence of a reliable bid price from such a pricing service, debt securities may be valued based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified as Level 3.

The Fund may use non-binding broker or dealer quotes for valuation when there is limited or no relevant market activity for a specific investment or for other investments that share similar characteristics and a price is not provided by a pricing service or is deemed not to be reliable. The Fund has not adjusted the prices obtained. Investment securities priced using non-binding broker or dealer quotes are included in Level 3.

Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

 

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Investments in registered investment companies are valued at the published daily net asset value (“NAV”) and classified in Level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by a valuation committee of the investment adviser. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, credit default swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

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

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2016:

 

Investments    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  
Investments in Securities†          

U.S. Treasuries

   $     $ 5,055,518     $                 —      $ 5,055,518  

Agency Mortgage Backed

           7,437,073              7,437,073  

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

           508,943              508,943  

Corporate Notes

           10,529,857              10,529,857  

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

           1,701,828              1,701,828  

Sovereign Bonds

           59,097              59,097  

Municipal Bonds and Notes

           200,757              200,757  

FNMA (TBA)

                 1,629        1,629  

Preferred Stock

     35,210                    35,210  

Short-Term Investments

     3,403,695                    3,403,695  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 3,438,905     $ 25,493,073     $ 1,629      $ 28,933,607  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

         

Credit Default Swap Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

   $     $ (22,202   $      $ (22,202

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

     (10,173                  (10,173

Short Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

     3,799                    3,799  

Short Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

     (583                  (583
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ (6,957   $ (22,202   $      $ (29,159
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.
  * Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts and credit default swaps. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), at period end.

 

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There were no significant transfers between fair value levels during the period. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and, accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 is not presented.

 

4.   Derivatives Disclosure

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB ASC No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) as of December 31, 2016.

 

    

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2016

   

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2016

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
   Location inthe Statement
of Assetsand Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
    Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 
Interest Rate Contracts    Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     3,799   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     (10,756 )* 
Credit Risk Contracts    Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Swap Contracts         Liabilites, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Swap Contracts     (22,202 )* 

 

  * Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of futures contracts and credit default swaps as reported in the Schedule of Investments and within the components of the net assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets and/or Liabilities section on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement of Operations   

Total Notional
Amount of

Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)

   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
 
Interest Rate Contracts    Realized gain/(loss) on futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures    88,937,295/(88,623,965)      24,213       (25,938
Credit Risk Contracts    Realized gain/(loss) on credit default swaps Increase/ (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts    —/—      (103,381     (27,656

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund had an average notional value of $3,317,829 and $3,658,869 on long and short futures contracts, respectively. The Fund had an average notional value of $1,451,661 on credit default swaps. Please refer to the tables following the Schedule of Investments for open credit default swaps and futures contracts at December 31, 2016.

 

5.   Line of Credit

Prior to July 1, 2016, the Company shared a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility was with the Company’s custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility required the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by each Fund generally was borne proportionally based upon net assets. Generally, borrowings under the credit facility would accrue interest at the higher of the 1-Month LIBOR plus 1.25% and the Overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund was the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facility was not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The revolving credit facility with State Street was terminated effective June 30, 2016.

 

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Currently, the Funds and other affiliated funds (each a “Participant” and, collectively, the “Participants”) participate in a $360 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires October 12, 2017, unless extended or renewed.

The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. A Participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. From July 1, 2016, the date the Funds were added to this credit facility, through October 12, 2016, interest was calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the New York Fed Bank Rate plus 1%.

The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

6.   Compensation and Fees Paid to Affiliates

SSGA FM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2016 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. SSGA FM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services (“Management Fee”) is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.50%.

State Street serves as the sub-administrator and custodian to the Funds. Amounts paid by the Fund to State Street for performing such services are included in advisory and administration and custody and accounting expenses, respectively.

Prior to July 1, 2016, GEAM served as the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator and the Fund paid GEAM a Management Fee at an annualized rate of 0.50%.

Directors’ Compensation  The Fund pays no compensation to its Directors who are officers or employees of SSGA FM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by SSGA FM. Compensation paid to non-interested Directors is reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms served by the Directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms. (For additional information about Directors’ compensation, please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.)

Other Transactions with Affiliates  In December 2015, State Street announced a review of the manner in which it invoiced certain expenses to certain of its Investment Servicing clients, primarily in the United States, during an 18-year period going back to 1998 and its determination that it had incorrectly invoiced clients for certain expenses. State Street informed its clients that it will pay to them the expenses it concluded were incorrectly invoiced to them, plus interest.

The Fund was impacted by this matter. The amounts in the table below represent the refunded expenses and interest received by the Fund for the periods in question.

 

Refunded Custody Expense*    Interest*      Total      % of Net Assets
at 12/31/16
 

$6,644

   $ 4,077      $ 10,721        0.042

 

  * Refunded Custody Expense and Interest appear on the Statements of Operations in Custody and accounting expenses — net and Interest income, respectively.

 

7.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities  The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

U.S. Government Securities   Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales
  $ 8,457,376     $ 12,227,932     $ 50,546,557     $ 48,836,641

 

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Affiliated Investments  The Fund may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Fund owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

8.   Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal year tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

At December 31, 2016, information on the tax cost of investments and distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Cost of

Investments

For Tax

Purposes

   Gross Tax   Net Tax
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Undistributed
Income

  Undistributed
Accum.
Capital
Gain/(Loss)
 

Late-Year
Losses

   Appreciation   Depreciation   Investments   Derivatives/
Currency
     
               
  $ 28,931,083      $ 457,443     $ (454,919 )     $ 2,524     $ (20,396 )     $     $ (7,203,408 )     $ (175,582 )

Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

As of December 31, 2016, the Fund had capital loss carryovers as follows:

 

Amount
Short-Term    Long-Term   Expires
     
  $ 7,203,408      $       12/31/2017

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $261,704 of prior year capital loss carryovers.

Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year (if the Fund elects to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Fund can elect to defer any post-October capital loss and/or any late-year ordinary loss as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

The Fund incurred $175,582 of late-year capital losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Year    Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
       
    2016        $ 475,102     $             —     $ 475,102
    2015          644,616             644,616

 

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Distributions to Shareholders  The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences include (but are not limited to) investments in futures and swaps, defaulted bonds, distributions in excess of earnings and losses due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on net investment income, realized gains or losses, or the NAV of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Capital

Paid In

     
    $      (66,542)        $ 70,109     $ (3,567 )

 

9.   Change in Audit Firm

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) served as the independent registered certified public accounting firm of the Company through its resignation as of June 30, 2016. On September 9, 2016, upon recommendation by the Audit Committee of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors selected Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to replace KPMG as the independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The reports of KPMG on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such years or periods.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The Funds requested and KPMG furnished a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agreed with the above statements. A copy of such letter was filed as Exhibit 77 to Form N-SAR for the period ended December 31, 2016.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through September 9, 2016, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted EY on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors of State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. and Shareholders of State Street Income V.I.S. Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the State Street Income V.I.S. Fund (formerly GE Investments Income Fund) (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly GE Investment Funds, Inc.)) (the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the financial highlights for periods ended prior to January 1, 2016 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated February 19, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on that statement of changes in net assets and those financial highlights.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the State Street Income V.I.S. Fund (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.) at December 31, 2016, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

February 17, 2017

 

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Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The amounts presented herein may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in the financial statements due to differences between tax and financial accounting principles. Please consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about Federal or State income tax laws or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your Fund account, please consult your investment representative.

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results (Unaudited)

 

 

On November 2, 2016, the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.) (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), including shareholders of the State Street Income V.I.S. Fund (formerly known as the Income Fund) (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on August 31, 2016 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal shareholders of all Funds voted together and not by Fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund’s shareholders and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from GE Investments Funds, Inc. to State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Company Votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     129,623,837.819        89.283     89.283

Against

     10,047,818.534        6.921     6.921

Abstain

     5,511,041.282        3.796     3.796

Total

     145,182,697.634        100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     2,046,311.445        89.677     89.677

Against

     179,289.814        7.857     7.857

Abstain

     56,262.950        2.466     2.466

Total

     2,281,864.208        100.000     100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit the Board of Directors to change the name of the Company without seeking shareholder approval.

Company votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     118,220,823.871        81.429     81.429

Against

     21,486,028.150        14.799     14.799

Abstain

     5,475,845.611        3.772     3.772

Total

     145,182,697.634        100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     1,896,357.832        83.106     83.106

Against

     317,399.029        13.910     13.910

Abstain

     68,107.347        2.985     2.985

Total

     2,281,864.208        100.000     100.000

 

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Additional Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below. Matthew J. Simpson resigned as a Director of the Fund effective June 30, 2016.

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Jeanne M. La Porta

c/o SSGA FM 1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

Age 51

  Director and President   Until successor is elected and qualified – 2 years  

Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Leader at GEAM from March 2014 to July 2016; President of State Street Institutional Funds and State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. since April 2014; President and Trustee of GEAM’s UCITs Funds from March 2014 to November 2014; Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer at GEAM from April 2010 to March 2014; Vice President of State Street Institutional Funds from July 2003 to April 2014; Vice President of Elfun Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Vice President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Secretary of GE Funds from July 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President from July 2007 to February 2011; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM from October 2007 to April 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from July 2003 to June 2010; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM from May 1997 to October 2007.

    22     Trustee and President of State Street Institutional Funds since 2014; Trustee of Elfun Funds since 2014.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

JoonWon Choe

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 47

  Vice President & Secretary   Until successor is elected and qualified –6 years   Managing Director and Managing Counsel at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM from March 2011 to July 2016; Vice President and Secretary of State Street Institutional Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds from September 2010 to July 2016; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; and Vice President and Secretary of GE Funds from September 2010 to February 2011.     N/A     N/A
             

Robert Herlihy

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 49

  Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified –11 years   Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM and Elfun Funds from July 2005 to July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002-2005.     N/A     N/A
             

Arthur A. Jensen

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 50

  Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified –5 years   Vice President at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Treasurer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Treasurer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since June 2011; Treasurer of Elfun Funds from June 2011 to July 2016; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM from April 2011 to July 2016; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010; and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.     N/A     N/A

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

Brian Harris

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 43

  Deputy Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013 – present)*; Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (2010-2013); Director of Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. (2008-2010).     N/A     N/A
 

Bruce S. Rosenberg

c/o SSGA FM State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 55

 

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 – present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 – July 2015).     N/A     N/A
 

Ann M. Carpenter

c/o SSGA FM State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 50

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2014 – present); Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2005 – present).*     N/A     N/A
             

Chad C. Hallett

c/o SSGA FM State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 47

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 – November 2014).     N/A     N/A

 

*   Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS

John R. Costantino

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Chairman of the Board   Until successor is elected and qualified – 20 years   General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of NeuroScience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Director of Artes Medical from 2006 to 2008; and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992 to 2007.
             

R. Sheldon Johnson

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Retired, 2006 to present; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.
             

Donna M. Rapaccioli

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 54

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Dean of the Gabelli School of Business since 2007 and Accounting professor since 1987 at Fordham University.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since January 2012 and Trustee of Emmanuel College since 2010.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

Board of Directors

John R. Costantino, Chairman

R. Sheldon Johnson

Jeanne M. La Porta

Donna M. Rapaccioli

Secretary

JoonWon Choe

Robert Herlihy as CCO and

Brian Harris as Deputy CCO

Chief Compliance Officer

Robert Herlihy

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Brian Harris

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen

Assistant Treasurers

Bruce S. Rosenberg

Ann M. Carpenter

Chad C. Hallett

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

 

 

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Investment Adviser

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, CT 06905

or at:

P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

www.ssga.com/geam

 

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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Annual Report

31 December 2016

State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

(formerly the GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund)

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Performance        1  
Manager Reviews and Schedule of Investments        2  
Financial Statements     

Financial Highlights

       10  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

       11  

Statement of Operations

       12  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       13  
Notes to Financial Statements        14  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        21  
Tax Information        22  
Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results        23  
Additional Information        24  
Investment Team        28  

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current summary prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”).

Total return performance shown in this report for the Fund takes into account changes in share price and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free (800) 242-0134 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest and do not reflect fees, expenses, or taxes. As such, the index returns do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. The Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice.

 

 

State Street Global Markets, LLC, member of FINRA & SIPC is the principal underwriter and distributor of the State Street V.I.S. Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and Fund Accounting agent, and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrative services.

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Q. How did the State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, the State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund returned 9.31%. The S&P 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”), the Fund’s benchmark, returned 11.96% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 295 U.S. Insurance Large Blend Funds returned an average of 11.08% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. 2016 was a year of rotating market regimes and mixed sector performance which posed challenges for the long-term fundamental investor. Issues buffeting U.S. equities ranged from China currency and growth concerns, to a growing wave of populism leading to the twin surprises of the United Kingdom’s June 2016 referendum vote to withdraw from the European Union and Donald Trump’s presidential victory.

 

     Early in the year, defensive stocks outperformed amid fears that a slowing China would crush global economies. However by year-end, telecommunications (+23%) was the only defensive “bond-proxy” to hold strong leadership, while real estate (+3%) and staples (+5%) lagged. Energy (+27%) and financials (+23%) won as interest rates rose and oil prices strengthened — bolstered by OPEC’s late-year production-cut pledge. Industrials (+19%) and materials (+17%) also rallied amid hopes for fiscal stimulus and infrastructure spending in the President-elect Trump era. Health care (-3%) was the index’s sole negative-returning sector, plagued by negative sentiment around drug pricing, and mixed M&A performance. In our opinion, the health care sector continues to offer the best combination of earnings growth (+8% for the next 12 months) and valuation at the low-end of its historical range. On a fundamental basis we continue to find attractive investment opportunities in the health care, and have added to core positions at low valuations this year.

 

     The market de-rated growth stocks this year, which is not surprising given relative outperformance in the energy, financials, materials and industrials sectors. The value style of investing beat growth across all market capitalization buckets — by significant margins; and small caps outperformed large capitalization stocks. In terms of size, the outlook for pro-domestic President-elect Trump policies benefitted small-cap and lower-quality stock performance.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. The Fund’s overweight in the lagging health care sector weighed on results. Our biotechnology and pharmaceuticals holdings detracted most from performance against a backdrop of negative election-year rhetoric around drug pricing. One pharmaceutical holding was involved in a large M&A transaction that broke, causing a significant negative effect. We maintained conviction in its prospects as a standalone specialty pharma company, and added to the position on weakness. In general, we have found a good combination of valuation and earnings growth potential in the health care sector, and believe the negative pricing rhetoric has been overly discounted. Finally, improving commodity prices and hopes for increased infrastructure spending under President-elect Trump lifted the materials sector and the Fund was light in the most economically-sensitive materials companies, including the mining companies. We believe — eight years into the business cycle — that it is too late to be especially pro-cyclically tilted in materials.

 

     On the other hand, strong stock selection in consumer discretionary and Information technology (“IT”) bolstered returns. Among consumer cyclicals, several of the Fund’s U.S. media holdings demonstrated strong results, seemingly immune to economic growth fears early in the year. Broad-based stock selection strength benefited our IT holdings — the Fund’s communications equipment, semiconductor, storage and IT services holdings outperformed. Finally, the Fund benefited from strong stock selection in industrials, as economic fundamentals improved and the Trump victory fueled hopes for more growth ahead.

 

     The Fund does not invest in derivatives securities as part of its strategy, but may hold futures contracts or exchange traded funds to equitize cash flows in advance of investment. The effect of derivatives on performance was deminimus for the year.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes in the Fund during the period?

 

A. There were no changes during the period in the portfolio management team or their fundamental, bottom-up approach to investing. Health care and financials remained key sector overweights, and we increased our financials exposure somewhat as the Federal Reserve’s path of rate normalization came into focus. The Fund maintains a modest cyclical tilted eight years into the business cycle. We are comfortable with our moderate pro-cyclical positioning as we think this business cycle may even reach extra innings due to the slow growth of this recovery, and potential growth from the new administration’s fiscal policies.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

     Actual
Fund Return
     Hypothetical
5% Return
(2.5% for
the period)
 

Account value at the beginning of the period

July 1, 2016

   $ 1,000.00       $  1,000.00   

Account value at the end of the period

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,081.80       $ 1,020.86   

Expenses paid during the period*

   $ 4.45       $ 4.32   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.85%** (for the period July 1, 2016 — December 31, 2016), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
** May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.
 

 

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Performance Summary — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/16

 

    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

    295       274       246  

Peer group average annual total return

    11.08     13.15     5.81

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Large Blend

 

Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of December 31, 2016 (as a % of Fair Value) (a)(b)

 

Apple Inc.

    2.86

Allergan PLC

    2.83

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2.77

Medtronic PLC

    2.60

QUALCOMM Inc.

    2.38

Citigroup Inc.

    2.37

Johnson & Johnson

    2.09

PepsiCo Inc.

    2.06

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1.99

Bank of America Corp.

    1.98

Sector Allocation as of December 31, 2016

Portfolio composition as a % of Investments of $27,297 (in thousands) on December 31, 2016 (a)(b)

 

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Average Annual Total Return For the Periods Ended December 31, 2016

Class I Shares (Inception date 1/3/95)

 

     One Year     Five Year     Ten Year     Ending Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 

State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

     9.31     13.31     6.16   $ 18,176  

S&P 500® Index

     11.96     14.66     6.95   $ 19,572  
 

 

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(a) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class G Shares.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

See Notes to Performance beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

    

Number

of Shares

      

Fair

Value

$

 
       
Common Stock - 96.4%†   

Aerospace & Defense - 2.1%

  

General Dynamics Corp.

     2,085           359,996   

Hexcel Corp.

     4,047           208,178   
       

 

 

 
          568,174   
       

 

 

 

Agricultural Products - 0.4%

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     2,612           119,238   
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.5%

  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

     8,103           398,587   
       

 

 

 

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 0.7%

  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     866           78,217   

VF Corp.

     2,150           114,703   
       

 

 

 
          192,920   
       

 

 

 

Application Software - 1.2%

  

Intuit Inc.

     1,689           193,576   

salesforce.com Inc. (a)

     2,006           137,331   
       

 

 

 
          330,907   
       

 

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks - 1.4%

  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     2,480           275,131   

Invesco Ltd.

     3,464           105,098   
       

 

 

 
          380,229   
       

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.0%

  

Delphi Automotive PLC

     4,108           276,674   
       

 

 

 

Automotive Retail - 0.5%

  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

     885           149,671   
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 4.6%

  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     1,520           185,972   

Amgen Inc.

     3,230           472,258   

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     7,318           524,042   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     1,204           88,699   
       

 

 

 
          1,270,971   
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.0%*

  

Allegion PLC

     71           4,544   
       

 

 

 

Cable & Satellite - 4.9%

  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A (a)

     1,837           528,909   

Comcast Corp., Class A

     5,830           402,561   

Liberty Global PLC, Class C (a)

     8,975           266,558   

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.

     33,787           150,352   
       

 

 

 
          1,348,380   
       

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 2.0%

  

Cisco Systems Inc.

     17,967           542,963   
       

 

 

 
    

Number

of Shares

      

Fair

Value

$

 

Consumer Finance - 1.9%

  

Discover Financial Services

     7,127           513,785   
       

 

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 2.0%

  

PayPal Holdings Inc. (a)

     4,329           170,866   

Visa Inc., Class A

     4,752           370,751   
       

 

 

 
          541,617   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Banks - 8.1%

  

Bank of America Corp.

     24,442           540,168   

Citigroup Inc.

     10,877           646,420   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2,981           257,230   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     13,734           756,881   
       

 

 

 
          2,200,699   
       

 

 

 

Drug Retail - 0.1%

  

CVS Health Corp.

     447           35,273   
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities - 0.9%

  

Exelon Corp.

     1,515           53,767   

NextEra Energy Inc.

     1,495           178,593   
       

 

 

 
          232,360   
       

 

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data - 2.3%

  

CME Group Inc.

     3,104           358,046   

S&P Global Inc.

     2,640           283,906   
       

 

 

 
          641,952   
       

 

 

 

General Merchandise Stores - 0.6%

  

Dollar General Corp.

     2,166           160,436   
       

 

 

 

Gold - 0.4%

  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     2,884           98,258   
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment - 4.7%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     3,590           137,892   

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     15,321           331,393   

Medtronic PLC

     9,979           710,804   

Stryker Corp.

     895           107,230   
       

 

 

 
          1,287,319   
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Supplies - 0.6%

  

The Cooper Companies Inc.

     866           151,489   
       

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retail - 1.2%

  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     4,661           331,490   
       

 

 

 

Housewares & Specialties - 1.1%

  

Newell Brands Inc.

     7,021           313,488   
       

 

 

 

Hypermarkets & Super Centers - 0.5%

  

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     2,006           138,655   
       

 

 

 
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Number

of Shares

      

Fair

Value

$

 
       

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.4%

  

Calpine Corp. (a)

     8,497           97,121   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.5%

  

Honeywell International Inc.

     1,194           138,325   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Gases - 0.4%

  

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

     677           97,366   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Machinery - 1.6%

  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     5,719           429,154   
       

 

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas - 4.5%

  

Chevron Corp.

     3,764           443,023   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     5,298           478,197   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     4,148           295,462   
       

 

 

 
          1,216,682   
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.3%

  

Amazon.com Inc. (a)

     486           364,437   
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 4.3%

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)

     845           74,199   

Alphabet Inc., Class A (a)

     477           377,999   

Alphabet Inc., Class C (a)

     528           407,521   

Facebook Inc., Class A (a)

     2,640           303,732   
       

 

 

 
          1,163,451   
       

 

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage - 2.3%

  

Morgan Stanley

     5,679           239,938   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     9,503           375,083   
       

 

 

 
          615,021   
       

 

 

 

Life & Health Insurance - 0.5%

  

Prudential Financial Inc.

     1,373           142,874   
       

 

 

 

Movies & Entertainment - 0.8%

  

The Walt Disney Co.

     2,154           224,490   
       

 

 

 

Multi-Line Insurance - 1.1%

  

American International Group Inc.

     1,795           117,232   

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     3,619           172,445   
       

 

 

 
          289,677   
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.3%

  

Sempra Energy

     3,660           368,342   
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 1.0%

  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     3,352           281,400   
       

 

 

 
    

Number

of Shares

      

Fair

Value

$

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 3.5%

  

Concho Resources Inc. (a)

     450           59,670   

ConocoPhillips

     6,239           312,824   

Hess Corp.

     4,818           300,113   

Noble Energy Inc.

     7,818           297,553   
       

 

 

 
          970,160   
       

 

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats - 1.3%

  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

     8,002           354,729   
       

 

 

 

Paper Packaging - 0.2%

  

Packaging Corporation of America

     570           48,347   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 8.0%

  

Allergan PLC (a)

     3,684           773,677   

Johnson & Johnson

     4,940           569,138   

Merck & Company Inc.

     8,605           506,576   

Pfizer Inc.

     10,584           343,768   
       

 

 

 
          2,193,159   
       

 

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance - 0.6%

  

Chubb Ltd.

     1,320           174,398   
       

 

 

 

Research & Consulting Services - 0.9%

  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     5,875           246,456   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment - 1.8%

  

Applied Materials Inc.

     14,911           481,178   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors - 2.9%

  

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (a)

     1,490           146,035   

QUALCOMM Inc.

     9,974           650,305   
       

 

 

 
          796,340   
       

 

 

 

Soft Drinks - 2.1%

  

PepsiCo Inc.

     5,365           561,340   
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 1.6%

  

American Tower Corp.

     4,265           450,725   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals - 0.1%

  

PPG Industries Inc.

     346           32,787   
       

 

 

 

Systems Software - 2.3%

  

Microsoft Corp.

     6,863           426,467   

Oracle Corp.

     5,526           212,474   
       

 

 

 
          638,941   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 5.0%

  

Apple Inc.

     6,737           780,279   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     6,018           139,257   
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Number

of Shares

      

Fair

Value

$

 
       

Western Digital Corp.

     6,493           441,199   
       

 

 

 
          1,360,735   
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.4%

  

United Rentals Inc. (a)

     3,696           390,224   
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $22,082,131)
           26,357,938   
       

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments - 3.5%   

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund -Class G Shares 0.46%
(Cost $938,819) (b)(c)(d)

     938,819           938,819   
       

 

 

 
Total Investments
(Cost $23,020,950)
          27,296,757   
Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 0.1%           39,554   
       

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%           27,336,311   
       

 

 

 
 

Other Information:

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description   

Expiration

date

    

Number of

Contracts

    

Current

Notional

Value

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017         2       $ 223,620       $ (3,209
           

 

 

 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser and administrator, effective July 1, 2016, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Funds’ sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
(c) Coupon amount represents effective yield.
(d) At December 31, 2016, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures.
Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2016.
* Less than 0.05%.

Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SPDR - S&P Depositary Receipt

 

 

Affiliate Table

 

    

Number of

Shares Held

at 12/31/15

   

Value At

12/31/15

   

Shares

Purchased

   

Shares

Sold

   

Number of

Shares Held

at 12/31/16

   

Value at

12/31/16

   

Dividend/
Interest

Income

   

Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

    3,899     $             3,899           $     $ 472     $ 17,629  

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

    6,971       369,533       1,520       8,491                   4,208       161,914  

State Street Corp.

    6,686       443,683             6,686                   2,020       (39,378

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares

    825,035       825,035       7,367,559       7,253,775       938,819       938,819       2,183        
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 1,638,251           $ 938,819     $ 8,883     $ 140,164  
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

      12/31/16      12/31/15*     12/31/14*     12/31/13*     12/31/12*  

Inception date

              1/3/95  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 42.25      $ 48.44     $ 46.63     $ 35.14     $ 30.74  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income

     0.55        0.53       0.50       0.42       0.45  

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     3.41        (1.56     5.48       11.49       4.40  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     3.96        (1.03     5.98       11.91       4.85  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

     0.54        0.53       0.46       0.42       0.45  

Net realized gains

     3.65        4.63       3.71              
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     4.19        5.16       4.17       0.42       0.45  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 42.02      $ 42.25     $ 48.44     $ 46.63     $ 35.14  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(a)

     9.31      (2.30 )%      12.77     33.91     15.80

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 27,336      $ 31,405     $ 35,178     $ 34,234     $ 29,924  

Ratios to average net assets:

           

Net expenses

     0.83      0.76     0.77 %(b)      0.80 %(b)      0.80 %(b) 

Gross expenses

     0.83      0.76     0.77     0.80     0.81

Net investment income

     1.16      1.04     0.99     0.95     1.22

Portfolio turnover rate

     37      37     43     40     66

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)   Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b)   Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Money Market Fund.
*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities — December 31, 2016

 

Assets

        

Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $22,082,131)

   $ 26,357,938  

Short-term affiliated investments, at fair value

     938,819  

Cash

     2,500  

Restricted cash(1)

     45,000  

Income receivable

     46,251  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     1,232  

Income receivable from affiliated investments

     326  

Other assets

     1,334  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     27,393,400  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     2,315  

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     890  

Payable to the Adviser (Note 6)

     12,831  

Payable to the Custodian (Note 6)

     14,715  

Accrued other expenses

     26,338  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     57,089  
  

 

 

 
  

Net Assets

   $ 27,336,311  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital paid in

   $ 23,077,478  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     2,483  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (16,248

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     4,275,807  

Futures

     (3,209
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 27,336,311  
  

 

 

 
  

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

     650,608  

Net asset value per share

   $ 42.02  

(1)    Deposits at broker for futures contracts.

  

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations — For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

Investment Income

        

Income

  

Dividend

   $ 546,977  

Interest

     2,212  

Income from affiliated investments

     8,883  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     558,072  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory and administration fees (Note 6)

     155,360  

Directors’ fees (Note 6)

     1,939  

Custody and accounting expenses — net (Note 6)

     40,097  

Professional fees

     22,505  

Other expenses

     12,868  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     232,769  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 325,303  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments

   $ 1,648,108  

Affiliated investments

     140,164  

Futures

     28,083  

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

     215,901  

Futures

     (5,568
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     2,026,688  
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 2,351,991  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     

Year Ended

December 31, 2016

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2015*

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 325,303       $ 352,176   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures transactions

     1,816,355         2,975,903   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures

     210,333         (4,065,358
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     2,351,991         (737,279
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

     (320,358      (351,298

Net realized gains

     (2,161,189      (3,071,206
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (2,481,547      (3,422,504
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

     (129,556      (4,159,783
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     100,913         1,115,357   

Value of distributions reinvested

     2,481,547         3,422,504   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (6,521,940      (4,150,957
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

     (3,939,480      386,904   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (4,069,036      (3,772,879

Net Assets

     

Beginning of year

     31,405,347         35,178,226   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 27,336,311       $ 31,405,347   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of year

   $ 2,483       $ (2

Changes in Fund Shares

     

Shares sold

     2,392         22,912   

Issued for distributions reinvested

     58,707         79,723   

Shares redeemed

     (153,785      (85,580
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

     (92,686      17,055   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — December 31, 2016

 

 

1.   Organization of the Company

State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Prior to November 30, 2016, the Company was named GE Investments Funds, Inc. The Company is currently composed of the following eight investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”): State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”), State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund, State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund, State Street Income V.I.S. Fund and State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. Each Fund is a diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

Effective November 30, 2016, each individual Fund changed its respective name as follows:

 

Old Name    New Name

GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund

GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund

GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund

GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund

GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund

GE Investments Total Return Fund

GE Investments Income Fund

GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund

  

State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds effective July 1, 2016. Prior to July 1, 2016, GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) served as the investment adviser and administrator to each Fund.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) of the Fund as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts.

 

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into various types of derivative transactions (such as options, futures, and options on futures) to gain or hedge exposure to certain types of securities as an alternative to investing directly in or selling such securities.

Foreign Currency  Accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

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All assets and liabilities of the Fund initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuters exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time.

The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the year. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments. Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains or losses on sales and maturities of foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference between the amount of net investment income and withholding taxes accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received or paid, and gains or losses between the trade and settlement date on purchases and sales of foreign securities. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities (including foreign currencies and open foreign currency contracts) as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates are included as increases or decreases in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency related transactions.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument, currency or index at a particular price and future date. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund invested in stock index futures contracts to gain equity exposure for accumulating and residual cash positions. Buying futures tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or hedge other Fund investments. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are charged to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund, however, expenses may be paid by the investment adviser and reimbursed by the Fund.

Federal Income Taxes  The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies, including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3.   Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the

 

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measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

 

    Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

 

    Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

    Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. The investment adviser performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities, which may not necessarily represent the last sales price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances, the Fund typically classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

Investments in registered investment companies are valued at the published daily net asset value (“NAV”) and classified in Level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by a valuation committee of the investment adviser. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

 

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Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

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

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2016:

 

Investments    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities†

          

Common Stock

   $ 26,357,938     $             —      $             —      $ 26,357,938  

Short-Term Investments

     938,819                     938,819  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 27,296,757     $      $      $ 27,296,757  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

          

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (3,209   $      $      $ (3,209
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.
  * Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), at period end.

There were no transfers between fair value levels during the period. Transfers between fair value levels are recognized at the beginning of the period.

 

4.   Derivatives Disclosure

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB ASC No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) as of December 31, 2016.

 

    

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2016

    

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2016

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
  

Location in the Statement

of Assets and Liabilities

  Fair
Value ($)
    

Location in the Statement

of Assets and Liabilities

  Fair
Value ($)
 
Equity Contracts    Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures          Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     (3,209

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement of Operations   

Total Notional
Amount of

Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)

   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
    

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized

in Income ($)

 
Equity Contracts    Realized gain (loss) on Futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures    6,470,318/

(6,485,021)

     28,083        (5,568

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund had an average notional value of $334,870 and $16,678 on long and short futures contracts, respectively. Please refer to the table following the Schedule of Investments for open futures contracts at December 31, 2016.

 

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5.   Line of Credit

Prior to July 1, 2016, the Company shared a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility was with the Company’s custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility required the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by each Fund generally was borne proportionally based upon net assets. Generally, borrowings under the credit facility would accrue interest at the higher of the 1-Month LIBOR plus 1.25% and the Overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund was the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facility was not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The revolving credit facility with State Street was terminated effective June 30, 2016.

Currently, the Funds and other affiliated funds (each a “Participant” and, collectively, the “Participants”) participate in a $360 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires October 12, 2017, unless extended or renewed.

The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. A Participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. From July 1, 2016, the date the Funds were added to this credit facility, through October 12, 2016, interest was calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the New York Fed Bank Rate plus 1%.

The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

6.   Compensation and Fees Paid to Affiliates

SSGA FM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2016 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. SSGA FM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services (“Management Fee”) is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.55%.

State Street serves as sub-administrator and custodian to the funds. Amounts paid by the Fund to State Street for performing such services are included in the advisory and administration and custody and accounting expenses, respectively.

Prior to July 1, 2016, GEAM served as the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator and the Fund paid GEAM a Management Fee at an annualized rate of 0.55%.

Directors’ Compensation  The Fund pays no compensation to its Directors who are officers or employees of SSGA FM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by SSGA FM. Compensation paid to non-interested Directors is reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms served by the Directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms. (For additional information about Directors’ compensation, please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.)

Other Transactions with Affiliates  In December 2015, State Street announced a review of the manner in which it invoiced certain expenses to certain of its Investment Servicing clients, primarily in the United States, during an 18-year period going back to 1998 and its determination that it had incorrectly invoiced clients for certain expenses. State Street informed its clients that it will pay to them the expenses it concluded were incorrectly invoiced to them, plus interest.

The Fund was impacted by this matter. The amounts in the table below represent the refunded expenses and interest received by the Fund for the periods in question.

 

Refunded
Custody
Expense*
   Interest*   Total   % of Net
Assets at
12/31/16
       
  $ 3,612      $ 2,212     $ 5,824       0.021%  

 

  * Refunded Custody Expense and Interest appear on the Statements of Operations in Custody and Accounting expenses — net and Interest income, respectively.

 

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7.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases    Sales
   
  $ 10,159,191      $ 16,355,629

Affiliated Investments The Fund may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Fund owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

8.   Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal year tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

At December 31, 2016, information on the tax cost of investments and distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Cost of
Investments
For Tax
Purposes
   Gross Tax   Net Tax
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Undistributed
Income
  Undistributed
Accum.
Capital
Gain/(Loss)
  Late-Year
Losses
   Appreciation   Depreciation   Investments   Derivatives/
Currency
     
               
  $ 23,323,894      $ 4,543,572     $ (570,709 )     $ 3,972,863     $     $ 2,483     $ 283,485     $

As of December 31, 2016, the Fund had no capital loss carryovers. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year (if the Fund elects to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Fund can elect to defer any post-October capital loss and/or any late-year ordinary loss as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

The Fund incurred no such losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Year    Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
    2016      $     320,358     $     2,161,189     $     2,481,547
    2015        349,409       3,073,095       3,422,504

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences include (but are not limited to) distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts, return of capital from securities, losses deferred due to wash sales transactions and investments in futures. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on net investment income, realized gains or losses, or the NAV of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

 

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The reclassifications for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Capital
Paid In
     
  $ (2,460 )      $ 2,460     $

 

9.   Change in Audit Firm

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) served as the independent registered certified public accounting firm of the Company through its resignation as of June 30, 2016. On September 9, 2016, upon recommendation by the Audit Committee of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors selected Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to replace KPMG as the independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The reports of KPMG on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such years or periods.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The Funds requested and KPMG furnished a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agreed with the above statements. A copy of such letter was filed as Exhibit 77 to Form N-SAR for the period ended December 31, 2016.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through September 9, 2016, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted EY on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors of State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. and Shareholders of State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund (formerly GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund) (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly GE Investment Funds, Inc.)) (the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the financial highlights for periods ended prior to January 1, 2016 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated February 19, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on that statement of changes in net assets and those financial highlights.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.) at December 31, 2016, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

February 17, 2017

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund hereby designates $2,161,189 as capital gain dividends, or the amount ultimately treated as capital gain net income.

The amounts presented herein may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in the financial statements due to differences between tax and financial accounting principles. Please consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about Federal or State income tax laws or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your Fund account, please consult your investment representative.

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results (Unaudited)

 

 

On November 2, 2016, the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.) (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), including shareholders of the State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund (formerly known as the U.S. Equity Fund) (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on August 31, 2016 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal shareholders of all Funds voted together and not by Fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund’s shareholders and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from GE Investments Funds, Inc. to State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Company Votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     129,623,837.819         89.283     89.283

Against

     10,047,818.534         6.921     6.921

Abstain

     5,511,041.282         3.796     3.796

Total

     145,182,697.634         100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     517,361.484         83.142     83.142

Against

     94,510.958         15.188     15.188

Abstain

     10,391.856         1.670     1.670

Total

     622,264.299         100.000     100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit the Board of Directors to change the name of the Company without seeking shareholder approval.

Company votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     118,220,823.871         81.429     81.429

Against

     21,486,028.150         14.799     14.799

Abstain

     5,475,845.611         3.772     3.772

Total

     145,182,697.634         100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     472,318.444         75.903     75.903

Against

     139,115.018         22.356     22.356

Abstain

     10,830.836         1.741     1.741

Total

     622,264.299         100.000     100.000

 

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Additional Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below. Matthew J. Simpson resigned as a Director of the Fund effective June 30, 2016.

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Jeanne M. La Porta

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 51

  Director and President   Until successor is elected and qualified – 2 years   Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Leader at GEAM from March 2014 to July 2016; President of State Street Institutional Funds and State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. since April 2014; President and Trustee of GEAM’s UCITs Funds from March 2014 to November 2014; Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer at GEAM from April 2010 to March 2014; Vice President of State Street Institutional Funds from July 2003 to April 2014; Vice President of Elfun Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Vice President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Secretary of GE Funds from July 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President from July 2007 to February 2011; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM from October 2007 to April 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from July 2003 to June 2010; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM from May 1997 to October 2007.     22     Trustee and President of State Street Institutional Funds since 2014; Trustee of Elfun Funds since 2014.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

JoonWon Choe

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 47

  Vice President & Secretary   Until successor is elected and qualified – 6 years   Managing Director and Managing Counsel at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM from March 2011 to July 2016; Vice President and Secretary of State Street Institutional Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds from September 2010 to July 2016; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; and Vice President and Secretary of GE Funds from September 2010 to February 2011.     N/A      N/A
             

Robert Herlihy

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 49

  Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – 11 years   Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM and Elfun Funds from July 2005 to July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002-2005.     N/A      N/A
 

Arthur A. Jensen

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 50

  Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Vice President at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Treasurer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Treasurer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since June 2011; Treasurer of Elfun Funds from June 2011 to July 2016; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM from April 2011 to July 2016; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010; and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.     N/A      N/A

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

Brian Harris

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 43

  Deputy Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013 – present)*; Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (2010-2013); Director of Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. (2008-2010).     N/A      N/A
             

Bruce S. Rosenberg

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 55

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 – present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 – July 2015).     N/A      N/A
 

Ann M. Carpenter

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 50

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2014 – present); Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2005 – present).*     N/A      N/A
 

Chad C. Hallett

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 47

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 – November 2014).     N/A      N/A
 

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS

John R. Costantino

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Chairman of the Board   Until successor is elected and qualified – 20 years   General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.     16      Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of NeuroScience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Director of Artes Medical from 2006 to 2008; and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992 to 2007.

 

* Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS (continued)

R. Sheldon Johnson

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Retired, 2006 to present; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006.     16      Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.
             

Donna M. Rapaccioli

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 54

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Dean of the Gabelli School of Business since 2007 and Accounting professor since 1987 at Fordham University.     16      Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since January 2012 and Trustee of Emmanuel College since 2010.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

Board of Directors

John R. Costantino, Chairman

R. Sheldon Johnson

Jeanne M. La Porta

Donna M. Rapaccioli

Secretary

JoonWon Choe

Chief Compliance Officer

Robert Herlihy

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Brian Harris

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen

Assistant Treasurers

Bruce S. Rosenberg

Ann M. Carpenter

Chad C. Hallett

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

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Investment Adviser

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, CT 06905

or at:

P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

www.ssga.com/geam

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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December 31, 2016

State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

(formerly the GE Investments Total Return Fund)

 

 

 

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December 31, 2016

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Notes to Performance        1  
Manager Reviews and Schedule of Investments        2  
Financial Statements     

Financial Highlights

       15  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

       16  

Statement of Operations

       17  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       18  

Notes to Financial Statements

       19  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        29  
Tax Information        30  
Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results        31  
Additional Information        32  
Investment Team        36  

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current summary prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

The information provided on the performance page relates to the State Street Total Return V.I.S Fund (the “Fund”).

Total return performance shown in this report for the Fund takes into account changes in share price and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free (800) 242-0134 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance.

The Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index ex-U.S. (“MSCI® ACWI ex-U.S.”) is a market-capitalization weighted index designed to provide a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based companies. The MSCI® ACWI ex-U.S. Index includes both developed and emerging markets.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market value-weighted index of taxable investment grade debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of one year or more. This index is designed to represent the performance of the U.S. investment-grade first rate bond market.

The results shown for the foregoing indices assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest and do not reflect fees, expenses, or taxes. As such, the index returns do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise each index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. The Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice.

 

 

State Street Global Markets, LLC, member of FINRA & SIPC is the principal underwriter and distributor of the State Street V.I.S. Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and Fund Accounting agent, and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrative services.

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Q. How did the State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, the State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund returned 6.35% for Class 1 shares and 6.08% for Class 3 shares. The Fund’s broad based benchmarks, the S&P 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”), the MSCI® All Country World ex-U.S. Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 11.96%, 4.50% and 2.65%, respectively. The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 348 U.S. Insurance Fund Moderate Allocation funds returned an average of 6.47% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. 2016 presented a range of challenges and opportunities for investors. After starting the year with considerable weakness in January and February, risk asset markets rebounded sharply. The growth fears that dominated those early weeks gave way to expectations for a more stable, though still subdued macro backdrop. For bond markets this led to continued declines in government bond yields, while equity markets were generally well supported by growth as well as accommodative central bank expectations.

 

   As the year progressed, two main events dominated returns and the macro backdrop — the United Kingdom’s June 2016 referendum vote to withdraw from the European Union (the “BREXIT Vote”) and the U.S. presidential election. In the end, both events produced short-term spikes in market volatility. Following the BREXIT Vote, equity markets were weak for a short time before recovering. However, the weakness in British Pound and, to a lesser extent, the euro was longer lasting given the political and economic uncertainty that followed.

 

   Following the U.S. presidential election, equity market weakness was confined to a few hours before giving way to a strong positive move through the end of the year driven by stronger growth expectations. Forecasts for more favorable fiscal policy courtesy of increased spending and tax cuts plus less regulation played a large role in this move, which also drove substantial outperformance of U.S. equities relative to international markets. Moreover, a sharp appreciation of the dollar through that time contributed to U.S. dollar-based outperformance. Finally, stronger growth and inflation expectations, alongside a related rise in expectations for tighter Federal Reserve policy in 2017 resulted in a sharp rise in U.S. Treasury yields in the fourth quarter. In the end, rates were not much changed for the year, but did experience a big move in the fourth quarter while U.S. equities posted a solid gain for all of 2016.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. For the year as a whole, the biggest positive driver of returns came from U.S. equities which rose more than 10%, with solid gains in the fourth quarter. While a smaller allocation in the overall fund, mid-cap equity markets rose more than 20% in 2016, with a gain of over 7% in the fourth quarter. Fixed income markets produced modest gains of less than 3% in 2016. However, the fourth quarter was much to blame for the full year result, with a decline of over 3% in the quarter on the back of rising interest rates. Finally, international equity markets lagged the U.S. considerably for the year, leading to a modest positive return in the aggregate for the asset class.

 

   Relative to our strategic benchmark, our underweight allocation to fixed income was a positive to performance given the weak returns in the asset class. Moreover, our overweight allocation to US equities was a positive contributor. Our overweight allocation to cash acted as a drag on performance, though only modestly given the corresponding underweight position in fixed income.

 

   Within tactical overlay positions, a short U.S. equity futures position late in the year to protect against market volatility acted as a modest detractor to overall returns. Meanwhile a tactical position to U.S. high yield bonds yielded a positive contribution for the fourth quarter and for the year as a whole.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. There were no major changes to the Fund in the year. Allocation shifts within and across asset classes were consistent with historical moves. In the fourth quarter, we did modestly add to our fixed income allocation in response to higher interest rates, though we remain substantially underweight.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and service fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

Class 1

   Actual
Fund Return
     Hypothetical
5% Return
(2.5% for
the period)
 

Account value at the

     

beginning of the period

July 1, 2016

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.00   

Account value at the

end of the period

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,032.50       $ 1,022.27   

Expenses paid during the period*

   $ 2.91       $ 2.90   

 

Class 3

   Actual
Fund Return
     Hypothetical
5% Return
(2.5% for
the period)
 

Account value at the

     

beginning of the period

July 1, 2016

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.00   

Account value at the

end of the period

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,031.50       $ 1,021.01   

Expenses paid during the period*

   $ 4.19       $ 4.17   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios of 0.57%** for Class 1 and 0.82%** for Class 3 (for the period July 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

** May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.
 

 

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Performance Summary — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/16

 

    One Year     Five Year     Ten Year  

Number of funds in peer group

    348       275       187  

Peer group average annual total return

    6.47     8.03     4.58

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Allocation — 50% to 70% Equity

 

Top Ten Largest Equity Holdings

as of December 31, 2016 (as a % of Fair Value) (a)(b)

 

Apple Inc.

    1.19

Microsoft Corp.

    0.93

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    0.72

Johnson & Johnson

    0.60

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    0.60

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    0.60

Amazon.com Inc.

    0.57

General Electric Co.

    0.54

Facebook Inc., Class A

    0.52

AT&T Inc.

    0.50

Sector Allocation

Portfolio Composition as a % of Fair Value of $2,324,332 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2016 (a)(b)

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended December 31, 2016

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 7/01/85)

 

    One Year     Five Year     Ten Year     Ending Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 

State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

    6.35     7.45     3.83   $ 14,557  

S&P 500® Index

    11.96     14.66     6.95   $ 19,572  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    2.65     2.23     4.35   $ 15,300  

MSCI® All Country World ex-U.S.

    4.50     5.00     0.96   $ 11,005  

Class 3 Shares (Inception date: 5/01/06)

 

    One Year     Five Year     Ten Year     Ending Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 

State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

    6.08     7.19     3.60   $ 14,248  

S&P 500® Index

    11.96     14.66     6.95   $ 19,572  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    2.65     2.23     4.35   $ 15,300  

MSCI® All Country World ex-U.S.

    4.50     5.00     0.96   $ 11,005  
 

 

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Class 1 Shares

 

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Class 3 Shares

 

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(a) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class G Shares.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

See Notes to Performance beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Summary Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

         
    
Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       
Equity Securities - 63.5%†  

Consumer Discretionary - 7.5%

 

Amazon.com Inc. (a)

     17,625          13,216,459  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     106,747          7,370,880  

The Home Depot Inc.

     54,607          7,321,707  

The Walt Disney Co.

     65,605          6,837,353  

Other Securities

     8,464,003          138,209,438  
       

 

 

 
          172,955,837  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 6.0%

 

Altria Group Inc.

     87,439          5,912,625  

Nestle S.A.

     99,269          7,134,944  

PepsiCo Inc.

     64,308          6,728,546  

Philip Morris International Inc.

     69,445          6,353,523  

The Coca-Cola Co.

     173,911          7,210,350  

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     119,880          10,079,510  

Other Securities

     5,629,439          93,726,984  
       

 

 

 
          137,146,482  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 4.6%

 

Chevron Corp.

     84,508          9,946,592  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     185,667          16,758,303  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     62,265          5,227,147  

Other Securities

     7,637,628          74,969,625  
       

 

 

 
          106,901,667  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 11.6%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     452,519          10,000,670  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B (a)

     85,043          13,860,308  

Citigroup Inc.

     127,653          7,586,418  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     160,258          13,828,663  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     202,406          11,154,595  

State Street Corp. (b)

     16,264          1,264,038  

Other Securities

     43,728,057          209,111,254  
       

 

 

 
          266,805,946  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare - 7.3%

 

Johnson & Johnson

     121,823          14,035,228  

Merck & Company Inc.

     123,512          7,271,151  

Pfizer Inc.

     271,645          8,823,030  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     42,621          6,821,065  

Other Securities

     3,982,230          130,776,549  
       

 

 

 
          167,727,023  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 6.9%

 

General Electric Co. (c)

     396,151          12,518,372  

Other Securities

     11,080,874          147,610,652  
       

 

 

 
          160,129,024  
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
or Principal
Amount ($)
       Fair
Value
$
 

Information Technology - 10.4%

 

Alphabet Inc., Class A (a)

     13,276          10,520,566  

Alphabet Inc., Class C (a)

     13,235          10,215,038  

Apple Inc.

     238,817          27,659,785  

Cisco Systems Inc.

     225,034          6,800,527  

Facebook Inc., Class A (a)

     104,862          12,064,373  

Intel Corp.

     211,740          7,679,810  

International Business Machines Corp.

     38,717          6,426,635  

Microsoft Corp.

     348,195          21,636,837  

Visa Inc., Class A

     83,577          6,520,678  

Other Securities

     7,868,729          129,715,070  
       

 

 

 
          239,239,319  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.1%

 

Other Securities

     6,234,904          71,864,566  
       

 

 

 
          71,864,566  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 2.0%

 

Other Securities

     5,943,521          46,908,942  
       

 

 

 
          46,908,942  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 2.1%

 

AT&T Inc.

     275,057          11,698,174  

Verizon Communications Inc.

     182,550          9,744,519  

Other Securities

     8,372,169          27,597,185  
       

 

 

 
          49,039,878  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 2.0%

 

Other Securities

     7,194,992          46,175,410  
       

 

 

 
          46,175,410  
       

 

 

 
Total Equity Securities
(Cost $1,198,345,483)
         1,464,894,094  
       

 

 

 
Bonds and Notes - 31.0%  

U.S. Treasuries - 10.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.25% 08/15/46 (d)

     600,000          503,203  

2.50% 02/15/45 - 05/15/46 (d)

     4,510,000          4,000,138  

2.75% 11/15/42 (d)

     650,000          612,614  

2.88% 08/15/45 - 11/15/46 (d)

     1,800,000          1,728,705  

3.00% 05/15/42 - 11/15/45 (d)

     12,800,000          12,636,740  

3.13% 08/15/44 (d)

     2,000,000          2,019,738  

3.38% 05/15/44 (d)

     2,900,000          3,068,603  

3.63% 08/15/43 - 02/15/44 (d)

     1,740,000          1,924,836  

3.75% 11/15/43 (d)

     1,400,000          1,584,006  

4.38% 11/15/39 (d)

     500,000          616,118  

4.50% 02/15/36 (d)

     3,000,000          3,789,252  

4.63% 02/15/40 (d)

     500,000          637,843  

5.25% 02/15/29 (d)

     200,000          255,219  
 

 

See Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal
Amount ($)
       Fair
Value
$
 
       

5.50% 08/15/28(d)

     1,450,000           1,874,286   

6.00% 02/15/26(d)

     1,827,000           2,359,293   

6.38% 08/15/27(d)

     200,000           271,868   

7.63% 11/15/22 - 02/15/25(d)

     500,000           669,921   

7.88% 02/15/21(d)

     2,000,000           2,479,170   

8.75% 05/15/20(d)

     3,000,000           3,699,801   

9.00% 11/15/18(d)

     3,000,000           3,433,533   

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

0.63% 04/30/18

     3,000,000           2,985,063   

0.75% 01/31/18 - 03/31/18

     4,000,000           3,989,708   

0.88% 01/31/18 - 03/31/18

     3,000,000           2,997,019   

1.00% 03/15/18 - 10/15/19

     11,300,000           11,258,468   

1.13% 12/31/19 - 09/30/21

     22,000,000           21,633,761   

1.25% 10/31/18 - 10/31/21

     17,500,000           17,329,581   

1.38% 07/31/18 - 05/31/21

     17,700,000           17,580,301   

1.50% 11/30/19 - 08/15/26

     16,900,000           16,529,183   

1.63% 04/30/19 - 05/15/26

     17,240,000           16,987,424   

1.75% 10/31/20 - 09/30/22

     12,600,000           12,563,238   

2.00% 07/31/20 - 08/15/25

     26,844,000           26,541,747   

2.13% 08/31/20 - 12/31/22

     7,100,000           7,163,185   

2.25% 03/31/21 - 11/15/25

     13,890,000           13,809,711   

2.38% 05/31/18 - 08/15/24

     11,200,000           11,361,911   

2.50% 05/15/24

     2,500,000           2,534,190   

2.63% 08/15/20 - 11/15/20

     3,885,000           4,013,079   

3.13% 05/15/21

     4,000,000           4,211,472   

3.63% 02/15/21

     700,000           750,789   
       

 

 

 
          242,404,717   
       

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency - 0.1%

  

Other Securities

     1,000,000           975,166   
       

 

 

 

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 0.2%

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       

2.37% 05/25/22

     600,000           600,363   

2.60% 10/25/23

     127,260           129,251   

2.75% 01/25/26

     300,000           295,728   

2.79% 10/25/20

     38,259           38,876   

2.87% 12/25/21

     800,000           819,776   

3.06% 07/25/23(e)

     600,000           618,450   

3.30% 04/25/23(e)

     100,000           104,509   

3.39% 03/25/24

     200,000           209,247   

3.40% 07/25/19

     106,767           109,241   

3.41% 05/25/19

     180,378           184,852   

3.49% 01/25/24

     300,000           315,855   

3.53% 07/25/23(e)

     800,000           846,363   

3.97% 01/25/21(e)

     200,000           213,587   

4.25% 01/25/20

     100,000           105,798   

5.09% 03/25/19

     100,000           106,097   

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

       

2.78% 06/25/21(e)

     483,374           493,187   
       

 

 

 
          5,191,180   
       

 

 

 
         
    
Principal
Amount ($)
       Fair
Value
$
 

Agency Mortgage Backed - 9.3%

  

Federal Home Loan Banks

       

1.25% 01/16/19

     1,800,000           1,798,322   

1.38% 11/15/19

     1,200,000           1,194,620   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       

0.88% 03/07/18

     2,000,000           1,997,136   

1.13% 08/12/21

     1,137,000           1,093,611   

1.25% 10/02/19

     1,500,000           1,490,511   

2.38% 01/13/22

     2,100,000           2,132,298   

2.50% 07/01/28 - 01/01/30

     2,982,266           2,989,122   

2.51% 11/25/22

     300,000           300,754   

3.00% 05/01/30 - 12/01/46

     12,460,390           12,551,868   

3.50% 10/01/42 - 11/01/46

     12,179,401           12,490,981   

4.00% 06/01/42 - 05/01/46

     7,261,725           7,636,971   

4.50% 05/01/42 - 01/01/45

     120,349           129,640   

4.88% 06/13/18

     2,000,000           2,106,244   

5.00% 12/01/22 - 06/01/41

     2,999,783           3,276,583   

5.50% 01/01/38 - 04/01/39

     553,241           632,423   

6.00% 06/01/37 - 11/01/37

     524,429           607,390   

6.25% 07/15/32

     250,000           343,622   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1.50% + 12 month USD LIBOR

       

1.80% 06/01/43(e)

     227,492           232,524   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1.60% + 12 month USD LIBOR

       

2.52% 08/01/43(e)

     267,338           270,874   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1.65% + 12 month USD LIBOR

       

2.45% 05/01/43(e)

     710,299           718,277   

2.50% TBA(f)

     1,500,000           1,502,100   

3.00% TBA(f)

     2,050,000           2,047,575   

3.50% TBA(f)

     1,000,000           1,032,950   

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

       

0.88% 05/21/18

     900,000           897,341   

1.88% 09/24/26

     1,000,000           917,434   

2.13% 04/24/26

     700,000           660,975   

2.50% 02/01/28 - 11/01/31

     7,435,945           7,453,510   

2.68% 05/25/21(e)

     100,000           101,103   

3.00% 01/01/28 - 12/01/46

     19,255,741           19,415,814   

3.50% 01/01/27 - 08/01/46

     22,830,970           23,497,997   

4.00% 10/01/41 - 09/01/46

     13,670,903           14,407,734   

4.50% 11/01/18 - 04/01/41

     9,802,130           10,552,926   

5.00% 12/01/39 - 06/01/41

     2,582,673           2,862,650   

5.50% 12/01/35 - 04/01/38

     3,624,371           4,061,118   

6.00% 03/01/34 - 08/01/37

     2,622,728           2,990,718   

6.63% 11/15/30

     100,000           138,858   
 

 

See Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal
Amount ($)
       Fair
Value
$
 
       

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 1.53% + 12 month USD LIBOR

       

1.90% 04/01/43(e)

     450,629          463,749  

2.50% TBA(f)

     250,000          250,275  

3.00% TBA(f)

     9,825,000          9,756,588  

3.50% TBA(f)

     900,000          921,870  

4.50% TBA(f)

     300,000          322,560  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

       

2.50% 05/20/45

     320,737          311,401  

3.00% 10/15/42 -11/20/46

     10,019,549          10,156,265  

3.50% 03/20/45 -10/20/46

     17,640,188          18,346,626  

4.00% 12/20/40 -09/20/46

     7,875,287          8,400,799  

4.50% 05/20/40

     1,982,625          2,134,919  

5.00% 08/15/41

     3,060,598          3,376,061  

3.00% TBA(f)

     6,000,000          6,070,800  

3.50% TBA(f)

     7,600,000          7,896,080  

4.00% TBA(f)

     400,000          424,560  
       

 

 

 
          215,367,127  
       

 

 

 

Asset Backed - 0.2%

 

Other Securities

     4,010,000          3,985,983  
       

 

 

 

Corporate Notes - 9.7%

       

Apple Inc.

       

1.00% 05/03/18

     250,000          249,027  

1.10% 08/02/19

     250,000          246,154  

1.70% 02/22/19

     200,000          200,333  

2.25% 02/23/21

     200,000          199,867  

3.25% 02/23/26

     160,000          159,856  

4.38% 05/13/45

     465,000          476,738  

4.50% 02/23/36

     300,000          319,873  

4.65% 02/23/46

     185,000          199,370  

Microsoft Corp.

 

1.10% 08/08/19

     200,000          197,221  

1.30% 11/03/18

     200,000          199,801  

1.55% 08/08/21

     500,000          484,500  

2.40% 08/08/26

     200,000          188,757  

3.45% 08/08/36

     200,000          189,743  

3.50% 02/12/35

     65,000          62,465  
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

3.75% 05/01/43

     300,000          283,021  

4.45% 11/03/45

     425,000          451,881  

Other Securities

     212,411,539          218,551,239  
       

 

 

 
          222,659,846  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 0.3%

 

Other Securities

     6,590,000          6,870,449  
       

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds - 0.4%

 

Other Securities

     9,072,000          9,421,018  
       

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds and Notes - 0.3%

 

Other Securities

     5,650,000          6,697,509  
       

 

 

 

FNMA (TBA) - 0.0%*

 

Lehman

       

5.50% TBA (i)

     384,555          12,152  
       

 

 

 
Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $716,413,089)
         713,585,147  
       

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Fund - 3.2%  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF(g)
(Cost $72,006,250)

     2,022,863          73,733,356  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $1,986,764,822)
         2,252,212,597  
       

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments - 3.1%  

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 0.46%(d,g,h)
(Cost $72,119,782)

     72,119,782          72,119,782  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments
(Cost $2,058,884,604)
         2,324,332,379  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net - (0.8)%          (18,455,886
       

 

 

 
NET ASSETS -100.0%           2,305,876,493  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Other Information:

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description    Expiration
date
     Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

MSCI EAFE Mini Index Futures

     March 2017         41       $ 3,434,980       $ (10,287

MSCI Emerging Market Mini Futures

     March 2017         23         987,735         (28,112

Russell 2000 Mini Index Futures

     March 2017         12         814,140         (10,826

S&P Mid 400 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017         1         165,910         (2,647

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017         41         4,584,210         (27,431
           

 

 

 
            $ (79,303
           

 

 

 

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description    Expiration
date
     Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017         470       $ (52,550,700    $ 368,522   
           

 

 

 
            $ 289,219   
           

 

 

 

The Fund was invested in the following countries/territories at December 31, 2016 (unaudited):

Country/Territory    Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

United States

     72.51%   

Japan

     4.17%   

United Kingdom

     3.44%   

Canada

     2.05%   

Germany

     1.82%   

Switzerland

     1.79%   

France

     1.75%   

China

     1.41%   

Australia

     1.35%   

South Korea

     0.80%   

Netherlands

     0.80%   

Taiwan

     0.66%   

Spain

     0.58%   

Hong Kong

     0.58%   

Supranational

     0.54%   

Ireland

     0.52%   

Sweden

     0.47%   

India

     0.44%   

Brazil

     0.43%   

South Africa

     0.40%   

Mexico

     0.38%   

Singapore

     0.34%   

Italy

     0.34%   

Denmark

     0.28%   

Russian Federation

     0.24%   

Belgium

     0.20%   

Finland

     0.16%   

Norway

     0.15%   

Indonesia

     0.14%   

Malaysia

     0.14%   
Country/Territory, continued    Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

Philippines

     0.12%   

Thailand

     0.12%   

Israel

     0.11%   

Poland

     0.10%   

Colombia

     0.09%   

Chile

     0.08%   

Turkey

     0.06%   

Qatar

     0.05%   

Luxembourg

     0.04%   

United Arab Emirates

     0.04%   

Austria

     0.04%   

Peru

     0.04%   

Bermuda

     0.03%   

Hungary

     0.03%   

Cayman Islands

     0.03%   

New Zealand

     0.03%   

Portugal

     0.03%   

Uruguay

     0.02%   

Greece

     0.02%   

Panama

     0.01%   

Guernsey

     0.01%   

Czech Republic

     0.01%   

Egypt

     0.01%   

Malta

     0.00% ** 

Puerto Rico

     0.00% ** 

Monaco

     0.00% ** 

United States Virgin Islands

     0.00% ** 

Jersey

     0.00% ** 
  

 

 

 
     100.00%   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The Fund’s % share of investment in the various categories, based on Fair Value, is as follows at December 31, 2016 (unaudited):

 

Industry    Domestic      Foreign      Total  

Diversified Banks

     2.02%         3.38%         5.40%   

Pharmaceuticals

     1.86%         1.47%         3.33%   

Exchange Traded Funds

     3.17%         0.00%         3.17%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

     1.26%         1.08%         2.34%   

Internet Software & Services

     1.57%         0.50%         2.07%   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     1.37%         0.44%         1.81%   

Integrated Telecommunication Services

     0.96%         0.57%         1.53%   

Semiconductors

     1.01%         0.52%         1.53%   

Industrial Conglomerates

     0.96%         0.39%         1.35%   

Biotechnology

     1.02%         0.25%         1.27%   

Systems Software

     1.22%         0.04%         1.26%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

     0.55%         0.67%         1.22%   

Electric Utilities

     0.75%         0.37%         1.12%   

Aerospace & Defense

     0.83%         0.22%         1.05%   

Healthcare Equipment

     0.68%         0.32%         1.00%   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

     0.72%         0.26%         0.98%   

Automobile Manufacturers

     0.18%         0.78%         0.96%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

     0.88%         0.08%         0.96%   

Life & Health Insurance

     0.35%         0.58%         0.93%   

Tobacco

     0.61%         0.32%         0.93%   

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     0.85%         0.07%         0.92%   

Household Products

     0.67%         0.19%         0.86%   

Regional Banks

     0.54%         0.27%         0.81%   

Soft Drinks

     0.67%         0.06%         0.73%   

Multi-Sector Holdings

     0.61%         0.11%         0.72%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

     0.37%         0.32%         0.69%   

Industrial Machinery

     0.28%         0.41%         0.69%   

Managed Healthcare

     0.59%         0.02%         0.61%   

Multi-Utilities

     0.38%         0.22%         0.60%   

Multi-Line Insurance

     0.19%         0.40%         0.59%   

Cable & Satellite

     0.44%         0.15%         0.59%   

Railroads

     0.30%         0.29%         0.59%   

Movies & Entertainment

     0.54%         0.05%         0.59%   

Restaurants

     0.44%         0.14%         0.58%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

     0.42%         0.14%         0.56%   

Application Software

     0.29%         0.26%         0.55%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

     0.18%         0.37%         0.55%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     0.00%         0.53%         0.53%   

Investment Banking & Brokerage

     0.40%         0.10%         0.50%   

Diversified Chemicals

     0.26%         0.23%         0.49%   

Communications Equipment

     0.38%         0.11%         0.49%   

Specialty Chemicals

     0.19%         0.28%         0.47%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

     0.41%         0.06%         0.47%   

Hypermarkets & Super Centers

     0.33%         0.13%         0.46%   

Home Improvement Retail

     0.44%         0.01%         0.45%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

     0.11%         0.33%         0.44%   

Retail REITs

     0.23%         0.19%         0.42%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

     0.20%         0.20%         0.40%   

Diversified Metals & Mining

     0.00%         0.40%         0.40%   

Personal Products

     0.05%         0.34%         0.39%   

Specialized REITs

     0.39%         0.00%         0.39%   

Food Retail

     0.08%         0.30%         0.38%   

 

See Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The Fund’s % share of investment in the various categories, based on Fair Value, is as follows at December 31, 2016 (unaudited) (continued):

 

Industry   Domestic   Foreign   Total

Financial Exchanges & Data

      0.23%         0.15%         0.38%  

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

      0.20%         0.18%         0.38%  

Apparel Retail

      0.21%         0.15%         0.36%  

Air Freight & Logistics

      0.28%         0.08%         0.36%  

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

      0.20%         0.15%         0.35%  

Consumer Finance

      0.31%         0.04%         0.35%  

Trading Companies & Distributors

      0.07%         0.25%         0.32%  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks

      0.18%         0.13%         0.31%  

Drug Retail

      0.30%         0.00%         0.30%  

Airlines

      0.24%         0.05%         0.29%  

Building Products

      0.11%         0.17%         0.28%  

Auto Parts & Equipment

      0.02%         0.26%         0.28%  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

      0.23%         0.04%         0.27%  

Electronic Components

      0.08%         0.19%         0.27%  

Brewers

      0.03%         0.24%         0.27%  

Healthcare Services

      0.16%         0.11%         0.27%  

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

      0.14%         0.12%         0.26%  

Construction Materials

      0.06%         0.19%         0.25%  

Construction & Engineering

      0.04%         0.21%         0.25%  

Diversified Real Estate Activities

      0.00%         0.25%         0.25%  

Steel

      0.04%         0.20%         0.24%  

Industrial Gases

      0.12%         0.11%         0.23%  

Semiconductor Equipment

      0.12%         0.11%         0.23%  

Research & Consulting Services

      0.09%         0.14%         0.23%  

Commodity Chemicals

      0.06%         0.17%         0.23%  

Distillers & Vintners

      0.07%         0.13%         0.20%  

General Merchandise Stores

      0.16%         0.04%         0.20%  

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

      0.14%         0.05%         0.19%  

Residential REITs

      0.18%         0.01%         0.19%  

Diversified Capital Markets

      0.00%         0.19%         0.19%  

Healthcare Distributors

      0.15%         0.04%         0.19%  

Insurance Brokers

      0.09%         0.08%         0.17%  

Gold

      0.04%         0.13%         0.17%  

Automotive Retail

      0.14%         0.03%         0.17%  

Footwear

      0.13%         0.03%         0.16%  

Office REITs

      0.09%         0.07%         0.16%  

Broadcasting

      0.09%         0.06%         0.15%  

Home Entertainment Software

      0.10%         0.05%         0.15%  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

      0.01%         0.13%         0.14%  

Advertising

      0.06%         0.08%         0.14%  

Health Care REITs

      0.14%         0.00%         0.14%  

Gas Utilities

      0.00%         0.13%         0.13%  

Healthcare Supplies

      0.05%         0.08%         0.13%  

Electronic Manufacturing Services

      0.00%         0.13%         0.13%  

Paper Packaging

      0.09%         0.04%         0.13%  

Consumer Electronics

      0.02%         0.11%         0.13%  

Casinos & Gaming

      0.01%         0.11%         0.12%  

Reinsurance

      0.00%         0.12%         0.12%  

Department Stores

      0.05%         0.07%         0.12%  

Specialty Stores

      0.09%         0.02%         0.11%  

Healthcare Facilities

      0.06%         0.05%         0.11%  

Diversified REITs

      0.00%         0.11%         0.11%  

Home Building

      0.05%         0.06%         0.11%  

Environmental & Facilities Services

      0.09%         0.02%         0.11%  

 

See Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Summary Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

The Fund’s % share of investment in the various categories, based on Fair Value, is as follows at December 31, 2016 (unaudited) (continued):

 

Industry   Domestic   Foreign   Total

Tires & Rubber

      0.02%         0.08%         0.10%  

Industrial REITs

      0.05%         0.05%         0.10%  

Real Estate Development

      0.00%         0.10%         0.10%  

Agricultural & Farm Machinery

      0.06%         0.04%         0.10%  

Real Estate Operating Companies

      0.00%         0.10%         0.10%  

Other Diversified Financial Services

      0.00%         0.09%         0.09%  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

      0.00%         0.09%         0.09%  

Leisure Products

      0.04%         0.05%         0.09%  

Agricultural Products

      0.05%         0.03%         0.08%  

Human Resource & Employment Services

      0.01%         0.07%         0.08%  

Diversified Support Services

      0.02%         0.05%         0.07%  

Food Distributors

      0.05%         0.02%         0.07%  

Water Utilities

      0.02%         0.05%         0.07%  

Highways & Railtracks

      0.00%         0.07%         0.07%  

Paper Products

      0.00%         0.06%         0.06%  

Heavy Electrical Equipment

      0.00%         0.06%         0.06%  

Home Furnishings

      0.03%         0.03%         0.06%  

Household Appliances

      0.03%         0.03%         0.06%  

Trucking

      0.03%         0.03%         0.06%  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

      0.02%         0.04%         0.06%  

Copper

      0.04%         0.02%         0.06%  

Distributors

      0.05%         0.01%         0.06%  

Airport Services

      0.00%         0.06%         0.06%  

Alternative Carriers

      0.03%         0.02%         0.05%  

Hotel & Resort REITs

      0.05%         0.00%         0.05%  

Publishing

      0.01%         0.04%         0.05%  

Housewares & Specialties

      0.04%         0.00%         0.04%  

Marine

      0.00%         0.04%         0.04%  

Metal & Glass Containers

      0.03%         0.01%         0.04%  

Healthcare Technology

      0.03%         0.01%         0.04%  

Security & Alarm Services

      0.00%         0.04%         0.04%  

Oil & Gas Drilling

      0.02%         0.02%         0.04%  

Computer & Electronics Retail

      0.02%         0.02%         0.04%  

Coal & Consumable Fuels

      0.00%         0.04%         0.04%  

Motorcycle Manufacturers

      0.02%         0.02%         0.04%  

Home Furnishing Retail

      0.01%         0.02%         0.03%  

Education Services

      0.00%         0.03%         0.03%  

Marine Ports & Services

      0.00%         0.03%         0.03%  

Office Services & Supplies

      0.01%         0.02%         0.03%  

Leisure Facilities

      0.00%         0.03%         0.03%  

Aluminum

      0.00%         0.02%         0.02%  

Real Estate Services

      0.02%         0.00%         0.02%  

Technology Distributors

      0.00%         0.02%         0.02%  

Commercial Printing

      0.00%         0.02%         0.02%  

Mortgage REITs

      0.02%         0.00%         0.02%  

Specialized Consumer Services

      0.02%         0.00%         0.02%  

Renewable Electricity

      0.00%         0.02%         0.02%  

Silver

      0.00%         0.01%         0.01%  

Precious Metals & Minerals

      0.00%         0.01%         0.01%  

Forest Products

      0.00%         0.01%         0.01%  

Specialized Finance

      0.00%         0.01%         0.01%  

Textiles

      0.00%         0.01%         0.01%  
           

 

 

 
              66.20%  
           

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Summary Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

The Fund’s % share of investment in the various categories, based on Fair Value, is as follows at December 31, 2016 (unaudited) (continued):

 

Sector    Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

U.S. Treasuries

     10.43%  

Corporate Notes

     9.58%  

Agency Mortgage Backed

     9.27%  

Sovereign Bonds

     0.40%  

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     0.30%  

Municipal Bonds and Notes

     0.29%  

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     0.22%  

Asset Backed

     0.17%  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agencies

     0.04%  

FNMA (TBA)

     0.00% ** 
  

 

 

 
     30.70%  
  

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

  

Short-Term Investments

     3.10%  
  

 

 

 
     3.10%  
  

 

 

 
     100.00%  
  

 

 

 
 

Affiliate Table

 

     Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/15
    Value At
12/31/15
    Shares
Purchased
    Shares
Sold
    Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/16
    Value at
12/31/16
    Dividend/
Interest
Income
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

General Electric Co.*

    453,781     $ 14,135,278             57,630       396,151     $ 12,518,372     $ 390,904     $ 492,454  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

                2,022,863             2,022,863       73,733,356       2,745,181        

State Street Corp., Common Stock

    19,513       1,294,883             3,249       16,264       1,264,038       25,110       81,684  

State Street Corp., Corporate Notes

    370,000       382,216             370,000                   11,979       17,131  

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares

    188,563,850       188,563,850       327,638,660       444,082,728       72,119,782       72,119,782       419,527        
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 204,376,227           $ 159,635,548     $ 3,592,701     $ 591,269  
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-affiliated investment as of December 31, 2016.

 

See Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

The Summary Schedule of Investments does not reflect the complete portfolio holdings. It includes the Fund’s 50 largest holdings and each investment of any issuer that exceeds 1% of the Fund’s net assets. “Other Securities” represent all issues not required to be disclosed under the rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In certain instances, securities for which footnotes listed above may otherwise apply are included in the Other Securities caption. The complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 242-0134; and ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) State Street Corp. is the parent company of SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator effective July 1, 2016, and State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
(c) General Electric Co. is the parent company of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the Fund’s investment adviser prior to July 1, 2016.
(d) At December 31, 2016, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures and/or TBA’s.
(e) Variable or floating rate security. The stated rate represents the rate at December 31, 2016.
(f) Settlement is on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis with final maturity to be announced (TBA) in the future.
(g) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser and administrator, effective July 1, 2016, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Funds’ sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
(h) Coupon amount represents effective yield.
(i) Security is fair valued by the Valuation Committee, in accordance with the procedures approved by the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors.
Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2016.
* Less than 0.05%.
** Less than 0.005%.

Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

TBA - To Be Announced

 

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

 

     Class 1  
      12/31/16      12/31/15*     12/31/14*     12/31/13*     12/31/12*  
Inception date                             7/1/85  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 17.66       $ 18.81      $ 18.71      $ 17.35      $ 15.66   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income

     0.35         0.31        0.35        0.29        0.28   

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     0.77         (0.52     0.65        2.29        1.68   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     1.12         (0.21     1.00        2.58        1.96   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

     0.35         0.34        0.34        0.29        0.27   

Net realized gains

     0.35         0.60        0.56        0.93          
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     0.70         0.94        0.90        1.22        0.27   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 18.08       $ 17.66      $ 18.81      $ 18.71      $ 17.35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     6.35      (1.13 )%      5.32     14.93     12.55

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 797,448       $ 807,584      $ 941,344      $ 1,046,388      $ 1,015,136   

Ratios to average net assets:

           

Net expenses

     0.60      0.61     0.62 %(b)      0.60 %(b)      0.73 %(b) 

Gross expenses

     0.60      0.61     0.62     0.61     0.74

Net investment income

     1.85      1.56     1.66     1.50     1.45

Portfolio turnover rate

     45      70     78     175     168
     Class 3  
      12/31/16      12/31/15*     12/31/14*     12/31/13*     12/31/12*  
Inception date                     5/1/06  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 17.61       $ 18.75      $ 18.65      $ 17.30      $ 15.62   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income

     0.30         0.27        0.28        0.24        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     0.77         (0.51     0.67        2.28        1.71   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     1.07         (0.24     0.95        2.52        1.91   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

     0.30         0.30        0.29        0.24        0.23   

Net realized gains

     0.35         0.60        0.56        0.93          
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     0.65         0.90        0.85        1.17        0.23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 18.03       $ 17.61      $ 18.75      $ 18.65      $ 17.30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     6.08      (1.34 )%      5.07     14.64     12.25

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 1,508,428       $ 1,633,723      $ 1,842,997      $ 1,937,910      $ 1,769,140   

Ratios to average net assets:

           

Net Expenses

     0.85      0.86     0.87 %(b)      0.85 %(b)      0.98 %(b) 

Gross Expenses

     0.85      0.86     0.87     0.86     0.99

Net investment income

     1.60      1.31     1.40     1.25     1.20

Portfolio turnover rate

     45      70     78     175     168

 

(a)   Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b)   Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Money Market Fund.
*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities — December 31, 2016

 

Assets

        

Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $1,914,101,985)

   $ 2,177,215,203  

Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value (cost $72,662,837)

     74,997,394  

Short-term affiliated investments, at fair value

     72,119,782  

Restricted cash(1)

     3,159,902  

Foreign currency (cost $1,567,457)

     1,556,520  

Receivable for investments sold

     8,493,198  

Income receivable

     6,847,157  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     327,976  

Income receivable from affiliated investments

     401,870  

Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     149,074  

Other assets

     113,380  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,345,381,456  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for investments purchased

     36,130,055  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     463,157  

Payable to the Adviser (Note 6)

     684,092  

Payable to the Custodian (Note 6)

     276,350  

Distribution and service fees (Note 6)

     320,318  

Due to custodian

     222,595  

Accrued other expenses

     1,408,396  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     39,504,963  
  

 

 

 
  

Net Assets

   $ 2,305,876,493  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital paid in

   $ 2,051,855,310  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (2,090,380

Accumulated net realized loss

     (9,551,113

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     265,447,775  

Futures

     289,219  

Foreign currency related transactions

     (74,318
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,305,876,493  
  

 

 

 
  

Class 1

  

Net Assets

   $ 797,448,286  

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value, unlimited shares authorized)

     44,106,340  

Net asset value per share

   $ 18.08  
  

Class 3

  

Net Assets

   $ 1,508,428,207  

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value, unlimited shares authorized)

     83,681,666  

Net asset value per share

   $ 18.03  

(1)    Deposits at broker for futures contracts.

  

 

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

 

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Statements of Operations — For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

Investment Income

        

Income

  

Dividend

   $ 39,164,196  

Interest

     17,079,380  

Dividend income from affiliated investments

     3,189,818  

Interest income from affiliated investments

     11,979  

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

     (1,750,993
  

 

 

 

Total income

     57,694,380  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory and administration fees (Note 6)

     8,325,387  

Distribution and service (Note 6):

  

Class 1

     1,585,079  

Class 3

     7,040,819  

Directors’ fees (Note 6)

     161,835  

Custody and accounting expenses — net (Note 6)

     496,728  

Professional fees

     144,395  

Other expenses

     259,867  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     18,014,110  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 39,680,270  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments

   $ 32,740,116  

Affiliated investments

     98,815  

Futures

     11,347  

Foreign currency transactions

     (138,907

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     65,958,985  

Futures

     1,081,412  

Foreign currency translations

     (2,037
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     99,749,731  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 139,430,001  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     

Year Ended

December 31, 2016

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2015*

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 39,680,270       $ 36,869,155   

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

     32,711,371         71,600,751   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, TBA Sale Commitments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     67,038,360         (137,265,756
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     139,430,001         (28,795,850
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

     

Class 1

     (14,840,025      (14,866,449

Class 3

     (24,277,209      (25,948,829

Net realized gains

     

Class 1

     (14,759,944      (26,109,147

Class 3

     (28,143,917      (53,172,873
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (82,021,095      (120,097,298
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

     57,408,906         (148,893,148
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class 1

     24,722,908         34,958,688   

Class 3

     14,430,513         34,605,587   

Value of distributions reinvested

     

Class 1

     29,599,969         40,975,596   

Class 3

     52,421,126         79,121,702   

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class 1

     (83,008,379      (161,103,239

Class 3

     (231,006,331      (222,699,174
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

     (192,840,194      (194,140,840
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (135,431,288      (343,033,988

Net Assets

     

Beginning of year

     2,441,307,781         2,784,341,769   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 2,305,876,493       $ 2,441,307,781   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of year

   $ (2,090,380    $ (2,295,946

Changes in Fund Shares

     

Class 1

     

Shares sold

     1,379,965         1,839,621   

Issued for distributions reinvested

     1,641,707         2,302,000   

Shares redeemed

     (4,633,537      (8,469,377
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

     (1,611,865      (4,327,756
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class 3

     

Shares sold

     800,556         1,843,228   

Issued for distributions reinvested

     2,915,525         4,457,561   

Shares redeemed

     (12,806,048      (11,810,905
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in fund shares

     (9,089,967      (5,510,116
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — December 31, 2016

 

 

1.   Organization of the Company

State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Prior to November 30, 2016, the Company was named GE Investments Funds, Inc. The Company is currently composed of the following eight investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”): State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund, State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”), State Street Income V.I.S. Fund and State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. Each Fund is a diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

Effective November 30, 2016, each individual Fund changed its respective name as follows:

 

Old Name    New Name

GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund

   State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund

   State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund

   State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund

   State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund

   State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Total Return Fund

   State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Income Fund

   State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund

   State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds effective July 1, 2016. Prior to July 1, 2016, GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) served as the investment adviser and administrator to each Fund.

The Company currently offers two share classes of the Fund as investment options for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts — Class 1 and Class 3. Class 3 shares were first offered on May 1, 2006, and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2006 were designated as Class 1 shares. Each class of shares has different fees and expenses, and as a result, each class of shares will have different share price and performance. Not all variable contracts offer every class of the Fund’s shares.

 

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Each Fund’s income, expenses (other than distribution and service fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day among the share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

 

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Foreign Currency  Accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions.

All assets and liabilities of the Fund initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuters exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time.

The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the year. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments. Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains or losses on sales and maturities of foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference between the amount of net investment income and withholding taxes accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received or paid, and gains or losses between the trade and settlement date on purchases and sales of foreign securities. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities (including foreign currencies and open foreign currency contracts) as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates are included as increases or decreases in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency related transactions.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into various types of derivative transactions (such as options, futures, options on futures, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps) to gain or hedge exposure to a certain type of broad-based index as an alternative to investing directly in or selling the securities representing such index.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument, currency or index at a particular price and future date. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund invested in futures contracts on various stock indices to gain equity exposure. Buying futures tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or hedge other Fund investments. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments   The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when issued or forward commitment basis. These transactions are arrangements in which the Fund purchases and sells securities with payment and delivery scheduled a month or more after entering into the transaction. The price of the underlying securities and the date when these securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the commitments. In connection with such purchases, the Fund maintains cash or liquid assets in an amount equal to the purchase commitments for such underlying securities until settlement date and for sales commitments the Fund maintains equivalent deliverable securities as “cover” for the transaction. Unsettled commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying security. Daily fluctuations in the value of such commitments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The Fund will not enter into such commitments for the purpose of investment leverage.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign denominated securities and to manage the Fund’s currency exposure. Forward foreign

 

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currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and the offered forward rates as last quoted by a recognized dealer. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Fund’s financial statements. Such amounts appear under the caption Forward Foreign Currency Contracts in the Schedule of Investments. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (or liability) and in the Statements of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency related transactions. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of foreign currency or the possibility that the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms. When the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency exchange contract, it is required to segregate cash or liquid securities with its custodian in an amount equal to the value of the Fund’s total assets committed to the consummation of the forward contract. If the value of the segregated securities declines, additional cash or securities are segregated so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the Fund’s commitment with respect to the contract.

Investments in Foreign Markets  Investments in foreign markets involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, restrictions on repatriation of income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, tariffs and taxes, subject to delays in settlements, and their prices may be more volatile.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based upon income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued based on net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation as income and/or capital gains are earned. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in the Statements of Operations, if applicable. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of December 31, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are charged to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund, however, expenses may be paid by the investment adviser and reimbursed by the Fund.

Federal Income Taxes  The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies, including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3.   Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

 

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Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

 

    Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

 

    Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

    Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. The investment adviser performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities, which may not necessarily represent the last sales price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund typically classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Debt securities (other than short-term securities described below) generally are valued at an evaluated bid price as reported by independent pricing services. The pricing services use various pricing models for each asset class. The inputs and assumptions to the model of the pricing services are derived from market observable sources, which may include: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and other market related data. Since many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the methodology of the pricing service may also use other available information such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of similar securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing, as applicable. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2 and are primarily comprised of corporate fixed income, government, mortgage and asset-backed securities. In the absence of a reliable bid price from such a pricing service, debt securities may be valued based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified as Level 3.

The Fund may use non-binding broker or dealer quotes for valuation when there is limited or no relevant market activity for a specific investment or for other investments that share similar characteristics and a price is not provided by a pricing service or is deemed not to be reliable. The Fund has not adjusted the prices obtained. Investment securities priced using non-binding broker or dealer quotes are included in Level 3.

Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

Investments in registered investment companies are valued at the published daily net asset value (“NAV”) and classified in Level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by a valuation committee of the investment adviser. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

 

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Foreign securities may be valued with the assistance of an independent fair value pricing service in circumstances where it is believed that they have been or would be materially affected by events occurring after the close of the portfolio security’s primary market and before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). In these circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2. This independent fair value pricing service uses a proprietary model to identify affected securities, taking into consideration various factors, and the fair value of such securities may be something other than the last available quotation or other market price.

All assets and liabilities of the Fund initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuters exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

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

 

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The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2016:

 

Investments    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities†

  

Domestic Equity

   $ 892,275,795      $       $ 11,163       $ 892,286,958   

Foreign Equity

     572,545,040                62,096         572,607,136   

U.S. Treasuries

            242,404,717                 242,404,717   

U.S. Government Sponsored Agencies

            975,166                 975,166   

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            5,191,180                 5,191,180   

Agency Mortgage Backed

            215,367,127                 215,367,127   

Asset Backed

            3,985,983                 3,985,983   

Corporate Notes

            222,659,846                 222,659,846   

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            6,870,449                 6,870,449   

Sovereign Bonds

            9,421,018                 9,421,018   

Municipal Bonds and Notes

            6,697,509                 6,697,509   

FNMA (TBA)

                    12,152         12,152   

Exchange Traded Funds

     73,733,356                        73,733,356   

Short-Term Investments

     72,119,782                        72,119,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 1,610,673,973      $ 713,572,995       $ 85,411       $ 2,324,332,379   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

  

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (79,303   $       $       $ (79,303

Short Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

     368,522                        368,522   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 289,219      $       $       $ 289,219   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.
  * Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), at period end.

Transfers between fair value levels were not significant in relation to net assets. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and, accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 is not presented.

 

4.   Derivatives Disclosure

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB ASC No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) as of December 31, 2016.

 

    

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2016

    

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2016

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
     Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 
Equity Contracts    Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     368,522       Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     (79,303 )* 

 

  * Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Summary Schedule of Investments and within the components of the net assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets and/or Liabilities section on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments

under ASC 815

   Location in the Statement of Operations    Total Notional
Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
    

Change in

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)

 
Equity Contracts    Realized gain (loss) on Futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures    522,251,418/

(528,931,851)

     11,347         1,081,412   

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund had an average notional value of $16,474,988 and $44,822,050 on long and short futures contracts, respectively. Please refer to the table following the Schedule of Investments for open futures contracts at December 31, 2016.

 

5.   Line of Credit

Prior to July 1, 2016, the Company shared a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility was with the Company’s custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility required the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by each Fund generally was borne proportionally based upon net assets. Generally, borrowings under the credit facility would accrue interest at the higher of the 1-Month LIBOR plus 1.25% and the Overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund was the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facility was not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The revolving credit facility with State Street was terminated effective June 30, 2016.

Currently, the Funds and other affiliated funds (each a “Participant” and, collectively, the “Participants”) participate in a $360 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires October 12, 2017, unless extended or renewed.

The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. A Participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. From July 1, 2016, the date the Funds were added to this credit facility, through October 12, 2016, interest was calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the New York Fed Bank Rate plus 1%.

The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

6.   Compensation and Fees Paid to Affiliates

SSGA FM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2016 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. SSGA FM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services (“Management Fee”) is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.35%.

State Street serves as sub-administrator and custodian to the Funds. Amounts paid by the Fund to State Street for performing such services are included in the advisory and administration and custody and accounting expenses, respectively.

Prior to July 1, 2016, GEAM served as the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator and the Fund paid GEAM a Management Fee at an annualized rate of 0.35%.

Investor Service Plan — Class 1 and Class 3 Shares  The Company adopted an Investor Service Plan (the “Service Plan”) on December 9, 2005 for Class 1 shares and on May 1, 2009 for Class 3 shares of the Fund (each an “Investor Service

 

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Plan”). The Investor Service Plans were not adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Each Investor Service Plan provides that, during any fiscal year, the amount of compensation paid under the Investor Service Plans by the Fund’s Class 1 or Class 3 shares may not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to the share class offered.

Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees  The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (the “12b-1 Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to each of Class 1 and Class 3 shares of the Fund. Under the 12b-1 Plan for Class 1 shares that became effective May 1, 2009, payments made under the Class 1 Investor Service Plan are covered in the event that any portion of compensation paid pursuant to the Class 1 Investor Service Plan is determined to be an indirect use of the assets attributable to the Class 1 shares to finance distribution of such shares. Under the 12b-1 Plan for Class 3 shares, the Company, on behalf of the Fund, may have compensated GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), the distributor of the shares of the Fund prior to July 1, 2016, and State Street Global Markets, LLC (“SSGM”), the distributor of the shares of the Fund effective July 1, 2016, for certain sales services provided by GEID, SSGM or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID, SSGM or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 3 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer Class 3 shares as an investment option under such variable contracts. The amount of compensation paid under the 12b-1 Plan for Class 3 shares may not exceed 0.25%, of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The 12b-1 Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of Directors, including by those directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the 12b-1 Plan or in any agreement related to it. In addition, the Class 3 12b-1 Plan covers payments made under the Class 3 Investor Service Plan in the event that any portion of compensation paid pursuant to the Class 3 Investor Service Plan is determined to be an indirect use of the assets attributable to the Class 3 shares to finance distribution of such shares.

Directors’ Compensation  The Fund pays no compensation to its Directors who are officers or employees of SSGA FM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by SSGA FM. Compensation paid to non-interested Directors is reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms served by the Directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms. (For additional information about Directors’ compensation, please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.)

Other Transactions with Affiliates  In December 2015, State Street announced a review of the manner in which it invoiced certain expenses to certain of its Investment Servicing clients, primarily in the United States, during an 18-year period going back to 1998 and its determination that it had incorrectly invoiced clients for certain expenses. State Street informed its clients that it will pay to them the expenses it concluded were incorrectly invoiced to them, plus interest.

The Fund was impacted by this matter. The amounts in the table below represent the refunded expenses and interest received by the Fund for the periods in question.

 

Refunded
Custody
Expense*
   Interest*   Total   % of Net
Assets
at 12/31/16
  $ 275,881      $ 128,152     $ 404,034       0.018 %

 

  * Refunded Custody Expense and Interest appear on the Statement of Operations in custody and accounting expenses — net and Interest income, respectively.

 

7.   Sub-Advisory Fees

Prior to November 30, 2016, pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement with SSGA FM, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock”) served as the sub-adviser to the Fund. Based on the asset allocation decisions by SSGA FM, BlackRock managed the Fund’s assets using an passive investment approach designed to track the performance of the desired broadbased indices representing asset classes. For its services, SSGA FM paid BlackRock monthly sub-advisory fees which were calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Effective November 30, 2016, BlackRock no longer serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund and SSGA FM directly manages the underlying passive strategies of the Fund.

 

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8.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities  The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

U.S. Government Securities   Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases    Sales   Purchases   Sales
       
  $ 821,693,808      $ 202,989,980     $ 183,114,390     $ 913,457,864

Affiliated Investments  The Fund may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Fund owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

9.   Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal year tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

At December 31, 2016, information on the tax cost of investments and distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Cost of
Investments
For Tax
Purposes

   Gross Tax   Net Tax
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Undistributed
Income

 

Undistributed
Accum.
Capital
Gain/(Loss)

 

Late-Year
Losses

   Appreciation   Depreciation   Investments   Derivatives/
Currency
     
               
  $ 2,067,385,733      $
369,971,486

    $ (113,024,840 )     $ 256,946,646     $ (74,318 )     $     $ 3,588,376     $ (1,122,560 )

As of December 31, 2016, the Fund had no capital loss carryovers. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year (if the Fund elects to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Fund can elect to defer any post-October capital loss and/or any late-year ordinary loss as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

The Fund elected to defer qualified late-year losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 as follows:

 

Capital    Ordinary
  $ 997,930      $ 124,630

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Year    Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
    2016      $ 42,729,607     $ 39,291,488     $ 82,021,095
    2015        48,555,357       71,541,941       120,097,298

Distributions to Shareholders  The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences include (but are not limited to) investments in futures, losses deferred due to wash sale transactions, real

 

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estate investment trust basis adjustments, foreign capital gains tax, distribution re-designations, foreign currency gains and losses, passive foreign investment company gains and losses, litigation proceeds, return of capital distributions from securities, corporate actions, straddle loss deferrals, partnership basis adjustments, and distributions from real estate investment trusts. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on net investment income, realized gains or losses, or the NAV of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Capital
Paid In
     
  $ (357,470 )      $ 357,470       $  

 

10.   Change in Audit Firm

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) served as the independent registered certified public accounting firm of the Company through its resignation as of June 30, 2016. On September 9, 2016, upon recommendation by the Audit Committee of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors selected Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to replace KPMG as the independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The reports of KPMG on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such years or periods.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The Funds requested and KPMG furnished a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agreed with the above statements. A copy of such letter was filed as Exhibit 77 to Form N-SAR for the period ended December 31, 2016.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through September 9, 2016, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted EY on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors of State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. and Shareholders of State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund (formerly GE Investments Total Return Fund) (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly GE Investment Funds, Inc.)) (the “Fund”), including the summary schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the financial highlights for periods ended prior to January 1, 2016 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated February 19, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on that statement of changes in net assets and those financial highlights.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.) at December 31, 2016, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

February 17, 2017

 

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Tax Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund hereby designates $39,291,488 as capital gain dividends, or the amount ultimately treated as capital gain net income.

The amounts presented herein may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in the financial statements due to differences between tax and financial accounting principles. Please consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about Federal or State income tax laws or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your Fund account, please consult your investment representative.

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results (Unaudited)

 

 

On November 2, 2016, the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.) (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), including shareholders of the State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund (formerly known as the Total Return Fund) (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on August 31, 2016 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal shareholders of all Funds voted together and not by Fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund’s shareholders and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from GE Investments Funds, Inc. to State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Company Votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     129,623,837.819         89.283     89.283

Against

     10,047,818.534         6.921     6.921

Abstain

     5,511,041.282         3.796     3.796

Total

     145,182,697.634         100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     114,120,508.497         89.210     89.210

Against

     8,841,605.784         6.912     6.912

Abstain

     4,962,034.598         3.879     3.879

Total

     127,924,148.879         100.000     100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit the Board of Directors to change the name of the Company without seeking shareholder approval.

Company votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     118,220,823.871         81.429     81.429

Against

     21,486,028.150         14.799     14.799

Abstain

     5,475,845.611         3.772     3.772

Total

     145,182,697.634         100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     103,713,979.653         81.075     81.075

Against

     19,253,723.261         15.051     15.051

Abstain

     4,956,445.964         3.875     3.875

Total

     127,924,148.879         100.000     100.000

 

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Additional Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below. Matthew J. Simpson resigned as a Director of the Fund effective June 30, 2016.

 

Name,

Address

and Age

  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
    Other Directorships
Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Jeanne M. La Porta

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 51

  Director and President   Until successor is elected and qualified – 2 years   Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Leader at GEAM from March 2014 to July 2016; President of State Street Institutional Funds and State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. since April 2014; President and Trustee of GEAM’s UCITs Funds from March 2014 to November 2014; Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer at GEAM from April 2010 to March 2014; Vice President of State Street Institutional Funds from July 2003 to April 2014; Vice President of Elfun Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Vice President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Secretary of GE Funds from July 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President from July 2007 to February 2011; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM from October 2007 to April 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from July 2003 to June 2010; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM from May 1997 to October 2007.     22      Trustee and President of State Street Institutional Funds since 2014; Trustee of Elfun Funds since 2014.

 

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Name,

Address

and Age

  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
    Other Directorships
Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

JoonWon Choe

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 47

  Vice President & Secretary   Until successor is elected and qualified – 6 years   Managing Director and Managing Counsel at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM from March 2011 to July 2016; Vice President and Secretary of State Street Institutional Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds from September 2010 to July 2016; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; and Vice President and Secretary of GE Funds from September 2010 to February 2011.     N/A      N/A
             

Robert Herlihy

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 49

  Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified –11 years   Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM and Elfun Funds from July 2005 to July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002-2005.     N/A      N/A
             

Arthur A. Jensen

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 50

  Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Vice President at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Treasurer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Treasurer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since June 2011; Treasurer of Elfun Funds from June 2011 to July 2016; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM from April 2011 to July 2016; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010; and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.     N/A      N/A

 

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Name,

Address

and Age

  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
    Other Directorships
Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

Brian Harris

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 43

  Deputy Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013 - present)*; Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (2010-2013); Director of Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. (2008-2010).     N/A      N/A
             

Bruce S. Rosenberg

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 55

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 – present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 – July 2015).     N/A      N/A
             

Ann M. Carpenter

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 50

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2014 – present); Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2005 – present).*     N/A      N/A
             

Chad C. Hallett

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 47

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 – November 2014).     N/A      N/A
 

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS

John R. Costantino

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Chairman of the Board   Until successor is elected and qualified – 20 years   General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.     16      Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of NeuroScience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Director of Artes Medical from 2006 to 2008; and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992 to 2007.

 

* Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period.

 

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Name,

Address

and Age

  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
    Other Directorships
Held by Director

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS (continued)

R. Sheldon Johnson

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Retired, 2006 to present; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006.     16      Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.
             

Donna M. Rapaccioli

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 54

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified — 5 years   Dean of the Gabelli School of Business since 2007 and Accounting professor since 1987 at Fordham University.     16      Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since January 2012 and Trustee of Emmanuel College since 2010.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

Board of Directors

John R. Costantino, Chairman

R. Sheldon Johnson

Jeanne M. La Porta

Donna M. Rapaccioli

Secretary

JoonWon Choe

Chief Compliance Officer

Robert Herlihy

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Brian Harris

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen

Assistant Treasurers

Bruce S. Rosenberg

Ann M. Carpenter

Chad C. Hallett

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

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Investment Adviser

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, CT 06905

or at:

P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

www.ssga.com/geam

 

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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Annual Report

31 December 2016

State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund (formerly the GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund)

 

 

 

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Annual Report

December 31, 2016

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       Page  
Notes to Performance        1   
Manager Reviews and Schedule of Investments        2   
Financial Statements     

Financial Highlights

       16   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

       17   

Statement of Operations

       18   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       19   
Notes to Financial Statements        20   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        27   
Tax Information        28   
Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results        29   
Additional Information        30   
Investment Team        34   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current summary prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

The information provided on the performance page relates to the State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”).

Total return performance shown in this report for the Fund takes into account changes in share price and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free (800) 242-0134 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance.

The State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), and S&P makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the investors of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the securities generally or in this Fund particularly or the ability of the Fund to track general stock market performance.

The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest and do not reflect fees, expenses, or taxes. As such, the index returns do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. The Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee or future results.

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgement as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice.

 

 

State Street Global Markets, LLC, member of FINRA & SIPC is the principal underwriter and distributor of the State Street V.I.S. Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and Fund Accounting agent, and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrative services.

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Q. How did the State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, the State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund returned 11.61%. The S&P 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”), the Fund’s benchmark, returned 11.96% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 295 U.S. Insurance Large Blend Funds returned an average of 11.08% over the same period.

 

Q. What market conditions affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. The opening month of 2016 was anything but reassuring for global investors, as growth assets sold off aggressively during the first two weeks of the year on a mosaic of uncertainties persisting from 2015. Front and center in the turmoil to open the New Year was a series of conflicting messages from China’s policy makers in both equity and currency markets. Looking at the year to date return for the S&P 500 Index at the end of the first quarter of 2016, performance of 1.4% could mistakenly indicate an uneventful time period in financial markets. That modest absolute outcome of course belies an aggressive selloff in global equities to open the year that took the S&P 500 Index down 6% during the first week of 2016, the worst opening week on record, and to an eventual decline of more than 10% for the year through February 11th, 2016.

 

     As the second quarter of 2016 opened, the “reflation trade” that commenced in mid-February of 2016 and closed out the end of the first quarter of 2016 continued apace in April with growth assets broadly posting positive returns, though with some signs of consolidation towards the end of the month. The second quarter posted a gain of 2.5%, marking a return of 3.8% for the first half of the year.

 

     Global markets entered the third quarter riding the tailwind of an aggressive snap back rally following the surprising June 23rd, 2016 U.K. referendum vote to leave the European Union. After world markets declined in the two days following the referendum, they turned around and surpassed the drop through the end of July. The improved tone was enough to propel the S&P 500 Index to a new all-time high, taking out the previous high set 14 months earlier in May of 2015. In contrast to August of 2015, when global equity markets witnessed their most volatile month since 2011, fast forward one year later and markets demonstrated an air of complacency in August 2016. In fact, the S&P 500 Index did not experience a daily price move of greater than 1%, up or down, between July 8th and September 8th. Using 30 day realized volatility as a measure, it was chronicled by the Wall Street Journal on August 23rd that the 30 preceding trading days had been the least volatile for the S&P 500 Index in over two decades. It was perhaps no coincidence that the relative stability markets exhibited in August occurred during a month in which the central banking calendar was relatively light. Following this, September was a relatively flat month and the S&P 500 Index ended up 7.8% year-to-date through September 30, 2016.

 

     As the final quarter of 2016 commenced, October provided investors few places to avoid negative returns as both safe haven investments and riskier growth assets came under pressure during the month. In a year notable for unexpected challenges to the established political order, November 8th, 2016 delivered another entry to that ledger in the largely unanticipated victory of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton to close out the highly contentious U.S. presidential election campaign. The initial reaction in overnight financial markets as the surprising election results were reported was a sharp risk off trade suggesting considerable concern among unwitting investors. To-wit, from 10:00 p.m. EST when the first hints of the unexpected election outcome began to resonate, to midnight when the election outcome was all but certain, futures on the S&P 500 Index declined nearly 6%, the 10 year U.S. Treasury Yield plunged nearly 20 basis points and the common risk haven gold surged 5%. About the time Donald Trump made what was broadly judged to be a conciliatory acceptance speech, all these markets performed an abrupt about face, sending the S&P 500 Index to a gain of more than 1%, gold prices lower and bond yields higher when all was said and done on November 9th, 2016. Far from a one day relief rally, the trading days following the election saw a persistent rise in growth assets, a sharp rise in U.S. Treasury yields and a thirteen year high in the broad U.S. dollar index reached in late November — a trend that would continue through the end of the year.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of the Fund’s performance?

 

A. The expenses of managing the Fund, managing cash inflows to and outflows from the Fund, futures and small security misweights contributed to the difference between the Fund’s performance and that of the S&P 500 Index. All sectors but Health Care had positive returns in 2016. Information Technology, Financials and Energy were the strongest contributing sectors in the S&P 500 Index. Health Care, real Estate and Materials were the weakest contributors to the performance. JP Morgan Chase, Exxon Mobil, and AT&T were the strongest contributors to the Fund’s performance. Allergan, Gilead Sciences and Alexion Pharmaceuticals were the main detractors from the Fund’s performance.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

     Actual
Fund Return
     Hypothetical
5% Return
(2.5% for
the period)
 

Account value at the beginning of the period

July 1, 2016

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.00   

Account value at the end of the period

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,076.80       $ 1,023.58   

Expenses paid during the period*

   $ 1.62       $ 1.58   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.31%** (for the period July 1, 2016 — December 31, 2016), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

** May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.
 

 

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Performance Summary — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/16

 

    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

    295        274        246   

Peer group average annual total return

    11.08     13.15     5.81

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Large Blend

  

Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of December 31, 2016 (as a % of Fair Value) (a)(b)

 

Apple Inc.

    3.14

Microsoft Corp.

    2.46

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1.90

Johnson & Johnson

    1.59

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    1.57

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.57

Amazon.com Inc.

    1.50

General Electric Co.

    1.42

Facebook Inc., Class A

    1.36

AT&T Inc.

    1.33

Sector Allocation as of December 31, 2016

Portfolio composition as a % of Fair Value of $180,532 (December 31, 2016 (a)(b)

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the periods ended December 31, 2016

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 4/15/85)

 

     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 

State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

     11.61     14.30     6.59   $ 18,936   

S&P 500® Index

     11.96     14.66     6.95   $ 19,572   
 

 

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(a) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class G Shares.
(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

See Notes to Performance beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       
Common Stock - 97.9%†        

Advertising - 0.2%

       

Omnicom Group Inc.

     2,230           189,795   

The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.

     3,820           89,426   
       

 

 

 
          279,221   
       

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense - 2.2%

       

Arconic Inc.

     4,380           81,205   

General Dynamics Corp.

     2,600           448,916   

L3 Technologies Inc.

     689           104,804   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     2,354           588,359   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     1,597           371,430   

Raytheon Co.

     2,661           377,862   

Rockwell Collins Inc.

     1,236           114,651   

Textron Inc.

     2,325           112,902   

The Boeing Co.

     5,241           815,919   

TransDigm Group Inc.

     500           124,480   

United Technologies Corp.

     6,989           766,134   
       

 

 

 
          3,906,662   
       

 

 

 

Agricultural & Farm Machinery - 0.2%

  

Deere & Co.

     2,606           268,522   
       

 

 

 

Agricultural Products - 0.1%

       

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     5,224           238,476   
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.7%

       

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

     1,229           90,036   

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

     1,799           95,275   

FedEx Corp.

     2,188           407,406   

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

     6,402           733,925   
       

 

 

 
          1,326,642   
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.6%

       

Alaska Air Group Inc.

     1,200           106,476   

American Airlines Group Inc.

     4,846           226,260   

Delta Air Lines Inc.

     6,830           335,968   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     5,649           281,546   

United Continental Holdings Inc. (a)

     2,650           193,132   
       

 

 

 
          1,143,382   
       

 

 

 

Alternative Carriers - 0.1%

       

Level 3 Communications Inc. (a)

     2,800           157,808   
       

 

 

 

Aluminum - 0.0%*

       

Alcoa Corp.

     1           28   
       

 

 

 

Apparel Retail - 0.6%

       

Foot Locker Inc.

     1,300           92,157   

L Brands Inc.

     2,188           144,058   
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Ross Stores Inc.

     3,724           244,294   

The Gap Inc.

     2,196           49,278   

The TJX Companies Inc.

     5,922           444,920   

Urban Outfitters Inc. (a)

     846           24,094   
       

 

 

 
          998,801   
       

 

 

 

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 0.3%

  

Coach Inc.

     2,689           94,169   

Hanesbrands Inc.

     3,400           73,338   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)

     1,622           69,713   

PVH Corp.

     769           69,395   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     600           54,192   

Under Armour Inc., Class A (a)

     1,700           49,385   

Under Armour Inc., Class C (a)

     1,712           43,091   

VF Corp.

     3,215           171,520   
       

 

 

 
          624,803   
       

 

 

 

Application Software - 0.8%

       

Adobe Systems Inc. (a)

     4,584           471,923   

Autodesk Inc. (a)

     1,748           129,370   

Citrix Systems Inc. (a)

     1,407           125,659   

Intuit Inc.

     2,200           252,142   

salesforce.com Inc. (a)

     5,909           404,530   

Verint Systems Inc. (a)

     1           35   
       

 

 

 
          1,383,659   
       

 

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks - 1.1%

  

Affiliated Managers Group Inc. (a)

     500           72,650   

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     1,405           155,871   

BlackRock Inc.

     1,096           417,072   

Franklin Resources Inc.

     3,100           122,698   

Invesco Ltd.

     3,850           116,809   

Northern Trust Corp.

     1,896           168,839   

State Street Corp. (b)

     3,311           257,331   

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

     2,240           168,582   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     9,604           455,037   
       

 

 

 
          1,934,889   
       

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.1%

  

BorgWarner Inc.

     1,747           68,902   

Delphi Automotive PLC

     2,456           165,411   
       

 

 

 
          234,313   
       

 

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers - 0.5%

  

Ford Motor Co.

     35,994           436,607   

General Motors Co.

     12,601           439,019   
       

 

 

 
          875,626   
       

 

 

 

Automotive Retail - 0.4%

       

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

     722           122,105   

AutoNation Inc. (a)

     486           23,644   
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       

AutoZone Inc. (a)

     275          217,192  

CarMax Inc. (a)

     1,690          108,819  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (a)

     900          250,569  
       

 

 

 
          722,329  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 2.7%

       

AbbVie Inc.

     15,073          943,871  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     2,101          257,057  

Amgen Inc.

     6,800          994,228  

Biogen Inc. (a)

     2,015          571,414  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     7,057          816,848  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     12,105          866,839  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     650          238,609  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     2,300          169,441  
       

 

 

 
          4,858,307  
       

 

 

 

Brewers - 0.1%

       

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

     1,598          155,501  
       

 

 

 

Broadcasting - 0.2%

       

CBS Corp., Class B

     3,632          231,068  

Discovery Communications Inc., Class A (a)

     1,497          41,033  

Discovery Communications Inc., Class C (a)

     2,397          64,192  

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., Class A

     1,000          71,370  

TEGNA Inc.

     1,870          39,999  
       

 

 

 
          447,662  
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.3%

       

Allegion PLC

     933          59,712  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

     1,400          74,844  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     8,542          351,845  

Masco Corp.

     2,985          94,386  
       

 

 

 
          580,787  
       

 

 

 

Cable & Satellite - 1.2%

       

Charter Communications Inc., Class A (a)

     2,000          575,840  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     21,828          1,507,223  
       

 

 

 
          2,083,063  
       

 

 

 

Casinos & Gaming - 0.0%*

       

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     791          68,429  
       

 

 

 

Commodity Chemicals - 0.1%

 

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

     3,010          258,198  
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Communications Equipment - 1.0%

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

     46,437          1,403,326  

F5 Networks Inc. (a)

     600          86,832  

Harris Corp.

     1,100          112,717  

Juniper Networks Inc.

     3,500          98,910  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

     1,444          119,693  
       

 

 

 
          1,821,478  
       

 

 

 

Computer & Electronics Retail - 0.1%

 

Best Buy Company Inc.

     2,495          106,462  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

 

Fluor Corp.

     1,178          61,869  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (a)

     1,150          65,550  

Quanta Services Inc. (a)

     1,200          41,820  
       

 

 

 
          169,239  
       

 

 

 

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 0.5%

 

Caterpillar Inc.

     5,402          500,981  

Cummins Inc.

     1,356          185,325  

PACCAR Inc.

     3,203          204,672  
       

 

 

 
          890,978  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.2%

 

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

     600          132,918  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     1,173          146,801  
       

 

 

 
          279,719  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Electronics - 0.1%

 

Garmin Ltd.

     1,000          48,490  

Harman International Industries Inc.

     700          77,812  
       

 

 

 
          126,302  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.8%

       

American Express Co.

     7,058          522,857  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     4,373          381,500  

Discover Financial Services

     3,677          265,075  

Navient Corp.

     2,743          45,067  

Synchrony Financial

     7,158          259,621  
       

 

 

 
          1,474,120  
       

 

 

 

Copper - 0.1%

       

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (a)

     10,498          138,469  
       

 

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 2.3%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     525          119,963  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     4,226          434,348  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

     3,000          226,920  

Fiserv Inc. (a)

     2,026          215,323  

Global Payments Inc.

     1,463          101,547  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

     8,786          907,155  
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       

Paychex Inc.

     3,125           190,250   

PayPal Holdings Inc. (a)

     10,260           404,962   

The Western Union Co.

     4,224           91,745   

Total System Services Inc.

     1,602           78,546   

Visa Inc., Class A

     17,095           1,333,752   

Xerox Corp.

     7,247           63,266   
       

 

 

 
          4,167,777   
       

 

 

 

Department Stores - 0.1%

       

Kohl’s Corp.

     1,573           77,675   

Macy’s Inc.

     3,030           108,504   

Nordstrom Inc.

     992           47,547   
       

 

 

 
          233,726   
       

 

 

 

Distillers & Vintners - 0.2%

       

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     1,540           69,177   

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

     1,694           259,707   
       

 

 

 
          328,884   
       

 

 

 

Distributors - 0.1%

       

Genuine Parts Co.

     1,345           128,501   

LKQ Corp. (a)

     2,900           88,885   
       

 

 

 
          217,386   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Banks - 5.3%

       

Bank of America Corp.

     92,630           2,047,123   

Citigroup Inc.

     26,101           1,551,182   

Comerica Inc.

     1,556           105,979   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     32,823           2,832,297   

U.S. Bancorp

     14,746           757,502   

Wells Fargo & Co. (c)

     41,444           2,283,979   
       

 

 

 
          9,578,062   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Chemicals - 0.7%

       

Eastman Chemical Co.

     1,318           99,127   

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     7,935           582,429   

The Dow Chemical Co.

     10,404           595,317   
       

 

 

 
          1,276,873   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Support Services - 0.1%

  

Cintas Corp.

     764           88,288   
       

 

 

 

Drug Retail - 0.8%

       

CVS Health Corp.

     9,789           772,450   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

     7,874           651,652   
       

 

 

 
          1,424,102   
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities - 2.0%

       

Alliant Energy Corp.

     2,100           79,569   

American Electric Power Company Inc.

     4,641           292,197   

Duke Energy Corp.

     6,304           489,316   
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Edison International

     2,942           211,795   

Entergy Corp.

     1,785           131,144   

Eversource Energy

     2,930           161,824   

Exelon Corp.

     8,725           309,650   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     3,754           116,261   

NextEra Energy Inc.

     4,362           521,085   

PG&E Corp.

     4,554           276,747   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     1,100           85,833   

PPL Corp.

     6,237           212,370   

The Southern Co.

     8,958           440,644   

Xcel Energy Inc.

     4,780           194,546   
       

 

 

 
          3,522,981   
       

 

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.5%

  

Acuity Brands Inc.

     400           92,344   

AMETEK Inc.

     2,100           102,060   

Eaton Corporation PLC

     4,245           284,797   

Emerson Electric Co.

     5,826           324,799   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

     1,219           163,834   
       

 

 

 
          967,834   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Components - 0.2%

  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     2,800           188,160   

Corning Inc.

     8,534           207,120   
       

 

 

 
          395,280   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.0%*

  

FLIR Systems Inc.

     1,100           39,809   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.1%

  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     3,389           234,790   
       

 

 

 

Environmental & Facilities Services - 0.3%

  

Republic Services Inc.

     2,215           126,366   

Stericycle Inc. (a)

     800           61,632   

Waste Management Inc.

     3,703           262,579   
       

 

 

 
          450,577   
       

 

 

 

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals - 0.4%

  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

     2,385           75,080   

FMC Corp.

     1,400           79,184   

Monsanto Co.

     4,028           423,786   

The Mosaic Co.

     3,300           96,789   
       

 

 

 
          674,839   
       

 

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data - 0.6%

  

CME Group Inc.

     3,074           354,586   

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

     5,255           296,487   

Moody’s Corp.

     1,529           144,139   

Nasdaq Inc.

     968           64,972   

S&P Global Inc.

     2,333           250,891   
       

 

 

 
          1,111,075   
       

 

 

 
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       

Food Distributors - 0.1%

  

Sysco Corp.

     4,649           257,415   
       

 

 

 

Food Retail - 0.2%

  

The Kroger Co.

     8,590           296,441   

Whole Foods Market Inc.

     2,988           91,911   
       

 

 

 
          388,352   
       

 

 

 

Footwear - 0.4%

  

NIKE Inc., Class B

     12,457           633,189   
       

 

 

 

General Merchandise Stores - 0.4%

  

Dollar General Corp.

     2,300           170,361   

Dollar Tree Inc. (a)

     2,148           165,783   

Target Corp.

     5,249           379,135   
       

 

 

 
          715,279   
       

 

 

 

Gold - 0.1%

  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     4,919           167,590   
       

 

 

 

Health Care REITs - 0.3%

  

HCP Inc.

     4,600           136,712   

Ventas Inc.

     3,029           189,373   

Welltower Inc.

     3,300           220,869   
       

 

 

 
          546,954   
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Distributors - 0.4%

       

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     1,461           114,236   

Cardinal Health Inc.

     2,868           206,410   

Henry Schein Inc. (a)

     800           121,368   

McKesson Corp.

     2,141           300,703   

Patterson Companies Inc.

     700           28,721   
       

 

 

 
          771,438   
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment - 2.3%

  

Abbott Laboratories

     13,691           525,871   

Baxter International Inc.

     4,377           194,076   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     2,012           333,087   

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     12,399           268,190   

CR Bard Inc.

     660           148,276   

Danaher Corp.

     5,600           435,904   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     2,000           187,400   

Hologic Inc. (a)

     2,400           96,288   

Intuitive Surgical Inc. (a)

     370           234,643   

Medtronic PLC

     12,688           903,766   

St Jude Medical Inc.

     2,547           204,244   

Stryker Corp.

     2,937           351,882   

Varian Medical Systems Inc. (a)

     834           74,877   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

     1,840           189,888   
       

 

 

 
          4,148,392   
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Healthcare Facilities - 0.2%

  

HCA Holdings Inc. (a)

     2,807           207,774   

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

     898           95,529   
       

 

 

 
          303,303   
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Services - 0.4%

  

DaVita Inc. (a)

     1,458           93,604   

Envision Healthcare Corp. (a)

     1,085           68,670   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     5,588           384,398   

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (a)

     900           115,542   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

     1,200           110,280   
       

 

 

 
          772,494   
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Supplies - 0.1%

  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

     2,032           117,307   

The Cooper Companies Inc.

     500           87,465   
       

 

 

 
          204,772   
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Technology - 0.1%

  

Cerner Corp. (a)

     2,700           127,899   
       

 

 

 

Home Building - 0.1%

  

DR Horton Inc.

     2,900           79,257   

Lennar Corp., Class A

     1,800           77,274   

PulteGroup Inc.

     3,135           57,621   
       

 

 

 
          214,152   
       

 

 

 

Home Entertainment Software - 0.2%

  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     6,200           223,882   

Electronic Arts Inc. (a)

     2,838           223,521   
       

 

 

 
          447,403   
       

 

 

 

Home Furnishing Retail - 0.0%*

  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

     1,613           65,552   
       

 

 

 

Home Furnishings - 0.1%

  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

     1,400           68,432   

Mohawk Industries Inc. (a)

     600           119,808   
       

 

 

 
          188,240   
       

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retail - 1.1%

  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     8,031           571,165   

The Home Depot Inc.

     11,156           1,495,796   
       

 

 

 
          2,066,961   
       

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs - 0.1%

  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

     6,717           126,548   
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 0.4%

  

Carnival Corp.

     3,900           203,034   
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       

Marriott International Inc., Class A

     2,882           238,284   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     1,634           134,053   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     975           74,461   
       

 

 

 
          649,832   
       

 

 

 

Household Appliances - 0.1%

  

Whirlpool Corp.

     743           135,055   
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 1.8%

  

Church & Dwight Company Inc.

     2,600           114,894   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     8,145           533,009   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     3,375           385,155   

The Clorox Co.

     1,167           140,063   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     24,662           2,073,581   
       

 

 

 
          3,246,702   
       

 

 

 

Housewares & Specialties - 0.1%

  

Newell Brands Inc.

     4,334           193,513   
       

 

 

 

Human Resource & Employment Services - 0.0%*

  

Robert Half International Inc.

     1,275           62,195   
       

 

 

 

Hypermarkets & Super Centers - 0.9%

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     4,008           641,721   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     13,951           964,293   
       

 

 

 
          1,606,014   
       

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.1%

  

AES Corp.

     5,500           63,910   

NRG Energy Inc.

     3,615           44,320   
       

 

 

 
          108,230   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.5%

  

3M Co.

     5,497           981,599   

General Electric Co. (d)

     81,133           2,563,803   

Honeywell International Inc.

     6,994           810,255   

Roper Technologies Inc.

     903           165,321   
       

 

 

 
          4,520,978   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Gases - 0.3%

  

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

     1,941           279,155   

Praxair Inc.

     2,674           313,366   
       

 

 

 
          592,521   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Machinery - 0.8%

  

Dover Corp.

     1,509           113,069   

Flowserve Corp.

     1,300           62,465   

Fortive Corp.

     2,800           150,164   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

     2,860           350,236   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     2,400           180,096   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     1,234           172,760   

Pentair PLC

     1,407           78,891   
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Snap-on Inc.

     509           87,176   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

     1,399           160,451   

Xylem Inc.

     1,581           78,291   
       

 

 

 
          1,433,599   
       

 

 

 

Industrial REITs - 0.1%

  

Prologis Inc. REIT

     4,829           254,923   
       

 

 

 

Insurance Brokers - 0.5%

  

Aon PLC

     2,434           271,464   

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     1,700           88,332   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

     4,853           328,015   

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     1,158           141,600   
       

 

 

 
          829,411   
       

 

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas - 3.3%

  

Chevron Corp.

     17,332           2,039,976   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     38,119           3,440,621   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     7,126           507,585   
       

 

 

 
          5,988,182   
       

 

 

 

Integrated Telecommunication Services - 2.5%

  

AT&T Inc.

     56,310           2,394,864   

CenturyLink Inc.

     4,962           117,997   

Frontier Communications Corp.

     11,474           38,782   

Verizon Communications Inc.

     37,621           2,008,209   
       

 

 

 
          4,559,852   
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 2.2%

  

Amazon.com Inc. (a)

     3,604           2,702,531   

Expedia Inc.

     1,050           118,944   

Netflix Inc. (a)

     3,943           488,143   

The Priceline Group Inc. (a)

     450           659,727   

TripAdvisor Inc. (a)

     1,150           53,326   
       

 

 

 
          4,022,671   
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 4.1%

  

Akamai Technologies Inc. (a)

     1,733           115,557   

Alphabet Inc., Class A (a)

     2,714           2,150,709   

Alphabet Inc., Class C (a)

     2,721           2,100,122   

eBay Inc. (a)

     9,760           289,774   

Facebook Inc., Class A (a)

     21,335           2,454,592   

VeriSign Inc. (a)

     862           65,572   

Yahoo! Inc. (a)

     8,289           320,536   
       

 

 

 
          7,496,862   
       

 

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage - 1.0%

  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

     2,340           81,081   

Morgan Stanley

     13,129           554,701   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     11,111           438,551   

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     3,376           808,383   
       

 

 

 
          1,882,716   
       

 

 

 
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       

IT Consulting & Other Services - 1.3%

  

Accenture PLC, Class A

     5,645           661,199   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a)

     5,714           320,155   

CSRA Inc.

     1,382           44,003   

International Business Machines Corp.

     7,920           1,314,641   

Teradata Corp. (a)

     1,400           38,038   
       

 

 

 
          2,378,036   
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.1%

  

Hasbro Inc.

     1,096           85,258   

Mattel Inc.

     3,296           90,805   
       

 

 

 
          176,063   
       

 

 

 

Life & Health Insurance - 0.9%

  

Aflac Inc.

     3,674           255,710   

Lincoln National Corp.

     2,059           136,450   

MetLife Inc.

     10,008           539,331   

Principal Financial Group Inc.

     2,411           139,501   

Prudential Financial Inc.

     3,901           405,938   

Torchmark Corp.

     966           71,252   

Unum Group

     1,989           87,377   
       

 

 

 
          1,635,559   
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.6%

  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

     3,185           145,108   

Illumina Inc. (a)

     1,400           179,256   

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (a)

     237           99,199   

PerkinElmer Inc.

     1,011           52,724   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     3,628           511,911   

Waters Corp. (a)

     800           107,512   
       

 

 

 
          1,095,710   
       

 

 

 

Managed Healthcare - 1.6%

  

Aetna Inc.

     3,227           400,180   

Anthem Inc.

     2,478           356,262   

Centene Corp. (a)

     1,600           90,416   

Cigna Corp.

     2,309           307,997   

Humana Inc.

     1,327           270,748   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     8,714           1,394,589   
       

 

 

 
          2,820,192   
       

 

 

 

Metal & Glass Containers - 0.1%

  

Ball Corp.

     1,341           100,669   
       

 

 

 

Motorcycle Manufacturers - 0.1%

  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

     1,535           89,552   
       

 

 

 

Movies & Entertainment - 1.4%

  

The Walt Disney Co.

     13,405           1,397,069   

Time Warner Inc.

     7,107           686,039   
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Class A

     9,590           268,903   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Class B

     4,192           114,232   

Viacom Inc., Class B

     3,346           117,445   
       

 

 

 
          2,583,688   
       

 

 

 

Multi-Line Insurance - 0.5%

  

American International Group Inc.

     8,887           580,410   

Assurant Inc.

     500           46,430   

Loews Corp.

     2,726           127,658   

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     3,589           171,016   
       

 

 

 
          925,514   
       

 

 

 

Multi-Sector Holdings - 1.6%

  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B (a)

     17,419           2,838,949   

Leucadia National Corp.

     3,000           69,750   
       

 

 

 
          2,908,699   
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.1%

  

Ameren Corp.

     2,242           117,615   

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

     3,718           91,612   

CMS Energy Corp.

     2,700           112,374   

Consolidated Edison Inc.

     2,855           210,356   

Dominion Resources Inc.

     5,682           435,184   

DTE Energy Co.

     1,566           154,267   

NiSource Inc.

     3,315           73,394   

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

     4,692           205,885   

SCANA Corp.

     1,400           102,592   

Sempra Energy

     2,132           214,565   

WEC Energy Group Inc.

     3,075           180,349   
       

 

 

 
          1,898,193   
       

 

 

 

Office REITs - 0.3%

  

Boston Properties Inc.

     1,398           175,840   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     1,000           107,550   

Vornado Realty Trust

     1,669           174,194   
       

 

 

 
          457,584   
       

 

 

 

Office Services & Supplies - 0.0%*

  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

     2,032           30,866   
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.1%

  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

     900           69,660   

Transocean Ltd. (a)

     3,804           56,071   
       

 

 

 
          125,731   
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 1.1%

  

Baker Hughes Inc.

     3,981           258,645   

FMC Technologies Inc. (a)

     2,086           74,116   

Halliburton Co.

     8,067           436,344   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

     3,346           125,274   
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       

Schlumberger Ltd.

     12,901           1,083,039   
       

 

 

 
          1,977,418   
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 1.8%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     4,757           331,706   

Apache Corp.

     3,448           218,844   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     3,600           84,096   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

     5,615           39,417   

Cimarex Energy Co.

     900           122,310   

Concho Resources Inc. (a)

     1,300           172,380   

ConocoPhillips

     11,514           577,312   

Devon Energy Corp.

     4,692           214,284   

EOG Resources Inc.

     5,100           515,610   

EQT Corp.

     1,514           99,016   

Hess Corp.

     2,449           152,548   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     7,042           121,897   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     1,700           52,921   

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     1,300           52,650   

Noble Energy Inc.

     3,700           140,822   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     1,500           270,105   

Range Resources Corp.

     1,800           61,848   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

     4,100           44,362   
       

 

 

 
          3,272,128   
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 0.5%

  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     4,790           241,177   

Phillips 66

     4,061           350,911   

Tesoro Corp.

     1,014           88,674   

Valero Energy Corp.

     4,300           293,776   
       

 

 

 
          974,538   
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 0.5%

  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     16,837           348,694   

ONEOK Inc.

     2,000           114,820   

Spectra Energy Corp.

     6,277           257,922   

The Williams Companies Inc.

     6,171           192,165   
       

 

 

 
          913,601   
       

 

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats - 1.5%

  

Campbell Soup Co.

     1,615           97,659   

Conagra Brands Inc.

     3,754           148,471   

General Mills Inc.

     5,536           341,959   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     2,400           83,544   

Kellogg Co.

     2,390           176,167   

McCormick & Company Inc.

     1,100           102,663   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     1,815           128,429   

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

     14,398           638,263   

The Hershey Co.

     1,381           142,837   

The JM Smucker Co.

     947           121,273   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

     5,530           482,879   

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

     2,584           159,381   
       

 

 

 
          2,623,525   
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Paper Packaging - 0.2%

  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     854           59,968   

International Paper Co.

     3,730           197,914   

Sealed Air Corp.

     1,731           78,483   

WestRock Co.

     2,175           110,425   
       

 

 

 
          446,790   
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.1%

  

Coty Inc., Class A

     4,445           81,388   

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., Class A

     2,079           159,023   
       

 

 

 
          240,411   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 5.0%

  

Allergan PLC (a)

     3,451           724,745   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     15,526           907,339   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     8,946           657,978   

Endo International PLC (a)

     1,700           27,999   

Johnson & Johnson

     24,956           2,875,181   

Mallinckrodt PLC (a)

     965           48,076   

Merck & Company Inc.

     25,350           1,492,355   

Mylan N.V. (a)

     3,904           148,938   

Perrigo Company PLC

     1,275           106,118   

Pfizer Inc.

     56,043           1,820,277   

Zoetis Inc.

     4,146           221,935   
       

 

 

 
          9,030,941   
       

 

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance - 0.8%

  

Chubb Ltd.

     4,261           562,963   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     1,392           105,444   

The Allstate Corp.

     3,386           250,970   

The Progressive Corp.

     5,373           190,742   

The Travelers Companies Inc.

     2,567           314,252   

XL Group Ltd.

     2,456           91,511   
       

 

 

 
          1,515,882   
       

 

 

 

Publishing - 0.0%*

  

News Corp., Class A

     3,400           38,964   
       

 

 

 

Railroads - 0.8%

  

CSX Corp.

     8,609           309,321   

Kansas City Southern

     1,000           84,850   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     2,645           285,845   

Union Pacific Corp.

     7,622           790,249   
       

 

 

 
          1,470,265   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Services - 0.1%

  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A (a)

     3,044           95,856   
       

 

 

 

Regional Banks - 1.3%

  

BB&T Corp.

     7,500           352,650   

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

     4,600           163,898   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     6,750           182,048   
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

     9,534           126,039   

KeyCorp

     10,228           186,866   

M&T Bank Corp.

     1,390           217,438   

People’s United Financial Inc.

     3,200           61,952   

Regions Financial Corp.

     11,268           161,808   

SunTrust Banks Inc.

     4,529           248,416   

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

     4,439           519,185   

Zions Bancorporation

     1,900           81,776   
       

 

 

 
          2,302,076   
       

 

 

 

Research & Consulting Services - 0.2%

  

Equifax Inc.

     1,169           138,211   

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     3,300           138,435   

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     400           48,528   

Verisk Analytics Inc. (a)

     1,400           113,638   
       

 

 

 
          438,812   
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 0.5%

  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

     1,477           67,129   

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

     1,272           225,335   

Equity Residential

     3,308           212,903   

Essex Property Trust Inc.

     600           139,500   

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

     1,100           107,712   

UDR Inc.

     2,500           91,200   
       

 

 

 
          843,779   
       

 

 

 

Restaurants - 1.1%

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (a)

     260           98,103   

Darden Restaurants Inc.

     1,229           89,373   

McDonald’s Corp.

     7,588           923,611   

Starbucks Corp.

     13,461           747,355   

Yum! Brands Inc.

     3,174           201,010   
       

 

 

 
          2,059,452   
       

 

 

 

Retail REITs - 0.6%

  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     700           99,477   

General Growth Properties Inc.

     5,300           132,394   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     3,931           98,904   

Realty Income Corp.

     2,400           137,952   

Simon Property Group Inc.

     2,879           511,512   

The Macerich Co.

     1,144           81,041   
       

 

 

 
          1,061,280   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3%

  

Applied Materials Inc.

     10,081           325,314   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     1,378           108,421   

Lam Research Corp.

     1,447           152,991   
       

 

 

 
          586,726   
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Semiconductors - 2.9%

  

Analog Devices Inc.

     2,800           203,336   

Broadcom Ltd.

     3,665           647,862   

First Solar Inc. (a)

     710           22,784   

Intel Corp.

     43,652           1,583,258   

Linear Technology Corp.

     2,100           130,935   

Microchip Technology Inc.

     1,800           115,470   

Micron Technology Inc. (a)

     9,526           208,810   

NVIDIA Corp.

     4,638           495,060   

Qorvo Inc. (a)

     1,100           58,003   

QUALCOMM Inc.

     13,510           880,852   

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

     1,700           126,922   

Texas Instruments Inc.

     9,182           670,011   

Xilinx Inc.

     2,287           138,066   
       

 

 

 
          5,281,369   
       

 

 

 

Soft Drinks - 1.8%

  

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

     1,700           154,139   

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     3,738           165,743   

PepsiCo Inc.

     13,232           1,384,464   

The Coca-Cola Co.

     35,618           1,476,722   
       

 

 

 
          3,181,068   
       

 

 

 

Specialized Consumer Services - 0.0%*

  

H&R Block Inc.

     2,179           50,095   
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 1.0%

       

American Tower Corp.

     3,955           417,964   

Crown Castle International Corp.

     3,100           268,987   

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

     1,400           137,564   

Equinix Inc.

     616           220,165   

Extra Space Storage Inc.

     1,200           92,688   

Iron Mountain Inc.

     1,886           61,257   

Public Storage

     1,406           314,241   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     6,685           201,152   
       

 

 

 
          1,714,018   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals - 0.5%

  

Albemarle Corp.

     1,100           94,688   

Ecolab Inc.

     2,402           281,562   

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

     647           76,236   

PPG Industries Inc.

     2,410           228,372   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     763           205,049   
       

 

 

 
          885,907   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Stores - 0.2%

  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     600           56,556   

Staples Inc.

     5,450           49,322   

Tiffany & Co.

     1,086           84,089   

Tractor Supply Co.

     1,137           86,196   
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. (a)

     500           127,470   
       

 

 

 
          403,633   
       

 

 

 

Steel - 0.1%

  

Nucor Corp.

     2,859           170,168   
       

 

 

 

Systems Software - 3.2%

  

CA Inc.

     2,703           85,874   

Microsoft Corp.

     71,373           4,435,118   

Oracle Corp.

     27,703           1,065,180   

Red Hat Inc. (a)

     1,600           111,520   

Symantec Corp.

     6,051           144,559   
       

 

 

 
          5,842,251   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.7%

  

Apple Inc.

     48,959           5,670,432   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     15,417           356,749   

HP Inc.

     15,600           231,504   

NetApp Inc.

     2,570           90,644   

Seagate Technology PLC

     2,894           110,464   

Western Digital Corp.

     2,677           181,902   
       

 

 

 
          6,641,695   
       

 

 

 

Tires & Rubber - 0.0%*

       

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     2,619           80,849   
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 1.6%

       

Altria Group Inc.

     17,880           1,209,046   

Philip Morris International Inc.

     14,319           1,310,045   

Reynolds American Inc.

     7,622           427,137   
       

 

 

 
          2,946,228   
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2%

  

Fastenal Co.

     2,700           126,846   

United Rentals Inc. (a)

     800           84,464   

WW Grainger Inc.

     482           111,944   
       

 

 

 
          323,254   
       

 

 

 

Trucking - 0.1%

       

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

     900           87,363   

Ryder System Inc.

     431           32,084   
       

 

 

 
          119,447   
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 0.1%

       

American Water Works Company Inc.

     1,700           123,012   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $94,126,119)

          176,876,841   
       

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments - 2.0%   

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 0.46%
(Cost $3,654,858) (c)(e)(f)

     3,654,858           3,654,858   
       

 

 

 
Total Investments
(Cost $97,780,977)
          180,531,699   
Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 0.1%           229,293   
       

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%           180,760,992   
       

 

 

 
 

Other Information:

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description    Expiration
date
     Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017         37       $ 4,136,970       $ 48,086   
           

 

 

 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) State Street Corp. is the parent company of SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator effective July 1, 2016, and State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
(c) At December 31, 2016, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures.
(d) General Electric Co. is the parent company of GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”), the Fund’s investment adviser, prior to July 1, 2016.
(e) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator, effective July 1, 2016, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
(f) Coupon amount represents effective yield.
Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2016.
* Less than 0.05%.

Abbreviations:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Affiliate Table

 

     Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/15
    Value At
12/31/15
    Shares
Purchased
    Shares
Sold
    Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/16
    Value at
12/31/16
    Dividend/
Interest
Income
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

General Electric Co.*

    92,896     $ 2,893,710             11,763       81,133     $ 2,563,803     $ 81,025     $ (22,679

State Street Corp.

    4,011       266,170             700       3,311       257,331       5,142       (2,730

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares

    1,200,750       1,200,750       25,916,642       23,462,534       3,654,858       3,654,858       10,056        
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 4,360,630           $ 6,475,992     $ 96,223     $ (25,409
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-affiliated investment as of December 31, 2016.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

      12/31/16     12/31/15*     12/31/14*     12/31/13*     12/31/12*  
Inception date                            4/15/85  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 36.16      $ 36.60      $ 32.83      $ 25.29      $ 22.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.72        0.69        0.61        0.55        0.52   

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     3.49        (0.28     3.76        7.53        2.98   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income from investment operations

     4.21        0.41        4.37        8.08        3.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     0.73        0.85        0.60        0.54        0.52   

Net realized gains

     1.42                               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     2.15        0.85        0.60        0.54        0.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 38.22      $ 36.16      $ 36.60      $ 32.83      $ 25.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(a)

     11.61     1.07     13.28     31.97     15.70

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 180,761      $ 179,395      $ 203,262      $ 206,556      $ 183,040   

Ratios to average net assets:

          

Net expenses

     0.34 %(c)      0.37 %(c)      0.41 %(b)(c)      0.35 %(b)(c)      0.38 %(b)(c) 

Gross expenses

     0.37     0.42     0.46     0.40     0.43

Net investment income

     1.86     1.72     1.65     1.75     1.93

Portfolio turnover rate

     2     2     2     3     6

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)   Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b)   Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Money Market Fund.
(c)   Reflects GE Asset Management’s (“GEAM”) contractual arrangement with the Company to limit the advisory and administrative fee charged to the Fund to 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This arrangement terminated effective June 30, 2016, upon the termination of the investment advisory and administration agreement with GEAM.
*   Beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities — December 31, 2016

 

Assets

        

Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $93,929,397)

   $ 176,619,510   

Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value (cost $196,722)

     257,331   

Short-term affiliated investments, at fair value

     3,654,858   

Cash

     4,364   

Restricted cash(1)

     175,750   

Income receivable

     225,934   

Income receivable from affiliated investments

     2,296   

Other assets

     8,467   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     180,948,510   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     83,069   

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     16,488   

Payable to the Adviser (Note 6)

     38,534   

Payable to the Custodian (Note 6)

     20,229   

Accrued other expenses

     29,198   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     187,518   
  

 

 

 
  

Net Assets

   $ 180,760,992   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital paid in

   $ 103,546,984   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (4,361

Accumulated net realized loss

     (5,580,439

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     82,750,722   

Futures

     48,086   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 180,760,992   
  

 

 

 
  

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

     4,729,207   

Net asset value per share

   $ 38.22   
          

(1)    Deposits at broker for futures contracts.

       

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations — For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

Investment Income

        

Income

  

Dividend

   $ 3,865,034   

Interest

     2,178   

Income from affiliated investments

     15,198   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     3,882,410   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory and administration fees (Note 6)

     531,890   

Directors’ fees (Note 6)

     7,550   

Custody and accounting expenses — net (Note 6)

     49,953   

Professional fees

     23,528   

Other expenses

     36,831   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers

     649,752   
  

 

 

 

Less: Fees waived by the adviser (Note 6)

     (43,042
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     606,710   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 3,275,700   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (loss) on Investments

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments

   $ 9,423,965   

Affiliated investments

     (2,730

Futures

     483,985   

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     6,134,838   

Futures

     50,761   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     16,090,819   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 19,366,519   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2016
     Year Ended
December 31, 2015*
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 3,275,700       $ 3,301,007   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures

     9,905,220         12,885,288   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures

     6,185,599         (14,024,575
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     19,366,519         2,161,720   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

     (3,293,797      (4,111,312

Net realized gains

     (6,347,185        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (9,640,982      (4,111,312
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

     9,725,537         (1,949,592
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     9,068,070         2,633,756   

Value of distributions reinvested

     9,640,982         4,111,312   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (27,068,972      (28,662,267
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

     (8,359,920      (21,917,199
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,365,617         (23,866,791

Net Assets

     

Beginning of year

     179,395,375         203,262,166   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 180,760,992       $ 179,395,375   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of year

   $ (4,361    $ (19,106

Changes in Fund Shares

     

Shares sold

     244,141         71,650   

Issued for distributions reinvested

     251,002         111,842   

Shares redeemed

     (727,621      (775,479
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in fund shares

     (232,478      (591,987
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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1.   Organization of the Company

State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Prior to November 30, 2016, the Company was named GE Investments Funds, Inc. The Company is currently composed of the following eight investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”): State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”), State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund, State Street Income V.I.S. Fund and State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. Each Fund is a diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

Effective November 30, 2016, each individual Fund changed its respective name as follows:

 

Old Name    New Name

GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund

   State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund

   State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund

   State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund

   State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund

   State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Total Return Fund

   State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Income Fund

   State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund

   State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds effective July 1, 2016. Prior to July 1, 2016, GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) served as the investment adviser and administrator to each Fund.

 

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into various types of derivative transactions (such as futures) to gain exposure to certain types of securities as an alternative to investing directly in or selling securities comprising the S&P 500® Index.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument, currency or index at a particular price and future date. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund invested in stock index futures contracts to gain equity exposure for accumulating and residual cash positions. Buying futures tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or hedge other Fund investments. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to

 

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the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are charged to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund, however, expenses may be paid by the investment adviser and reimbursed by the Fund.

Federal Income Taxes  The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies, including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3.   Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

 

    Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

 

    Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

    Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. The investment adviser performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

 

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Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities, which may not necessarily represent the last sales price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances, the Fund typically classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

Investments in registered investment companies are valued at the published daily net asset value (“NAV”) and classified in Level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by a valuation committee of the investment adviser. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

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

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2016:

 

Investments    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities†

           

Common Stock

   $ 176,876,841       $       $       $ 176,876,841   

Short-Term Investments

     3,654,858                         3,654,858   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 180,531,699       $       $       $ 180,531,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 48,086       $       $       $ 48,086   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.
  * Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), at period end.

 

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There were no transfers between fair value levels during the period. Transfers between fair value levels are recognized at the beginning of the period.

 

4.   Derivatives Disclosure

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB ASC No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) as of December 31, 2016.

 

    

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2016

    

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2016

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
     Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 
Equity Contracts    Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     48,086      Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement of Operations    Total Notional
Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
 
Equity Contracts    Realized gain (loss) on Futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures    24,308,275/(22,640,644)      483,985        50,761  

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund had an average notional value of $3,849,591 on long futures contracts. Please refer to the table following the Schedule of Investments for open futures contracts at December 31, 2016.

 

5.   Line of Credit

Currently, the Funds and other affiliated funds (each a “Participant” and, collectively, the “Participants”) participate in a $360 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires October 12, 2017, unless extended or renewed.

The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. A Participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. From July 1, 2016, the date the Funds were added to this credit facility, through October 12, 2016, interest was calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the New York Fed Bank Rate plus 1%.

The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the period from July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

 

6.   Compensation and Fees Paid to Affiliates

SSGA FM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2016 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. SSGA FM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services (“Management Fee”) is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.25%.

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the sub-administrator and custodian to the Funds. Amounts paid by the Fund to State Street for performing such services are included in advisory and administration and custody and accounting expenses, respectively.

Prior to July 1, 2016, GEAM served as the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator, and the Fund paid GEAM a Management Fee at an annualized rate of 0.35%.

 

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GEAM had entered into a contractual arrangement with the Company to limit the Management Fee charged to the Fund to 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Management Fee Limitation Agreement”). The Management Fee Limitation Agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2016, upon the termination of the investment advisory and administrator agreement with GEAM.

Directors’ Compensation  The Fund pays no compensation to its Directors who are officers or employees of SSGA FM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by SSGA FM. Compensation paid to non-interested Directors is reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms served by the Directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms. (For additional information about Directors’ compensation, please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.)

Other Transactions with Affiliates  In December 2015, State Street announced a review of the manner in which it invoiced certain expenses to certain of its Investment Servicing clients, primarily in the United States, during an 18-year period going back to 1998 and its determination that it had incorrectly invoiced clients for certain expenses. State Street informed its clients that it will pay to them the expenses it concluded were incorrectly invoiced to them, plus interest.

The Fund was impacted by this matter. The amounts in the table below represent the refunded expenses and interest received by the Fund for the periods in question.

 

Refunded
Custody
Expense*
   Interest*   Total   % of Net
Assets at
12/31/16
    3,926        2,178       6,104       0.003 %

 

  * Refunded Custody Expense and Interest appear on the Statement of Operations in Accounting and Custody fees — net and Interest income, respectively.

 

7.   Sub-Advisory Fees

Prior to July 1, 2016, SSGA FM served as the sub-adviser to the Fund, and was paid monthly sub-advisory fees by the investment adviser which were calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

8.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases    Sales
   
  $ 3,859,156      $ 18,927,499

Affiliated Investments The Fund may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Fund owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

9.   Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal year tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

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At December 31, 2016, information on the tax cost of investments and distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Cost of
Investments
For Tax
Purposes

   Gross Tax   Net Tax
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Undistributed
Income

 

Undistributed
Accum.
Capital Gain/
(Loss)

 

Late-Year
Losses

   Appreciation   Depreciation   Investments   Derivatives/
Currency
     
  $ 104,554,854      $ 79,680,026     $ (3,703,181 )     $ 75,976,845     $     $ 12,423     $ 1,224,740     $

As of December 31, 2016, the Fund had no capital loss carryovers, as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $1,038,870 of prior year capital loss carryovers.

Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year (if the Fund elects to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Fund can elect to defer any post-October capital loss and/or any late-year ordinary loss as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

The Fund incurned no such losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Year    Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
       
    2016      $ 3,293,797     $ 6,347,185     $ 9,640,982
    2015        4,111,312             4,111,312

Distributions to Shareholders  The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences include (but are not limited to) investments in futures, distributions from real estate investment trusts and other equity investments, investments in passive foreign investment companies and losses due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on net investment income, realized gains or losses, or the NAV of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Capital
Paid In
  $ 32,842      $ (14,249 )     $ (18,593 )

 

10.   Change in Audit Firm

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) served as the independent registered certified public accounting firm of the Company through its resignation as of June 30, 2016. On September 9, 2016, upon recommendation by the Audit Committee of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors selected Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to replace KPMG as the independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The reports of KPMG on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement

 

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disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such years or periods.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The Funds requested and KPMG furnished a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agreed with the above statements. A copy of such letter was filed as Exhibit 77 to Form N-SAR for the period ended December 31, 2016.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through September 9, 2016, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted EY on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors of State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. and Shareholders of State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund (formerly GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund) (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly GE Investment Funds, Inc.)) (the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the financial highlights for periods ended prior to January 1, 2016 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated February 19, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on that statement of changes in net assets and those financial highlights.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.) at December 31, 2016, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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February 17, 2017

 

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Tax Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund hereby designates $6,347,185 as capital gain dividends, or the amount ultimately treated as capital gain net income.

The amounts presented herein may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in the financial statements due to differences between tax and financial accounting principles. Please consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about Federal or State income tax laws or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your Fund account, please consult your investment representative.

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results (Unaudited)

 

 

On November 2, 2016, the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.) (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), including shareholders of the State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund (formerly known as the S&P 500 Index Fund) (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on August 31, 2016 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal shareholders of all Funds voted together and not by Fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund’s shareholders and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from GE Investments Funds, Inc. to State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Company Votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     129,623,837.819         89.283     89.283

Against

     10,047,818.534         6.921     6.921

Abstain

     5,511,041.282         3.796     3.796

Total

     145,182,697.634         100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     4,129,723.968         89.566     89.566

Against

     328,752.097         7.130     7.130

Abstain

     152,315.883         3.303     3.303

Total

     4,610,791.948         100.000     100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit the Board of Directors to change the name of the Company without seeking shareholder approval.

Company votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     118,220,823.871         81.429     81.429

Against

     21,486,028.150         14.799     14.799

Abstain

     5,475,845.611         3.772     3.772

Total

     145,182,697.634         100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     3,876,302.761         84.070     84.070

Against

     591,340.759         12.825     12.825

Abstain

     143,148.428         3.105     3.105

Total

     4,610,791.948         100.000     100.000

 

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Additional Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below. Matthew J. Simpson resigned as a Director of the Fund effective June 30, 2016.

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Jeanne M. La Porta

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 51

  Director and President   Until successor is elected and qualified – 2 years   Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Leader at GEAM from March 2014 to July 2016; President of State Street Institutional Funds and State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. since April 2014; President and Trustee of GEAM’s UCITs Funds from March 2014 to November 2014; Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer at GEAM from April 2010 to March 2014; Vice President of State Street Institutional Funds from July 2003 to April 2014; Vice President of Elfun Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Vice President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Secretary of GE Funds from July 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President from July 2007 to February 2011; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM from October 2007 to April 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from July 2003 to June 2010; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM from May 1997 to October 2007.     22     Trustee and President of State Street Institutional Funds since 2014; Trustee of Elfun Funds since 2014.

 

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Additional Information, continued — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

JoonWon Choe

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 47

  Vice President & Secretary   Until successor is elected and qualified –6years   Managing Director and Managing Counsel at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM from March 2011 to July 2016; Vice President and Secretary of State Street Institutional Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds from September 2010 to July 2016; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; and Vice President and Secretary of GE Funds from September 2010 to February 2011.     N/A     N/A
             

Robert Herlihy

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 49

  Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified –11years   Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM and Elfun Funds from July 2005 to July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002-2005.     N/A     N/A
             

Arthur A. Jensen

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 50

  Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Vice President at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Treasurer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Treasurer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since June 2011; Treasurer of Elfun Funds from June 2011 to July 2016; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM from April 2011 to July 2016; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010; and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.     N/A     N/A

 

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Additional Information, continued — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

Brian Harris

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 43

  Deputy Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013 – present)*; Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (2010 – 2013); Director of Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. (2008 – 2010).     N/A     N/A
 

Bruce S. Rosenberg

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 55

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 – present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 – July 2015).     N/A     N/A
 

Ann M. Carpenter

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 50

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2014 – present); Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2005 – present).*     N/A     N/A
             

Chad C. Hallett

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 47

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 – November 2014).     N/A     N/A

 

*   Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS

John R. Costantino

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Chairman of the Board   Until successor is elected and qualified – 20 years   General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of NeuroScience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Director of Artes Medical from 2006 to 2008; and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992 to 2007.
             

R. Sheldon Johnson

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Retired, 2006 to present; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.
             

Donna M. Rapaccioli

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 54

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Dean of the Gabelli School of Business since 2007 and Accounting professor since 1987 at Fordham University.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since January 2012 and Trustee of Emmanuel College since 2010.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

Board of Directors

John R. Costantino, Chairman

R. Sheldon Johnson

Jeanne M. La Porta

Donna M. Rapaccioli

Secretary

JoonWon Choe

Chief Compliance Officer

Robert Herlihy

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Brian Harris

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen

Assistant Treasurers

Bruce S. Rosenberg

Ann M. Carpenter

Chad C. Hallett

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

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Investment Adviser

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, CT 06905

or at:

P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

www.ssga.com/geam

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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Annual Report

31 December 2016

State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

(formerly the GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund)

 

 

 

 

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Annual Report

December 31, 2016

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       Page  
Notes to Performance        1   
Manager Reviews and Schedule of Investments        2   
Financial Statements     

Financial Highlights

       14   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

       15   

Statement of Operations

       16   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       17   
Notes to Financial Statements        18   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        25   
Tax Information        26   
Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results        27   
Additional Information        28   
Investment Team        32   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current summary prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

The information provided on the performance page relates to the State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”).

Total return performance shown in this report for the Fund takes into account changes in share price and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free (800) 242-0134 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index consisting of 2,000 of the smallest U.S.-domiciled publicly traded common stocks that are included in the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 3000® Index is comprised of the 3,000 largest U.S. domiciled companies.

Russell Investment Group owns the Russell Index data, including all applicable trademarks and copyrights, used by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) in these materials. Any unauthorized use or redistribution of such Russell Index data is strictly prohibited. Russell Investment Group is not responsible for the configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in SSGA FM’s presentation thereof.

The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest and do not reflect fees, expenses, or taxes. As such, the index returns do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise each index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. The Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice.

 

 

State Street Global Markets, LLC, member of FINRA & SIPC is the principal underwriter and distributor of the State Street V.I.S. Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and Fund Accounting agent, and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrative services.

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Q. How did the State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, the State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund returned 23.77%. The Russell 2000® Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 21.31% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 139 Small Blend Funds returned an average of 21.85% over the same period.

 

Q. What market conditions affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. A strong risk appetite coupled with increased expectations for U.S. domestic growth and even potentially some protectionism led to the strong rally across equities especially in Small-Cap equities, which drove the Fund’s performance higher. Within small-cap, value led growth as stocks that appeared cheaper were in demand when compared to their higher valued peers. The Fund was well positioned to take advantage of that rally by being underweight in biotech (which had low/no earnings and high valuations) and underweight real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) (which fell on increasing rates).

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of the Fund’s performance?

 

A. Full year performance for 2016 was strong as the Fund handily beat the benchmark. Across the underlying managers within the Fund, Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. led the pack returning 31.46%, followed closely by Champlain Investment Partners, LLC returning 29.76%. Even GlobeFlex Capital, L.P., who faced a style headwind throughout the year returned 14.34%.

 

     The only derivatives used in the Fund are Russell 2000 Index e-Mini futures. These futures are used to equitize the cash sleeve that is designed to handle day to day cash flows coming in and out of the Fund. The cash sleeve is targeted to be a 2% weighting in the portfolio. We don’t believe the impact of these derivatives is material on the overall fund performance as the cash return will roughly match the index return over time. This does prevent unintentional drag from cash in years where the market is up significantly such as 2016, where the cash sleeve contributed ~40 basis points (“bps”) to the overall return of the Fund. The reverse holds up in down years, where if the small cap index was down significantly, the return on the equitized cash would also be negative (matching the index return). This type of exposure management through the use of the index futures ensures that the investor will not be substantially disadvantaged by large flows into or out of the Fund. However, these futures are not used with the intent to add excess return to the performance of the Fund or for any other speculative purposes.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. There were no significant changes to the Fund during the period, however the Fund ended the year with a 3.5% underweight to financials, which is down from the historical average of 8% underweight. This decrease is not related to the way the Fund is managed but rather due to Russell (the index provider) moving REITs into their own sector. As a result, the Fund is 5% underweight in REITS in addition to the 3.5% underweight in financials, which in the aggregate was close to the historical average of the Fund’s underweight to financials.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

     Actual
Fund Return
     Hypothetical
5% Return
(2.5% for
the period)
 

Account value at the beginning of the period

July 1, 2016

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.00  

Account value at the end of the period

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,167.80      $ 1,018.35  

Expenses paid during the period**

   $ 7.36      $ 6.85  

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.35%** (for the period July 1, 2016-December 31, 2016), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
** May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.
 

 

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Performance Summary — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/16

 

    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

    139       131       116  

Peer group average annual total return

    21.85     14.14     6.75

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Fund Small Blend

 

Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of December 31, 2016 (as a % of Fair Value) (a)(b)

 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    2.42

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    1.16

Blackbaud Inc.

    1.11

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG

    1.02

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    0.93

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

    0.93

CLARCOR Inc.

    0.90

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

    0.85

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

    0.85

Clean Harbors Inc.

    0.82

Sector Allocation as of December 31, 2015

Portfolio composition as a % of Fair Value of $42,267 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2016 (a)(b)

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the periods ended December 31, 2016

Class 1 Shares (Inception Date 4/28/00)

 

     One Year     Five Year     Ten Year     Ending Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 

State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

     23.77     14.07     7.82   $ 21,232  

Russell 2000® Index

     21.31     14.46     7.07   $ 19,793  
 

 

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(a) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class G Shares.
(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

See Notes to Performance beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       
Common Stock - 91.4%†  

Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%

 

Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)

     171          15,253  

Teledyne Technologies Inc. (a)

     1,372          168,756  

Vectrus Inc. (a)

     698          16,648  
       

 

 

 
          200,657  
       

 

 

 

Agricultural & Farm Machinery - 0.6%

 

AGCO Corp.

     4,343          251,286  
       

 

 

 

Agricultural Products - 0.8%

 

Darling Ingredients Inc. (a)

     24,595          317,522  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

     453          27,465  
       

 

 

 
          344,987  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.1%

 

Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (a)

     450          25,650  
       

 

 

 

Alternative Carriers - 0.0%*

 

Vonage Holdings Corp. (a)

     2,740          18,769  
       

 

 

 

Apparel Retail - 0.7%

 

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

     528          8,010  

Burlington Stores Inc. (a)

     1,045          88,564  

Genesco Inc. (a)

     1,352          83,959  

The Buckle Inc.

     4,318          98,450  
       

 

 

 
          278,983  
       

 

 

 

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 0.3%

 

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

     3,902          115,343  
       

 

 

 

Application Software - 4.0%

 

8x8 Inc. (a)

     1,600          22,880  

ACI Worldwide Inc. (a)

     8,571          155,564  

Blackbaud Inc.

     7,352          470,528  

Exa Corp. (a)

     1,600          24,576  

Guidewire Software Inc. (a)

     3,300          162,789  

Jive Software Inc. (a)

     11,573          50,342  

Mentor Graphics Corp.

     4,600          169,694  

PTC Inc. (a)

     3,089          142,928  

RealPage Inc. (a)

     9,670          290,100  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

     5,507          157,500  

Zix Corp. (a)

     6,300          31,122  
       

 

 

 
          1,678,023  
       

 

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks - 0.6%

 

Fifth Street Asset Management Inc.

     3,100          20,770  

Financial Engines Inc.

     5,800          213,150  
       

 

 

 
          233,920  
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.0%

 

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (a)

     161          16,644  

Gentherm Inc. (a)

     597          20,208  

Horizon Global Corp. (a)

     1,411          33,864  

LCI Industries

     401          43,208  

Tenneco Inc. (a)

     4,735          295,795  

Tower International Inc.

     1,019          28,889  
       

 

 

 
          438,608  
       

 

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers - 0.8%

 

Thor Industries Inc.

     2,911          291,246  

Winnebago Industries Inc.

     1,551          49,089  
       

 

 

 
          340,335  
       

 

 

 

Automotive Retail - 0.8%

 

America’s Car-Mart Inc. (a)

     492          21,525  

CST Brands Inc.

     2,600          125,190  

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

     1,587          123,691  

Murphy USA Inc. (a)

     1,195          73,456  
       

 

 

 
          343,862  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 1.3%

 

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     2,400          9,912  

Aduro Biotech Inc. (a)

     1,000          11,400  

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp. (a)

     2,900          27,115  

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (a)

     600          33,420  

Coherus Biosciences Inc. (a)

     400          11,260  

Cytokinetics Inc. (a)

     2,400          29,160  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     300          23,802  

Exelixis Inc. (a)

     1,200          17,892  

FibroGen Inc. (a)

     800          17,120  

Five Prime Therapeutics Inc. (a)

     500          25,055  

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. (a)

     1,500          14,820  

Insys Therapeutics Inc. (a)

     1,500          13,800  

MacroGenics Inc. (a)

     800          16,352  

Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     2,100          31,605  

Natera Inc. (a)

     1,200          14,052  

Pfenex Inc. (a)

     2,200          19,954  

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     2,700          23,328  

Repligen Corp. (a)

     6,063          186,862  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     1,000          15,950  

Voyager Therapeutics Inc. (a)

     1,600          20,384  
       

 

 

 
          563,243  
       

 

 

 

Brewers - 0.4%

 

Craft Brew Alliance Inc. (a)

     410          6,929  

The Boston Beer Company Inc., Class A (a)

     1,025          174,096  
       

 

 

 
          181,025  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       

Building Products - 0.4%

 

American Woodmark Corp. (a)

     363          27,316  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

     793          42,473  

Builders FirstSource Inc. (a)

     1,970          21,611  

NCI Building Systems Inc. (a)

     1,496          23,412  

Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc.

     443          19,381  

Universal Forest Products Inc.

     528          53,951  
       

 

 

 
          188,144  
       

 

 

 

Casinos & Gaming - 0.1%

 

Churchill Downs Inc.

     175          26,329  

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (a)

     1,208          17,516  
       

 

 

 
          43,845  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Printing - 0.5%

 

Brady Corp., Class A

     3,900          146,445  

Deluxe Corp.

     404          28,931  

LSC Communications Inc.

     502          14,899  
       

 

 

 
          190,275  
       

 

 

 

Commodity Chemicals - 0.1%

 

Trinseo S.A.

     668          39,612  
       

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 0.4%

 

ADTRAN Inc.

     1,635          36,542  

Extreme Networks Inc. (a)

     5,800          29,174  

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (a)

     1,488          57,511  

Plantronics Inc.

     825          45,177  
       

 

 

 
          168,404  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.6%

 

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.

     8,600          273,050  
       

 

 

 

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 1.6%

 

Alamo Group Inc.

     570          43,377  

Astec Industries Inc.

     696          46,952  

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. (a)

     5,600          30,968  

Federal Signal Corp.

     13,843          216,089  

Trinity Industries Inc.

     10,153          281,847  

Wabash National Corp. (a)

     2,314          36,608  
       

 

 

 
          655,841  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.1%

 

Summit Materials Inc., Class A (a)

     1,262          30,022  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.1%

 

Enova International Inc. (a)

     2,786          34,964  
       

 

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 1.6%

 

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

     3,460          229,398  

CoreLogic Inc. (a)

     4,075          150,082  

WEX Inc. (a)

     2,700          301,320  
       

 

 

 
          680,800  
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

Distributors - 0.6%

 

LKQ Corp. (a)

     7,661          234,810  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Chemicals - 0.1%

 

The Chemours Co.

     2,409          53,215  
       

 

 

 

Diversified REITs - 0.2%

 

American Assets Trust Inc.

     629          27,097  

Gramercy Property Trust

     3,706          34,021  

PS Business Parks Inc.

     230          26,800  
       

 

 

 
          87,918  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Support Services - 1.3%

 

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

     6,049          236,939  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.

     7,824          266,016  

UniFirst Corp.

     238          34,189  
       

 

 

 
          537,144  
       

 

 

 

Education Services - 0.5%

 

Capella Education Co.

     350          30,730  

K12 Inc. (a)

     10,395          178,378  
       

 

 

 
          209,108  
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities - 1.1%

 

ALLETE Inc.

     469          30,105  

IDACORP Inc.

     3,969          319,703  

MGE Energy Inc.

     400          26,120  

PNM Resources Inc.

     878          30,115  

Portland General Electric Co.

     474          20,539  

Spark Energy Inc., Class A

     900          27,270  

The Empire District Electric Co.

     468          15,954  
       

 

 

 
          469,806  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.3%

 

Encore Wire Corp.

     934          40,489  

EnerSys

     284          22,180  

General Cable Corp.

     1,589          30,271  

Regal Beloit Corp.

     412          28,531  
       

 

 

 
          121,471  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Components - 0.7%

 

Belden Inc.

     424          31,702  

Littelfuse Inc.

     1,557          236,306  

Rogers Corp. (a)

     485          37,253  
       

 

 

 
          305,261  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.6%

 

Coherent Inc. (a)

     300          41,216  

Control4 Corp. (a)

     4,144          42,269  

FARO Technologies Inc. (a)

     263          9,468  

VeriFone Systems Inc. (a)

     5,473          97,036  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

     679          58,231  
       

 

 

 
          248,220  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       

Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.2%

 

Benchmark Electronics Inc. (a)

     455          13,878  

Methode Electronics Inc.

     816          33,742  

Plexus Corp. (a)

     837          45,231  
       

 

 

 
          92,851  
       

 

 

 

Environmental & Facilities Services - 0.8%

 

Clean Harbors Inc. (a)

     6,216          345,920  
       

 

 

 

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals - 0.1%

 

American Vanguard Corp.

     1,516          29,031  
       

 

 

 

Food Distributors - 0.8%

 

Performance Food Group Co. (a)

     3,010          72,240  

SpartanNash Co.

     6,388          252,582  
       

 

 

 
          324,822  
       

 

 

 

Food Retail - 0.1%

 

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

     271          32,216  
       

 

 

 

Footwear - 1.1%

       

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

     2,248          124,517  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A (a)

     419          10,299  

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

     14,717          323,038  
       

 

 

 
          457,854  
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.1%

 

South Jersey Industries Inc.

     834          28,097  
       

 

 

 

Health Care REITs - 0.5%

 

CareTrust REIT Inc.

     2,886          44,214  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

     3,520          110,035  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

     2,182          53,284  
       

 

 

 
          207,533  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Distributors - 0.2%

 

Aceto Corp.

     4,300          94,471  

Owens & Minor Inc.

     301          10,622  
       

 

 

 
          105,093  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment - 5.1%

 

Abaxis Inc.

     600          31,662  

AtriCure Inc. (a)

     1,300          25,441  

Cantel Medical Corp.

     2,200          173,250  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (a)

     6,400          154,944  

CONMED Corp.

     5,000          220,850  

Glaukos Corp. (a)

     464          15,915  

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

     6,381          358,230  

Insulet Corp. (a)

     3,300          124,344  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a)

     4,200          360,318  

iRadimed Corp. (a)

     900          9,990  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

     1,800          45,612  

Masimo Corp. (a)

     3,600          242,640  
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

Natus Medical Inc. (a)

     374          13,015  

NuVasive Inc. (a)

     4,350          293,016  

NxStage Medical Inc. (a)

     1,300          34,073  

Penumbra Inc. (a)

     1,000          63,800  
       

 

 

 
          2,167,100  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Services - 2.3%

 

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)

     500          17,525  

Air Methods Corp. (a)

     2,530          80,580  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (a)

     1,299          49,947  

BioTelemetry Inc. (a)

     2,300          51,405  

Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. (a)

     708          8,921  

Envision Healthcare Corp. (a)

     4,553          288,159  

LHC Group Inc. (a)

     600          27,420  

MEDNAX Inc. (a)

     4,991          332,700  

RadNet Inc. (a)

     3,000          19,350  

Team Health Holdings Inc. (a)

     2,140          92,983  
       

 

 

 
          968,990  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Supplies - 1.0%

 

Endologix Inc. (a)

     11,337          64,848  

ICU Medical Inc. (a)

     1,850          272,597  

Lantheus Holdings Inc. (a)

     2,000          17,200  

Merit Medical Systems Inc. (a)

     889          23,559  

OraSure Technologies Inc. (a)

     4,200          36,876  
       

 

 

 
          415,080  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Technology - 1.4%

 

Cotiviti Holdings Inc. (a)

     782          26,901  

HMS Holdings Corp. (a)

     12,451          226,110  

Medidata Solutions Inc. (a)

     3,200          158,944  

Omnicell Inc. (a)

     5,300          179,670  

Quality Systems Inc.

     666          8,758  
       

 

 

 
          600,383  
       

 

 

 

Home Building - 0.2%

 

Meritage Homes Corp. (a)

     736          25,613  

TopBuild Corp. (a)

     1,592          56,675  
       

 

 

 
          82,288  
       

 

 

 

Home Entertainment Software - 0.1%

 

Rosetta Stone Inc. (a)

     2,687          23,941  
       

 

 

 

Home Furnishing Retail - 0.3%

 

Aaron’s Inc.

     4,176          133,590  
       

 

 

 

Home Furnishings - 0.1%

 

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

     910          33,534  
       

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs - 0.3%

 

Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.

     1,421          11,027  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     5,358          131,217  
       

 

 

 
          142,244  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 0.2%

 

ILG Inc.

     5,004          90,923  
       

 

 

 

Household Appliances - 0.3%

 

Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)

     1,675          141,454  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.1%

 

Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)

     980          32,428  
       

 

 

 

Housewares & Specialties - 0.0%*

 

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     302          15,891  
       

 

 

 

Human Resource & Employment Services - 0.1%

 

Insperity Inc.

     442          31,360  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.1%

 

Raven Industries Inc.

     1,100          27,720  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Machinery - 7.6%

 

Actuant Corp., Class A

     6,000          155,700  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     707          26,088  

Barnes Group Inc.

     3,445          163,362  

CLARCOR Inc.

     4,594          378,867  

Crane Co.

     925          66,711  

Energy Recovery Inc. (a)

     1,500          15,525  

Franklin Electric Company Inc.

     810          31,509  

IDEX Corp.

     2,271          204,526  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     1,700          146,115  

LB Foster Co., Class A

     1,130          15,368  

Luxfer Holdings PLC ADR

     6,006          65,405  

Lydall Inc. (a)

     3,100          191,735  

Manitowoc Foodservice Inc. (a)

     10,500          202,965  

Mueller Industries Inc.

     4,989          199,361  

Nordson Corp.

     2,091          234,297  

RBC Bearings Inc. (a)

     1,300          120,653  

Standex International Corp.

     2,000          175,700  

The Gorman-Rupp Co.

     1,700          52,615  

The Timken Co.

     6,980          277,106  

TriMas Corp. (a)

     9,800          230,300  

Woodward Inc.

     3,773          260,526  
       

 

 

 
          3,214,434  
       

 

 

 

Industrial REITs - 0.1%

 

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

     956          22,170  

STAG Industrial Inc.

     1,488          35,518  
       

 

 

 
          57,688  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.0%*

 

Shutterfly Inc. (a)

     400          20,072  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 3.2%

 

Blucora Inc. (a)

     2,100          30,975  

Brightcove Inc. (a)

     2,900          23,345  
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

comScore Inc. (a)

     600          18,948  

Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. (a)

     5,044          213,412  

Envestnet Inc. (a)

     2,900          102,225  

Five9 Inc. (a)

     1,400          19,866  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A (a)

     1,060          37,047  

Internap Corp. (a)

     9,300          14,322  

LogMeIn Inc.

     2,700          260,685  

MeetMe Inc. (a)

     3,000          14,790  

New Relic Inc. (a)

     4,700          132,775  

NIC Inc.

     10,025          239,597  

SPS Commerce Inc. (a)

     2,200          153,758  

Stamps.com Inc. (a)

     200          22,930  

Web.com Group Inc. (a)

     1,700          35,955  

Xactly Corp. (a)

     3,600          39,600  
       

 

 

 
          1,360,230  
       

 

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage - 1.3%

 

Greenhill & Company Inc.

     1,219          33,766  

Piper Jaffray Cos. (a)

     757          54,883  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

     5,686          393,869  

Stifel Financial Corp. (a)

     1,070          53,447  
       

 

 

 
          535,965  
       

 

 

 

IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.1%

 

Perficient Inc. (a)

     1,296          22,667  

The Hackett Group Inc.

     1,600          28,256  

Virtusa Corp. (a)

     222          5,577  
       

 

 

 
          56,500  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.7%

 

Brunswick Corp.

     366          19,962  

Nautilus Inc. (a)

     593          10,970  

Polaris Industries Inc.

     3,139          258,622  
       

 

 

 
          289,554  
       

 

 

 

Life & Health Insurance - 0.1%

 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     1,519          34,238  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.7%

 

Albany Molecular Research Inc. (a)

     7,570          142,013  

Bruker Corp.

     4,722          100,012  

Cambrex Corp. (a)

     420          22,659  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (a)

     370          28,190  

Enzo Biochem Inc. (a)

     3,966          27,524  

ICON PLC (a)

     2,500          188,000  

INC Research Holdings Inc., Class A (a)

     3,869          203,510  

PAREXEL International Corp. (a)

     229          15,050  
       

 

 

 
          726,958  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       

Managed Healthcare - 1.0%

 

Centene Corp. (a)

     5,042          284,923  

Magellan Health Inc. (a)

     547          41,162  

Molina Healthcare Inc. (a)

     1,945          105,536  
       

 

 

 
          431,621  
       

 

 

 

Marine - 0.1%

 

Kirby Corp. (a)

     333          22,145  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Line Insurance - 0.0%*

 

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     475          20,330  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.1%

 

Avista Corp.

     642          25,674  
       

 

 

 

Office REITs - 0.5%

 

Brandywine Realty Trust

     1,704          28,133  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     715          22,323  

Cousins Properties Inc.

     17,865          152,031  
       

 

 

 
          202,487  
       

 

 

 

Office Services & Supplies - 1.0%

 

Herman Miller Inc.

     3,967          135,671  

HNI Corp.

     619          34,615  

Steelcase Inc., Class A

     1,600          28,640  

West Corp.

     9,620          238,191  
       

 

 

 
          437,117  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.1%

 

Nabors Industries Ltd.

     2,810          46,084  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 1.3%

 

Dril-Quip Inc. (a)

     942          56,567  

Forum Energy Technologies Inc. (a)

     12,075          265,650  

Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. (a)

     2,023          14,606  

Natural Gas Services Group Inc. (a)

     821          26,395  

Oil States International Inc. (a)

     4,766          185,874  

TETRA Technologies Inc. (a)

     3,883          19,493  
       

 

 

 
          568,585  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 1.5%

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. (a)

     2,667          99,613  

Denbury Resources Inc. (a)

     19,306          71,046  

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     6,886          278,883  

Rice Energy Inc. (a)

     523          11,166  

SM Energy Co.

     4,663          160,780  
       

 

 

 
          621,488  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 0.1%

 

Western Refining Inc.

     1,234          46,707  
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

Packaged Foods & Meats - 3.3%

 

AdvancePierre Foods Holdings Inc.

     4,500          134,010  

Amplify Snack Brands Inc. (a)

     4,300          37,883  

B&G Foods Inc.

     4,600          201,480  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

     513          22,662  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

     688          91,800  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

     3,181          299,777  

Snyder’s-Lance Inc.

     7,800          299,052  

TreeHouse Foods Inc. (a)

     4,500          324,855  
       

 

 

 
          1,411,519  
       

 

 

 

Paper Packaging - 0.3%

 

Packaging Corporation of America

     1,563          132,574  
       

 

 

 

Paper Products - 0.1%

 

Neenah Paper Inc.

     577          49,160  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.0%*

 

Natural Health Trends Corp.

     800          19,880  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%

 

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     1,100          20,262  

Aratana Therapeutics Inc. (a)

     1,800          12,924  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc. (a)

     4,500          32,670  

Heska Corp. (a)

     400          28,640  

Horizon Pharma PLC (a)

     900          14,562  

Impax Laboratories Inc. (a)

     1,300          17,225  

Innoviva Inc. (a)

     1,900          20,330  

Intersect ENT Inc. (a)

     1,200          14,520  

Pernix Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (a)

     6,480          12,571  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

     405          11,867  

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A (a)

     900          12,195  
       

 

 

 
          197,766  
       

 

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance - 2.7%

 

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG

     8,000          429,680  

AMERISAFE Inc.

     2,575          160,551  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

     4,020          264,918  

RLI Corp.

     1,735          109,531  

The Navigators Group Inc.

     1,600          188,400  
       

 

 

 
          1,153,080  
       

 

 

 

Publishing - 1.2%

 

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

     9,016          491,372  
       

 

 

 

Railroads - 0.5%

 

Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Class A (a)

     3,196          221,834  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       

Real Estate Services - 0.1%

 

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (a)

     800          21,272  

Marcus & Millichap Inc. (a)

     482          12,879  
       

 

 

 
          34,151  
       

 

 

 

Regional Banks - 9.3%

 

1st Source Corp.

     431          19,248  

Bank of the Ozarks Inc.

     858          45,122  

BankUnited Inc.

     1,153          43,457  

Banner Corp.

     617          34,435  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

     2,900          122,235  

Camden National Corp.

     693          30,804  

Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A

     850          33,362  

Cascade Bancorp (a)

     1,554          12,618  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

     743          33,197  

Community Bank System Inc.

     2,300          142,117  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

     1,345          118,669  

CVB Financial Corp.

     8,000          183,440  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     707          30,401  

FCB Financial Holdings Inc., Class A (a)

     1,077          51,373  

Fidelity Southern Corp.

     987          23,362  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

     2,600          117,520  

Fulton Financial Corp.

     11,502          216,238  

German American Bancorp Inc.

     1,300          68,393  

Great Southern Bancorp Inc.

     577          31,533  

Home BancShares Inc.

     1,642          45,598  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

     1,613          35,309  

IBERIABANK Corp.

     2,623          219,676  

Independent Bank Corp.

     2,000          140,900  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

     396          18,755  

LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc.

     1,727          74,365  

PacWest Bancorp

     812          44,205  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

     550          38,115  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

     4,684          336,218  

Renasant Corp.

     7,563          319,310  

South State Corp.

     231          20,189  

Southwest Bancorp Inc.

     1,017          29,493  

Stock Yards Bancorp Inc.

     2,400          112,680  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     1,485          254,915  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. (a)

     115          9,016  

UMB Financial Corp.

     2,900          223,648  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     2,452          46,049  

United Community Banks Inc.

     2,119          62,765  

Washington Trust Bancorp Inc.

     2,700          151,335  

Westamerica Bancorporation

     2,582          162,485  

Western Alliance Bancorp (a)

     3,420          166,588  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     791          57,403  
       

 

 

 
          3,926,541  
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

Reinsurance - 1.0%

 

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

     4,250          392,700  

Maiden Holdings Ltd.

     2,337          40,781  
       

 

 

 
          433,481  
       

 

 

 

Research & Consulting Services - 0.4%

 

Resources Connection Inc.

     8,180          157,465  
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 0.6%

 

Education Realty Trust Inc.

     5,648          238,910  
       

 

 

 

Restaurants - 1.2%

 

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (a)

     1,000          154,400  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

     643          107,368  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (a)

     4,300          52,890  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

     90          1,647  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

     4,058          195,758  
       

 

 

 
          512,063  
       

 

 

 

Retail REITs - 0.1%

 

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     2,083          44,014  
       

 

 

 

Security & Alarm Services - 0.7%

 

The Brink’s Co.

     7,021          289,616  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%

 

Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (a)

     700          38,325  

Brooks Automation Inc.

     1,242          21,201  

Rudolph Technologies Inc. (a)

     4,599          107,387  
       

 

 

 
          166,913  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors - 1.5%

 

CEVA Inc. (a)

     900          30,195  

Cirrus Logic Inc. (a)

     400          22,616  

Exar Corp. (a)

     2,822          30,421  

GigPeak Inc. (a)

     8,800          22,176  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)

     2,448          18,017  

MaxLinear Inc., Class A (a)

     1,135          24,743  

Microsemi Corp. (a)

     4,071          219,712  

NeoPhotonics Corp. (a)

     1,870          20,215  

Semtech Corp. (a)

     7,490          236,310  
       

 

 

 
          624,405  
       

 

 

 

Specialized Finance - 0.0%*

 

NewStar Financial Inc. (a)

     1,054          9,750  
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 0.6%

 

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     2,080          165,090  

DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.

     567          24,908  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     1,241          27,389  

Potlatch Corp.

     1,180          49,147  
       

 

 

 
          266,534  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       

Specialty Chemicals - 3.2%

 

Balchem Corp.

     2,293          192,429  

Chase Corp.

     400          33,420  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc. (a)

     925          24,744  

HB Fuller Co.

     4,493          217,057  

Innospec Inc.

     2,700          184,950  

KMG Chemicals Inc.

     933          36,284  

PolyOne Corp.

     5,837          187,017  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     1,657          211,997  

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.

     1,564          24,179  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     3,285          258,135  
       

 

 

 
          1,370,212  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Stores - 0.2%

 

Hibbett Sports Inc. (a)

     2,300          85,790  
       

 

 

 

Steel - 0.5%

 

Commercial Metals Co.

     5,504          119,877  

Ryerson Holding Corp. (a)

     2,897          38,675  

Worthington Industries Inc.

     671          31,832  
       

 

 

 
          190,384  
       

 

 

 

Systems Software - 1.1%

 

A10 Networks Inc. (a)

     3,267          27,149  

Barracuda Networks Inc. (a)

     1,010          21,644  

CommVault Systems Inc. (a)

     2,500          128,500  

Gigamon Inc. (a)

     1,213          55,252  

Qualys Inc. (a)

     6,400          202,560  

TiVo Corp. (a)

     1,200          25,080  
       

 

 

 
          460,185  
       

 

 

 

Technology Distributors - 0.1%

 

Insight Enterprises Inc. (a)

     434          17,551  

ScanSource Inc. (a)

     449          18,117  
       

 

 

 
          35,668  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.7%

 

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.

     10,816          272,023  

Super Micro Computer Inc. (a)

     1,504          42,187  
       

 

 

 
          314,210  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.3%

 

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

     948          30,687  

EverBank Financial Corp.

     1,187          23,087  
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

HomeStreet Inc. (a)

     1,679          53,056  

Washington Federal Inc.

     742          25,488  
       

 

 

 
          132,318  
       

 

 

 

Tires & Rubber - 0.1%

 

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     1,145          44,483  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.0%

 

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

     5,697          338,402  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. (a)

     308          14,189  

GMS Inc. (a)

     857          25,093  

Lawson Products Inc. (a)

     1,200          28,560  

Neff Corp., Class A (a)

     2,201          31,034  
       

 

 

 
          437,278  
       

 

 

 

Trucking - 0.9%

 

Heartland Express Inc.

     1,538          31,314  

Landstar System Inc.

     1,000          85,300  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (a)

     2,226          190,968  

Saia Inc. (a)

     1,051          46,402  

YRC Worldwide Inc. (a)

     2,100          27,888  
       

 

 

 
          381,872  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $29,832,036)
         38,668,249  
       

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Fund - 2.4%  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF
(Cost $1,000,912)

     7,587          1,023,107  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $30,832,948)
         39,691,356  
       

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments - 6.1%  

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 0.46% (Cost $2,575,438) (b)(c)(d)

     2,575,438          2,575,438  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments
(Cost $33,408,386)
         42,266,794  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 0.1%          53,547  
       

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%          42,320,341  
       

 

 

 
 

Other Information:

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description    Expiration
date
     Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Russell 2000 Mini Index Futures

     March 2017        22      $ 1,492,590      $ (18,133
           

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) At December 31, 2016, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures.
(c) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser and administrator, effective July 1, 2016, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Funds’ sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
(d) Coupon amount represents effective yield.
Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2016.
* Less than 0.05%.

Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Affiliate Table

 

      Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/15
     Value At
12/31/15
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
     Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/16
     Value at
12/31/16
     Dividend/
Interest
Income
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares

     2,439,080      $ 2,439,080        15,138,495        15,002,137        2,575,438      $ 2,575,438      $ 6,480      $  
     

 

 

             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 2,439,080               $ 2,575,438      $ 6,480      $  
     

 

 

             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

      12/31/16     12/31/15*     12/31/14*     12/31/13*     12/31/12*  

Inception date

             4/28/00  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.20     $ 14.39     $ 16.26     $ 13.37     $ 12.85  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.03     (0.04     (0.06     (0.03     0.00  

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     2.93       (0.52     0.67       4.96       1.86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     2.90       (0.56     0.61       4.93       1.86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

                             0.00  

Net realized gains

     0.70       1.63       2.48       2.04       1.34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     0.70       1.63       2.48       2.04       1.34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.40     $ 12.20     $ 14.39     $ 16.26     $ 13.37  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     23.77     (4.12 )%      3.77     36.89     14.57

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 42,320     $ 38,359     $ 43,460     $ 50,248     $ 41,942  

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Net expenses

     1.40     1.36     1.33 %(b)      1.27 %(b)(c)      1.34 %(b)(c) 

Gross expenses

     1.40     1.36     1.33     1.28     1.38

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.22 )%      (0.30 )%      (0.35 )%      (0.23 )%      0.01

Portfolio turnover rate

     36     42     37     39     36

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)   Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b)   Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Money Market Fund.
(c)   Reflects a voluntary reimbursement of other operating expenses by GE Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator prior to July 1, 2016.
††   Rounds to less than $0.01.
*   Beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities — December 31, 2016

 

Assets

        

Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $30,832,948)

   $ 39,691,356  

Short-term affiliated investments, at fair value

     2,575,438  

Restricted cash(1)

     160,000  

Receivable for investments sold

     14,241  

Income receivable

     32,122  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     4,224  

Income receivable from affiliated investments

     914  

Other assets

     1,753  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     42,480,048  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for investments purchased

     31,732  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     494  

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     5,753  

Payable to the Adviser (Note 6)

     34,132  

Payable to the Custodian (Note 6)

     52,093  

Accrued other expenses

     35,503  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     159,707  
  

 

 

 
  

Net Assets

   $ 42,320,341  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital paid in

     33,105,260  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

      

Accumulated net realized gain

     374,806  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     8,858,408  

Futures

     (18,133
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 42,320,341  
  

 

 

 
  

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

     2,938,805  

Net asset value per share

   $ 14.40  

(1)    Deposits at broker for futures contracts.

  

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations — For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividend

   $ 434,616  

Interest

     627  

Income from affiliated investments

     6,480  

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

     (1,385
  

 

 

 

Total income

     440,338  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory and administration fees (Note 6)

     356,583  

Directors’ fees (Note 6)

     2,501  

Custody and accounting expenses — net (Note 6)

     126,197  

Professional fees

     26,790  

Other expenses

     11,049  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     523,120  
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

   $ (82,782
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

Realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   $ 2,251,532  

Futures

     197,863  

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

     5,678,200  

Futures

     (29,048
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     8,098,547  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 8,015,765  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2016
     Year Ended
December 31, 2015*
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations:

 

Net investment loss

   $ (82,782    $ (126,996

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures

     2,449,395        4,284,766  

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures

     5,649,152        (5,826,887
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     8,015,765        (1,669,117
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

Net realized gains

     (1,956,940      (4,541,080
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1,956,940      (4,541,080
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

     6,058,825        (6,210,197
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

     3,283,066        3,230,274  

Value of distributions reinvested

     1,956,940        4,541,080  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (7,337,373      (6,661,996
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

     (2,097,367      1,109,358  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     3,961,458        (5,100,839

Net Assets

 

Beginning of year

     38,358,883        43,459,722  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 42,320,341      $ 38,358,883  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of year

   $      $  

Changes in Fund Shares

 

Shares sold

     229,534        219,291  

Issued for distributions reinvested

     135,616        364,453  

Shares redeemed

     (570,268      (460,537
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

     (205,118      123,207  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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1.   Organization of the Company

State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Prior to November 30, 2016, the Company was named GE Investments Funds, Inc. The Company is currently composed of the following eight investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”): State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund, State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”), State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund, State Street Income V.I.S. Fund and State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. Each Fund is a diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

Effective November 30, 2016, each individual Fund changed its respective name as follows:

 

Old Name    New Name

GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund

   State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund

   State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund

   State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund

   State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund

   State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Total Return Fund

   State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Income Fund

   State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund

   State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds effective July 1, 2016. Prior to July 1, 2016, GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) served as the investment adviser and administrator to each Fund.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) of the Fund as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts.

 

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into various types of derivative transactions (such as futures) to gain or hedge exposure to certain types of securities as an alternative to investing directly in or selling such securities.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument, currency or index at a particular price and future date. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund invested in stock index futures contracts to gain equity exposure for accumulating and residual cash positions. Buying futures tends to

 

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increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or hedge other Fund investments. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are charged to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund, however, expenses may be paid by the investment adviser and reimbursed by the Fund.

Federal Income Taxes  The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies, including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3.   Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

 

    Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

 

    Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

    Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

 

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Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. The investment adviser performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities, which may not necessarily represent the last sales price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances, the Fund typically classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

Investments in registered investment companies are valued at the published daily net asset value (“NAV”) and classified in Level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by a valuation committee of the investment adviser. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

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

 

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The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2016:

 

Investments    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities†

          

Common Stock

   $ 38,668,249     $      $      $ 38,668,249  

Exchange Traded Funds

     1,023,107                     1,023,107  

Short-Term Investments

     2,575,438                     2,575,438  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 42,266,794     $      $      $ 42,266,794  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

          

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (18,133   $      $      $ (18,133
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.
  * Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), at period end.

There were no transfers between fair value levels during the period. Transfers between fair value levels are recognized at the beginning of the period.

 

4.   Derivatives Disclosure

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB ASC No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) as of December 31, 2016.

 

    

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2016

    

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2016

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
 

Fair

Value ($)

     Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
 

Fair

Value ($)

 
Equity Contracts    Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures          Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     (18,133

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement of Operations    Total Notional
Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
     Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
 
Equity Contracts    Realized gain (loss) on Futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures     

14,560,380/

(13,802,523)

 

 

     197,863        (29,048

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund had an average notional value of $751,465 on long futures contracts. Please refer to the table following the Schedule of Investments for open futures contracts at December 31, 2016.

 

5.   Line of Credit

Prior to July 1, 2016, the Company shared a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility was with the Company’s custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility required the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by each Fund generally was borne proportionally based upon net assets. Generally, borrowings under the credit facility would accrue interest at the higher of the 1-Month LIBOR plus 1.25% and the Overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund was the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facility was not

 

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utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The revolving credit facility with State Street was terminated effective June 30, 2016.

Currently, the Funds and other affiliated funds (each a “Participant” and, collectively, the “Participants”) participate in a $360 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires October 12, 2017, unless extended or renewed.

The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. A Participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. From July 1, 2016, the date the Funds were added to this credit facility, through October 12, 2016, interest was calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the New York Fed Bank Rate plus 1%.

The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

6.   Compensation and Fees Paid to Affiliates

SSGM FM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2016 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. SSGM FM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services (“Management Fee”) is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.95%.

State Street serves as sub-administrator and custodian to the Funds. Amounts paid by the Fund to State Street for performing such services are included in the advisory and administration and custody and accounting expenses, respectively.

Prior to July 1, 2016, GEAM served as the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator and the Fund paid GEAM a Management Fee at an annualized rate of 0.95%

Directors’ Compensation  The Fund pays no compensation to its Directors who are officers or employees of SSGA FM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by SSGA FM. Compensation paid to non-interested Directors is reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms served by the Directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms. (For additional information about Directors’ compensation, please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.)

Other Transactions with Affiliates  In December 2015, State Street announced a review of the manner in which it invoiced certain expenses to certain of its Investment Servicing clients, primarily in the United States, during an 18-year period going back to 1998 and its determination that it had incorrectly invoiced clients for certain expenses. State Street informed its clients that it will pay to them the expenses it concluded were incorrectly invoiced to them, plus interest.

The Fund was impacted by this matter. The amounts in the table below represent the refunded expenses and interest received by the Fund for the periods in question.

 

Refunded
Custody
Expense*
   Interest*   Total   % of Net
Assets at
12/31/16
       
  $ 2,295      $ 627     $ 2,992       0.01 %

 

  * Refunded Custody Expenses and Interest appear on the Statements of Operations in Custody and accounting expenses — net and Interest income, respectively.

 

7.   Sub-Advisory Fees

Pursuant to investment sub-advisory agreements with SSGA FM, the assets of the Fund are allocated to and managed by each of the following sub-advisers: (i) Palisade Capital Management, L.L.C.; (ii) Champlain Investment Partners, LLC; (iii) GlobeFlex Capital, L.P.; (iv) Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. and (v) SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC. SSGA FM is responsible for allocating the Fund’s assets among the sub-advisers in its discretion (“Allocated Assets”), and for managing the Fund’s cash position, while each sub-adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of their portion of the Allocated

 

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Assets, under the general supervision and oversight of SSGA FM and the Board. For their services, SSGA FM pays each sub-adviser an investment sub-advisory fee, which is calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the respective Allocated Assets that it manages.

 

8.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities  The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases    Sales
   
  $   12,651,906      $   16,858,248

Affiliated Investments  The Fund may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Fund owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

9.   Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal year tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

At December 31, 2016, information on the tax cost of investments and distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Cost of
Investments
For Tax
Purposes
   Gross Tax   Net Tax
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)
 

Undistributed

Income

 

Undistributed

Accum.

Capital

Gain/(Loss)

 

Late-Year

Losses

   Appreciation   Depreciation   Investments  

Derivatives/

Currency

     
               
  $   33,758,878      $ 9,652,574     $ (1,144,658 )     $ 8,507,916     $     $     $ 707,165     $

As of December 31, 2016, the Fund had no capital loss carryovers. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year (if the Fund elects to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Fund can elect to defer any post-October capital loss and/or any late-year ordinary loss as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

The Fund incurred no such losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Year   

Ordinary

Income

 

Long-Term

Capital Gains

  Total
       
    2016      $     $ 1,956,940     $ 1,956,940
    2015              4,541,080       4,541,080

Distributions to Shareholders  The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of

 

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income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences include (but are not limited to) investments in futures, return of capital distributions from securities, net operating losses, and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on net investment income, realized gains or losses, or the NAV of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Capital
Paid In
  $   82,782      $   3,261       $  (86,043)  

 

9.   Change in Audit Firm

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) served as the independent registered certified public accounting firm of the Company through its resignation as of June 30, 2016. On September 9, 2016, upon recommendation by the Audit Committee of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors selected Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to replace KPMG as the independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The reports of KPMG on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such years or periods.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The Funds requested and KPMG furnished a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agreed with the above statements. A copy of such letter was filed as Exhibit 77 to Form N-SAR for the period ended December 31, 2016.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through September 9, 2016, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted EY on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors of State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. and Shareholders of State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund (formerly GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund) (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly GE Investment Funds, Inc.)) (the “Fund”), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the financial highlights for periods ended prior to January 1, 2016 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated February 19, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on that statement of changes in net assets and those financial highlights.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.) at December 31, 2016, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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February 17, 2017

 

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Tax Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund hereby designates $1,956,940 as capital gain dividends, or the amount ultimately treated as capital gain net income.

The amounts presented herein may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in the financial statements due to differences between tax and financial accounting principles. Please consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about Federal or State income tax laws or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your Fund account, please consult your investment representative.

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results (Unaudited)

 

 

On November 2, 2016, the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.) (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), including shareholders of the State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund (formerly known as the Small-Cap Equity Fund) (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on August 31, 2016 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal shareholders of all Funds voted together and not by Fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund’s shareholders and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from GE Investments Funds, Inc. to State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Company Votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     129,623,837.819        89.283     89.283

Against

     10,047,818.534        6.921     6.921

Abstain

     5,511,041.282        3.796     3.796

Total

     145,182,697.634        100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     2,498,737.296        90.329     90.329

Against

     195,110.893        7.053     7.053

Abstain

     72,423.893        2.618     2.618

Total

     2,766,272.082        100.000     100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit the Board of Directors to change the name of the Company without seeking shareholder approval.

Company votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     118,220,823.871        81.429     81.429

Against

     21,486,028.150        14.799     14.799

Abstain

     5,475,845.611        3.772     3.772

Total

     145,182,697.634        100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     2,307,435.945        83.413     83.413

Against

     408,266.118        14.759     14.759

Abstain

     50,570.019        1.828     1.828

Total

     2,766,272.082        100.000     100.000

 

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Additional Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below. Matthew J. Simpson resigned as a Director of the Fund effective June 30, 2016.

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Jeanne M. La Porta

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 51

  Director and President   Until successor is elected and qualified – 2 years   Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Leader at GEAM from March 2014 to July 2016; President of State Street Institutional Funds and State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. since April 2014; President and Trustee of GEAM’s UCITs Funds from March 2014 to November 2014; Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer at GEAM from April 2010 to March 2014; Vice President of State Street Institutional Funds from July 2003 to April 2014; Vice President of Elfun Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Vice President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Secretary of GE Funds from July 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President from July 2007 to February 2011; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM from October 2007 to April 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from July 2003 to June 2010; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM from May 1997 to October 2007.     22     Trustee and President of State Street Institutional Funds since 2014; Trustee of Elfun Funds since 2014.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

JoonWon Choe

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 47

  Vice President & Secretary   Until successor is elected and qualified –6 years   Managing Director and Managing Counsel at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM from March 2011 to July 2016; Vice President and Secretary of State Street Institutional Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds from September 2010 to July 2016; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; and Vice President and Secretary of GE Funds from September 2010 to February 2011.     N/A     N/A
             

Robert Herlihy

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 49

  Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified –11 years   Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM and Elfun Funds from July 2005 to July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002-2005.     N/A     N/A
             

Arthur A. Jensen

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 50

  Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified –5 years   Vice President at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Treasurer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Treasurer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since June 2011; Treasurer of Elfun Funds from June 2011 to July 2016; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM from April 2011 to July 2016; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010; and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.     N/A     N/A

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

Brian Harris

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 43

  Deputy Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013 – present)*; Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (2010 – 2013); Director of Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. (2008 – 2010).     N/A     N/A
 

Bruce S. Rosenberg

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 55

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 – present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 – July 2015).     N/A     N/A
 

Ann M. Carpenter

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 50

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2014 – present); Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2005 – present).*     N/A     N/A
             

Chad C. Hallett

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Age 47

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 – November 2014).     N/A     N/A

 

*   Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period.

 

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS

John R. Costantino

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Chairman of the Board   Until successor is elected and qualified – 20 years   General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of NeuroScience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Director of Artes Medical from 2006 to 2008; and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992 to 2007.
             

R. Sheldon Johnson

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Retired, 2006 to present; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.
             

Donna M. Rapaccioli

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 54

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Dean of the Gabelli School of Business since 2007 and Accounting professor since 1987 at Fordham University.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since January 2012 and Trustee of Emmanuel College since 2010.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

Board of Directors

John R. Costantino, Chairman

R. Sheldon Johnson

Jeanne M. La Porta

Donna M. Rapaccioli

Secretary

JoonWon Choe

Chief Compliance Officer

Robert Herlihy

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Brian Harris

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen

Assistant Treasurers

Bruce S. Rosenberg

Ann M. Carpenter

Chad C. Hallett

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

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Investment Adviser

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, CT 06905

or at:

P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

www.ssga.com/geam

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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31 December 2016

State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

(formerly the GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund)

 

 

 

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       Page
 
Notes to Performance        1   
Manager Reviews and Schedule of Investments        6   
Financial Statements     

Financial Highlights

       9   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

       10   

Statement of Operations

       11   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       12   
Notes to Financial Statements        13   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        19   
Tax Information        20   
Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results        21   
Additional Information        22   
Investment Team        26   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current summary prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

The information provided on the performance page relates to the State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S Fund (the “Fund”).

Total return performance shown in this report for the Fund takes into account changes in share price and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free (800) 242-0134 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index is an unmanaged index of all tax-qualified equity real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) (except Timber REITs or Infrastructure REITs) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and NASDAQ which have 75% or more of their gross invested book assets invested directly or indirectly in the equity ownership of real estate. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest and do not reflect fees, expenses, or taxes. As such, the index returns do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. The Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice.

 

 

 

State Street Global Markets, LLC, member of FINRA & SIPC is the principal underwriter and distributor of the State Street V.I.S. Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and Fund Accounting agent, and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrative services.

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Q. How did the State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, the State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund returned 8.00%. The FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 8.52% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 47 U.S. Insurance Real Estate funds returned an average of 6.61% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. The U.S. real estate securities market generated a positive return with the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index posting a total return of 8.52% during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016. The U.S. REIT market underperformed the broader equity markets as the S&P 500® Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted total returns of 11.96% and 16.50%, respectively, for the year. The key event that impacted the asset class and the Fund was the U.S. Presidential election, and the related move in interest rates. The 10-year treasury yield rose over 100 basis points (“bps”) from its lowest to its highest point during the 4th quarter of 2016 and REIT total returns were negative in response. REITs did most poorly in October of 2016 due to the uncertainty about rates and growth. Then in November, the results of the election also increased variability, both on the upside and on the downside, concerning growth, international implications, regulation, etc. The election also directly impacted specific REIT sectors — for example, private prison REITs rallied following the election as they were deeply discounted due to expectations for a Clinton administration to end these companies all together. The health care sector was also directly impacted as the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act changed the outlook for the various business models within that sector. In general, sharply increasing interest rates and improved expectations for growth resulted in underperformance in long-duration assets and outperformance in short duration assets.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. On a net-of-fees basis, the Fund underperformed its benchmark by 52 bps in 2016. Stock selection contributed 47 bps to alpha, while sector selection detracted 33 bps from alpha. The combined effect of fees, cash, capital flows, intraday trading profits and other items not directly captured by our attribution measurement system combined to reduce relative performance by roughly 66 bps. The positive contribution from stock selection was broad-based with office infill, apartment, shopping center picks generating strong alpha, offset by health care and regional mall picks. Sector selection underperformance was driven by an overweight to office infill and underweights to specialty and self storage, which more than offset the positive alpha from an underweight to freestanding and an overweight to industrial.

 

     Derivatives are not utilized in the Fund.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. We did not deviate from the investment process, philosophy or approach we have consistently applied since 1995. From a personnel standpoint, during 2016, we added an analyst to the investment team. These changes do not affect the management of the Fund.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

July 1, 2016 — December 31, 2016

 

    Account value
at the beginning of
the period ($)
    Account value
at the end of
the period ($)
    Expenses paid
during
the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return

    1,000.00        951.20        4.81   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

    1,000.00        1,020.21        4.98   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.98%** (for the period July 1, 2016-December 31, 2016), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
** May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.
 

 

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Performance Summary — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/16

 

    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

    47        44        39   

Peer group average annual total return

    6.61     10.96     4.05

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Real Estate

  

Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of December 31, 2016 (as a % of Fair Value) (a)(b)

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

    6.67

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    4.20

Welltower Inc.

    3.97

Public Storage

    3.90

Equinix Inc.

    3.78

Boston Properties Inc.

    3.38

Vornado Realty Trust

    3.23

Prologis Inc. REIT

    2.82

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    2.74

CyrusOne Inc.

    2.62

Sector Allocation as of December 31, 2016

Portfolio composition as a % of Fair Value of $72,278 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2016 (a)(b)

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Return For the Periods Ended December 31, 2016

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 5/01/95)

 

    One Year     Five Year     Ten Year     Ending Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 

State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

    8.00     12.28     6.46   $ 18,694   

FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index

    8.52     12.01     5.08   $ 16,417   
 

 

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LOGO

 

 

 

 

(a) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class G Shares.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

See Notes to Performance beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       
Common Stock (REITs) - 98.7%†        

Alternate Housing - 2.8%

  

    

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

     33,460           701,991   

Colony Starwood Homes

     16,750           482,567   

Education Realty Trust Inc.

     14,110           596,853   

Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.

     12,090           207,223   
       

 

 

 
          1,988,634   
       

 

 

 

Diversified - 6.5%

       

American Assets Trust Inc.

     8,750           376,950   

Forest City Realty Trust Inc.

     30,230           629,993   

VEREIT Inc.

     106,330           899,552   

Vornado Realty Trust

     22,360           2,333,713   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     14,600           477,274   
       

 

 

 
          4,717,482   
       

 

 

 

Freestanding - 3.4%

       

National Retail Properties Inc.

     22,270           984,334   

STORE Capital Corp.

     60,580           1,496,932   
       

 

 

 
          2,481,266   
       

 

 

 

Healthcare - 12.2%

       

Care Capital Properties Inc.

     14,730           368,250   

HCP Inc.

     62,174           1,847,811   

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

     13,230           401,134   

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

     32,100           934,431   

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

     12,280           151,044   

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

     15,500           484,530   

Quality Care Properties Inc.

     9,164           145,129  (a) 

Ventas Inc.

     26,480           1,655,530   

Welltower Inc.

     42,870           2,869,289   
       

 

 

 
          8,857,148   
       

 

 

 

Hotel - 6.1%

       

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     9,240           238,946   

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

     17,860           485,792   

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

     105,230           1,982,533   

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

     4,970           274,642  (a) 

RLJ Lodging Trust

     16,200           396,738   

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.

     69,190           1,055,148   
       

 

 

 
          4,433,799   
       

 

 

 

Industrial - 8.3%

       

Duke Realty Corp.

     59,820           1,588,819   

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

     11,090           311,075   

Liberty Property Trust

     17,150           677,425   

Prologis Inc. REIT

     38,600           2,037,694   

PS Business Parks Inc.

     6,160           717,763   

STAG Industrial Inc.

     29,030           692,946   
       

 

 

 
          6,025,722   
       

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 

Multifamily - 13.0%

       

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

     17,110           3,031,036   

Camden Property Trust

     11,610           976,053   

Equity Residential

     28,860           1,857,429   

Essex Property Trust Inc.

     5,800           1,348,500   

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

     4,030           394,618   

UDR Inc.

     48,810           1,780,589   
       

 

 

 
          9,388,225   
       

 

 

 

Office - 12.2%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

     4,340           482,304   

Boston Properties Inc.

     19,420           2,442,647   

Columbia Property Trust Inc.

     29,050           627,480   

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     20,940           653,747   

Douglas Emmett Inc.

     33,170           1,212,695   

Highwoods Properties Inc.

     20,160           1,028,362   

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

     23,920           831,938   

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     12,540           363,911   

Parkway Inc.

     22,360           497,510  (a) 

SL Green Realty Corp.

     6,200           666,810   
       

 

 

 
          8,807,404   
       

 

 

 

Regional Malls - 10.6%

       

General Growth Properties Inc.

     56,340           1,407,373   

Simon Property Group Inc.

     27,140           4,821,964   

The Macerich Co.

     20,870           1,478,431   
       

 

 

 
          7,707,768   
       

 

 

 

Self Storage - 6.4%

       

CubeSmart

     57,020           1,526,426   

Life Storage Inc.

     3,350           285,621   

Public Storage

     12,610           2,818,335   
       

 

 

 
          4,630,382   
       

 

 

 

Shopping Centers - 9.0%

       

DDR Corp.

     78,420           1,197,473   

Equity One Inc.

     27,630           847,965   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     62,260           1,566,462   

Kite Realty Group Trust

     16,840           395,403   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     20,510           340,056   

Regency Centers Corp.

     14,490           999,085   

Weingarten Realty Investors

     33,300           1,191,807   
       

 

 

 
          6,538,251   
       

 

 

 

Specialty - 8.2%

       

CyrusOne Inc.

     42,360           1,894,763   

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

     10,100           992,426   

Equinix Inc.

     7,650           2,734,186   

QTS Realty Trust Inc., Class A

     6,840           339,606   
       

 

 

 
          5,960,981   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (REITs)

(Cost $68,165,638)

  

  

       71,537,062   
       

 

 

 
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
      

Fair
Value

$

 
       
Short-Term Investments - 1.0%        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 0.46%
(Cost $741,322)

     741,322           741,322  (b,c) 
       

 

 

 

Total Investments

(Cost $68,906,960)

  

  

       72,278,384   
Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 0.3%           204,349   
       

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%           72,482,733   
       

 

 

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser and administrator effective July 1, 2016, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Funds’ sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
(c) Coupon amount represents effective yield.
Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2016.

Abbreviations:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

 

Affiliate Table

 

     Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/15
    Value At
12/31/15
    Shares
Purchased
    Shares
Sold
    Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/16
    Value at
12/31/16
    Dividend/
Interest
Income
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares

    576,399      $ 576,399        24,425,957        24,261,034        741,322      $ 741,322      $ 2,323      $   
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 576,399            $ 741,322      $ 2,323      $   
   

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

      12/31/16      12/31/15*      12/31/14*     12/31/13*     12/31/12*  

Inception date

               5/1/95   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 13.30       $ 14.74       $ 12.68      $ 13.27      $ 11.58   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income

     0.31         0.29         0.28        0.19        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     0.71         0.41         3.79        0.16        1.65   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income from investment operations

     1.02         0.70         4.07        0.35        1.94   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

  

Net investment income

     0.35         0.28         0.29        0.20        0.25   

Net realized gains

     1.60         1.86         1.72        0.74          
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     1.95         2.14         2.01        0.94        0.25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.37       $ 13.30       $ 14.74      $ 12.68      $ 13.27   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(a)

     8.00      4.56      31.90     2.60     16.79

Ratios/supplemental data:

  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 72,483       $ 78,912       $ 91,007      $ 102,603      $ 76,751   

Ratios to average net assets:

  

Net expenses

     0.97      0.95      0.94 %(b)      0.96 %(b)      0.98 %(b) 

Gross expenses

     0.97      0.95      0.94     0.96     0.98

Net investment income

     1.95      1.80      1.57     1.50     2.13

Portfolio turnover rate

     67      57      53     82     49

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

(a)   Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b)   Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Money Market Fund.
*   Beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities — December 31, 2016

 

Assets

        

Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $68,165,638)

   $ 71,537,062   

Short-term affiliated investments, at fair value

     741,322   

Income receivables

     373,448   

Receivable for fund shares sold

     91   

Income receivable from affiliated investments

     221   

Other assets

     3,781   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     72,655,925   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for investments purchased

     39,772   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     37,655   

Payable to the Adviser (Note 6)

     51,212   

Payable to the Custodian (Note 6)

     12,504   

Accrued other expenses

     32,049   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     173,192   
  

 

 

 
  

Net Assets

   $ 72,482,733   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

  

Capital paid in

   $ 68,218,932   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

       

Accumulated net realized gain

     892,377   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     3,371,424   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 72,482,733   
  

 

 

 
  

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

     5,861,399   

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.37   

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations — For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

Investment Income

        

Income

  

Dividend

   $ 2,206,243   

Interest

     86   

Interest income from affiliated investments

     2,323   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     2,208,652   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory and administration fees (Note 6)

     645,134   

Directors’ fees (Note 6)

     5,205   

Custody and accounting expenses — net (Note 6)

     37,493   

Professional fees

     23,906   

Other expenses

     22,284   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     734,022   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 1,474,630   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized And Unrealized Gain (loss) On Investments

  

Realized gain (loss) on investments

   $ 7,834,371   

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (3,629,734
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     4,204,637   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 5,679,267   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     

Year Ended

December 31, 2016

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2015*

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 1,474,630       $ 1,519,783   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     7,834,371         8,559,531   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (3,629,734      (6,283,119
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     5,679,267         3,796,195   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

     (1,747,854      (1,423,065

Net realized gains

     (8,094,477      (9,557,654
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (9,842,331      (10,980,719
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

     (4,163,064      (7,184,524
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     7,409,090         4,005,511   

Value of distributions reinvested

     9,842,331         10,980,719   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (19,518,072      (19,895,918
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

     (2,266,651      (4,909,688
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (6,429,715      (12,094,212

Net Assets

     

Beginning of year

     78,912,448         91,006,660   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 72,482,733       $ 78,912,448   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of year

   $       $ 150,065   

Changes in Fund Shares

     

Shares sold

     500,614         268,040   

Issued for distributions reinvested

     814,763         815,198   

Shares redeemed

     (1,385,424      (1,324,842
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in fund shares

     (70,047      (241,604
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — December 31, 2016

 

 

1.   Organization of the Company

State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Prior to November 30, 2016, the Company was named GE Investments Funds, Inc. The Company is currently composed of the following eight investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”): State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund, State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund, State Street Income V.I.S. Fund and State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”). Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. Each Fund is a diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

Effective November 30, 2016, each individual Fund changed its respective name as follows:

 

Old Name    New Name

GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund

   State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund

   State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund

   State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund

   State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund

   State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Total Return Fund

   State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Income Fund

   State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund

   State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds effective July 1, 2016. Prior to July 1, 2016, GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) served as the investment adviser and administrator to each Fund.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) of the Fund as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts.

 

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into various types of derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions.

Real Estate Investment Trusts  Dividend income, attributable to real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), is recorded based on management’s estimate of the income included in the distributions received. Distributions received in excess of this amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the investments. The actual amounts of income and return of capital are determined by each REIT only after its fiscal year-end and may differ from the estimated amounts.

 

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Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are charged to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees.

Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund, however, expenses may be paid by the investment adviser and reimbursed by the Fund.

Federal Income Taxes  The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies, including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3.   Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

 

    Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

 

    Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

    Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. The investment adviser performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities, which may not necessarily represent the last sales price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances, the Fund typically classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations

 

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or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

Investments in registered investment companies are valued at the published daily net asset value (“NAV”) and classified in Level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by a valuation committee of the investment adviser. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

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

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2016:

 

Investments    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities†

           

Common Stock

   $ 71,537,062       $       $       $ 71,537,062   

Short-Term Investments

     741,322                         741,322   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 72,278,384       $       $       $ 72,278,384   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.

There were no transfers between fair value levels during the period. Transfers between fair value levels are recognized at the beginning of the period.

 

4.   Line of Credit

Prior to July 1, 2016, the Company shared a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility was with the Company’s custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility required the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by each Fund generally was borne proportionally based upon net assets. Generally, borrowings under the credit facility would accrue interest at the higher of the 1-Month LIBOR plus 1.25% and the Overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund was the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facility was not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The revolving credit facility with State Street was terminated effective June 30, 2016.

 

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Currently, the Funds and other affiliated funds (each a “Participant” and, collectively, the “Participants”) participate in a $360 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires October 12, 2017, unless extended or renewed.

The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. A Participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. From July 1, 2016, the date the Funds were added to this credit facility, through October 12, 2016, interest was calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the New York Fed Bank Rate plus 1%.

The credit facilities were utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 as follows:

 

Average
Loan Balance
   Average
Interest Rate
  Number of
Days
  Interest
Paid
       
  $ 1,697,500          1.519%         8       $ 569  

The Fund did not have any outstanding loans as of December 31, 2016.

 

5.   Compensation and Fees Paid to Affiliates

SSGA FM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2016 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. SSGA FM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services (“Management Fee”) is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Management Fee is stated in the following schedule:

 

Average Daily
Net Assets of Fund
   Management
Fees
  First $ 100 million          0.85 %
  Next $ 100 million          0.80 %
  Over $ 200 million          0.75 %

Prior to July 1, 2016, GEAM served as the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator and the Fund paid GEAM a Management Fee as stated in the following schedule:

 

Average Daily
Net Assets of Fund
   Management
Fees
  First $ 100 million          0.85 %
  Next $ 100 million          0.80 %
  Over $ 200 million          0.75 %

State Street serves as the sub-administrator and custodian to the Funds. Amounts paid by the Fund to State Street for performing such services are included in advisory and administration and custody and accounting expenses, respectively.

Directors’ Compensation  The Fund pays no compensation to its Directors who are officers or employees of SSGA FM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by SSGA FM. Compensation paid to non-interested Directors is reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms served by the Directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms. (For additional information about Directors’ compensation, please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.)

Other Transactions with Affiliates  In December 2015, State Street announced a review of the manner in which it invoiced certain expenses to certain of its Investment Servicing clients, primarily in the United States, during an 18-year period going back to 1998 and its determination that it had incorrectly invoiced clients for certain expenses. State Street informed its clients that it will pay to them the expenses it concluded were incorrectly invoiced to them, plus interest.

 

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The Fund was impacted by this matter. The amounts in the table below represent the refunded expenses and interest received by the Fund for the periods in question.

 

Refunded
Custody
Expense*
   Interest*   Total   % of Net
Assets at
12/31/16
  $ 181      $ 86     $ 267       0.0004 %

 

  * Refunded Custody Expense and Interest appear on the Statement of Operations in Custody and Accounting Expenses — net and Interest Income, respectively.

 

6.   Sub-Advisory Fees

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement with SSGA FM, CenterSquare Management, Inc. (“CenterSquare”) is the sub-adviser to the Fund. CenterSquare is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the assets of the Fund, including the responsibility for making decisions to buy, sell or hold a particular security, under the general supervision of SSGA FM and the Board. For its services, SSGA FM pays CenterSquare monthly sub-advisory fees which are calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

7.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities  The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases    Sales
  $ 50,252,505      $ 59,959,019

Affiliated Investments  The Fund may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Fund owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

8.   Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal year tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

At December 31, 2016, information on the tax cost of investments and distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Cost of
Investments
For Tax
Purposes
   Gross Tax   Net Tax
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Undistributed
Income
  Undistributed
Accum.
Capital
Gain/(Loss)
  Late-Year
Losses
   Appreciation   Depreciation   Investments   Derivatives/
Currency
     
  $ 69,096,888      $ 4,619,409     $ (1,437,913 )     $ 3,181,496     $     $     $ 1,082,308     $

As of December 31, 2016, the Fund had no capital loss carryovers. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

 

 

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Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year (if the Fund elects to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Fund can elect to defer any post-October capital loss and/or any late-year ordinary loss as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

The Fund incurred no such losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Year    Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
       
    2016        $ 3,258,333       $ 6,583,998       $ 9,842,331  
    2015          2,565,244         8,415,475         10,980,719  

Distributions to Shareholders  The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences include (but are not limited to) distributions from REITs, dividend re-designations and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on net investment income, realized gains or losses, or the NAV of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Capital
Paid In
     
  $ 123,159        $ (123,159 )     $  

 

10.   Change in Audit Firm

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) served as the independent registered certified public accounting firm of the Company through its resignation as of June 30, 2016. On September 9, 2016, upon recommendation by the Audit Committee of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors selected Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to replace KPMG as the independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The reports of KPMG on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such years or periods.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The Funds requested and KPMG furnished a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agreed with the above statements. A copy of such letter was filed as Exhibit 77 to Form N-SAR for the period ended December 31, 2016.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through September 9, 2016, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted EY on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors of State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. and Shareholders of State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund (formerly GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund) (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly GE Investment Funds, Inc.)) (the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the financial highlights for periods ended prior to January 1, 2016 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated February 19, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on that statement of changes in net assets and those financial highlights.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.) at December 31, 2016, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

February 17, 2017

 

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Tax Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund hereby designates $6,583,998 as capital gain dividends, or the amount ultimately treated as capital gain net income.

The amounts presented herein may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in the financial statements due to differences between tax and financial accounting principles. Please consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about Federal or State income tax laws or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your Fund account, please consult your investment representative.

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results (Unaudited)

 

 

On November 2, 2016, the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.) (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), including shareholders of the State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund (formerly known as the Real Estate Securities Fund) (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on August 31, 2016 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal shareholders of all Funds voted together and not by Fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund’s shareholders and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from GE Investments Funds, Inc. to State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Company Votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     129,623,837.819         89.283     89.283

Against

     10,047,818.534         6.921     6.921

Abstain

     5,511,041.282         3.796     3.796

Total

     145,182,697.634         100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     4,789,178.584         90.870     90.870

Against

     273,499.249         5.189     5.189

Abstain

     207,712.174         3.941     3.941

Total

     5,270,390.007         100.000     100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit the Board of Directors to change the name of the Company without seeking shareholder approval.

Company votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     118,220,823.871         81.429     81.429

Against

     21,486,028.150         14.799     14.799

Abstain

     5,475,845.611         3.772     3.772

Total

     145,182,697.634         100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     4,498,890.363         85.362     85.362

Against

     578,494.831         10.976     10.976

Abstain

     193,004.813         3.662     3.662

Total

     5,270,390.007         100.000     100.000

 

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Additional Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below. Matthew J. Simpson resigned as a Director of the Fund effective June 30, 2016.

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Director/
Officer
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director/Officer

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Jeanne M. La Porta

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 51

  Director and President   Until successor is elected and qualified – 2 years   Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Leader at GEAM from March 2014 to July 2016; President of State Street Institutional Funds and State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. since April 2014; President and Trustee of GEAM’s UCITs Funds from March 2014 to November 2014; Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer at GEAM from April 2010 to March 2014; Vice President of State Street Institutional Funds from July 2003 to April 2014; Vice President of Elfun Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Vice President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Secretary of GE Funds from July 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President from July 2007 to February 2011; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM from October 2007 to April 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from July 2003 to June 2010; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM from May 1997 to October 2007.     22      Trustee and President of State Street Institutional Funds since 2014; Trustee of Elfun Funds since 2014.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Director/
Officer
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director/Officer

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

JoonWon Choe

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 47

  Vice President & Secretary   Until successor is elected and qualified – 6 years   Managing Director and Managing Counsel at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM from March 2011 to July 2016; Vice President and Secretary of State Street Institutional Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds from September 2010 to July 2016; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; and Vice President and Secretary of GE Funds from September 2010 to February 2011.     N/A      N/A
             

Robert Herlihy

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 49

  Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – 11 years   Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM and Elfun Funds from July 2005 to July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.     N/A      N/A
             

Arthur A. Jensen

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 50

  Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Vice President at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Treasurer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Treasurer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since June 2011; Treasurer of Elfun Funds from June 2011 to July 2016; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM from April 2011 to July 2016; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010; and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.     N/A      N/A

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Director/
Officer
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director/Officer

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

Brian Harris

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial

Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 43

  Deputy Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013 – present)*; Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (2010-2013); Director of Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. (2008-2010).     N/A      N/A
             

Bruce S. Rosenberg

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial

Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 55

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 – present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 – July 2015).     N/A      N/A
             

Ann M. Carpenter

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial

Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 50

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2014 – present); Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2005 – present).*     N/A      N/A
             

Chad C. Hallett

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial

Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 47

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 – November 2014).     N/A      N/A
 

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS

John R. Costantino

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Chairman of the Board   Until successor is elected
and qualified –
20 years
  General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.     16      Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of NeuroScience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Director of Artes Medical from 2006 to 2008; and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992 to 2007.

 

*   Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period.

 

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Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Director/
Officer
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director/Officer

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS (continued)

R. Sheldon Johnson

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Director   Until successor is elected
and qualified –
5 years
  Retired, 2006 to present; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006.     16      Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.
             

Donna M. Rapaccioli

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 54

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified –
5 years
  Dean of the Gabelli School of Business since 2007 and Accounting professor since 1987 at Fordham University.     16      Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since January 2012 and Trustee of Emmanuel College since 2010.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

Board of Directors

John R. Costantino, Chairman

R. Sheldon Johnson

Jeanne M. La Porta

Donna M. Rapaccioli

Secretary

JoonWon Choe

Chief Compliance Officer

Robert Herlihy

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Brian Harris

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen

Assistant Treasurers

Bruce S. Rosenberg

Ann M. Carpenter

Chad C. Hallett

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

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Investment Adviser

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, CT 06905

or at:

P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

www.ssga.com/geam

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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31 December 2016

State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

(formerly the GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund)

 

 

 

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Annual Report

December 31, 2016

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       Page  
Notes to Performance        1  
Manager Reviews and Schedule of Investments        2  
Financial Statements     

Financial Highlights

       9  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

       10  

Statement of Operations

       11  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       12  
Notes to Financial Statements        13  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        20  
Tax Information        21  
Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results        22  
Additional Information        23  
Investment Team        27  

 

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current summary prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.

 


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Notes to Performance — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”).

Total return performance shown in this report for the Fund takes into account changes in share price and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free (800) 242-0134 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those companies in the Russell 1000® Index (which measures the entire U.S. equity large-cap segment) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

The results shown for the foregoing indices assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest and do not reflect fees, expenses, or taxes. As such, the index returns do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise each index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. The Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice.

 

 

 

State Street Global Markets, LLC, member of FINRA & SIPC is the principal underwriter and distributor of the State Street V.I.S. Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and Fund Accounting agent, and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrative services.

 

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Q. How did the State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, the State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund returned 2.47%. The Fund’s broad based benchmarks, the S&P 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) and the Russell 1000 Growth Index returned 11.96% and 7.08%, respectively. The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 314 U.S. Insurance Large Growth Funds returned an average of 2.92% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. 2016 was a year of rotating market regimes and mixed sector performance which posed challenges for the long-term fundamental investor. Issues buffeting U.S. equities ranged from China currency and growth concerns, to a growing wave of populism leading to the twin surprises of the United Kingdom’s June 2016 referendum vote to withdraw from the European Union and Donald Trump’s presidential victory.

 

   Early in the year, defensive stocks outperformed amid fears that a slowing China would crush global economies. However by year-end, telecommunications (+23%) was the only defensive “bond-proxy” to hold strong leadership, while real estate (+3%) and staples (+5%) lagged. Energy (+27%) and financials (+23%) won as interest rates rose and oil prices strengthened — bolstered by OPEC’s late-year production-cut pledge. Industrials (+19%) and materials (+17%) also rallied amid hopes for fiscal stimulus and infrastructure spending in the President-elect Trump era. Health care (-3%) was the index’s sole negative-returning sector, plagued by negative sentiment around drug pricing, and mixed M&A performance. In our opinion, the health care sector continues to offer the best combination of earnings growth (+8% for the next 12 months) and valuation at the low-end of its historical range. On a fundamental basis we continue to find attractive investment opportunities in the health care, and have added to core positions at low valuations this year.

 

   The market de-rated growth stocks this year, which is not surprising given relative outperformance in the energy, financials, materials and industrials sectors. The value style of investing beat growth across all market capitalization buckets — by significant margins; and small caps outperformed large capitalization stocks. In terms of size, the outlook for pro-domestic President-elect Trump policies benefitted small-cap and lower-quality stock performance.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. Health care positioning drove most of the Fund’s underperformance. Given the sector’s strong earnings-growth outlook, especially among innovative biotechnology and medical device companies, we were surprised at the degree of valuation erosion in 2016. We remain skeptical about how much Washington can inhibit drug price increases—the majority of prescriptions in the U.S. are written for generic drugs which are not bad actors. We also are careful to invest with quality management teams, and include companies where the government is not a major payer (e.g., a leader in branded cosmetic pharmaceuticals). In a concentrated portfolio, individual holdings can impact performance significantly, and one of our health care companies did suffer a broken M&A deal, which disappointed investors. The Fund’s technology selections also detracted from results as investors embraced “last year’s losers,” the slower growth legacy technology companies. A Chinese Internet company weighted heavily on returns, and was eliminated.

 

   At the end of 2016, health care and technology were the cheapest sectors versus history relative to the market. These sectors have exhibited sustainable growth throughout the tumult of the past decade, and low relative valuations support possible P/E multiple expansion. At this point, we view the superior earnings growth and reasonable valuations of information technology (“IT”) and health care as a winning combination. The Fund does not invest in derivatives securities as part of its strategy, but may hold futures contracts or exchange traded funds to equitize cash flows in advance of investment. The effect of derivatives on performance was deminimus for the year.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. There were no changes during the period in the portfolio management team or its approach to investing. Turnover remained relatively low in keeping with our long-term investment horizon, but did result in some changes in positioning. Among sectors, IT was the largest absolute weighting as the sector where we find many of the innovative, growth companies at reasonable valuations that we favor. Health care and consumer discretionary are also key market weightings within the Fund.

 

   We modestly reduced exposure to the financials and industrials sectors. We eliminated our sole materials holding, increasing the Fund’s underweight in this commodity oriented sector. Consumer staples has been a consistent sector underweight, but that underweight was reduced somewhat over the last year due to outperformance in our sole holding, a beverage company.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — December 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

     Actual
Fund Return
     Hypothetical
5% Return
(2.5% for
the period)
 

Account value at the
beginning of the period

July 1, 2016

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.00  

Account value at the
end of the period

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,057.70      $ 1,020.86  

Expenses paid during the period*

   $ 4.40      $ 4.32  

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.85%** (for the period July 1, 2016-December 31, 2016), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
** May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.
 

 

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Performance Summary — December 31,2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/16

 

    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

    314       305       277  

Peer group average annual total return

    2.92     13.34     6.81

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Large Growth

 

Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of December 31, 2016 (as a % of Fair Value) (a)(b)

 

Apple Inc.

    5.43

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    5.03

The Charles Schwab Corp.

    4.63

Visa Inc., Class A

    4.57

Amazon.com Inc.

    4.49

CME Group Inc.

    4.42

Allergan PLC

    4.16

PepsiCo Inc.

    4.09

Facebook Inc., Class A

    3.75

Charter Communications Inc., Class A

    3.60

Sector Allocation as of December 31, 2016

Portfolio composition as a % of Fair Value of $33,197 December 31, 2016 (a)(b)

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Average Annual Total Return for the periods ended December 31, 2016

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 12/12/97)

 

    One Year     Five Year     Ten Year     Ending Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 

State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

    2.47     14.50     7.41   $ 20,431  

S&P 500® Index

    11.96     14.66     6.95   $ 19,572  

Russell 1000 Growth Index

    7.08     14.50     8.33   $ 22,266  
 

 

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(a) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class G Shares.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

See Notes to Performance beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 
       
Common Stock - 98.3%†       

Application Software - 4.1%

 

    

Intuit Inc.

     6,920          793,101  

salesforce.com Inc. (a)

     8,267          565,959  
       

 

 

 
          1,359,060  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 9.1%

 

    

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     6,229          762,118  

Amgen Inc.

     7,180          1,049,788  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     12,111          867,268  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)

     4,931          363,267  
       

 

 

 
          3,042,441  
       

 

 

 

Cable & Satellite - 10.6%

 

    

Charter Communications Inc., Class A (a)

     4,153          1,195,732  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     9,083          627,181  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C (a)

     36,765          1,091,920  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.

     138,409          615,920  
       

 

 

 
          3,530,753  
       

 

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 6.7%

 

PayPal Holdings Inc. (a)

     17,734          699,961  

Visa Inc., Class A

     19,464          1,518,581  
       

 

 

 
          2,218,542  
       

 

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data - 7.9%

 

    

CME Group Inc.

     12,716          1,466,791  

S&P Global Inc.

     10,813          1,162,830  
       

 

 

 
          2,629,621  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment - 5.3%

 

    

Abbott Laboratories

     14,706          564,858  

Medtronic PLC

     16,610          1,183,130  
       

 

 

 
          1,747,988  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare Supplies - 1.9%

 

    

The Cooper Companies Inc.

     3,547          620,477  
       

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retail - 2.9%

 

    

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     13,408          953,577  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 4.5%

 

    

Amazon.com Inc. (a)

     1,989          1,491,491  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 10.1%

 

    

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)

     3,461          303,910  

Alphabet Inc., Class A (a)

     173          137,094  
     Number
of Shares
       Fair
Value
$
 

Alphabet Inc., Class C (a)

     2,163          1,669,447  

Facebook Inc., Class A (a)

     10,813          1,244,036  
       

 

 

 
          3,354,487  
       

 

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage - 4.6%

 

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     38,928          1,536,488  
       

 

 

 

Movies & Entertainment - 2.8%

 

The Walt Disney Co.

     8,824          919,637  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 2.4%

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

     9,516          798,868  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 4.1%

 

    

Allergan PLC (a)

     6,574          1,380,606  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors - 2.8%

 

    

QUALCOMM Inc.

     14,273          930,600  
       

 

 

 

Soft Drinks - 4.1%

 

    

PepsiCo Inc.

     12,977          1,357,784  
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 3.4%

 

    

American Tower Corp.

     10,813          1,142,718  
       

 

 

 

Systems Software - 3.1%

 

    

Microsoft Corp.

     16,436          1,021,333  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 5.4%

 

Apple Inc.

     15,571          1,803,433  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 2.5%

 

United Rentals Inc. (a)

     7,785          821,940  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $24,238,775)
          32,661,844  
       

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments - 1.6%       

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 0.46%
(Cost $535,474) (b,c,d)

     535,474          535,474  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments
(Cost $24,774,249)
          33,197,318  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 0.1%          21,457  
       

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%           33,218,775  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2016

 

Other Information:

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description    Expiration
date
     Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017        3      $ (335,430    $ 1,896  

 

See notes to schedule of investments and notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) At December 31, 2016, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures.
(c) Coupon amount represents effective yield.
(d) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser and administrator, effective July 1, 2016, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Funds’ sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2016.

Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Affiliate Table

      Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/15
     Value At
12/31/15
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
     Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/16
     Value at
12/31/16
     Dividend/
Interest
Income
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

State Street Corp.

     14,412      $ 956,380               14,412             $      $ 4,440      $ 242,122  

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares

     1,389,078        1,389,078        5,386,088        6,239,692        535,474        535,474        2,669         
     

 

 

             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 2,345,458               $ 535,474      $ 7,109      $ 242,122  
     

 

 

             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

      12/31/16      12/31/15*      12/31/14*     12/31/13*     12/31/12*  

Inception date

               12/12/97  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 94.07      $ 106.58      $ 107.84     $ 85.99     $ 71.78  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

         

Net investment income

     0.50        0.52        0.63       0.58       0.78  

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     1.90        3.25        14.71       29.35       14.20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income from investment operations

     2.40        3.77        15.34       29.93       14.98  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     0.48        0.53        0.58       0.58       0.77  

Net realized gains

     9.91        15.75        16.02       7.50        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     10.39        16.28        16.60       8.08       0.77  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 86.08      $ 94.07      $ 106.58     $ 107.84     $ 85.99  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(a)

     2.47      3.30      14.05     34.88     20.88

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 33,219      $ 36,858      $ 39,944     $ 40,852     $ 35,397  

Ratios to average net assets:

            

Net expenses

     0.84      0.81      0.81 %(b)      0.83 %(b)      0.85 %(b) 

Gross expenses

     0.84      0.81      0.81     0.83     0.85

Net investment income

     0.52      0.46      0.52     0.54     0.84

Portfolio turnover rate

     22      19      19     21     17

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)   Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b)   Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Money Market Fund.
*   Beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities — December 31, 2016

 

Assets

        

Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $24,238,775)

   $ 32,661,844  

Short-term affiliated investments, at fair value

     535,474  

Income receivable

     78,645  

Income receivable from affiliated investments

     274  

Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     1,040  

Other assets

     1,605  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     33,278,882  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     4,496  

Payable to the Adviser (Note 6)

     17,520  

Payable to the Custodian (Note 6)

     11,248  

Accrued other expenses

     26,843  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     60,107  
  

 

 

 
  

Net Assets

   $ 33,218,775  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital paid in

   $ 24,834,750  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

      

Accumulated net realized loss

     (40,940

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

     8,423,069  

Futures

     1,896  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 33,218,775  
  

 

 

 
  

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

     385,927  

Net asset value per share

   $ 86.08  

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations — For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

Investment Income

        

Income

  

Dividend

   $ 455,477  

Interest

     1,828  

Income from affiliated investments

     7,109  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     464,414  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory and administration fees (Note 6)

     222,178  

Directors’ fees (Note 6)

     2,337  

Custody and accounting expenses — net (Note 6)

     27,974  

Professional fees

     22,732  

Other expenses

     11,988  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     287,209  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 177,205  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   $ 2,830,065  

Affiliated investments

     242,122  

Futures

     (21,990

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     (2,513,512

Futures

     9,246  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     545,931  
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 723,136  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      Year Ended
December 31, 2016
     Year Ended
December 31, 2015*
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 177,205      $ 176,580  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures

     3,050,197        4,601,308  

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures

     (2,504,266      (3,484,923
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     723,136        1,292,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

     (166,977      (178,995

Net realized gains

     (3,430,576      (5,274,307
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (3,597,553      (5,453,302
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

     (2,874,418      (4,160,337
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     435,151        320,646  

Value of distributions reinvested

     3,597,553        5,453,302  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (4,797,192      (4,700,325
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

     (764,488      1,073,623  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (3,638,905      (3,086,714

Net Assets

     

Beginning of year

     36,857,680        39,944,394  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 33,218,775      $ 36,857,680  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of year

   $      $  

Changes in Fund Shares

     

Shares sold

     4,745        2,954  

Issued for distributions reinvested

     41,480        57,067  

Shares redeemed

     (52,106      (42,981
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

     (5,881      17,040  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — December 31, 2016

 

 

1.   Organization of the Company

State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Prior to November 30, 2016, the Company was named GE Investments Funds, Inc. The Company is currently composed of the following eight investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”): State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund, State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund (the “Fund”), State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund, State Street Income V.I.S. Fund and State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. Each Fund is a diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

Effective November 30, 2016, each individual Fund changed its respective name as follows:

 

Old Name    New Name

GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund

   State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund

   State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund

   State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund

   State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund

   State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Total Return Fund

   State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Income Fund

   State Street Income V.I.S. Fund

GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund

   State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds effective July 1, 2016. Prior to July 1, 2016, GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) served as the investment adviser and administrator to each Fund.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) of the Fund as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts.

 

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into various types of derivative transactions (such as options, futures and options on futures) to gain or hedge exposure to certain types of securities as an alternative to investing directly in or selling such securities.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument, currency or index at a particular price and future date. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund invested in stock index futures contracts to gain equity exposure for accumulating and residual cash positions. Buying futures tends to

 

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increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or hedge other Fund investments. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are charged to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund, however, expenses may be paid by the investment adviser and reimbursed by the Fund.

Federal Income Taxes  The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies, including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3.   Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

 

    Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

 

    Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

    Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

 

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Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. The investment adviser performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities, which may not necessarily represent the last sales price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances, the Fund typically classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

Investments in registered investment companies are valued at the published daily net asset value (“NAV”) and classified in Level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by a valuation committee of the investment adviser. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, continued — December 31, 2016

 

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2016:

 

Investments    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities†

           

Common Stock

   $ 32,661,844      $      $      $ 32,661,844  

Short-Term Investments

     535,474                      535,474  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 33,197,318      $      $      $ 33,197,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Short Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 1,896      $      $      $ 1,896  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.
  * Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), at period end.

There were no transfers between fair value levels during the period. Transfers between fair value levels are recognized at the beginning of the period.

 

4.   Derivatives Disclosure

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB ASC No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) as of December 31, 2016.

 

    

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2016

    

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2016

 

Derivatives not accounted for as

hedging instruments under ASC 815

   Location in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
     Location in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
 

Fair

Value ($)

 
Equity Contracts    Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     1,896      Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement of Operations    Total Notional
Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income ($)
 
Equity Contracts    Realized gain (loss) on Futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures    5,811,571/

(6,643,209)

     (21,990     9,246  

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund had an average notional value of $243,225 and $104,694 on long and short futures contracts, respectively. Please refer to the table following the Schedule of Investments for open futures contracts at December 31, 2016.

 

5.   Line of Credit

Prior to July 1, 2016, the Company shared a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility was with the Company’s custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility required the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by each Fund generally was borne proportionally based upon net assets. Generally, borrowings under the credit facility would accrue interest at the higher of the 1-Month LIBOR plus 1.25% and the Overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund was the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facility was not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The revolving credit facility with State Street was terminated effective June 30, 2016.

 

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Currently, the Funds and other affiliated funds (each a “Participant” and, collectively, the “Participants”) participate in a $360 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires October 12, 2017, unless extended or renewed.

The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. A Participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. From July 1, 2016, the date the Funds were added to this credit facility, through October 12, 2016, interest was calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the New York Fed Bank Rate plus 1%.

The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

6.   Compensation and Fees Paid to Affiliates

SSGA FM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2016 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. SSGA FM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services (“Management Fee”) is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.65%.

State Street serves as the sub-administrator and custodian to the Funds. Amounts paid by the Fund to State Street for performing such services are included in advisory and administration and custody and accounting expenses, respectively.

Prior to July 1, 2016, GEAM served as the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator and the Fund paid GEAM a Management Fee at an annualized rate of 0.65%.

Directors’ Compensation  The Fund pays no compensation to its Directors who are officers or employees of SSGA FM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by SSGA FM. Compensation paid to non-interested Directors is reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms served by the Directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms. (For additional information about Directors’ compensation, please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.)

Other Transactions with Affiliates  In December 2015, State Street announced a review of the manner in which it invoiced certain expenses to certain of its Investment Servicing clients, primarily in the United States, during an 18-year period going back to 1998 and its determination that it had incorrectly invoiced clients for certain expenses. State Street informed its clients that it will pay to them the expenses it concluded were incorrectly invoiced to them, plus interest.

The amounts in the table below represent the refunded expenses and interest received by the Fund for the periods in question.

 

Refunded
Custody
Expense*
   Interest*   Total   % of Net
Assets at
12/31/16
       
  $ 2,855      $ 1,828     $ 4,683       0.014 %

 

  * Refunded Custody Expense and Interest appear on the Statements of Operations in Custody and accounting expenses – net and Interest income, respectively.

 

7.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities  The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases    Sales
  $ 7,215,914      $ 10,624,440

 

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Affiliated Investments  The Fund may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Fund owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

8.   Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal year tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

At December 31, 2016, information on the tax cost of investments and distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Cost of
Investments
For Tax
Purposes

   Gross Tax   Net Tax
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Undistributed
Income

 

Undistributed
Accum.
Capital
Gain/(Loss)

 

Late-Year
Losses

   Appreciation   Depreciation   Investments  

Derivatives/
Currency

     
               
  $ 24,909,121      $ 8,874,038     $ (585,841 )     $ 8,288,197     $     $     $ 95,830     $

As of December 31, 2016, the Fund had no capital loss carryovers. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year (if the Fund elects to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Fund can elect to defer any post-October capital loss and/or any late-year ordinary loss as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

The Fund incurred no such losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Year    Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
       
    2016      $ 202,315     $ 3,395,238     $ 3,597,553
    2015        279,975       5,173,327       5,453,302

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences include (but are not limited to) investments in futures, return of capital distributions from securities, dividend re-designations and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on net investment income, realized gains or losses, or the NAV of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Capital
Paid In
     
  $ (10,228 )      $ 10,228     $

 

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9.   Change in Audit Firm

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) served as the independent registered certified public accounting firm of the Company through its resignation as of June 30, 2016. On September 9, 2016, upon recommendation by the Audit Committee of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors selected Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to replace KPMG as the independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

The reports of KPMG on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such years or periods.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through the period ended June 30, 2016, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The Funds requested and KPMG furnished a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agreed with the above statements. A copy of such letter was filed as Exhibit 77 to Form N-SAR for the period ended December 31, 2016.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and through September 9, 2016, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted EY on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors of State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. and Shareholders of State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund (formerly GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund) (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly GE Investment Funds, Inc.)) (the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2016, and the related statement of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the financial highlights for periods ended prior to January 1, 2016 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated February 19, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on that statement of changes in net assets and those financial highlights.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund (one of the funds constituting State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.) at December 31, 2016, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

February 17, 2017

 

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State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund hereby designates $3,395,238 as capital gain dividends, or the amount ultimately treated as capital gain net income.

The amounts presented herein may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in the financial statements due to differences between tax and financial accounting principles. Please consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about Federal or State income tax laws or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your Fund account, please consult your investment representative.

 

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State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results (Unaudited)

 

 

On November 2, 2016, the State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.) (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), including shareholders of the State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund (formerly known as the Premier Growth Equity Fund) (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on August 31, 2016 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal shareholders of all Funds voted together and not by Fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund’s shareholders and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from GE Investments Funds, Inc. to State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Company Votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     129,623,837.819        89.283     89.283

Against

     10,047,818.534        6.921     6.921

Abstain

     5,511,041.282        3.796     3.796

Total

     145,182,697.634        100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     328,875.938        92.103     92.103

Against

     14,439.877        4.044     4.044

Abstain

     13,756.795        3.853     3.853

Total

     357,072.610        100.000     100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit the Board of Directors to change the name of the Company without seeking shareholder approval.

Company votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     118,220,823.871        81.429     81.429

Against

     21,486,028.150        14.799     14.799

Abstain

     5,475,845.611        3.772     3.772

Total

     145,182,697.634        100.000     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     306,621.803        85.871     85.871

Against

     37,301.636        10.447     10.447

Abstain

     13,149.170        3.682     3.682

Total

     357,072.610        100.000     100.000

 

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State Street Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund

Additional Information — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below. Matthew J. Simpson resigned as a Director of the Fund effective June 30, 2016.

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Jeanne M. La Porta

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 51

  Director and President   Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years   Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Leader at GEAM from March 2014 to July 2016; President of State Street Institutional Funds and State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. since April 2014; President and Trustee of GEAM’s UCITs Funds from March 2014 to November 2014; Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer at GEAM from April 2010 to March 2014; Vice President of State Street Institutional Funds from July 2003 to April 2014; Vice President of Elfun Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Vice President of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from October 2003 to July 2016; Secretary of GE Funds from July 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President from July 2007 to February 2011; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM from October 2007 to April 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds from July 2003 to June 2010; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM from May 1997 to October 2007.     22     Trustee and President of State Street Institutional Funds since 2014; Trustee of Elfun Funds since 2014.

 

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Additional Information, continued — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

JoonWon Choe

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 47

  Vice President & Secretary   Until successor is elected and qualified –
6 years
  Managing Director and Managing Counsel at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM from March 2011 to July 2016; Vice President and Secretary of State Street Institutional Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds from September 2010 to July 2016; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; and Vice President and Secretary of GE Funds from September 2010 to February 2011.     N/A     N/A
             

Robert Herlihy

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 49

  Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified –
11 years
  Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM and Elfun Funds from July 2005 to July 2016; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.     N/A     N/A
             

Arthur A. Jensen

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 50

  Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified –
6 years
  Vice President at State Street Global Advisors since July 2016; Deputy Treasurer of Elfun Funds since July 2016; Treasurer of State Street Institutional Funds and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds since June 2011; Treasurer of Elfun Funds from June 2011 to July 2016; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM from April 2011 to July 2016; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010; and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.     N/A     N/A

 

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Additional Information, continued — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Name,
Address,
and Age

  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued)

Brian Harris

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 43

  Deputy Chief Compliance Officer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013 – present)*; Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (2010 – 2013); Director of Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. (2008 – 2010).     N/A     N/A
 

Bruce S. Rosenberg

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 55

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 – present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 – July 2015).     N/A     N/A
 

Ann M. Carpenter

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 50

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2014 – present); Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2005 – present).*     N/A     N/A
             

Chad C. Hallett

c/o SSGA FM

State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Age 47

  Assistant Treasurer   Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year   Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 – November 2014).     N/A     N/A

 

*   Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period.

 

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Additional Information, continued — December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Name,
Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
   

Other Directorships

Held by Director

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS

John R. Costantino

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Chairman of the Board   Until successor is elected and qualified – 20 years   General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of NeuroScience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Director of Artes Medical from 2006 to 2008; and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992 to 2007.
             

R. Sheldon Johnson

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 70

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 6 years   Retired, 2006 to present; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.
             

Donna M. Rapaccioli

c/o SSGA FM

1600 Summer St.

Stamford, CT 06905

 

Age 54

  Director   Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years   Dean of the Gabelli School of Business since 2007 and Accounting professor since 1987 at Fordham University.     16     Trustee of State Street Institutional Funds since January 2012 and Trustee of Emmanuel College since 2010.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

Board of Directors

John R. Costantino, Chairman

R. Sheldon Johnson

Jeanne M. La Porta

Donna M. Rapaccioli

Secretary

JoonWon Choe

Chief Compliance Officer

Robert Herlihy

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Brian Harris

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen

Assistant Treasurers

Bruce S. Rosenberg

Ann M. Carpenter

Chad C. Hallett

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

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Investment Adviser

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, CT 06905

or at:

P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

State Street Global Markets, LLC

Member FINRA and SIPC

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

www.ssga.com/geam

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.ssga.com/geam; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

During the period covered by this report, and related to the approval of a new investment adviser, State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. (formerly known as GE Investments Funds, Inc.) (the “Registrant” or the “Funds,” as applicable) has adopted a new code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, which replaces the prior code of ethics. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

There have not been any waivers granted from a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition set forth in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Directors of the Registrant has determined that John R. Costantino and Donna M. Rapaccioli are designated as the audit committee financial experts for the Registrant; and further that it is the finding of the Board of Directors that Mr. Costantino and Ms. Rapaccioli, the audit committee financial experts, qualify as being “independent” pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) AUDIT FEES. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the aggregate audit fees billed for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by EY in connection with the Registrant’s statutory and regulatory filings and engagements were $214,300. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, the aggregate audit fees billed for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the Registrant’s prior principal accountant, for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with the Registrant’s statutory and regulatory filings and engagements were $170,200.

(b) AUDIT RELATED FEES. There were no fees billed either by EY for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 or KPMG for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant.


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(c) TAX FEES. The aggregate tax fees billed for professional services rendered by EY for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the Registrant in the form of preparation of excise filings and income tax returns for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were $53,172. There were no fees billed for professional services rendered by KPMG for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning for the Registrant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

(d) ALL OTHER FEES. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, there were no fees billed for professional services rendered by EY for products and services provided by EY to the Registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the aggregate fees for professional services rendered by EY for products and services provided by EY to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that (i) relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant and (ii) were pre-approved by the Registrant’s audit committee were approximately $7,722,372. There were no fees billed for products and services provided by KPMG during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, for the Registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item.

(e)(1) AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

The Audit Committee of the Funds Board of Directors is responsible for, among other things, the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the Funds’ Auditor. As part of this responsibility and to ensure that the Auditor’s independence is not impaired, the Audit Committee (1) pre-approves the audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by the Auditor, and (2) all non-audit services provided to the Funds’ investment adviser and Covered Affiliates (as defined in the Audit Committee Charter) that provide ongoing services to the Funds if the services directly impact the Funds’ operations or financial reporting, in accordance with the Audit Committee Charter. The following excerpt from the Audit Committee Charter sets forth the pre-approval policies and procedures:

Pre-Approval of Audit Related Services and Permissible Non-Audit Services. The Audit Committee shall pre-approve both audit (including audit, review, and attest) services and permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund and, if the nature of the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund, permissible non-audit services provided to any Covered Affiliate.

The Audit Committee may determine to delegate the authority to grant pre-approvals to one or more Audit Committee members, each acting on behalf of the Audit Committee. In this event, the member of the Audit Committee so delegated shall report each delegated pre-approval to the Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee may also adopt and follow, in lieu of explicit pre-approval described above, written policies and procedures detailed as to the particular service, designed to safeguard the continued independence of the Auditor, consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and SEC regulations there under.


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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the pre-approval requirement concerning permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund or any Covered Affiliate is waived if: (1) the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided constitutes no more than five percent (5%) of the total amount of revenues paid to the Auditor by the Fund and the Covered Affiliates during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee, (2) the non-audit services were not recognized as non-audit services at the time of the engagement, and (3) such non-audit services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved by the Audit Committee or one or more designated members of the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit.

(2) PERCENTAGE OF SERVICES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS (b) THROUGH (d) APPROVED BY AUDIT COMMITTEE. The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item rendered by EY for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is as follows:

 

Audit Fees

     100

Audit-Related Fees

     100

Tax Fees

     100

All Other Fees

     100

There were no fees billed by KPMG for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 for audit related, tax or other services as indicated in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) NON-AUDIT FEES. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by EY for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Registrant’s adviser (“Service Affiliates”), for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were $25,696,758. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the Registrant and rendered to any Service Affiliates for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 were $0.

(h) AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE. On July 1, 2016, State Street Corporation acquired the asset management and advisory services business conducted by GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Company, and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”). In connection with the Transaction, Shareholders of the Funds voted to approve SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”) as investment adviser of the Funds, replacing GEAM.

In connection with the appointment of EY, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited, as the independent auditor of the Funds for their fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, EY evaluated its independence and identified the following matters that are inconsistent with the auditor independence rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All of the lobbying services and project management services described below occurred prior to the consummation of the Transaction.


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Lobbying services

During the audit period, EY was a registered lobbyist for the parent company of the former investment adviser to the Funds (the “parent company”) under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 and provided lobbying services on behalf of the parent company. The services primarily included lobbying efforts, on behalf of the parent company, relating to tax reform and to changes to the tax code or regulations affecting the parent company and its affiliates. The services did not relate to the asset management business of the Funds.

Project management services

During the audit period, EY was engaged to provide project management support to the parent company and one of its affiliates in relation to certain information technology programs. The services did not relate to the asset management business of the Funds.

Loan Rule

EY has identified one record holder (the “record holder”) of greater than 10% of the shares of State Street Institutional Income Fund (formerly known as GE Institutional Income Fund) and State Street Institutional Premier Growth Equity Fund (formerly known as GE Institutional Premier Growth Equity Fund) (each a series of State Street Institutional Funds (formerly known as GE Institutional Funds)) (collectively, the “Two Funds”), with which EY and covered person professionals maintain lending relationships. These investments in the Two Funds are each held at an omnibus level by the record holder on behalf of its customers, who own the economic interest in the shares. There was one meeting of shareholders of the Two Funds during the audit period. At that meeting, shareholders voted on matters relating to the acquisition by State Street Corporation and its affiliates of substantially all of the asset management and advisory services business conducted by the former investment adviser to the Two Funds, including votes to (i) approve a new investment advisory and administration agreement with SSGA FM, (ii) elect the Trustees to the Board of Trustees, and (iii) approve manager-of-managers authority for SSGA FM with respect to the Two Funds. EY and SSGA FM, through discussion with the record holder, have determined that the record holder did not exercise discretionary authority over the shares it held in respect of any of those votes. EY believes that, while a lending arrangement with a record owner of greater than 10% of the shares is inconsistent with Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X, the circumstances fall within the situations described in the relevant No Action Letter issued by the SEC Staff on June 20, 2016.

EY has reviewed the independence matters described above and the applicable guidance and has concluded that the services and relationship described above did not impair EY’s ability to exercise objective and impartial judgment in connection with the audits of the financial statements of the Funds under the SEC and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board standards for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. In light of the representations and determinations by EY, SSGA FM has determined that it shares that same belief.


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The Audit Committee of the Board of the Funds has considered these independence matters and discussed these matters with EY and members of SSGA FM, and based on these discussions and the statements of SSGA FM and EY, the Audit Committee believes it was reasonable for it to accept the view of EY that EY was capable of exercising objective and impartial judgment in connection with the audits of the financial statements of the Funds in the specific circumstances described above.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) The Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period for the State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund is listed below. The Schedules of Investments as of the close of the reporting period for the State Street U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street S&P 500 Index V.I.S. Fund, State Street Premier Growth V.I.S. Fund, State Street Core Value Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund, State Street Income V.I.S. Fund, and the State Street Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund and a Summary Schedule of Investments for the State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund are included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

(b) Not applicable.


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Total Return V.I.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Fair Value  

Domestic Equity—38.7% †

 

Common Stock—38.7%

     

Advertising—0.1%

     

MDC Partners Inc., Class A

     1,024      $ 6,707  

National CineMedia Inc.

     1,224        18,029  

Omnicom Group Inc.

     10,599        902,081  

The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.

     17,924        419,601  
     1,346,418  

Aerospace & Defense—0.9%

     

AAR Corp.

     664        21,945  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.

     1,190        21,361  (a) 

Aerovironment Inc.

     410        11,000  (a) 

Arconic Inc.

     19,623        363,810  

Astronics Corp.

     289        9,780  (a) 

B/E Aerospace Inc.

     891        53,629  

Cubic Corp.

     503        24,119  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     1,253        123,245  

DigitalGlobe Inc.

     1,266        36,271  (a) 

Ducommun Inc.

     204        5,214  (a) 

Engility Holdings Inc.

     359        12,098  (a) 

Esterline Technologies Corp.

     788        70,290  (a) 

General Dynamics Corp.

     12,759        2,202,969  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

     404        74,413  

KLX Inc.

     1,451        65,455  (a) 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.

     926        6,852  (a) 

L3 Technologies Inc.

     3,492        531,168  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     11,214        2,802,827  

Mercury Systems Inc.

     779        23,541  (a) 

Moog Inc., Class A

     609        39,999  (a) 

National Presto Industries Inc.

     99        10,534  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     7,933        1,845,057  

Orbital ATK Inc.

     506        44,391  

Raytheon Co.

     13,201        1,874,542  

Rockwell Collins Inc.

     5,802        538,194  

Sparton Corp.

     188        4,484  (a) 

TASER International Inc.

     1,048        25,404  (a) 

Teledyne Technologies Inc.

     943        115,989  (a) 

Textron Inc.

     12,098        587,479  

The Boeing Co.

     25,729        4,005,491  

The KEYW Holding Corp.

     721        8,501  (a) 

TransDigm Group Inc.

     2,264        563,645  

Triumph Group Inc.

     1,415        37,497  

United Technologies Corp.

     34,177        3,746,483  

Vectrus Inc.

     210        5,009  (a) 

Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc.

     1,112        16,624  (a) 
     19,929,310  

Agricultural & Farm Machinery—0.1%

     

AGCO Corp.

     585        33,848  

Deere & Co.

     12,973        1,336,738  

Lindsay Corp.

     214        15,967  

The Toro Co.

     958        53,600  

Titan International Inc.

     888        9,954  
     1,450,107  


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Agricultural Products—0.1%

     

Alico Inc.

     66        1,792  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     25,804        1,177,953  

Darling Ingredients Inc.

     2,971        38,356  (a) 

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

     645        39,106  

Ingredion Inc.

     629        78,600  

Limoneira Co.

     240        5,162  
     1,340,969  

Air Freight & Logistics—0.3%

     

Air Transport Services Group Inc.

     906        14,460  (a) 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.

     489        25,501  (a) 

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

     6,408        469,450  

Echo Global Logistics Inc.

     572        14,329  (a) 

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

     8,050        426,328  

FedEx Corp.

     10,861        2,022,318  

Forward Air Corp.

     592        28,049  

Hub Group Inc., Class A

     667        29,181  (a) 

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

     172        7,327  

Radiant Logistics Inc.

     505        1,969  (a) 

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

     30,843        3,535,842  

XPO Logistics Inc.

     1,812        78,206  (a) 
     6,652,960  

Airlines—0.3%

     

Alaska Air Group Inc.

     5,566        493,871  

Allegiant Travel Co.

     259        43,097  

American Airlines Group Inc.

     22,843        1,066,540  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

     32,637        1,605,414  

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.

     1,036        59,052  (a) 

JetBlue Airways Corp.

     2,838        63,628  (a) 

SkyWest Inc.

     1,006        36,669  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     27,633        1,377,229  

United Continental Holdings Inc.

     12,961        944,598  (a) 
     5,690,098  

Alternative Carriers—0.0% *

     

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

     830        34,320  

Globalstar Inc.

     7,534        11,904  (a) 

Inteliquent Inc.

     660        15,127  

Iridium Communications Inc.

     1,646        15,802  (a) 

Level 3 Communications Inc.

     12,990        732,116  (a) 

Lumos Networks Corp.

     373        5,826  (a) 

ORBCOMM Inc.

     886        7,327  (a) 

pdvWireless Inc.

     52        1,173  (a) 

Straight Path Communications Inc., Class B

     192        6,511  (a) 

Vonage Holdings Corp.

     3,845        26,338  (a) 
     856,444  

Aluminum—0.0% *

     

Century Aluminum Co.

     999        8,552  (a) 

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     351        27,269  

Real Industry Inc.

     521        3,178  (a) 
     38,999  

Apparel Retail—0.2%

     

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

     1,369        16,428  

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

     4,764        72,270  

Ascena Retail Group Inc.

     3,466        21,454  (a) 

Boot Barn Holdings Inc.

     265        3,318  (a) 

Caleres Inc.

     859        28,192  

Chico’s FAS Inc.

     3,644        52,437  


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Citi Trends Inc.

     286        5,388  

Destination XL Group Inc.

     720        3,060  (a) 

DSW Inc.

     1,275        28,879  

Express Inc.

     1,496        16,097  (a) 

Foot Locker Inc.

     6,038        428,034  

Francesca’s Holdings Corp.

     734        13,234  (a) 

Genesco Inc.

     409        25,399  (a) 

Guess? Inc.

     1,235        14,943  

L Brands Inc.

     10,858        714,891  

Ross Stores Inc.

     17,716        1,162,170  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

     284        7,662  

Stage Stores Inc.

     538        2,351  

Stein Mart Inc.

     625        3,425  

Tailored Brands Inc.

     985        25,167  

The Buckle Inc.

     577        13,156  

The Cato Corp., Class A

     510        15,341  

The Children’s Place Inc.

     356        35,938  

The Finish Line Inc., Class A

     840        15,800  

The Gap Inc.

     9,907        222,313  

The TJX Companies Inc.

     29,170        2,191,542  

Tilly’s Inc., Class A

     209        2,757  (a) 

Urban Outfitters Inc.

     4,069        115,885  (a) 

Zumiez Inc.

     363        7,932  (a) 
     5,265,463  

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—0.1%

     

Carter’s Inc.

     430        37,148  

Coach Inc.

     12,609        441,567  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     539        31,424  

Delta Apparel Inc.

     140        2,902  (a) 

Fossil Group Inc.

     1,180        30,515  (a) 

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.

     862        25,481  (a) 

Hanesbrands Inc.

     17,080        368,416  

Iconix Brand Group Inc.

     856        7,995  (a) 

Kate Spade & Co.

     1,117        20,854  (a) 

Movado Group Inc.

     312        8,970  

Oxford Industries Inc.

     246        14,792  

Perry Ellis International Inc.

     249        6,203  (a) 

PVH Corp.

     3,588        323,781  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     2,518        227,426  

Sequential Brands Group Inc.

     787        3,683  (a) 

Superior Uniform Group Inc.

     159        3,119  

Under Armour Inc., Class A

     8,288        240,766  (a) 

Under Armour Inc., Class C

     8,331        209,691  (a) 

Vera Bradley Inc.

     408        4,782  (a) 

VF Corp.

     14,909        795,395  

Vince Holding Corp.

     452        1,831  (a) 
     2,806,741  

Application Software—0.4%

     

8x8 Inc.

     1,765        25,240  (a) 

ACI Worldwide Inc.

     3,217        58,389  (a) 

Adobe Systems Inc.

     22,142        2,279,519  (a) 

American Software Inc., Class A

     521        5,382  

ANSYS Inc.

     751        69,460  (a) 

Aspen Technology Inc.

     1,499        81,965  (a) 

Autodesk Inc.

     8,826        653,212  (a) 

Blackbaud Inc.

     869        55,616  

Blackline Inc.

     194        5,360  (a) 

Bottomline Technologies de Inc.

     806        20,166  (a) 

BroadSoft Inc.

     588        24,255  (a) 


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Cadence Design Systems Inc.

     2,503        63,126  (a) 

Callidus Software Inc.

     1,171        19,673  (a) 

CDK Global Inc.

     1,296        77,358  

Citrix Systems Inc.

     7,038        628,564  (a) 

Digimarc Corp.

     187        5,610  (a) 

Ebix Inc.

     505        28,810  

Ellie Mae Inc.

     649        54,308  (a) 

EnerNOC Inc.

     532        3,192  (a) 

Exa Corp.

     277        4,255  (a) 

Fair Isaac Corp.

     850        101,337  

Glu Mobile Inc.

     2,085        4,045  (a) 

Guidance Software Inc.

     429        3,037  (a) 

HubSpot Inc.

     579        27,213  (a) 

Intuit Inc.

     10,981        1,258,532  

Jive Software Inc.

     1,170        5,090  (a) 

Manhattan Associates Inc.

     614        32,560  (a) 

Mentor Graphics Corp.

     2,926        107,940  

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A

     190        37,506  (a) 

Mitek Systems Inc.

     595        3,659  (a) 

MobileIron Inc.

     892        3,345  (a) 

Model N Inc.

     444        3,929  (a) 

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.

     813        16,138  

Park City Group Inc.

     224        2,845  (a) 

Paycom Software Inc.

     828        37,666  (a) 

Paylocity Holding Corp.

     431        12,934  (a) 

Pegasystems Inc.

     721        25,956  

PROS Holdings Inc.

     506        10,889  (a) 

PTC Inc.

     1,018        47,103  (a) 

QAD Inc., Class A

     189        5,746  

RealPage Inc.

     1,080        32,400  (a) 

RingCentral Inc., Class A

     1,174        24,184  (a) 

salesforce.com Inc.

     28,605        1,958,298  (a) 

Silver Spring Networks Inc.

     763        10,156  (a) 

Synchronoss Technologies Inc.

     828        31,712  (a) 

Synopsys Inc.

     1,323        77,872  (a) 

Tangoe Inc.

     561        4,421  (a) 

Telenav Inc.

     652        4,597  (a) 

The Ultimate Software Group Inc.

     251        45,770  (a) 

Tyler Technologies Inc.

     292        41,689  (a) 

Verint Systems Inc.

     1,192        42,018  (a) 

VirnetX Holding Corp.

     988        2,174  (a) 

Workiva Inc.

     439        5,992  (a) 

Zendesk Inc.

     1,626        34,471  (a) 

Zix Corp.

     1,087        5,370  (a) 
     8,232,054  

Asset Management & Custody Banks—0.4%

     

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

     2,435        353,805  (a) 

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     7,093        786,897  

Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A

     390        5,780  

Associated Capital Group Inc., Class A

     101        3,318  

BlackRock Inc.

     5,417        2,061,385  

Calamos Asset Management Inc., Class A

     419        3,582  

Cohen & Steers Inc.

     401        13,474  

Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.

     65        13,675  

Eaton Vance Corp.

     999        41,838  

Federated Investors Inc., Class B

     822        23,246  

Fifth Street Asset Management Inc.

     78        523  

Financial Engines Inc.

     1,046        38,440  

Franklin Resources Inc.

     15,586        616,894  


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GAMCO Investors Inc., Class A

     102        3,151  

Hennessy Advisors Inc.

     58        1,841  

Invesco Ltd.

     18,264        554,130  

Janus Capital Group Inc.

     4,052        53,770  

Legg Mason Inc.

     770        23,031  

Manning & Napier Inc.

     322        2,431  

Medley Management Inc., Class A

     167        1,653  

Northern Trust Corp.

     9,628        857,373  

Pzena Investment Management Inc., Class A

     243        2,700  

Safeguard Scientifics Inc.

     435        5,851  (a) 

SEI Investments Co.

     1,163        57,406  

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., Class A

     195        2,564  

State Street Corp.

     16,264        1,264,038  (b) 

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

     10,937        823,119  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     47,454        2,248,371  

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

     80        9,444  

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Class A

     2,267        44,229  

Westwood Holdings Group Inc.

     172        10,318  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

     3,279        36,528  
     9,964,805  

Auto Parts & Equipment—0.0% *

     

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.

     1,446        27,908  (a) 

BorgWarner Inc.

     9,103        359,022  

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.

     295        30,497  (a) 

Dana Inc.

     4,171        79,166  

Dorman Products Inc.

     505        36,895  (a) 

Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.

     614        6,330  (a) 

Fox Factory Holding Corp.

     447        12,404  (a) 

Gentex Corp.

     2,511        49,442  

Gentherm Inc.

     731        24,744  (a) 

Horizon Global Corp.

     368        8,832  (a) 

LCI Industries

     454        48,918  

Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.

     302        6,931  

Modine Manufacturing Co.

     946        14,095  (a) 

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.

     367        9,880  (a) 

Spartan Motors Inc.

     666        6,161  

Standard Motor Products Inc.

     430        22,885  

Stoneridge Inc.

     539        9,535  (a) 

Strattec Security Corp.

     69        2,781  

Superior Industries International Inc.

     503        13,254  

Tenneco Inc.

     1,104        68,967  (a) 

Tower International Inc.

     412        11,680  

Unique Fabricating Inc.

     107        1,562  

Workhorse Group Inc.

     192        1,356  (a) 
     853,245  

Automobile Manufacturers—0.2%

     

Ford Motor Co.

     174,810        2,120,445  

General Motors Co.

     61,723        2,150,429  

Thor Industries Inc.

     421        42,121  

Winnebago Industries Inc.

     541        17,123  
     4,330,118  

Automotive Retail—0.2%

     

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

     3,329        563,001  

America’s Car-Mart Inc.

     158        6,913  (a) 

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.

     400        24,680  (a) 

AutoNation Inc.

     3,035        147,653  (a) 

AutoZone Inc.

     1,321        1,043,313  (a) 

Camping World Holdings Inc., Class A

     233        7,593  


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CarMax Inc.

     8,528        549,118  (a) 

CST Brands Inc.

     668        32,164  

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

     394        30,708  

Lithia Motors Inc., Class A

     453        43,864  

Monro Muffler Brake Inc.

     596        34,091  

Murphy USA Inc.

     321        19,732  (a) 

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

     4,191        1,166,816  (a) 

Sonic Automotive Inc., Class A

     560        12,824  
        3,682,470  

Biotechnology—1.1%

     

AbbVie Inc.

     72,820        4,559,988  

Acceleron Pharma Inc.

     549        14,010  (a) 

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     2,351        9,710  (a) 

Acorda Therapeutics Inc.

     862        16,206  (a) 

Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     334        5,645  (a) 

Aduro Biotech Inc.

     716        8,162  (a) 

Advaxis Inc.

     737        5,277  (a) 

Adverum Biotechnologies Inc.

     417        1,209  (a) 

Aevi Genomic Medicine Inc.

     490        2,538  (a) 

Agenus Inc.

     1,467        6,044  (a) 

Aimmune Therapeutics Inc.

     529        10,818  (a) 

Akebia Therapeutics Inc.

     718        7,474  (a) 

Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc.

     940        19,552  (a) 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     10,096        1,235,246  (a) 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     701        24,395  (a) 

Amgen Inc.

     33,319        4,871,571  

Amicus Therapeutics Inc.

     2,861        14,219  (a) 

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.

     655        2,594  (a) 

Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     801        520  (a) 

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp.

     255        2,384  (a) 

Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.

     326        795  (a) 

Ardelyx Inc.

     639        9,074  (a) 

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     4,922        6,989  (a) 

Argos Therapeutics Inc.

     349        1,710  (a) 

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     3,395        42,234  (a) 

Array BioPharma Inc.

     3,330        29,271  (a) 

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,215        1,883  (a) 

Asterias Biotherapeutics Inc.

     449        2,065  (a) 

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.

     466        6,617  (a) 

Athersys Inc.

     1,530        2,341  (a) 

Avexis Inc.

     98        4,678  (a) 

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     423        5,761  (a) 

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,493        9,451  (a) 

Biogen Inc.

     9,708        2,752,995  (a) 

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.

     109        6,071  (a) 

BioTime Inc.

     1,269        4,581  (a) 

Bluebird Bio Inc.

     789        48,681  (a) 

Blueprint Medicines Corp.

     401        11,248  (a) 

Cara Therapeutics Inc.

     451        4,190  (a) 

Celgene Corp.

     34,620        4,007,265  (a) 

Celldex Therapeutics Inc.

     1,930        6,832  (a) 

Cellular Biomedicine Group Inc.

     246        3,223  (a) 

ChemoCentryx Inc.

     422        3,123  (a) 

Chimerix Inc.

     862        3,965  (a) 

Cidara Therapeutics Inc.

     214        2,226  (a) 

Clovis Oncology Inc.

     639        28,384  (a) 

Coherus Biosciences Inc.

     591        16,637  (a) 

Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     333        3,427  (a) 

Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     90        1,287  (a) 


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Curis Inc.

     2,270        6,992  (a) 

Cytokinetics Inc.

     675        8,201  (a) 

CytomX Therapeutics Inc.

     410        4,506  (a) 

CytRx Corp.

     947        352  (a) 

Dimension Therapeutics Inc.

     206        896  (a) 

Dyax Corp.

     4,362        4,842  (j) 

Dynavax Technologies Corp.

     782        3,089  (a) 

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     179        14,202  (a) 

Edge Therapeutics Inc.

     327        4,088  (a) 

Editas Medicine Inc.

     139        2,256  (a) 

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc.

     108        1,258  (a) 

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.

     653        21,445  (a) 

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     316        10,586  (a) 

Epizyme Inc.

     812        9,825  (a) 

Esperion Therapeutics Inc.

     292        3,656  (a) 

Exact Sciences Corp.

     2,083        27,829  (a) 

Exelixis Inc.

     4,409        65,738  (a) 

FibroGen Inc.

     1,050        22,470  (a) 

Five Prime Therapeutics Inc.

     541        27,110  (a) 

Flexion Therapeutics Inc.

     477        9,073  (a) 

Fortress Biotech Inc.

     629        1,698  (a) 

Foundation Medicine Inc.

     270        4,779  (a) 

Galena Biopharma Inc.

     154        299  (a) 

Genomic Health Inc.

     374        10,992  (a) 

Geron Corp.

     3,050        6,313  (a) 

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     59,127        4,234,084  

Global Blood Therapeutics Inc.

     315        4,552  (a) 

GlycoMimetics Inc.

     155        946  (a) 

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.

     2,192        21,657  (a) 

Heron Therapeutics Inc.

     638        8,358  (a) 

Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,813        2,720  (a) 

Ignyta Inc.

     590        3,127  (a) 

Immune Design Corp.

     226        1,243  (a) 

ImmunoGen Inc.

     1,713        3,495  (a) 

Immunomedics Inc.

     1,766        6,481  (a) 

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     764        1,031  (a) 

Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp.

     347        2,117  (a) 

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,336        9,272  (a) 

Insmed Inc.

     1,244        16,458  (a) 

Insys Therapeutics Inc.

     475        4,370  (a) 

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.

     141        1,849  (a) 

Invitae Corp.

     458        3,637  (a) 

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     2,435        37,231  (a) 

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.

     478        4,493  (a) 

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,588        9,306  (a) 

Kite Pharma Inc.

     784        35,155  (a) 

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.

     279        4,891  (a) 

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     843        11,659  (a) 

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class B

     381        38,713  (a) 

Lion Biotechnologies Inc.

     1,018        7,075  (a) 

Loxo Oncology Inc.

     267        8,575  (a) 

MacroGenics Inc.

     640        13,082  (a) 

MannKind Corp.

     6,530        4,158  (a) 

MediciNova Inc.

     593        3,576  (a) 

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     2,451        10,000  (a) 

MiMedx Group Inc.

     2,051        18,172  (a) 

Minerva Neurosciences Inc.

     371        4,359  (a) 

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.

     225        1,069  (a) 

Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,309        19,700  (a) 

Myriad Genetics Inc.

     1,353        22,555  (a) 


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NantKwest Inc.

     332        1,899  (a) 

Natera Inc.

     525        6,148  (a) 

NewLink Genetics Corp.

     438        4,503  (a) 

Novavax Inc.

     5,417        6,825  (a) 

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     57        439  (a) 

Ophthotech Corp.

     504        2,434  (a) 

Organovo Holdings Inc.

     1,876        6,360  (a) 

Otonomy Inc.

     257        4,086  (a) 

PDL BioPharma Inc.

     2,236        4,740  

Pfenex Inc.

     369        3,347  (a) 

PharmAthene Inc.

     1,261        4,098  (a) 

Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     987        22,148  (a) 

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,405        12,139  (a) 

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.

     151        3,320  (a) 

Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc.

     151        1,851  (a) 

PTC Therapeutics Inc.

     649        7,081  (a) 

Puma Biotechnology Inc.

     557        17,100  (a) 

Radius Health Inc.

     632        24,035  (a) 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     3,412        1,252,511  (a) 

REGENXBIO Inc.

     409        7,587  (a) 

Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

     790        1,778  (a) 

Repligen Corp.

     678        20,896  (a) 

Retrophin Inc.

     726        13,743  (a) 

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,870        4,451  (a) 

Sage Therapeutics Inc.

     591        30,176  (a) 

Sangamo BioSciences Inc.

     1,403        4,279  (a) 

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.

     996        27,320  (a) 

Seres Therapeutics Inc.

     358        3,544  (a) 

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

     466        2,283  (a) 

Spark Therapeutics Inc.

     376        18,762  (a) 

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,488        6,592  (a) 

Stemline Therapeutics Inc.

     333        3,563  (a) 

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     130        932  (a) 

Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     3,642        22,180  (a) 

Synthetic Biologics Inc.

     1,538        1,173  (a) 

T2 Biosystems Inc.

     304        1,599  (a) 

TESARO Inc.

     532        71,543  (a) 

TG Therapeutics Inc.

     746        3,469  (a) 

Tokai Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     120        117  (a) 

Trevena Inc.

     893        5,251  (a) 

Trovagene Inc.

     564        1,184  (a) 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.

     650        45,701  (a) 

United Therapeutics Corp.

     370        53,069  (a) 

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     738        11,771  (a) 

Veracyte Inc.

     223        1,726  (a) 

Versartis Inc.

     550        8,195  (a) 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     11,154        821,715  (a) 

Vital Therapies Inc.

     481        2,092  (a) 

Voyager Therapeutics Inc.

     238        3,032  (a) 

vTv Therapeutics Inc., Class A

     106        512  (a) 

Xencor Inc.

     647        17,029  (a) 

Zafgen Inc.

     463        1,472  (a) 

ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc.

     2,449        13,102  (a) 
     25,313,129  

Brewers—0.0% *

     

Craft Brew Alliance Inc.

     250        4,225  (a) 

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

     8,269        804,656  

The Boston Beer Company Inc., Class A

     254        43,142  (a) 
     852,023  


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Broadcasting—0.1%

     

AMC Networks Inc., Class A

     506        26,484  (a) 

CBS Corp., Class B

     17,290        1,099,990  

Discovery Communications Inc., Class A

     6,819        186,909  (a) 

Discovery Communications Inc., Class C

     10,136        271,442  (a) 

Entercom Communications Corp., Class A

     522        7,986  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     1,320        9,240  

Gray Television Inc.

     1,294        14,040  (a) 

Hemisphere Media Group Inc.

     122        1,366  (a) 

Media General Inc.

     2,076        39,091  (a) 

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc., Class A

     567        35,891  

Radio One Inc., Class D

     396        1,148  (a) 

Saga Communications Inc., Class A

     76        3,823  

Salem Media Group Inc.

     191        1,194  

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., Class A

     4,303        307,105  

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Class A

     1,259        41,988  

TEGNA Inc.

     9,690        207,269  

The EW Scripps Co., Class A

     1,199        23,177  (a) 

Townsquare Media Inc., Class A

     207        2,155  (a) 
     2,280,298  

Building Products—0.1%

     

AAON Inc.

     809        26,737  

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.

     695        14,317  

American Woodmark Corp.

     277        20,844  (a) 

AO Smith Corp.

     1,279        60,561  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

     569        30,476  

Armstrong Flooring Inc.

     470        9,358  (a) 

Builders FirstSource Inc.

     1,678        18,408  (a) 

Continental Building Products Inc.

     708        16,355  (a) 

CSW Industrials Inc.

     290        10,686  (a) 

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

     7,069        377,909  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.

     629        26,198  (a) 

Griffon Corp.

     601        15,746  

Insteel Industries Inc.

     351        12,510  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     42,042        1,731,710  

Lennox International Inc.

     337        51,618  

Masco Corp.

     14,723        465,541  

Masonite International Corp.

     608        40,006  (a) 

NCI Building Systems Inc.

     541        8,467  (a) 

Patrick Industries Inc.

     290        22,127  (a) 

PGT Innovations Inc.

     604        6,916  (a) 

Ply Gem Holdings Inc.

     438        7,118  (a) 

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     689        13,987  

Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc.

     830        36,312  

Trex Company Inc.

     561        36,128  (a) 

Universal Forest Products Inc.

     396        40,463  
     3,100,498  

Cable & Satellite—0.4%

     

Cable One Inc.

     41        25,491  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A

     9,597        2,763,168  (a) 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     106,747        7,370,880  

Loral Space & Communications Inc.

     261        10,714  (a) 

MSG Networks Inc., Class A

     1,193        25,650  (a) 
     10,195,903  

Casinos & Gaming—0.0% *

     

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     1,565        31,566  (a) 

Caesars Acquisition Co., Class A

     964        13,014  (a) 

Caesars Entertainment Corp.

     1,126        9,571  (a) 


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Century Casinos Inc.

     441        3,629  (a) 

Churchill Downs Inc.

     365        54,914  

Eldorado Resorts Inc.

     572        9,695  (a) 

Empire Resorts Inc.

     39        887  (a) 

Golden Entertainment Inc.

     197        2,386  

Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.

     503        12,419  (a) 

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.

     216        5,569  (a) 

Penn National Gaming Inc.

     1,494        20,602  (a) 

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.

     1,067        15,472  (a) 

Red Rock Resorts Inc., Class A

     604        14,007  

Scientific Games Corp., Class A

     1,039        14,546  (a) 

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     3,587        310,311  
     518,588  

Coal & Consumable Fuels—0.0% *

     

CONSOL Energy Inc.

     1,550        28,256  

Westmoreland Coal Co.

     365        6,450  (a) 
     34,706  

Commercial Printing—0.0% *

     

Brady Corp., Class A

     915        34,358  

Deluxe Corp.

     1,332        95,385  

Ennis Inc.

     518        8,987  

InnerWorkings Inc.

     764        7,525  (a) 

Multi-Color Corp.

     271        21,030  

Quad/Graphics Inc.

     579        15,564  
     182,849  

Commodity Chemicals—0.1%

     

Cabot Corp.

     547        27,645  

Calgon Carbon Corp.

     1,018        17,306  

Hawkins Inc.

     192        10,359  

Koppers Holdings Inc.

     406        16,362  (a) 

Kronos Worldwide Inc.

     464        5,540  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

     14,795        1,269,115  

Olin Corp.

     4,544        116,372  

Trecora Resources

     399        5,526  (a) 

Tredegar Corp.

     513        12,312  

Trinseo S.A.

     516        30,599  

Tronox Ltd., Class A

     1,301        13,413  
     1,524,549  

Communications Equipment—0.4%

     

ADTRAN Inc.

     987        22,059  

Aerohive Networks Inc.

     476        2,713  (a) 

Applied Optoelectronics Inc.

     335        7,852  (a) 

Bel Fuse Inc., Class B

     184        5,686  

Black Box Corp.

     300        4,575  

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

     3,526        44,040  

CalAmp Corp.

     717        10,397  (a) 

Calix Inc.

     830        6,391  (a) 

Ciena Corp.

     3,909        95,419  (a) 

Cisco Systems Inc.

     225,034        6,800,527  

Clearfield Inc.

     229        4,740  (a) 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     451        5,344  

Digi International Inc.

     520        7,150  (a) 

EMCORE Corp.

     471        4,098  

Extreme Networks Inc.

     2,073        10,427  (a) 

F5 Networks Inc.

     2,912        421,425  (a) 

Finisar Corp.

     2,115        64,021  (a) 

Harmonic Inc.

     1,543        7,715  (a) 

Harris Corp.

     5,542        567,889  


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Infinera Corp.

     2,823        23,967  (a) 

InterDigital Inc.

     965        88,153  

Ixia

     1,288        20,737  (a) 

Juniper Networks Inc.

     17,303        488,983  

KVH Industries Inc.

     306        3,611  (a) 

Lumentum Holdings Inc.

     950        36,717  (a) 

Motorola Solutions Inc.

     7,534        624,493  

NETGEAR Inc.

     648        35,219  (a) 

NetScout Systems Inc.

     2,500        78,750  (a) 

Oclaro Inc.

     2,162        19,350  (a) 

Plantronics Inc.

     952        52,132  

ShoreTel Inc.

     1,348        9,638  (a) 

Sonus Networks Inc.

     960        6,048  (a) 

Ubiquiti Networks Inc.

     519        29,998  (a) 

ViaSat Inc.

     1,456        96,416  (a) 

Viavi Solutions Inc.

     4,696        38,413  (a) 
     9,745,093  

Computer & Electronics Retail—0.0% *

     

Best Buy Company Inc.

     12,268        523,476  

Conn’s Inc.

     410        5,186  (a) 

GameStop Corp., Class A

     904        22,835  

Rent-A-Center Inc.

     1,039        11,689  
     563,186  

Construction & Engineering—0.1%

     

AECOM

     1,341        48,759  (a) 

Aegion Corp.

     697        16,519  (a) 

Ameresco Inc., Class A

     412        2,266  (a) 

Argan Inc.

     270        19,049  

Comfort Systems USA Inc.

     742        24,709  

Dycom Industries Inc.

     828        66,480  (a) 

EMCOR Group Inc.

     1,718        121,566  

Fluor Corp.

     6,133        322,105  

Granite Construction Inc.

     1,098        60,390  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.

     1,192        5,006  (a) 

HC2 Holdings Inc.

     645        3,825  (a) 

IES Holdings Inc.

     156        2,987  (a) 

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

     5,490        312,930  (a) 

KBR Inc.

     1,234        20,595  

Layne Christensen Co.

     358        3,891  (a) 

MasTec Inc.

     1,272        48,654  (a) 

MYR Group Inc.

     279        10,513  (a) 

NV5 Global Inc.

     147        4,910  (a) 

Orion Group Holdings Inc.

     522        5,194  (a) 

Primoris Services Corp.

     807        18,383  

Quanta Services Inc.

     6,828        237,956  (a) 

Tutor Perini Corp.

     755        21,140  (a) 

Valmont Industries Inc.

     198        27,898  
     1,405,725  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks—0.2%

     

Alamo Group Inc.

     188        14,307  

American Railcar Industries Inc.

     157        7,111  

Astec Industries Inc.

     387        26,107  

Blue Bird Corp.

     119        1,839  (a) 

Caterpillar Inc.

     26,215        2,431,179  

Cummins Inc.

     6,914        944,936  

Douglas Dynamics Inc.

     446        15,008  

Federal Signal Corp.

     1,207        18,841  

FreightCar America Inc.

     248        3,703  


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Joy Global Inc.

     2,675        74,900  

Meritor Inc.

     1,624        20,170  (a) 

Miller Industries Inc.

     220        5,819  

Navistar International Corp.

     996        31,245  (a) 

Oshkosh Corp.

     650        41,997  

PACCAR Inc.

     15,847        1,012,623  

Supreme Industries Inc., Class A

     262        4,113  

Terex Corp.

     911        28,724  

The Greenbrier Companies Inc.

     523        21,731  

The Manitowoc Company Inc.

     2,546        15,225  (a) 

Trinity Industries Inc.

     1,312        36,421  

Wabash National Corp.

     1,298        20,534  (a) 

Wabtec Corp.

     773        64,174  
     4,840,707  

Construction Materials—0.1%

     

Eagle Materials Inc.

     417        41,087  

Forterra Inc.

     361        7,819  (a) 

Headwaters Inc.

     1,457        34,269  (a) 

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

     2,855        632,468  

Summit Materials Inc., Class A    

     1,512        35,969  (a) 

United States Lime & Minerals Inc.

     38        2,879  

US Concrete Inc.

     286        18,733  (a) 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     5,976        747,896  
     1,521,120  

Consumer Electronics—0.0% *

     

GoPro Inc., Class A

     2,032        17,699  (a) 

Harman International Industries Inc.

     3,153        350,487  

Universal Electronics Inc.

     282        18,203  (a) 

ZAGG Inc.

     571        4,054  (a) 
     390,443  

Consumer Finance—0.3%

     

American Express Co.

     34,485        2,554,649  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     21,475        1,873,479  

Discover Financial Services

     17,682        1,274,695  

Encore Capital Group Inc.

     477        13,666  (a) 

Enova International Inc.

     538        6,752  (a) 

EZCORP Inc., Class A

     1,014        10,799  (a) 

FirstCash Inc.

     861        40,467  

Green Dot Corp., Class A

     854        20,112  (a) 

LendingClub Corp.

     6,305        33,101  (a) 

Navient Corp.

     13,529        222,281  

Nelnet Inc., Class A

     401        20,351  

PRA Group Inc.

     797        31,163  (a) 

Regional Management Corp.

     214        5,624  (a) 

SLM Corp.

     3,739        41,204  (a) 

Synchrony Financial

     35,221        1,277,466  

World Acceptance Corp.

     123        7,906  (a) 
     7,433,715  

Copper—0.0% *

     

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

     55,248        728,721  (a) 

Southern Copper Corp.

     3,979        127,089  
     855,810  

Data Processing & Outsourced Services—0.9%

     

ALJ Regional Holdings Inc.

     363        1,594  (a) 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     2,559        584,731  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     20,021        2,057,758  

Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.

     1,034        38,956  (a) 


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Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

     1,033        68,488  

Cardtronics PLC, Class A

     861        46,985  (a) 

Cass Information Systems Inc.

     216        15,891  

Convergys Corp.

     2,612        64,151  

CoreLogic Inc.

     749        27,586  (a) 

CSG Systems International Inc.

     638        30,879  

DST Systems Inc.

     277        29,681  

ExlService Holdings Inc.

     647        32,635  (a) 

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

     14,810        1,120,228  

Fiserv Inc.

     9,743        1,035,486  (a) 

Global Payments Inc.

     6,903        479,137  

Information Services Group Inc.

     600        2,184  (a) 

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

     681        60,459  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

     42,552        4,393,494  

MAXIMUS Inc.

     1,762        98,302  

MoneyGram International Inc.

     597        7,051  (a) 

NeuStar Inc., Class A

     1,546        51,636  (a) 

Paychex Inc.

     14,462        880,447  

PayPal Holdings Inc.

     50,313        1,985,854  (a) 

Planet Payment Inc.

     840        3,427  (a) 

Sykes Enterprises Inc.

     767        22,136  (a) 

Syntel Inc.

     641        12,685  

TeleTech Holdings Inc.

     320        9,760  

The Western Union Co.

     21,645        470,129  

Total System Services Inc.

     7,481        366,793  

Visa Inc., Class A

     83,577        6,520,678  

WEX Inc.

     338        37,721  (a) 

Xerox Corp.

     38,471        335,852  
     20,892,794  

Department Stores—0.1%

     

JC Penney Company Inc.

     2,671        22,196  (a) 

Kohl’s Corp.

     7,918        390,991  

Macy’s Inc.

     13,675        489,702  

Nordstrom Inc.

     5,254        251,824  

Sears Holdings Corp.

     223        2,072  (a) 
     1,156,785  

Distillers & Vintners—0.1%

     

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     8,246        370,410  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

     8,008        1,227,707  

MGP Ingredients Inc.

     249        12,445  
     1,610,562  

Distributors—0.1%

 

  

Core-Mark Holding Company Inc.

     911        39,237  

Genuine Parts Co.

     6,737        643,653  

LKQ Corp.

     14,050        430,632  (a) 

Pool Corp.

     359        37,458  

Weyco Group Inc.

     129        4,038  
     1,155,018  

Diversified Banks—2.0%

 

  

Bank of America Corp.

     452,519        10,000,670  

Citigroup Inc.

     127,653        7,586,418  

Comerica Inc.

     7,704        524,719  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     160,258        13,828,663  

U.S. Bancorp

     71,631        3,679,684  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     202,406        11,154,595  
     46,774,749  


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Diversified Chemicals—0.3%

 

  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     6,568        493,979  

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     38,813        2,848,874  

LSB Industries Inc.

     420        3,537  (a) 

The Chemours Co.

     3,503        77,381  

The Dow Chemical Co.

     50,142        2,869,125  
     6,292,896  

Diversified Metals & Mining—0.0% *

 

  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

     294        23,035  

Materion Corp.

     401        15,880  
     38,915  

Diversified Real Estate Activities—0.0% *

 

  

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

     1,274        57,164  

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.

     80        4,274  

Tejon Ranch Co.

     280        7,120  (a) 

The RMR Group Inc. Class A

     135        5,333  

The St Joe Co.

     1,006        19,114  (a) 
     93,005  

Diversified REITs—0.0% *

 

  

American Assets Trust Inc.

     777        33,473  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.

     631        9,194  

First Potomac Realty Trust

     1,172        12,857  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

     448        9,005  

Global Net Lease Inc.

     3,440        26,935  

Gramercy Property Trust

     7,894        72,467  

Investors Real Estate Trust

     2,456        17,511  

iStar Inc.

     1,279        15,821  (a) 

Lexington Realty Trust

     4,164        44,971  

Liberty Property Trust

     1,280        50,560  

One Liberty Properties Inc.

     117        2,939  

PS Business Parks Inc.

     355        41,365  

RAIT Financial Trust

     1,861        6,253  

Select Income REIT

     1,267        31,928  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     1,402        45,831  

Whitestone REIT

     546        7,852  
     428,962  

Diversified Support Services—0.0% *

 

  

Cintas Corp.

     3,869        447,102  

Copart Inc.

     894        49,537  (a) 

G&K Services Inc., Class A

     391        37,712  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

     1,284        50,294  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     610        46,879  

McGrath RentCorp.

     471        18,458  

Mobile Mini Inc.

     888        26,862  

UniFirst Corp.

     285        40,940  

Viad Corp.

     397        17,508  

VSE Corp.

     166        6,447  
     741,739  

Drug Retail—0.3%

 

  

CVS Health Corp.

     47,588        3,755,169  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

     38,053        3,149,266  
     6,904,435  

Education Services—0.0% *

     

American Public Education Inc.

     312        7,660  (a) 

Apollo Education Group Inc.

     1,717        16,998  (a) 

Bridgepoint Education Inc.

     363        3,677  (a) 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

     809        56,646  (a) 


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Cambium Learning Group Inc.

     198        988  (a) 

Capella Education Co.

     228        20,018  

Career Education Corp.

     1,342        13,541  (a) 

Chegg Inc.

     1,625        11,993  (a) 

DeVry Education Group Inc.

     1,715        53,508  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

     40        20,478  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.

     865        50,559  (a) 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.

     2,485        26,962  (a) 

K12 Inc.

     679        11,652  (a) 

Strayer Education Inc.

     212        17,094  (a) 
     311,774  

Electric Utilities—0.8%

 

  

ALLETE Inc.

     916        58,798  

Alliant Energy Corp.

     10,171        385,379  

American Electric Power Company Inc.

     22,032        1,387,135  

Duke Energy Corp.

     30,644        2,378,587  

Edison International

     14,728        1,060,269  

El Paso Electric Co.

     808        37,572  

Entergy Corp.

     7,994        587,319  

Eversource Energy

     14,333        791,612  

Exelon Corp.

     41,316        1,466,305  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     19,022        589,111  

Genie Energy Ltd., Class B

     237        1,363  (a) 

Great Plains Energy Inc.

     1,837        50,242  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

     944        31,218  

IDACORP Inc.

     1,433        115,428  

MGE Energy Inc.

     667        43,555  

NextEra Energy Inc.

     20,781        2,482,498  

OGE Energy Corp.

     1,743        58,303  

Otter Tail Corp.

     650        26,520  

PG&E Corp.

     22,535        1,369,452  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     5,026        392,179  

PNM Resources Inc.

     2,156        73,951  

Portland General Electric Co.

     1,673        72,491  

PPL Corp.

     30,437        1,036,380  

Spark Energy Inc., Class A

     99        3,000  

The Empire District Electric Co.

     883        30,101  

The Southern Co.

     43,436        2,136,617  

Westar Energy Inc.

     1,231        69,367  

Xcel Energy Inc.

     22,733        925,233  
     17,659,985  

Electrical Components & Equipment—0.2%

 

  

Acuity Brands Inc.

     1,966        453,871  

Allied Motion Technologies Inc.

     124        2,652  

American Superconductor Corp.

     226        1,666  (a) 

AMETEK Inc.

     10,523        511,418  

Atkore International Group Inc.

     242        5,786  (a) 

Eaton Corporation PLC

     20,255        1,358,908  

Emerson Electric Co.

     28,795        1,605,321  

Encore Wire Corp.

     404        17,513  

Energous Corp.

     298        5,021  (a) 

EnerSys

     1,223        95,516  

FuelCell Energy Inc.

     559        978  (a) 

Generac Holdings Inc.

     1,189        48,440  (a) 

General Cable Corp.

     976        18,593  

Hubbell Inc.

     451        52,632  

LSI Industries Inc.

     481        4,685  

Plug Power Inc.

     3,634        4,361  (a) 

Powell Industries Inc.

     173        6,747  


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Preformed Line Products Co.

     47        2,732  

Regal Beloit Corp.

     389        26,938  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

     5,749        772,666  

Sunrun Inc.

     1,262        6,701  (a) 

Thermon Group Holdings Inc.

     642        12,256  (a) 

Vicor Corp.

     332        5,013  (a) 
     5,020,414  

Electronic Components—0.1%

 

  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     13,908        934,618  

AVX Corp.

     927        14,489  

Belden Inc.

     1,136        84,939  

Corning Inc.

     42,992        1,043,416  

II-VI Inc.

     1,190        35,284  (a) 

InvenSense Inc.

     1,655        21,168  (a) 

Knowles Corp.

     2,565        42,861  (a) 

Littelfuse Inc.

     603        91,517  

Rogers Corp.

     361        27,728  (a) 

Universal Display Corp.

     797        44,871  (a) 

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

     3,877        62,807  
     2,403,698  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.0% *

     

Badger Meter Inc.

     562        20,766  

Cognex Corp.

     754        47,970  

Coherent Inc.

     441        60,587  (a) 

Control4 Corp.

     403        4,111  (a) 

Daktronics Inc.

     742        7,939  

Electro Scientific Industries Inc.

     523        3,096  (a) 

FARO Technologies Inc.

     333        11,988  (a) 

FLIR Systems Inc.

     6,085        220,216  

Itron Inc.

     667        41,921  (a) 

Keysight Technologies Inc.

     1,483        54,233  (a) 

Mesa Laboratories Inc.

     60        7,365  

MTS Systems Corp.

     335        18,995  

National Instruments Corp.

     922        28,416  

Novanta Inc.

     630        13,230  (a) 

OSI Systems Inc.

     349        26,566  (a) 

VeriFone Systems Inc.

     962        17,056  (a) 

Vishay Precision Group Inc.

     239        4,517  (a) 

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A

     466        39,964  (a) 
     628,936  

Electronic Manufacturing Services—0.0% *

     

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

     987        30,103  (a) 

CTS Corp.

     627        14,045  

IPG Photonics Corp.

     325        32,081  (a) 

Jabil Circuit Inc.

     1,614        38,203  

Kimball Electronics Inc.

     561        10,210  (a) 

Maxwell Technologies Inc.

     632        3,236  (a) 

Methode Electronics Inc.

     731        30,227  

Park Electrochemical Corp.

     391        7,292  

Plexus Corp.

     665        35,937  (a) 

Radisys Corp.

     716        3,172  (a) 

Sanmina Corp.

     1,404        51,457  (a) 

Trimble Inc.

     2,176        65,606  (a) 

TTM Technologies Inc.

     1,448        19,736  (a) 
     341,305  

Environmental & Facilities Services—0.1%

     

ABM Industries Inc.

     1,071        43,740  

Advanced Disposal Services Inc.

     434        9,643  (a) 


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Aqua Metals Inc.

     218        2,858  (a) 

Casella Waste Systems Inc., Class A

     768        9,531  (a) 

CECO Environmental Corp.

     591        8,244  

Clean Harbors Inc.

     455        25,321  (a) 

Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.

     258        4,051  (a) 

Republic Services Inc.

     10,346        590,239  

Rollins Inc.

     837        28,274  

SP Plus Corp.

     343        9,655  (a) 

Stericycle Inc.

     3,842        295,988  (a) 

Team Inc.

     581        22,804  (a) 

Tetra Tech Inc.

     1,044        45,049  

TRC Companies Inc.

     375        3,975  (a) 

US Ecology Inc.

     437        21,478  

Waste Management Inc.

     17,879        1,267,800  
     2,388,650  

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—0.1%

     

AgroFresh Solutions Inc.

     436        1,155  (a) 

American Vanguard Corp.

     568        10,877  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

     10,539        331,768  

FMC Corp.

     6,166        348,749  

Monsanto Co.

     19,441        2,045,388  

The Mosaic Co.

     15,737        461,566  

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Class A

     387        36,978  
     3,236,481  

Financial Exchanges & Data—0.3%

     

CBOE Holdings Inc.

     704        52,018  

CME Group Inc.

     15,259        1,760,126  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

     348        56,874  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

     26,630        1,502,464  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

     326        47,896  

Moody’s Corp.

     7,462        703,443  

MSCI Inc.

     815        64,206  

Nasdaq Inc.

     5,160        346,339  

S&P Global Inc.

     11,408        1,226,816  
     5,760,182  

Food Distributors—0.1%

     

Performance Food Group Co.

     746        17,904  (a) 

SpartanNash Co.

     737        29,141  

Sysco Corp.

     22,177        1,227,940  

The Andersons Inc.

     537        24,004  

The Chefs’ Warehouse Inc.

     390        6,162  (a) 

United Natural Foods Inc.

     1,333        63,611  (a) 
     1,368,762  

Food Retail—0.1%

     

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

     339        40,300  

Ingles Markets Inc., Class A

     277        13,324  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc.

     188        2,235  (a) 

Smart & Final Stores Inc.

     456        6,430  (a) 

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.

     1,159        21,928  (a) 

SUPERVALU Inc.

     5,348        24,975  (a) 

The Kroger Co.

     42,268        1,458,669  

Village Super Market Inc., Class A

     143        4,419  

Weis Markets Inc.

     188        12,566  

Whole Foods Market Inc.

     14,303        439,960  
     2,024,806  


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Footwear—0.1%

     

Crocs Inc.

     1,482        10,167  (a) 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

     906        50,183  (a) 

NIKE Inc., Class B

     59,872        3,043,294  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A

     1,157        28,439  (a) 

Steven Madden Ltd.

     1,111        39,718  (a) 

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

     1,891        41,507  
     3,213,308  

Forest Products—0.0% *

     

Boise Cascade Co.

     785        17,662  (a) 

Deltic Timber Corp.

     211        16,262  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     3,885        73,543  (a) 
     107,467  

Gas Utilities—0.0% *

     

Atmos Energy Corp.

     907        67,254  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     295        19,750  

Delta Natural Gas Company Inc.

     140        4,106  

National Fuel Gas Co.

     749        42,423  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

     2,409        85,520  

Northwest Natural Gas Co.

     543        32,471  

ONE Gas Inc.

     1,420        90,823  

South Jersey Industries Inc.

     1,536        51,748  

Southwest Gas Corp.

     1,338        102,518  

Spire Inc.

     861        55,578  

UGI Corp.

     1,514        69,765  

WGL Holdings Inc.

     1,381        105,343  
     727,299  

General Merchandise Stores—0.2%

     

Big Lots Inc.

     1,253        62,913  

Dollar General Corp.

     11,416        845,583  

Dollar Tree Inc.

     10,648        821,813  (a) 

Fred’s Inc., Class A

     706        13,103  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.

     405        11,522  (a) 

Target Corp.

     25,190        1,819,474  

Tuesday Morning Corp.

     903        4,876  (a) 
     3,579,284  

Gold—0.0% *

     

Gold Resource Corp.

     1,024        4,454  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     23,925        815,125  

Royal Gold Inc.

     576        36,490  
     856,069  

Health Care REITs—0.1%

     

Care Capital Properties Inc.

     733        18,325  

CareTrust REIT Inc.

     1,163        17,817  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

     257        5,919  

Global Medical REIT Inc.

     302        2,694  

HCP Inc.

     21,138        628,221  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

     3,247        98,449  

LTC Properties Inc.

     754        35,423  

MedEquities Realty Trust Inc.

     402        4,462  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

     8,262        101,623  

National Health Investors Inc.

     684        50,732  

New Senior Investment Group Inc.

     1,540        15,077  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

     1,688        52,767  

Physicians Realty Trust

     2,472        46,869  

Quality Care Properties Inc.

     825        12,788  (a) 

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

     1,300        31,746  


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Senior Housing Properties Trust

     2,051        38,825  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT

     248        16,266  

Ventas Inc.

     15,878        992,693  

Welltower Inc.

     16,179        1,082,860  
     3,253,556  

Healthcare Distributors—0.2%

     

Aceto Corp.

     584        12,831  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     7,350        574,697  

Cardinal Health Inc.

     14,402        1,036,512  

Henry Schein Inc.

     3,609        547,521  (a) 

McKesson Corp.

     10,103        1,418,966  

Owens & Minor Inc.

     1,649        58,193  

Patterson Companies Inc.

     3,915        160,632  

PharMerica Corp.

     593        14,914  (a) 
     3,824,266  

Healthcare Equipment—0.7%

     

Abaxis Inc.

     440        23,219  

Abbott Laboratories

     65,371        2,510,900  

ABIOMED Inc.

     354        39,889  (a) 

Accuray Inc.

     1,606        7,388  (a) 

Analogic Corp.

     249        20,655  

AngioDynamics Inc.

     538        9,076  (a) 

AtriCure Inc.

     633        12,388  (a) 

Avinger Inc.

     360        1,332  (a) 

AxoGen Inc.

     476        4,284  (a) 

Baxter International Inc.

     22,133        981,377  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     9,525        1,576,864  

Boston Scientific Corp.

     61,218        1,324,145  (a) 

Cantel Medical Corp.

     654        51,502  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.

     641        15,519  (a) 

ConforMIS Inc.

     723        5,856  (a) 

CONMED Corp.

     553        24,426  

Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc.

     922        644  (a) 

CR Bard Inc.

     3,321        746,096  

CryoLife Inc.

     638        12,218  

Cutera Inc.

     215        3,730  (a) 

Cynosure Inc., Class A

     475        21,660  (a) 

Danaher Corp.

     26,970        2,099,345  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

     9,623        901,675  (a) 

Entellus Medical Inc.

     169        3,206  (a) 

Exactech Inc.

     209        5,706  (a) 

GenMark Diagnostics Inc.

     807        9,878  (a) 

Glaukos Corp.

     336        11,525  (a) 

Globus Medical Inc., Class A

     2,006        49,769  (a) 

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

     525        29,473  

Hologic Inc.

     12,541        503,145  (a) 

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.

     783        91,822  (a) 

Inogen Inc.

     326        21,897  (a) 

Insulet Corp.

     1,088        40,996  (a) 

Integer Holdings Corp.

     613        18,053  (a) 

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     577        49,501  (a) 

Intuitive Surgical Inc.

     1,739        1,102,822  (a) 

Invacare Corp.

     640        8,352  

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp.

     656        2,755  (a) 

iRadimed Corp.

     88        977  (a) 

IRIDEX Corp.

     151        2,123  (a) 

K2M Group Holdings Inc.

     519        10,401  (a) 

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

     275        6,968  

Masimo Corp.

     785        52,909  (a) 


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Natus Medical Inc.

     652        22,690  (a) 

Nevro Corp.

     481        34,949  (a) 

NuVasive Inc.

     1,354        91,205  (a) 

NxStage Medical Inc.

     1,275        33,418  (a) 

Orthofix International N.V.

     349        12,627  (a) 

Penumbra Inc.

     511        32,602  (a) 

ResMed Inc.

     1,230        76,321  

Rockwell Medical Inc.

     970        6,354  (a) 

Second Sight Medical Products Inc.

     191        376  (a) 

St Jude Medical Inc.

     12,817        1,027,795  

Stryker Corp.

     13,819        1,655,654  

SurModics Inc.

     261        6,629  (a) 

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.

     374        804  (a) 

Teleflex Inc.

     382        61,559  

TransEnterix Inc.

     1,481        1,925  (a) 

Varian Medical Systems Inc.

     4,263        382,732  (a) 

Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc.

     711        30,943  (a) 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

     9,043        933,238  
     16,828,287  

Healthcare Facilities—0.1%

     

AAC Holdings Inc.

     202        1,462  (a) 

Capital Senior Living Corp.

     563        9,036  (a) 

Community Health Systems Inc.

     2,220        12,410  (a) 

Genesis Healthcare Inc.

     651        2,767  (a) 

HCA Holdings Inc.

     13,145        972,993  (a) 

HealthSouth Corp.

     2,442        100,708  

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

     1,691        13,274  

LifePoint Health Inc.

     349        19,823  (a) 

National HealthCare Corp.

     223        16,901  

Quorum Health Corp.

     595        4,326  (a) 

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     2,144        28,408  (a) 

Surgery Partners Inc.

     372        5,896  (a) 

Surgical Care Affiliates Inc.

     535        24,754  (a) 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     720        10,685  (a) 

The Ensign Group Inc.

     957        21,255  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

     4,049        430,733  

US Physical Therapy Inc.

     243        17,059  

VCA Inc.

     714        49,016  (a) 
     1,741,506  

Healthcare Services—0.2%

     

Addus HomeCare Corp.

     151        5,293  (a) 

Adeptus Health Inc., Class A

     264        2,017  (a) 

Air Methods Corp.

     632        20,129  (a) 

Almost Family Inc.

     161        7,100  (a) 

Amedisys Inc.

     559        23,830  (a) 

American Renal Associates Holdings Inc.

     175        3,724  (a) 

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.

     949        36,489  (a) 

BioScrip Inc.

     1,987        2,067  (a) 

BioTelemetry Inc.

     541        12,091  (a) 

Chemed Corp.

     310        49,727  

Civitas Solutions Inc.

     301        5,990  (a) 

CorVel Corp.

     198        7,247  (a) 

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.

     643        10,037  (a) 

DaVita Inc.

     7,106        456,205  (a) 

Diplomat Pharmacy Inc.

     915        11,529  (a) 

Envision Healthcare Corp.

     5,283        334,361  (a) 

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     27,629        1,900,599  (a) 

Healthways Inc.

     636        14,469  (a) 

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

     4,624        593,629  (a) 


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Landauer Inc.

     192        9,235  

LHC Group Inc.

     299        13,664  (a) 

MEDNAX Inc.

     814        54,261  (a) 

National Research Corp., Class A

     159        3,021  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

     6,252        574,559  

RadNet Inc.

     744        4,799  (a) 

Team Health Holdings Inc.

     1,249        54,269  (a) 

Teladoc Inc.

     418        6,897  (a) 

The Providence Service Corp.

     257        9,779  (a) 
     4,227,017  

Healthcare Supplies—0.1%

     

Align Technology Inc.

     657        63,157  (a) 

Anika Therapeutics Inc.

     281        13,758  (a) 

Atrion Corp.

     27        13,694  

Cerus Corp.

     2,029        8,826  (a) 

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

     10,334        596,582  

Endologix Inc.

     1,626        9,301  (a) 

Haemonetics Corp.

     974        39,155  (a) 

Halyard Health Inc.

     1,340        49,553  (a) 

ICU Medical Inc.

     277        40,816  (a) 

Meridian Bioscience Inc.

     841        14,886  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.

     863        22,869  (a) 

Neogen Corp.

     695        45,870  (a) 

OraSure Technologies Inc.

     620        5,444  (a) 

Quidel Corp.

     539        11,545  (a) 

RTI Surgical Inc.

     1,167        3,793  (a) 

Senseonics Holdings Inc.

     534        1,426  (a) 

STAAR Surgical Co.

     816        8,854  (a) 

The Cooper Companies Inc.

     2,202        385,196  

The Spectranetics Corp.

     857        20,996  (a) 

Utah Medical Products Inc.

     69        5,020  

Vascular Solutions Inc.

     337        18,906  (a) 

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

     634        53,782  
     1,433,429  

Healthcare Technology—0.0% *

     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.

     1,576        16,091  (a) 

Castlight Health Inc., Class B

     806        3,990  (a) 

Cerner Corp.

     13,586        643,569  (a) 

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.

     227        5,357  

Cotiviti Holdings Inc.

     248        8,531  (a) 

Evolent Health Inc. Class A

     150        2,220  (a) 

HealthStream Inc.

     513        12,851  (a) 

HMS Holdings Corp.

     1,686        30,618  (a) 

Medidata Solutions Inc.

     1,005        49,918  (a) 

Omnicell Inc.

     596        20,204  (a) 

Quality Systems Inc.

     1,030        13,545  

Vocera Communications Inc.

     498        9,208  (a) 
     816,102  

Heavy Electrical Equipment—0.0% *

     

AZZ Inc.

     518        33,100  

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.

     919        15,246  (a) 

Power Solutions International Inc.

     92        690  (a) 

TPI Composites Inc.

     120        1,925  (a) 
     50,961  

Home Building—0.1%

     

Beazer Homes USA Inc.

     640        8,512  (a) 

CalAtlantic Group Inc.

     649        22,072  

Cavco Industries Inc.

     169        16,875  (a) 


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Century Communities Inc.

     304        6,384  (a) 

DR Horton Inc.

     15,315        418,559  

Green Brick Partners Inc.

     472        4,744  (a) 

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Class A

     2,473        6,751  (a) 

Installed Building Products Inc.

     401        16,561  (a) 

KB Home

     2,323        36,727  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     8,391        360,226  

LGI Homes Inc.

     309        8,877  (a) 

M/I Homes Inc.

     473        11,910  (a) 

MDC Holdings Inc.

     835        21,426  

Meritage Homes Corp.

     766        26,657  (a) 

NVR Inc.

     31        51,739  (a) 

PulteGroup Inc.

     13,281        244,105  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A

     609        11,729  (a) 

The New Home Company Inc.

     290        3,396  (a) 

Toll Brothers Inc.

     1,298        40,238  (a) 

TopBuild Corp.

     771        27,448  (a) 

TRI Pointe Group Inc.

     4,094        46,999  (a) 

WCI Communities Inc.

     437        10,248  (a) 

William Lyon Homes, Class A

     483        9,191  (a) 
     1,411,374  

Home Entertainment Software—0.1%

     

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     30,822        1,112,982  

Electronic Arts Inc.

     13,602        1,071,294  (a) 

Rosetta Stone Inc.

     383        3,413  (a) 

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.

     1,552        76,498  (a) 
     2,264,187  

Home Furnishing Retail—0.0% *

     

Aaron’s Inc.

     1,813        57,998  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

     6,980        283,667  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

     344        8,153  

Kirkland’s Inc.

     300        4,653  (a) 

Pier 1 Imports Inc.

     1,653        14,117  

RH

     1,120        34,384  (a) 

Select Comfort Corp.

     930        21,036  (a) 

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

     703        34,018  
     458,026  

Home Furnishings—0.0% *

     

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.

     206        6,262  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

     496        18,278  

Flexsteel Industries Inc.

     129        7,955  

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     228        8,653  

La-Z-Boy Inc.

     929        28,845  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

     6,043        295,382  

Mohawk Industries Inc.

     2,856        570,286  (a) 

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

     443        30,248  (a) 
     965,909  

Home Improvement Retail—0.4%

     

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     38,936        2,769,128  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc.

     532        8,374  (a) 

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc.

     152        714  (a) 

The Home Depot Inc.

     54,607        7,321,707  

Tile Shop Holdings Inc.

     650        12,707  (a) 
     10,112,630  

Hotel & Resort REITs—0.1%

     

Ashford Hospitality Prime Inc.

     450        6,143  

Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.

     1,574        12,214  

Chatham Lodging Trust

     758        15,577  


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Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     1,197        30,954  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     3,897        44,932  

FelCor Lodging Trust Inc.

     2,755        22,068  

Hersha Hospitality Trust

     842        18,103  

Hospitality Properties Trust

     1,418        45,007  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

     33,169        624,904  

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     3,068        93,482  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     1,370        40,758  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     2,381        58,311  

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.

     785        49,463  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.

     1,746        27,988  

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.

     4,236        64,599  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.

     1,976        38,374  
     1,192,877  

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines—0.1%

     

Carnival Corp.

     18,469        961,496  

ILG Inc.

     2,192        39,829  

La Quinta Holdings Inc.

     1,712        24,327  (a) 

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc.

     299        2,826  (a) 

Marriott International Inc., Class A

     14,452        1,194,891  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     432        36,655  

Red Lion Hotels Corp.

     265        2,213  (a) 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     7,454        611,526  

The Marcus Corp.

     370        11,655  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     4,853        370,624  
     3,256,042  

Household Appliances—0.0% *

     

Helen of Troy Ltd.

     779        65,786  (a) 

iRobot Corp.

     538        31,446  (a) 

NACCO Industries Inc., Class A

     76        6,882  

Whirlpool Corp.

     3,331        605,476  
     709,590  

Household Products—0.7%

     

Central Garden & Pet Co.

     194        6,419  (a) 

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A

     675        20,858  (a) 

Church & Dwight Company Inc.

     11,642        514,460  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     39,902        2,611,187  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

     541        24,134  

HRG Group Inc.

     2,363        36,768  (a) 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     16,019        1,828,088  

Oil-Dri Corporation of America

     99        3,783  

Orchids Paper Products Co.

     51        1,335  

The Clorox Co.

     5,826        699,237  

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     119,880        10,079,510  

WD-40 Co.

     280        32,732  
     15,858,511  

Housewares & Specialties—0.1%

     

CSS Industries Inc.

     171        4,629  

Libbey Inc.

     448        8,718  

Lifetime Brands Inc.

     220        3,905  

Newell Brands Inc.

     21,794        973,102  

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     442        23,258  
     1,013,612  

Human Resource & Employment Services—0.0% *

 

Barrett Business Services Inc.

     142        9,102  

GP Strategies Corp.

     257        7,350  (a) 

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

     371        8,960  


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Insperity Inc.

     314        22,278  

Kelly Services Inc., Class A

     582        13,339  

Kforce Inc.

     495        11,434  

Korn/Ferry International

     1,153        33,933  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

     585        51,989  

On Assignment Inc.

     899        39,700  (a) 

Robert Half International Inc.

     5,883        286,973  

TriNet Group Inc.

     845        21,649  (a) 

TrueBlue Inc.

     847        20,879  (a) 

WageWorks Inc.

     702        50,895  (a) 
     578,481  

Hypermarkets & Super Centers—0.3%

     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     19,550        3,130,150  

PriceSmart Inc.

     380        31,730  

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     67,322        4,653,297  
     7,815,177  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.0% *

     

AES Corp.

     29,366        341,233  

Atlantic Power Corp.

     2,442        6,105  

Dynegy Inc.

     2,347        19,856  (a) 

NRG Energy Inc.

     14,724        180,516  

NRG Yield Inc., Class A

     688        10,568  

NRG Yield Inc., Class C

     1,294        20,445  
     578,723  

Industrial Conglomerates—1.0%

     

3M Co.

     26,893        4,802,283  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

     562        61,983  

General Electric Co.

     396,151        12,518,372  (c) 

Honeywell International Inc.

     34,099        3,950,369  

Raven Industries Inc.

     731        18,421  

Roper Technologies Inc.

     4,557        834,296  
     22,185,724  

Industrial Gases—0.1%

     

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

     9,787        1,407,566  

Praxair Inc.

     12,826        1,503,079  
     2,910,645  

Industrial Machinery—0.4%

     

Actuant Corp., Class A

     1,179        30,595  

Albany International Corp., Class A

     573        26,530  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     505        18,634  

Barnes Group Inc.

     964        45,713  

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

     853        18,988  

Chart Industries Inc.

     612        22,044  (a) 

CIRCOR International Inc.

     331        21,475  

CLARCOR Inc.

     1,301        107,293  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

     393        10,627  

Crane Co.

     433        31,228  

DMC Global Inc.

     281        4,454  

Donaldson Company Inc.

     1,161        48,855  

Dover Corp.

     6,913        517,991  

Energy Recovery Inc.

     693        7,173  (a) 

EnPro Industries Inc.

     433        29,167  

ESCO Technologies Inc.

     507        28,722  

Flowserve Corp.

     5,891        283,063  

Fortive Corp.

     13,426        720,036  

Franklin Electric Company Inc.

     922        35,866  

Gencor Industries Inc.

     118        1,853  (a) 


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Global Brass & Copper Holdings Inc.

     420        14,406  

Graco Inc.

     481        39,966  

Graham Corp.

     195        4,319  

Hardinge Inc.

     228        2,526  

Harsco Corp.

     1,636        22,250  

Hillenbrand Inc.

     1,125        43,144  

Hurco Companies Inc.

     128        4,237  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc.

     189        12,053  

IDEX Corp.

     665        59,890  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

     14,041        1,719,461  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     11,677        876,242  

ITT Inc.

     765        29,506  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     528        45,382  

Kadant Inc.

     215        13,158  

Kennametal Inc.

     2,225        69,553  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

     541        41,478  

Lydall Inc.

     332        20,534  (a) 

Milacron Holdings Corp.

     292        5,440  (a) 

Mueller Industries Inc.

     1,081        43,197  

Mueller Water Products Inc., Class A

     2,969        39,517  

NN Inc.

     530        10,097  

Nordson Corp.

     463        51,879  

Omega Flex Inc.

     58        3,234  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     5,995        839,300  

Proto Labs Inc.

     495        25,418  (a) 

RBC Bearings Inc.

     452        41,950  (a) 

Rexnord Corp.

     1,661        32,539  (a) 

Snap-on Inc.

     2,626        449,755  

SPX Corp.

     833        19,759  (a) 

SPX FLOW Inc.

     707        22,666  (a) 

Standex International Corp.

     254        22,314  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

     6,801        780,007  

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

     469        18,746  

Tennant Co.

     352        25,062  

The ExOne Co.

     197        1,840  (a) 

The Gorman-Rupp Co.

     355        10,987  

The Timken Co.

     611        24,257  

TriMas Corp.

     902        21,197  (a) 

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

     554        36,121  

Woodward Inc.

     1,461        100,882  

Xylem Inc.

     8,099        401,062  
     8,055,638  

Industrial REITs—0.1%

     

DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

     797        38,160  

Duke Realty Corp.

     3,067        81,460  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

     596        44,009  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

     3,169        88,890  

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., Class A

     1,271        19,370  

Prologis Inc. REIT

     23,706        1,251,440  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

     1,314        30,472  

STAG Industrial Inc.

     1,381        32,964  

Terreno Realty Corp.

     877        24,986  
     1,611,751  

Insurance Brokers—0.1%

     

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     8,123        422,071  

Brown & Brown Inc.

     993        44,546  

Crawford & Co., Class B

     241        3,027  

eHealth Inc.

     364        3,877  (a) 


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Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

     23,158        1,565,249  

Patriot National Inc.

     265        1,232  (a) 
     2,040,002  

Integrated Oil & Gas—1.3%

     

Chevron Corp.

     84,508        9,946,592  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     185,667        16,758,303  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     34,254        2,439,912  
     29,144,807  

Integrated Telecommunication Services—1.0%

     

AT&T Inc.

     275,057        11,698,174  

ATN International Inc.

     208        16,667  

CenturyLink Inc.

     24,509        582,824  

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

     845        18,886  (a) 

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.

     991        26,608  

Fairpoint Communications Inc.

     425        7,948  (a) 

Frontier Communications Corp.

     53,029        179,238  

General Communication Inc., Class A

     574        11,164  (a) 

Hawaiian Telcom Holdco Inc.

     118        2,924  (a) 

IDT Corp., Class B

     352        6,526  

Verizon Communications Inc.

     182,550        9,744,519  

Windstream Holdings Inc.

     1,914        14,030  
     22,309,508  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail—0.9%

     

1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Class A

     148        1,584  (a) 

Amazon.com Inc.

     17,625        13,216,459  (a) 

Blue Nile Inc.

     222        9,020  

Duluth Holdings Inc.

     194        4,928  (a) 

Etsy Inc.

     2,111        24,867  (a) 

Expedia Inc.

     5,447        617,036  

FTD Companies Inc.

     345        8,225  (a) 

Gaia Inc.

     99        856  (a) 

HSN Inc.

     913        31,316  

Lands’ End Inc.

     298        4,515  (a) 

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc., Class A

     1,456        21,913  (a) 

Netflix Inc.

     19,298        2,389,092  (a) 

Nutrisystem Inc.

     586        20,305  

Overstock.com Inc.

     26        455  (a) 

PetMed Express Inc.

     401        9,251  

Shutterfly Inc.

     656        32,918  (a) 

The Priceline Group Inc.

     2,214        3,245,857  (a) 

TripAdvisor Inc.

     5,284        245,019  (a) 

Wayfair Inc., Class A

     632        22,151  (a) 
     19,905,767  

Internet Software & Services—1.6%

     

2U Inc.

     734        22,130  (a) 

Actua Corp.

     321        4,494  (a) 

Akamai Technologies Inc.

     7,839        522,705  (a) 

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.

     205        5,705  (a) 

Alphabet Inc., Class A

     13,276        10,520,566  (a) 

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     13,235        10,215,038  (a) 

Amber Road Inc.

     359        3,260  (a) 

Angie’s List Inc.

     803        6,609  (a) 

Appfolio Inc. Class A

     150        3,578  (a) 

Autobytel Inc.

     177        2,381  (a) 

Bankrate Inc.

     956        10,564  (a) 

Bazaarvoice Inc.

     1,658        8,041  (a) 

Benefitfocus Inc.

     257        7,633  (a) 

Blucora Inc.

     787        11,608  (a) 


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Box Inc., Class A

     988        13,694  (a) 

Brightcove Inc.

     606        4,878  (a) 

Carbonite Inc.

     361        5,920  (a) 

Care.com Inc.

     232        1,988  (a) 

ChannelAdvisor Corp.

     467        6,701  (a) 

comScore Inc.

     1,365        43,107  (a) 

Cornerstone OnDemand Inc.

     948        40,110  (a) 

Coupa Software Inc.

     167        4,177  (a) 

DHI Group Inc.

     1,018        6,363  (a) 

EarthLink Holdings Corp.

     2,113        11,917  

eBay Inc.

     46,614        1,383,970  (a) 

Endurance International Group Holdings Inc.

     1,207        11,225  (a) 

Envestnet Inc.

     831        29,293  (a) 

Facebook Inc., Class A

     104,862        12,064,373  (a) 

Five9 Inc.

     659        9,351  (a) 

Gogo Inc.

     1,134        10,455  (a) 

GrubHub Inc.

     1,547        58,198  (a) 

GTT Communications Inc.

     527        15,151  (a) 

Hortonworks Inc.

     811        6,739  (a) 

Instructure Inc.

     210        4,106  (a) 

IntraLinks Holdings Inc.

     839        11,343  (a) 

j2 Global Inc.

     1,296        106,013  

Limelight Networks Inc.

     1,267        3,193  (a) 

Liquidity Services Inc.

     496        4,836  (a) 

LivePerson Inc.

     1,079        8,146  (a) 

LogMeIn Inc.

     458        44,220  

Marchex Inc., Class B

     661        1,752  (a) 

MeetMe Inc.

     837        4,126  (a) 

MINDBODY Inc., Class A

     288        6,134  (a) 

New Relic Inc.

     440        12,430  (a) 

NIC Inc.

     1,271        30,377  

Numerex Corp., Class A

     256        1,894  (a) 

Q2 Holdings Inc.

     511        14,742  (a) 

QuinStreet Inc.

     753        2,831  (a) 

Quotient Technology Inc.

     1,287        13,835  (a) 

RealNetworks Inc.

     415        2,017  (a) 

Reis Inc.

     170        3,783  

RetailMeNot Inc.

     784        7,291  (a) 

Rightside Group Ltd.

     226        1,869  (a) 

Shutterstock Inc.

     381        18,105  (a) 

SPS Commerce Inc.

     331        23,134  (a) 

Stamps.com Inc.

     307        35,198  (a) 

TechTarget Inc.

     214        1,825  (a) 

TrueCar Inc.

     1,096        13,700  (a) 

VeriSign Inc.

     4,052        308,236  (a) 

Web.com Group Inc.

     852        18,020  (a) 

WebMD Health Corp.

     1,039        51,503  (a) 

Xactly Corp.

     455        5,005  (a) 

XO Group Inc.

     509        9,900  (a) 

Yahoo! Inc.

     39,276        1,518,803  (a) 
     37,360,289  

Investment Banking & Brokerage—0.4%

     

B. Riley Financial Inc.

     155        2,860  

BGC Partners Inc., Class A

     4,253        43,508  

Cowen Group Inc., Class A

     531        8,231  (a) 

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

     12,225        423,596  (a) 

Evercore Partners Inc., Class A

     764        52,487  

GAIN Capital Holdings Inc.

     758        4,988  

Greenhill & Company Inc.

     545        15,096  


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Houlihan Lokey Inc.

     263        8,185  

INTL. FCStone Inc.

     288        11,405  (a) 

Investment Technology Group Inc.

     683        13,482  

KCG Holdings Inc., Class A

     1,010        13,382  (a) 

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.

     2,143        5,229  (a) 

Moelis & Co., Class A

     379        12,848  

Morgan Stanley

     64,261        2,715,027  

Piper Jaffray Cos.

     281        20,372  (a) 

PJT Partners Inc., Class A

     229        7,072  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

     1,102        76,336  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     1,834        91,608  (a) 

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     54,153        2,137,419  

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     16,547        3,962,179  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

     539        8,597  
     9,633,907  

IT Consulting & Other Services—0.4%

     

Acxiom Corp.

     2,219        59,469  (a) 

CACI International Inc., Class A

     469        58,297  (a) 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     27,302        1,529,731  (a) 

Computer Sciences Corp.

     1,227        72,908  

CSRA Inc.

     6,614        210,590  

Datalink Corp.

     390        4,391  (a) 

EPAM Systems Inc.

     891        57,300  (a) 

Forrester Research Inc.

     194        8,332  

Gartner Inc.

     722        72,973  (a) 

International Business Machines Corp.

     38,717        6,426,635  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

     1,247        63,772  

Lionbridge Technologies Inc.

     1,138        6,601  (a) 

ManTech International Corp., Class A

     493        20,829  

NCI Inc., Class A

     105        1,465  

Perficient Inc.

     706        12,348  (a) 

PFSweb Inc.

     271        2,304  (a) 

Science Applications International Corp.

     1,172        99,386  

ServiceSource International Inc.

     1,215        6,901  (a) 

Teradata Corp.

     5,896        160,194  (a) 

The Hackett Group Inc.

     447        7,894  

Unisys Corp.

     1,013        15,144  (a) 

Virtusa Corp.

     553        13,891  (a) 
     8,911,355  

Leisure Facilities—0.0% *

     

ClubCorp Holdings Inc.

     1,297        18,612  

International Speedway Corp., Class A

     759        27,931  

Intrawest Resorts Holdings Inc.

     321        5,730  (a) 

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A

     350        7,035  

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.

     1,348        25,517  

Speedway Motorsports Inc.

     234        5,071  
     89,896  

Leisure Products—0.1%

     

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

     436        8,594  (a) 

American Outdoor Brands Corp.

     1,099        23,167  (a) 

Arctic Cat Inc.

     268        4,025  

Brunswick Corp.

     780        42,541  

Callaway Golf Co.

     1,895        20,769  

Escalade Inc.

     203        2,680  

Hasbro Inc.

     5,103        396,962  

JAKKS Pacific Inc.

     275        1,416  (a) 

Johnson Outdoors Inc., Class A

     98        3,890  

Malibu Boats Inc., Class A

     367        7,002  (a) 


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Marine Products Corp.

     125        1,734  

Mattel Inc.

     15,399        424,242  

MCBC Holdings Inc.

     148        2,158  

Nautilus Inc.

     617        11,415  (a) 

Polaris Industries Inc.

     515        42,431  

Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.

     374        19,710  

Vista Outdoor Inc.

     525        19,372  (a) 
     1,032,108  

Life & Health Insurance—0.4%

     

Aflac Inc.

     18,315        1,274,724  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     1,611        36,312  

Citizens Inc.

     936        9,192  (a) 

CNO Financial Group Inc.

     4,813        92,169  

FBL Financial Group Inc., Class A

     194        15,161  

Fidelity & Guaranty Life

     234        5,546  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A

     13,872        52,852  (a) 

Independence Holding Co.

     139        2,717  

Lincoln National Corp.

     10,218        677,147  

MetLife Inc.

     48,873        2,633,766  

National Western Life Group Inc., Class A

     43        13,364  

Primerica Inc.

     1,287        88,996  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

     12,004        694,551  

Prudential Financial Inc.

     19,152        1,992,957  

Torchmark Corp.

     4,956        365,555  

Trupanion Inc.

     287        4,454  (a) 

Unum Group

     10,347        454,544  
     8,414,007  

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.2%

     

Accelerate Diagnostics Inc.

     464        9,628  (a) 

Agilent Technologies Inc.

     14,495        660,392  

Albany Molecular Research Inc.

     521        9,774  (a) 

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A

     181        32,993  (a) 

Bio-Techne Corp.

     330        33,934  

Cambrex Corp.

     638        34,420  (a) 

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.

     418        31,848  (a) 

ChromaDex Corp.

     578        1,913  (a) 

Enzo Biochem Inc.

     798        5,538  (a) 

Fluidigm Corp.

     587        4,273  (a) 

Illumina Inc.

     6,628        848,649  (a) 

INC Research Holdings Inc., Class A

     779        40,976  (a) 

Luminex Corp.

     793        16,042  (a) 

Medpace Holdings Inc.

     162        5,843  (a) 

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

     1,204        503,946  (a) 

NanoString Technologies Inc.

     296        6,601  (a) 

NeoGenomics Inc.

     1,061        9,093  (a) 

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.

     1,184        4,499  (a) 

PAREXEL International Corp.

     1,435        94,308  (a) 

PerkinElmer Inc.

     4,946        257,934  

PRA Health Sciences Inc.

     412        22,710  (a) 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     17,522        2,472,354  

Waters Corp.

     3,662        492,136  (a) 
     5,599,804  

Managed Healthcare—0.6%

     

Aetna Inc.

     15,707        1,947,825  

Anthem Inc.

     11,842        1,702,524  

Centene Corp.

     7,628        431,058  (a) 

Cigna Corp.

     11,500        1,533,985  

HealthEquity Inc.

     865        35,050  (a) 


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Humana Inc.

     6,637        1,354,147  

Magellan Health Inc.

     443        33,336  (a) 

Molina Healthcare Inc.

     1,156        62,725  (a) 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     42,621        6,821,065  

Universal American Corp.

     822        8,179  (a) 

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

     386        52,913  (a) 
     13,982,807  

Marine—0.0% *

     

Kirby Corp.

     472        31,388  (a) 

Matson Inc.

     867        30,683  

Scorpio Bulkers Inc.

     1,043        5,267  (a) 
     67,338  

Metal & Glass Containers—0.0% *

     

AptarGroup Inc.

     542        39,810  

Ball Corp.

     7,876        591,251  

Greif Inc., Class A

     746        38,277  

Greif Inc., Class B

     112        7,566  

Myers Industries Inc.

     439        6,278  

Owens-Illinois Inc.

     1,400        24,374  (a) 

Silgan Holdings Inc.

     325        16,633  
     724,189  

Mortgage REITs—0.0% *

     

AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc.

     593        10,146  

Altisource Residential Corp.

     1,062        11,725  

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.

     2,001        10,345  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

     1,462        24,298  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

     547        7,510  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

     699        15,161  

Capstead Mortgage Corp.

     1,974        20,115  

Colony Capital Inc., Class A

     2,027        41,047  

CYS Investments Inc.

     3,089        23,878  

Dynex Capital Inc.

     967        6,595  

Great Ajax Corp.

     272        3,609  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.

     809        15,363  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

     2,137        31,200  

Ladder Capital Corp., Class A

     773        10,606  

MTGE Investment Corp.

     935        14,680  

New Residential Investment Corp.

     4,771        75,000  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

     2,225        14,685  

Orchid Island Capital Inc.

     173        1,874  

Owens Realty Mortgage Inc.

     17        315  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

     1,386        22,689  

Redwood Trust Inc.

     1,536        23,363  

Resource Capital Corp.

     613        5,106  

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp.

     844        8,499  
     397,809  

Motorcycle Manufacturers—0.0% *

     

Harley-Davidson Inc.

     7,962        464,503  

Movies & Entertainment—0.6%

     

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., Class A

     597        20,089  

Cinemark Holdings Inc.

     913        35,023  

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.

     944        6,098  (a) 

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class A

     189        3,873  (a) 

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C

     635        13,075  (a) 

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Media, Class A

     450        14,108  (a) 

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Media, Class C

     925        28,980  (a) 

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

     1,162        30,909  (a) 


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Reading International Inc., Class A

     333        5,528  (a) 

The Walt Disney Co.

     65,605        6,837,353  

Time Warner Inc.

     34,565        3,336,559  

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Class A

     47,494        1,331,732  

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Class B

     22,014        599,881  

Viacom Inc., Class B

     15,603        547,665  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

     730        13,432  
     12,824,305  

Multi-Line Insurance—0.2%

     

American Financial Group Inc.

     635        55,956  

American International Group Inc.

     43,571        2,845,622  

Assurant Inc.

     2,569        238,557  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     813        34,796  

Kemper Corp.

     1,216        53,869  

Loews Corp.

     12,497        585,235  

National General Holdings Corp.

     969        24,215  

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     16,946        807,477  
     4,645,727  

Multi-Sector Holdings—0.6%

     

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

     85,043        13,860,308  (a) 

FNFV Group

     1,321        18,098  (a) 

Leucadia National Corp.

     14,667        341,008  

PICO Holdings Inc.

     166        2,515  (a) 
     14,221,929  

Multi-Utilities—0.4%

     

Ameren Corp.

     10,849        569,139  

Avista Corp.

     1,156        46,228  

Black Hills Corp.

     1,414        86,735  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

     19,467        479,667  

CMS Energy Corp.

     12,613        524,953  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

     13,660        1,006,469  

Dominion Resources Inc.

     27,788        2,128,283  

DTE Energy Co.

     8,059        793,892  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

     1,691        48,650  

NiSource Inc.

     14,814        327,982  

NorthWestern Corp.

     1,315        74,784  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

     22,361        981,201  

SCANA Corp.

     6,459        473,315  

Sempra Energy

     11,291        1,136,326  

Unitil Corp.

     278        12,605  

Vectren Corp.

     716        37,339  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

     14,278        837,405  
     9,564,973  

Office REITs—0.1%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

     681        75,679  

Boston Properties Inc.

     6,964        875,932  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     825        25,756  

Cousins Properties Inc.

     9,155        77,909  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

     1,251        45,737  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

     637        12,753  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

     1,965        25,466  

Government Properties Income Trust

     1,404        26,767  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

     872        44,481  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

     2,083        72,447  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     805        58,942  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     2,490        72,260  

New York REIT Inc.

     3,330        33,700  

NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.

     1,010        12,696  


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Parkway Inc.

     850        18,912  (a) 

SL Green Realty Corp.

     4,535        487,739  

Tier REIT Inc.

     956        16,625  

Vornado Realty Trust

     7,767        810,642  
     2,794,443  

Office Services & Supplies—0.0% *

     

ACCO Brands Corp.

     2,132        27,823  (a) 

ARC Document Solutions Inc.

     849        4,313  (a) 

Essendant Inc.

     742        15,508  

Herman Miller Inc.

     1,647        56,327  

HNI Corp.

     1,254        70,124  

Interface Inc.

     1,301        24,133  

Kimball International Inc., Class B

     741        13,012  

Knoll Inc.

     964        26,924  

MSA Safety Inc.

     860        59,624  

NL Industries Inc.

     176        1,434  (a) 

Pitney Bowes Inc.

     8,388        127,414  

Steelcase Inc., Class A

     1,731        30,985  

West Corp.

     864        21,393  
     479,014  

Oil & Gas Drilling—0.0% *

     

Atwood Oceanics Inc.

     1,234        16,203  

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

     583        10,319  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

     4,884        378,022  

Independence Contract Drilling Inc.

     607        4,067  (a) 

Nabors Industries Ltd.

     2,488        40,803  

Parker Drilling Co.

     2,400        6,240  (a) 

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

     1,285        34,592  

Pioneer Energy Services Corp.

     1,279        8,761  (a) 

Rowan Companies PLC, Class A

     1,088        20,552  

Unit Corp.

     1,014        27,246  (a) 
     546,805  

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services—0.4%

     

Archrock Inc.

     1,401        18,493  

Baker Hughes Inc.

     18,941        1,230,597  

Bristow Group Inc.

     682        13,967  

CARBO Ceramics Inc.

     394        4,121  (a) 

Dawson Geophysical Co.

     401        3,224  (a) 

Dril-Quip Inc.

     326        19,576  (a) 

Era Group Inc.

     402        6,822  (a) 

Exterran Corp.

     630        15,057  (a) 

Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc.

     1,496        17,638  (a) 

FMC Technologies Inc.

     10,199        362,371  (a) 

Forum Energy Technologies Inc.

     1,202        26,444  (a) 

Geospace Technologies Corp.

     263        5,355  (a) 

Halliburton Co.

     38,714        2,094,040  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.

     2,247        19,819  (a) 

Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc.

     660        4,765  (a) 

Matrix Service Co.

     535        12,145  (a) 

McDermott International Inc.

     4,855        35,878  (a) 

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

     16,865        631,426  

Natural Gas Services Group Inc.

     245        7,877  (a) 

Newpark Resources Inc.

     1,666        12,495  (a) 

Oceaneering International Inc.

     853        24,063  

Oil States International Inc.

     1,418        55,302  (a) 

PHI Inc.

     19        342  (a) 

RigNet Inc.

     255        5,903  (a) 

Schlumberger Ltd.

     62,265        5,227,147  


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SEACOR Holdings Inc.

     315        22,453  (a) 

Superior Energy Services Inc.

     1,319        22,265  

Tesco Corp.

     871        7,186  

TETRA Technologies Inc.

     1,871        9,392  (a) 

Tidewater Inc.

     970        3,308  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.

     1,444        81,846  

Willbros Group Inc.

     851        2,757  (a) 
     10,004,074  

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production—0.8%

     

Abraxas Petroleum Corp.

     2,099        5,394  (a) 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     24,660        1,719,542  

Apache Corp.

     16,963        1,076,642  

Bill Barrett Corp.

     986        6,892  (a) 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     21,027        491,191  

California Resources Corp.

     639        13,604  (a) 

Callon Petroleum Co.

     2,838        43,620  (a) 

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

     1,117        41,720  (a) 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     29,503        207,111  (a) 

Cimarex Energy Co.

     4,293        583,419  

Clayton Williams Energy Inc.

     121        14,430  (a) 

Cobalt International Energy Inc.

     8,179        9,978  (a) 

Concho Resources Inc.

     6,426        852,088  (a) 

ConocoPhillips

     55,125        2,763,967  

Contango Oil & Gas Co.

     449        4,194  (a) 

Denbury Resources Inc.

     10,632        39,126  (a) 

Devon Energy Corp.

     23,664        1,080,735  

Earthstone Energy Inc.

     35        481  (a) 

Eclipse Resources Corp.

     1,210        3,231  (a) 

Energen Corp.

     839        48,385  

EOG Resources Inc.

     25,717        2,599,989  

EP Energy Corp., Class A

     772        5,057  (a) 

EQT Corp.

     7,700        503,580  

Erin Energy Corp.

     422        1,287  (a) 

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

     511        5,110  

EXCO Resources Inc.

     2,832        2,474  (a) 

Gulfport Energy Corp.

     1,350        29,214  (a) 

Hess Corp.

     11,970        745,611  

Isramco Inc.

     13        1,616  (a) 

Jones Energy Inc., Class A

     1,010        5,050  (a) 

Marathon Oil Corp.

     37,952        656,949  

Matador Resources Co.

     1,582        40,752  (a) 

Murphy Oil Corp.

     7,316        227,747  

Newfield Exploration Co.

     8,911        360,895  (a) 

Noble Energy Inc.

     19,220        731,513  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc.

     939        2,582  (a) 

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

     4,475        67,751  (a) 

Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc., Class A

     297        6,994  

PDC Energy Inc.

     1,041        75,556  (a) 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     7,567        1,362,590  

QEP Resources Inc.

     2,110        38,845  

Range Resources Corp.

     8,496        291,923  

Ring Energy Inc.

     722        9,379  (a) 

RSP Permian Inc.

     1,830        81,655  (a) 

Sanchez Energy Corp.

     1,125        10,159  (a) 

SM Energy Co.

     848        29,239  

Southwestern Energy Co.

     22,307        241,362  (a) 

Synergy Resources Corp.

     3,736        33,288  (a) 

W&T Offshore Inc.

     631        1,748  (a) 

WPX Energy Inc.

     2,974        43,331  (a) 
     17,218,996  


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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing—0.2%

     

Adams Resources & Energy Inc.

     39        1,546  

Alon USA Energy Inc.

     644        7,329  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

     1,753        5,014  (a) 

CVR Energy Inc.

     324        8,226  

Delek US Holdings Inc.

     1,241        29,871  

Green Plains Inc.

     727        20,247  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     1,540        50,450  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     23,604        1,188,461  

Pacific Ethanol Inc.

     556        5,282  (a) 

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.

     354        5,147  (a) 

Phillips 66

     19,890        1,718,695  

Renewable Energy Group Inc.

     729        7,071  (a) 

REX American Resources Corp.

     114        11,258  (a) 

Tesoro Corp.

     5,304        463,835  

Valero Energy Corp.

     20,055        1,370,158  

Western Refining Inc.

     2,264        85,692  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     621        28,510  
     5,006,792  

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation—0.2%

     

Dorian LPG Ltd.

     488        4,006  (a) 

GasLog Ltd.

     823        13,250  

Gener8 Maritime Inc.

     799        3,580  (a) 

International Seaways Inc.

     128        1,797  (a) 

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     85,988        1,780,811  

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.

     1,750        14,700  

ONEOK Inc.

     9,457        542,926  

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Class A

     385        1,475  

SemGroup Corp., Class A

     1,254        52,355  

Ship Finance International Ltd.

     1,206        17,909  

Spectra Energy Corp.

     31,387        1,289,692  

The Williams Companies Inc.

     30,800        959,112  
     4,681,613  

Other Diversified Financial Services—0.0% *

     

Tiptree Financial Inc., Class A

     455        2,798  

Packaged Foods & Meats—0.6%

     

AdvancePierre Foods Holdings Inc.

     431        12,835  

Amplify Snack Brands Inc.

     588        5,180  (a) 

B&G Foods Inc.

     1,247        54,619  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

     623        27,521  

Calavo Growers Inc.

     310        19,034  

Campbell Soup Co.

     8,785        531,229  

Conagra Brands Inc.

     18,842        745,201  

Dean Foods Co.

     2,505        54,559  

Farmer Brothers Co.

     161        5,909  (a) 

Flowers Foods Inc.

     1,586        31,672  

Freshpet Inc.

     458        4,649  (a) 

General Mills Inc.

     26,188        1,617,633  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     12,208        424,961  

Inventure Foods Inc.

     381        3,753  (a) 

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

     300        40,029  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

     171        12,037  

Kellogg Co.

     11,402        840,441  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

     1,197        45,306  (a) 

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     512        72,392  

Landec Corp.

     537        7,411  (a) 

Lifeway Foods Inc.

     73        840  (a) 

McCormick & Company Inc.

     5,191        484,476  


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Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     8,228        582,213  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

     69,206        3,067,902  

Omega Protein Corp.

     442        11,072  (a) 

Post Holdings Inc.

     570        45,822  (a) 

Sanderson Farms Inc.

     401        37,790  

Seaboard Corp.

     5        19,760  (a) 

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A

     129        5,166  (a) 

Snyder’s-Lance Inc.

     2,231        85,537  

The Hain Celestial Group Inc.

     891        34,776  (a) 

The Hershey Co.

     6,272        648,713  

The JM Smucker Co.

     5,264        674,108  

The Kraft Heinz Co.

     26,440        2,308,741  

The WhiteWave Foods Co., Class A

     1,549        86,124  (a) 

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

     500        19,875  

TreeHouse Foods Inc.

     500        36,095  (a) 

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

     12,747        786,235  
     13,491,616  

Paper Packaging—0.1%

     

AEP Industries Inc.

     80        9,288  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     4,016        282,004  

Bemis Company Inc.

     815        38,973  

International Paper Co.

     18,429        977,843  

Multi Packaging Solutions International Ltd.

     423        6,032  (a) 

Packaging Corporation of America

     814        69,044  

Sealed Air Corp.

     8,691        394,050  

Sonoco Products Co.

     869        45,796  

UFP Technologies Inc.

     127        3,232  (a) 

WestRock Co.

     11,333        575,376  
     2,401,638  

Paper Products—0.0% *

     

Clearwater Paper Corp.

     339        22,222  (a) 

Domtar Corp.

     547        21,350  

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.

     1,623        35,787  

Neenah Paper Inc.

     332        28,286  

PH Glatfelter Co.

     874        20,880  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.

     608        27,682  
     156,207  

Personal Products—0.1%

     

Avon Products Inc.

     12,509        63,045  

Coty Inc., Class A

     21,301        390,021  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     504        36,787  (a) 

elf Beauty Inc.

     188        5,441  (a) 

Inter Parfums Inc.

     351        11,495  

Lifevantage Corp.

     272        2,217  (a) 

Medifast Inc.

     210        8,742  

Natural Health Trends Corp.

     150        3,727  

Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc.

     183        2,745  

Nutraceutical International Corp.

     163        5,697  

Revlon Inc., Class A

     232        6,763  (a) 

Synutra International Inc.

     366        1,958  (a) 

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., Class A

     9,987        763,906  

USANA Health Sciences Inc.

     208        12,730  (a) 
     1,315,274  

Pharmaceuticals—1.9%

     

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     701        1,823  (a) 

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.

     182        4,939  (a) 

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     482        18,244  (a) 

Agile Therapeutics Inc.

     236        1,345  (a) 


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Akorn Inc.

     773        16,874  (a) 

Allergan PLC

     16,800        3,528,168  (a) 

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     712        13,115  (a) 

Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,274        1,147  (a) 

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     159        9,638  (a) 

Aratana Therapeutics Inc.

     671        4,818  (a) 

Axsome Therapeutics Inc.

     180        1,215  (a) 

Bio-Path Holdings Inc.

     1,689        2,280  (a) 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     74,838        4,373,533  

Catalent Inc.

     2,898        78,130  (a) 

Cempra Inc.

     867        2,428  (a) 

Clearside Biomedical Inc.

     164        1,466  (a) 

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.

     270        4,204  (a) 

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.

     1,502        10,904  (a) 

Depomed Inc.

     1,223        22,038  (a) 

Dermira Inc.

     470        14,255  (a) 

Durect Corp.

     2,560        3,430  (a) 

Egalet Corp.

     443        3,389  (a) 

Eli Lilly & Co.

     43,418        3,193,394  

Endocyte Inc.

     764        1,948  (a) 

Flex Pharma Inc.

     215        1,135  (a) 

Heska Corp.

     121        8,664  (a) 

Horizon Pharma PLC

     2,960        47,893  (a) 

Impax Laboratories Inc.

     1,468        19,451  (a) 

Innoviva Inc.

     1,626        17,398  (a) 

Intersect ENT Inc.

     515        6,231  (a) 

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.

     686        10,352  (a) 

Johnson & Johnson

     121,823        14,035,228  

Lannett Company Inc.

     560        12,348  (a) 

Lipocine Inc.

     291        1,071  (a) 

Mallinckrodt PLC

     4,828        240,531  (a) 

Merck & Company Inc.

     123,512        7,271,151  

Mylan N.V.

     20,790        793,138  (a) 

MyoKardia Inc.

     227        2,940  (a) 

Nektar Therapeutics

     2,832        34,749  (a) 

Neos Therapeutics Inc.

     278        1,626  (a) 

Ocular Therapeutix Inc.

     319        2,670  (a) 

Omeros Corp.

     404        4,008  (a) 

Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     612        19,768  (a) 

Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     362        5,575  (a) 

Pfizer Inc.

     271,645        8,823,030  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

     379        11,105  

Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.

     1,432        74,607  (a) 

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A

     106        2,314  (a) 

Revance Therapeutics Inc.

     413        8,549  (a) 

SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,007        10,876  (a) 

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A

     472        6,396  (a) 

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     939        23,710  (a) 

Teligent Inc.

     826        5,460  (a) 

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     738        2,974  (a) 

The Medicines Co.

     1,285        43,613  (a) 

TherapeuticsMD Inc.

     3,005        17,339  (a) 

Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     363        1,452  (a) 

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.

     149        3,896  (a) 

Zoetis Inc.

     22,066        1,181,193  

Zogenix Inc.

     499        6,063  (a) 
     44,071,229  

Precious Metals & Minerals—0.0% *

     

Stillwater Mining Co.

     2,328        37,504  (a) 


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Property & Casualty Insurance—0.2%

     

Ambac Financial Group Inc.

     904        20,340  (a) 

AMERISAFE Inc.

     379        23,631  

Atlas Financial Holdings Inc.

     214        3,863  (a) 

Baldwin & Lyons Inc., Class B

     179        4,511  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     6,771        512,903  

Donegal Group Inc., Class A

     163        2,849  

EMC Insurance Group Inc.

     168        5,042  

Employers Holdings Inc.

     646        25,582  

Federated National Holding Co.

     257        4,803  

First American Financial Corp.

     967        35,421  

Hallmark Financial Services Inc.

     283        3,291  (a) 

HCI Group Inc.

     185        7,304  

Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc.

     546        8,556  

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

     215        18,899  

Investors Title Co.

     28        4,429  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.

     133        4,523  

MBIA Inc.

     2,646        28,312  (a) 

Mercury General Corp.

     315        18,966  

Old Republic International Corp.

     2,110        40,090  

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A

     399        6,404  

RLI Corp.

     731        46,148  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

     289        21,299  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

     1,021        43,954  

State Auto Financial Corp.

     310        8,311  

State National Companies Inc.

     627        8,690  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     457        21,059  

The Allstate Corp.

     16,516        1,224,166  

The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.

     366        33,310  

The Navigators Group Inc.

     222        26,141  

The Progressive Corp.

     26,072        925,556  

The Travelers Companies Inc.

     12,536        1,534,657  

United Fire Group Inc.

     431        21,192  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

     350        5,299  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

     668        18,971  

WR Berkley Corp.

     842        56,001  
     4,774,473  

Publishing—0.0% *

     

Daily Journal Corp.

     22        5,320  (a) 

Gannett Company Inc.

     2,364        22,954  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

     389        21,201  

Meredith Corp.

     1,041        61,575  

New Media Investment Group Inc.

     781        12,488  

News Corp., Class A

     17,200        197,112  

News Corp., Class B

     5,375        63,425  

Scholastic Corp.

     536        25,455  

The New York Times Co., Class A

     3,411        45,366  

Time Inc.

     2,910        51,943  

tronc Inc.

     541        7,504  
     514,343  

Railroads—0.3%

     

CSX Corp.

     41,855        1,503,850  

Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Class A

     536        37,204  (a) 

Kansas City Southern

     4,846        411,183  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     12,974        1,402,100  

Union Pacific Corp.

     36,947        3,830,665  
     7,185,002  


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Real Estate Development—0.0% *

     

AV Homes Inc.

     240        3,792  (a) 

Forestar Group Inc.

     678        9,017  (a) 

Stratus Properties Inc.

     122        3,996  (a) 
     16,805  

Real Estate Operating Companies—0.0% *

     

FRP Holdings Inc.

     127        4,788  (a) 

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.

     1,650        33,825  

Trinity Place Holdings Inc.

     367        3,402  (a) 
     42,015  

Real Estate Services—0.0% *

     

CBRE Group Inc., Class A

     13,580        427,634  (a) 

HFF Inc. REIT, Class A

     722        21,840  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

     394        39,810  

Marcus & Millichap Inc.

     308        8,230  (a) 

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A

     356        19,936  
     517,450  

Regional Banks—0.7%

     

1st Source Corp.

     314        14,023  

Access National Corp.

     168        4,664  

ACNB Corp.

     119        3,719  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

     220        7,953  (a) 

American National Bankshares Inc.

     166        5,777  

Ameris Bancorp.

     681        29,692  

Ames National Corp.

     174        5,742  

Arrow Financial Corp.

     227        9,194  

Associated Banc-Corp.

     1,308        32,308  

Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc.

     346        6,574  (a) 

Banc of California Inc.

     981        17,020  

BancFirst Corp.

     157        14,609  

BancorpSouth Inc.

     2,309        71,694  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

     377        33,436  

Bank of Marin Bancorp.

     119        8,300  

Bank of the Ozarks Inc.

     2,542        133,684  

Bankwell Financial Group Inc.

     110        3,575  

Banner Corp.

     600        33,486  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

     117        5,538  

BB&T Corp.

     36,354        1,709,365  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.

     617        22,736  

Blue Hills Bancorp Inc.

     487        9,131  

BNC Bancorp

     786        25,073  

Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc.

     1,663        27,523  

Bridge Bancorp Inc.

     335        12,697  

Brookline Bancorp Inc.

     1,394        22,862  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

     334        14,078  

C&F Financial Corp.

     62        3,091  

Camden National Corp.

     304        13,513  

Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A

     444        17,427  

Capital City Bank Group Inc.

     221        4,526  

Cardinal Financial Corp.

     633        20,756  

Carolina Financial Corp.

     200        6,158  

Cascade Bancorp

     621        5,043  (a) 

Cathay General Bancorp.

     1,982        75,375  

CenterState Banks Inc.

     931        23,433  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     604        18,978  

Central Valley Community Bancorp

     178        3,553  

Century Bancorp Inc., Class A

     55        3,300  

Chemical Financial Corp.

     1,826        98,914  


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Chemung Financial Corp.

     55        1,999  

Citizens & Northern Corp.

     239        6,262  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

     22,985        818,956  

City Holding Co.

     295        19,942  

CNB Financial Corp.

     281        7,514  

CoBiz Financial Inc.

     753        12,718  

Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc.

     159        4,547  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

     1,114        49,774  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

     754        43,589  

Community Bank System Inc.

     827        51,100  

Community Trust Bancorp Inc.

     306        15,178  

ConnectOne Bancorp Inc.

     572        14,843  

County Bancorp Inc.

     84        2,265  

CU Bancorp

     322        11,528  (a) 

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

     490        43,233  

Customers Bancorp Inc.

     487        17,444  (a) 

CVB Financial Corp.

     1,971        45,195  

Eagle Bancorp Inc.

     611        37,240  (a) 

East West Bancorp Inc.

     1,264        64,249  

Enterprise Bancorp Inc.

     170        6,385  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     384        16,512  

Equity Bancshares Inc., Class A

     97        3,263  (a) 

Farmers Capital Bank Corp.

     144        6,055  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     506        7,185  

FCB Financial Holdings Inc., Class A

     598        28,525  (a) 

Fidelity Southern Corp.

     420        9,941  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     33,850        912,934  

Financial Institutions Inc.

     280        9,576  

First BanCorp

     394        10,693  

First Bancorp Inc.

     207        6,852  

First Busey Corp.

     624        19,207  

First Business Financial Services Inc.

     163        3,866  

First Citizens BancShares Inc., Class A

     145        51,475  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     1,786        25,325  

First Community Bancshares Inc.

     315        9,494  

First Community Financial Partners Inc.

     266        3,112  (a) 

First Connecticut Bancorp Inc.

     275        6,229  

First Financial Bancorp.

     1,230        34,993  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

     1,157        52,296  

First Financial Corp.

     201        10,613  

First Financial Northwest Inc.

     175        3,455  

First Foundation Inc.

     258        7,353  (a) 

First Horizon National Corp.

     2,048        40,980  

First Internet Bancorp

     105        3,360  

First Interstate Bancsystem Inc., Class A

     394        16,765  

First Merchants Corp.

     815        30,685  

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares Inc.

     139        4,726  

First Midwest Bancorp Inc.

     1,513        38,173  

First NBC Bank Holding Co.

     320        2,336  (a) 

First Northwest Bancorp

     210        3,276  (a) 

Flushing Financial Corp.

     557        16,370  

FNB Corp.

     5,940        95,218  

Franklin Financial Network Inc.

     187        7,826  (a) 

Fulton Financial Corp.

     4,668        87,758  

German American Bancorp Inc.

     285        14,994  

Glacier Bancorp Inc.

     1,484        53,765  

Great Southern Bancorp Inc.

     216        11,804  

Great Western Bancorp Inc.

     1,134        49,431  

Green Bancorp Inc.

     425        6,460  (a) 

Guaranty Bancorp

     299        7,236  


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Hancock Holding Co.

     2,184        94,130  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     631        22,022  

HarborOne Bancorp Inc.

     291        5,628  (a) 

Heartland Financial USA Inc.

     440        21,120  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

     525        7,576  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     594        15,295  

Heritage Oaks Bancorp

     488        6,017  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

     1,430        42,614  

Home BancShares Inc.

     2,213        61,455  

HomeTrust Bancshares Inc.

     322        8,340  (a) 

Hope Bancorp Inc.

     2,499        54,703  

Horizon Bancorp

     358        10,024  

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

     48,860        645,929  

IBERIABANK Corp.

     862        72,192  

Independent Bank Corp.

     404        8,767  

Independent Bank Corp.

     518        36,493  

Independent Bank Group Inc.

     223        13,915  

International Bancshares Corp.

     1,560        63,648  

Investors Bancorp Inc.

     5,825        81,259  

KeyCorp

     48,895        893,312  

Lakeland Bancorp Inc.

     788        15,366  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

     483        22,875  

LCNB Corp.

     180        4,185  

LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc.

     890        38,323  

Live Oak Bancshares Inc.

     398        7,363  

M&T Bank Corp.

     6,987        1,092,976  

Macatawa Bank Corp.

     536        5,580  

MainSource Financial Group Inc.

     464        15,962  

MB Financial Inc.

     2,102        99,277  

MBT Financial Corp.

     362        4,109  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

     320        12,064  

Merchants Bancshares Inc.

     117        6,341  

Middleburg Financial Corp.

     92        3,197  

Midland States Bancorp Inc.

     59        2,135  

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc.

     166        6,242  

MutualFirst Financial Inc.

     105        3,476  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

     463        14,765  

National Bankshares Inc.

     137        5,953  

National Commerce Corp.

     167        6,204  (a) 

NBT Bancorp Inc.

     850        35,598  

Nicolet Bankshares Inc.

     151        7,201  (a) 

Northrim BanCorp Inc.

     136        4,298  

OFG Bancorp

     880        11,528  

Old Line Bancshares Inc.

     166        3,981  

Old National Bancorp

     2,372        43,052  

Old Second Bancorp Inc.

     574        6,343  

Opus Bank

     333        10,007  

Pacific Continental Corp.

     216        4,720  

Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc.

     530        18,735  (a) 

PacWest Bancorp

     1,055        57,434  

Park National Corp.

     266        31,830  

Park Sterling Corp.

     1,041        11,232  

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.

     317        9,789  

Penns Woods Bancorp Inc.

     95        4,798  

People’s United Financial Inc.

     14,049        271,989  

People’s Utah Bancorp

     262        7,035  

Peoples Bancorp Inc.

     321        10,420  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     138        6,721  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

     839        58,143  

Preferred Bank

     242        12,686  


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Premier Financial Bancorp Inc.

     191        3,839  

PrivateBancorp Inc.

     2,244        121,602  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

     1,925        138,176  

QCR Holdings Inc.

     235        10,176  

Regions Financial Corp.

     55,175        792,313  

Renasant Corp.

     817        34,494  

Republic Bancorp Inc., Class A

     191        7,552  

Republic First Bancorp Inc.

     678        5,661  (a) 

S&T Bancorp Inc.

     689        26,899  

Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc.

     472        18,875  

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida

     589        12,993  (a) 

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.

     922        34,520  

Shore Bancshares Inc.

     250        3,813  

Sierra Bancorp

     237        6,302  

Signature Bank

     468        70,294  (a) 

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

     587        36,482  

South State Corp.

     473        41,340  

Southern First Bancshares Inc.

     112        4,032  (a) 

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc.

     226        3,693  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

     491        18,496  

Southwest Bancorp Inc.

     360        10,440  

State Bank Financial Corp.

     703        18,883  

Sterling Bancorp

     2,469        57,775  

Stock Yards Bancorp Inc.

     428        20,095  

Stonegate Bank

     226        9,431  

Suffolk Bancorp

     232        9,934  

Summit Financial Group Inc.

     166        4,570  

Sun Bancorp Inc.

     209        5,434  

SunTrust Banks Inc.

     21,984        1,205,822  

SVB Financial Group

     457        78,449  (a) 

Synovus Financial Corp.

     1,058        43,463  

TCF Financial Corp.

     1,490        29,189  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.

     965        75,656  (a) 

The Bancorp Inc.

     713        5,604  (a) 

The First of Long Island Corp.

     429        12,248  

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

     21,869        2,557,798  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

     290        27,417  

TowneBank

     1,118        37,173  

Trico Bancshares

     405        13,843  

TriState Capital Holdings Inc.

     439        9,702  (a) 

Triumph Bancorp Inc.

     309        8,080  (a) 

Trustmark Corp.

     1,877        66,915  

UMB Financial Corp.

     1,252        96,554  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     6,277        117,882  

Union Bankshares Corp.

     868        31,022  

Union Bankshares Inc.

     78        3,545  

United Bankshares Inc.

     1,197        55,361  

United Community Banks Inc.

     1,404        41,586  

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania

     499        15,419  

Valley National Bancorp

     7,035        81,887  

Veritex Holdings Inc.

     164        4,380  (a) 

Washington Trust Bancorp Inc.

     300        16,815  

WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc.

     166        4,809  

Webster Financial Corp.

     2,608        141,562  

WesBanco Inc.

     800        34,448  

West Bancorporation Inc.

     325        8,028  

Westamerica Bancorporation

     496        31,213  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     1,002        72,715  

Xenith Bankshares Inc.

     129        3,638  (a) 


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Yadkin Financial Corp.

     998        34,191  

Zions Bancorporation

     9,271        399,024  
     16,634,522  

Reinsurance—0.0% *

     

Alleghany Corp.

     135        82,096  (a) 

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

     556        51,375  

Enstar Group Ltd.

     226        44,680  (a) 

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     357        77,255  

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A

     583        13,292  (a) 

Maiden Holdings Ltd.

     1,195        20,853  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

     562        70,717  

WMIH Corp.

     4,068        6,305  (a) 
     366,573  

Renewable Electricity—0.0% *

     

Ormat Technologies Inc.

     692        37,105  

Pattern Energy Group Inc.

     1,274        24,193  

TerraForm Global Inc., Class A

     1,843        7,280  (a) 

TerraForm Power Inc., Class A

     1,764        22,597  (a) 

Vivint Solar Inc.

     358        913  (a) 
     92,088  

Research & Consulting Services—0.1%

     

Acacia Research Corp.

     1,007        6,545  

CBIZ Inc.

     981        13,440  (a) 

CEB Inc.

     919        55,691  

Cogint Inc.

     233        804  (a) 

CRA International Inc.

     170        6,222  

Equifax Inc.

     5,352        632,767  

Exponent Inc.

     507        30,572  

Franklin Covey Co.

     207        4,171  (a) 

FTI Consulting Inc.

     1,194        53,825  (a) 

Hill International Inc.

     639        2,780  (a) 

Huron Consulting Group Inc.

     429        21,729  (a) 

ICF International Inc.

     356        19,651  (a) 

Mistras Group Inc.

     343        8,808  (a) 

Navigant Consulting Inc.

     942        24,662  (a) 

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     15,189        637,179  

Resources Connection Inc.

     710        13,667  

RPX Corp.

     997        10,768  (a) 

The Advisory Board Co.

     817        27,165  (a) 

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     1,641        199,086  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

     7,004        568,515  (a) 
     2,338,047  

Residential REITs—0.2%

     

American Campus Communities Inc.

     1,152        57,335  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

     7,070        321,332  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

     6,207        1,099,570  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc.

     381        5,227  

Camden Property Trust

     759        63,809  

Colony Starwood Homes

     1,296        37,338  

Education Realty Trust Inc.

     2,080        87,984  

Equity Residential

     16,330        1,050,999  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

     2,959        687,967  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

     1,104        9,848  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

     5,100        499,392  

Monogram Residential Trust Inc.

     3,372        36,485  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

     358        7,998  

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc., Class A

     439        6,545  

Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.

     668        11,450  


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UDR Inc.

     11,982        437,103  

UMH Properties Inc.

     493        7,420  
     4,427,802  

Restaurants—0.5%

     

Biglari Holdings Inc.

     20        9,464  (a) 

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.

     467        18,353  (a) 

Bloomin’ Brands Inc.

     1,981        35,717  

Bob Evans Farms Inc.

     399        21,231  

Bojangles’ Inc.

     197        3,674  (a) 

Brinker International Inc.

     438        21,694  

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.

     507        78,281  (a) 

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.

     676        10,309  (a) 

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

     1,316        496,553  (a) 

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.

     327        10,611  (a) 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

     560        93,509  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

     5,505        400,324  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.

     722        40,649  (a) 

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group Inc.

     477        8,109  (a) 

Del Taco Restaurants Inc.

     463        6,538  (a) 

Denny’s Corp.

     1,515        19,438  (a) 

DineEquity Inc.

     348        26,796  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

     417        66,403  

Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc.

     803        42,109  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.

     410        5,043  (a) 

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.

     537        16,030  (a) 

Fogo De Chao Inc.

     121        1,736  (a) 

J. Alexander’s Holdings Inc.

     273        2,935  (a) 

Jack in the Box Inc.

     888        99,136  

Jamba Inc.

     242        2,493  (a) 

Kona Grill Inc.

     170        2,134  (a) 

Luby’s Inc.

     349        1,494  (a) 

McDonald’s Corp.

     37,177        4,525,185  

Nathan’s Famous Inc.

     58        3,764  (a) 

Noodles & Co.

     224        918  (a) 

Panera Bread Co., Class A

     190        38,967  (a) 

Papa John’s International Inc.

     718        61,446  

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc.

     386        23,345  (a) 

Potbelly Corp.

     479        6,179  (a) 

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.

     236        13,310  (a) 

Ruby Tuesday Inc.

     1,190        3,844  (a) 

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

     641        11,730  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A

     317        11,345  (a) 

Sonic Corp.

     833        22,083  

Starbucks Corp.

     65,296        3,625,234  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

     1,847        89,099  

The Cheesecake Factory Inc.

     1,270        76,048  

The Habit Restaurants Inc., Class A

     276        4,761  (a) 

The Wendy’s Co.

     1,768        23,903  

Wingstop Inc.

     314        9,291  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

     12,267        320,414  (a) 

Yum! Brands Inc.

     15,758        997,954  

Zoe’s Kitchen Inc.

     384        9,212  (a) 
     11,418,795  

Retail REITs—0.3%

     

Acadia Realty Trust

     1,546        50,523  

Agree Realty Corp.

     455        20,953  

Alexander’s Inc.

     42        17,929  

CBL & Associates Properties Inc.

     3,312        38,088  

Cedar Realty Trust Inc.

     1,656        10,814  


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Equity One Inc.

     802        24,613  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     3,158        448,783  

General Growth Properties Inc.

     26,230        655,225  

Getty Realty Corp.

     530        13,510  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     18,987        477,713  

Kite Realty Group Trust

     1,653        38,812  

National Retail Properties Inc.

     1,275        56,355  

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     1,370        25,975  

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     1,576        26,130  

Realty Income Corp.

     11,697        672,344  

Regency Centers Corp.

     906        62,469  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     2,087        44,098  

Saul Centers Inc.

     185        12,323  

Seritage Growth Properties REIT, Class A

     500        21,355  

Simon Property Group Inc.

     14,009        2,488,979  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.

     838        29,984  

Taubman Centers Inc.

     521        38,518  

The Macerich Co.

     5,453        386,290  

Urban Edge Properties

     2,512        69,105  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

     522        12,585  

Washington Prime Group Inc.

     4,981        51,852  

Weingarten Realty Investors

     1,040        37,222  
     5,832,547  

Security & Alarm Services—0.0% *

     

The Brink’s Co.

     903        37,249  

Semiconductor Equipment—0.2%

     

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.

     744        40,734  (a) 

Amkor Technology Inc.

     1,943        20,499  (a) 

Applied Materials Inc.

     48,446        1,563,353  

Axcelis Technologies Inc.

     551        8,017  (a) 

Brooks Automation Inc.

     1,331        22,720  

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

     475        30,006  

Cohu Inc.

     530        7,367  

Entegris Inc.

     2,702        48,366  (a) 

FormFactor Inc.

     1,340        15,008  (a) 

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     6,933        545,489  

Lam Research Corp.

     7,243        765,802  

MKS Instruments Inc.

     975        57,915  

Nanometrics Inc.

     473        11,853  (a) 

PDF Solutions Inc.

     362        8,163  (a) 

Photronics Inc.

     1,258        14,215  (a) 

Rudolph Technologies Inc.

     600        14,010  (a) 

Teradyne Inc.

     1,751        44,475  

Tessera Holding Corp.

     963        42,565  

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.

     672        6,518  (a) 

Ultratech Inc.

     431        10,335  (a) 

Veeco Instruments Inc.

     770        22,446  (a) 

Versum Materials Inc.

     942        26,442  (a) 

Xcerra Corp.

     1,063        8,121  (a) 
     3,334,419  

Semiconductors—1.1%

     

Acacia Communications Inc.

     106        6,545  (a) 

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

     20,898        236,983  (a) 

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.

     384        8,168  (a) 

Ambarella Inc.

     639        34,589  (a) 

Analog Devices Inc.

     13,900        1,009,418  

Applied Micro Circuits Corp.

     1,463        12,070  (a) 

Cavium Inc.

     1,202        75,053  (a) 


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CEVA Inc.

     394        13,219  (a) 

Cirrus Logic Inc.

     1,749        98,888  (a) 

Cree Inc.

     877        23,144  (a) 

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     2,815        32,204  

Diodes Inc.

     764        19,612  (a) 

DSP Group Inc.

     475        6,199  (a) 

Exar Corp.

     775        8,354  (a) 

First Solar Inc.

     3,608        115,781  (a) 

GigPeak Inc.

     883        2,225  (a) 

Impinj Inc.

     111        3,923  (a) 

Inphi Corp.

     795        35,473  (a) 

Integrated Device Technology Inc.

     3,669        86,442  (a) 

Intel Corp.

     211,740        7,679,810  

Intersil Corp., Class A

     3,666        81,752  

IXYS Corp.

     464        5,522  

Kopin Corp.

     1,142        3,243  (a) 

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

     2,357        17,348  (a) 

Linear Technology Corp.

     10,764        671,135  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc.

     454        21,011  (a) 

MaxLinear Inc., Class A

     1,106        24,111  (a) 

Microchip Technology Inc.

     9,762        626,232  

Micron Technology Inc.

     46,478        1,018,798  (a) 

Microsemi Corp.

     3,146        169,790  (a) 

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

     1,094        89,631  

NeoPhotonics Corp.

     622        6,724  (a) 

NVE Corp.

     97        6,929  

NVIDIA Corp.

     23,781        2,538,384  

Power Integrations Inc.

     484        32,839  

Qorvo Inc.

     5,667        298,821  (a) 

QUALCOMM Inc.

     66,002        4,303,330  

Rambus Inc.

     2,141        29,482  (a) 

Semtech Corp.

     1,217        38,396  (a) 

Sigma Designs Inc.

     683        4,098  (a) 

Silicon Laboratories Inc.

     1,152        74,880  (a) 

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

     8,084        603,551  

Synaptics Inc.

     995        53,312  (a) 

Texas Instruments Inc.

     44,888        3,275,477  

Xilinx Inc.

     11,339        684,535  
     24,187,431  

Silver—0.0% *

     

Coeur Mining Inc.

     3,191        29,006  (a) 

Hecla Mining Co.

     6,938        36,355  
     65,361  

Soft Drinks—0.7%

     

Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated

     94        16,812  

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

     8,276        750,385  

Monster Beverage Corp.

     18,333        812,885  (a) 

National Beverage Corp.

     233        11,902  

PepsiCo Inc.

     64,308        6,728,546  

Primo Water Corp.

     424        5,207  (a) 

The Coca-Cola Co.

     173,911        7,210,350  
     15,536,087  

Specialized Consumer Services—0.0% *

     

Ascent Capital Group Inc., Class A

     203        3,301  (a) 

Carriage Services Inc.

     295        8,449  

Collectors Universe Inc.

     149        3,163  

H&R Block Inc.

     9,288        213,531  


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Liberty Tax Inc.

     107        1,434  

LifeLock Inc.

     1,608        38,463  (a) 

Regis Corp.

     744        10,803  (a) 

Service Corporation International

     1,659        47,116  

Sotheby’s

     1,328        52,934  

Weight Watchers International Inc.

     562        6,435  (a) 
     385,629  

Specialized Finance—0.0% *

     

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     174        3,637  

NewStar Financial Inc.

     492        4,551  (a) 

On Deck Capital Inc.

     266        1,231  (a) 
     9,419  

Specialized REITs—0.4%

     

American Tower Corp.

     19,030        2,011,090  

CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., Class A

     789        8,884  

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc.

     1,208        30,695  (a) 

CoreCivic Inc.

     1,010        24,705  

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc.

     246        8,581  

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     610        48,416  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     16,195        1,405,240  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

     6,639        652,348  

DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.

     1,375        60,404  

EPR Properties

     549        39,402  

Equinix Inc.

     3,213        1,148,358  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

     5,649        436,329  

Farmland Partners Inc.

     234        2,611  

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.

     1,179        24,193  

InfraREIT Inc.

     810        14,507  (a) 

Iron Mountain Inc.

     11,070        359,554  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

     723        48,615  

Life Storage Inc.

     410        34,957  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     704        15,537  

Potlatch Corp.

     1,165        48,522  

Public Storage

     6,640        1,484,040  

QTS Realty Trust Inc., Class A

     933        46,323  

Rayonier Inc.

     1,075        28,595  

The Geo Group Inc.

     1,425        51,200  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     33,539        1,009,189  
     9,042,295  

Specialty Chemicals—0.2%

     

A Schulman Inc.

     577        19,301  

Albemarle Corp.

     5,074        436,770  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

     539        58,907  

Balchem Corp.

     602        50,520  

Chase Corp.

     141        11,781  

Chemtura Corp.

     1,200        39,840  (a) 

Codexis Inc.

     675        3,105  (a) 

Ecolab Inc.

     11,793        1,382,375  

Ferro Corp.

     1,673        23,974  (a) 

Flotek Industries Inc.

     1,049        9,850  (a) 

FutureFuel Corp.

     511        7,103  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.

     1,350        36,112  (a) 

HB Fuller Co.

     963        46,523  

Ingevity Corp.

     817        44,821  (a) 

Innophos Holdings Inc.

     389        20,329  

Innospec Inc.

     473        32,400  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

     3,567        420,300  


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KMG Chemicals Inc.

     181        7,039  

Kraton Corp.

     595        16,946  (a) 

Minerals Technologies Inc.

     934        72,151  

NewMarket Corp.

     80        33,907  

OMNOVA Solutions Inc.

     854        8,540  (a) 

PolyOne Corp.

     2,261        72,442  

PPG Industries Inc.

     11,839        1,121,864  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     259        33,136  

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.

     871        13,466  

RPM International Inc.

     1,163        62,604  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     1,220        95,868  

Stepan Co.

     393        32,022  

TerraVia Holdings Inc.

     1,568        1,803  (a) 

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     3,624        973,914  

The Valspar Corp.

     633        65,585  

Valhi Inc.

     555        1,920  
     5,257,218  

Specialty Stores—0.1%

     

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.

     802        9,199  (a) 

Barnes & Noble Inc.

     1,274        14,205  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

     360        6,246  

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc.

     274        3,768  (a) 

Cabela’s Inc.

     450        26,347  (a) 

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

     767        40,728  

Five Below Inc.

     1,021        40,799  (a) 

GNC Holdings Inc., Class A

     1,348        14,882  

Hibbett Sports Inc.

     459        17,121  (a) 

MarineMax Inc.

     499        9,656  (a) 

Office Depot Inc.

     15,163        68,537  

Party City Holdco Inc.

     541        7,682  (a) 

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.

     1,251        33,051  (a) 

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     2,847        268,358  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc.

     518        4,864  (a) 

Staples Inc.

     29,902        270,613  

The Container Store Group Inc.

     311        1,975  (a) 

Tiffany & Co.

     4,842        374,916  

Tractor Supply Co.

     5,979        453,268  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.

     2,650        675,591  (a) 

Vitamin Shoppe Inc.

     485        11,519  (a) 

West Marine Inc.

     364        3,811  (a) 

Winmark Corp.

     43        5,424  
     2,362,560  

Steel—0.1%

     

AK Steel Holding Corp.

     6,046        61,730  (a) 

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

     3,120        49,702  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

     164        2,747  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     1,331        48,142  

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

     4,389        36,912  (a) 

Commercial Metals Co.

     3,195        69,587  

Handy & Harman Ltd.

     48        1,226  (a) 

Haynes International Inc.

     251        10,790  

Nucor Corp.

     14,375        855,600  

Olympic Steel Inc.

     182        4,410  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     633        50,349  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

     218        2,910  (a) 

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

     521        13,390  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

     2,114        75,216  

SunCoke Energy Inc.

     1,301        14,753  

TimkenSteel Corp.

     798        12,353  (a) 


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United States Steel Corp.

     1,480        48,855  

Worthington Industries Inc.

     1,248        59,205  
     1,417,877  

Systems Software—1.3%

     

A10 Networks Inc.

     886        7,363  (a) 

Barracuda Networks Inc.

     445        9,536  (a) 

CA Inc.

     14,205        451,293  

CommVault Systems Inc.

     1,132        58,185  (a) 

Fortinet Inc.

     1,268        38,192  (a) 

Gigamon Inc.

     653        29,744  (a) 

Imperva Inc.

     576        22,118  (a) 

Microsoft Corp.

     348,195        21,636,837  

Oracle Corp.

     134,110        5,156,529  

Progress Software Corp.

     1,002        31,994  

Proofpoint Inc.

     755        53,341  (a) 

Qualys Inc.

     546        17,281  (a) 

Rapid7 Inc.

     400        4,868  (a) 

Red Hat Inc.

     7,996        557,321  (a) 

SecureWorks Corp., Class A

     103        1,091  (a) 

Symantec Corp.

     27,492        656,784  

The Rubicon Project Inc.

     747        5,543  (a) 

TiVo Corp.

     2,124        44,392  (a) 

Varonis Systems Inc.

     215        5,762  (a) 

VASCO Data Security International Inc.

     609        8,313  (a) 
     28,796,487  

Technology Distributors—0.0% *

     

Agilysys Inc.

     301        3,118  (a) 

Anixter International Inc.

     553        44,821  (a) 

Arrow Electronics Inc.

     781        55,685  (a) 

Avnet Inc.

     1,116        53,133  

ePlus Inc.

     126        14,515  (a) 

Insight Enterprises Inc.

     732        29,602  (a) 

PC Connection Inc.

     82        2,303  

ScanSource Inc.

     500        20,175  (a) 

SYNNEX Corp.

     818        98,994  

Systemax Inc.

     220        1,930  

Tech Data Corp.

     947        80,192  (a) 
     404,468  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—1.4%

     

3D Systems Corp.

     3,074        40,853  (a) 

Apple Inc.

     238,817        27,659,785  

Avid Technology Inc.

     661        2,908  (a) 

CPI Card Group Inc.

     398        1,652  

Cray Inc.

     807        16,705  (a) 

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.

     2,013        50,627  

Eastman Kodak Co.

     343        5,317  (a) 

Electronics for Imaging Inc.

     940        41,228  (a) 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     74,933        1,733,950  

HP Inc.

     76,645        1,137,412  

Immersion Corp.

     589        6,261  (a) 

NCR Corp.

     1,079        43,764  (a) 

NetApp Inc.

     12,403        437,454  

Nimble Storage Inc.

     1,276        10,106  (a) 

Pure Storage Inc., Class A

     1,368        15,472  (a) 

Stratasys Ltd.

     982        16,242  (a) 

Super Micro Computer Inc.

     774        21,711  (a) 

USA Technologies Inc.

     724        3,113  (a) 

Western Digital Corp.

     12,852        873,293  
     32,117,853  


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Textiles—0.0% *

     

Culp Inc.

     217        8,061  

Unifi Inc.

     314        10,246  (a) 
     18,307  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.0% *

     

Astoria Financial Corp.

     1,840        34,316  

Bank Mutual Corp.

     825        7,796  

BankFinancial Corp.

     310        4,594  

Bear State Financial Inc.

     359        3,644  

Beneficial Bancorp Inc.

     1,396        25,686  

BofI Holding Inc.

     1,207        34,460  (a) 

BSB Bancorp Inc.

     153        4,429  (a) 

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

     2,541        41,825  

Charter Financial Corp.

     269        4,484  

Clifton Bancorp Inc.

     434        7,343  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

     630        12,663  

ESSA Bancorp Inc.

     149        2,342  

EverBank Financial Corp.

     1,936        37,655  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

     170        9,736  

First Defiance Financial Corp.

     175        8,880  

Flagstar Bancorp Inc.

     413        11,126  (a) 

Greene County Bancorp Inc.

     77        1,763  

Hingham Institution for Savings

     25        4,920  

Home Bancorp Inc.

     113        4,363  

HomeStreet Inc.

     467        14,757  (a) 

Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.

     161        2,257  (a) 

Kearny Financial Corp.

     1,646        25,595  

Lake Sunapee Bank Group

     154        3,633  

LendingTree Inc.

     128        12,973  (a) 

Meridian Bancorp Inc.

     959        18,125  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

     164        16,876  

MGIC Investment Corp.

     6,714        68,416  (a) 

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.

     618        11,161  (a) 

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

     4,256        67,713  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A

     998        10,629  (a) 

Northfield Bancorp Inc.

     841        16,795  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

     1,922        34,654  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     414        12,432  

Ocwen Financial Corp.

     2,018        10,877  (a) 

Oritani Financial Corp.

     546        10,238  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc., Class A

     223        3,713  (a) 

PHH Corp.

     811        12,295  (a) 

Provident Financial Holdings Inc.

     127        2,568  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

     1,222        34,583  

Radian Group Inc.

     4,106        73,826  

SI Financial Group Inc.

     213        3,280  

Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc.

     117        4,139  

Territorial Bancorp Inc.

     149        4,893  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

     1,687        14,761  

United Community Financial Corp.

     912        8,153  

United Financial Bancorp Inc.

     1,003        18,215  

Walker & Dunlop Inc.

     549        17,129  (a) 

Walter Investment Management Corp.

     335        1,591  (a) 

Washington Federal Inc.

     2,549        87,558  

Waterstone Financial Inc.

     497        9,145  

Western New England Bancorp Inc.

     301        2,814  

WSFS Financial Corp.

     576        26,698  
     924,517  


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Tires & Rubber—0.0% *

     

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     1,072        41,647  

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     11,701        361,210  
     402,857  

Tobacco—0.6%

     

Alliance One International Inc.

     165        3,168  (a) 

Altria Group Inc.

     87,439        5,912,625  

Philip Morris International Inc.

     69,445        6,353,523  

Reynolds American Inc.

     37,074        2,077,627  

Turning Point Brands Inc.

     96        1,176  (a) 

Universal Corp.

     441        28,114  

Vector Group Ltd.

     1,852        42,114  
     14,418,347  

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.1%

     

Aircastle Ltd.

     957        19,953  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

     692        41,105  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.

     1,090        50,216  (a) 

BMC Stock Holdings Inc.

     1,101        21,470  (a) 

CAI International Inc.

     316        2,740  (a) 

DXP Enterprises Inc.

     258        8,963  (a) 

Fastenal Co.

     12,935        607,686  

GATX Corp.

     1,132        69,709  

GMS Inc.

     141        4,129  (a) 

H&E Equipment Services Inc.

     637        14,810  

Kaman Corp.

     535        26,178  

Lawson Products Inc.

     125        2,975  (a) 

MRC Global Inc.

     1,871        37,906  (a) 

MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc., Class A

     393        36,309  

Neff Corp., Class A

     198        2,792  (a) 

NOW Inc.

     2,981        61,021  (a) 

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class A

     588        18,757  (a) 

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class B

     129        3,982  (a) 

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.

     233        8,092  (a) 

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

     467        3,479  

Titan Machinery Inc.

     349        5,085  (a) 

United Rentals Inc.

     3,851        406,589  (a) 

Univar Inc.

     859        24,370  (a) 

Veritiv Corp.

     160        8,600  (a) 

Watsco Inc.

     228        33,771  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.

     81        2,072  (a) 

WW Grainger Inc.

     2,412        560,187  
     2,082,946  

Trucking—0.0% *

     

ArcBest Corp.

     491        13,576  

Avis Budget Group Inc.

     776        28,464  (a) 

Celadon Group Inc.

     555        3,968  

Covenant Transportation Group Inc., Class A

     237        4,584  (a) 

Heartland Express Inc.

     916        18,650  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

     3,927        381,194  

Knight Transportation Inc.

     1,285        42,469  

Landstar System Inc.

     369        31,476  

Marten Transport Ltd.

     456        10,625  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

     599        51,388  (a) 

PAM Transportation Services Inc.

     35        909  (a) 

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc.

     615        6,390  (a) 

Ryder System Inc.

     2,527        188,110  

Saia Inc.

     504        22,252  (a) 

Swift Transportation Co.

     1,401        34,128  (a) 


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Universal Logistics Holdings Inc.

     169        2,763  

USA Truck Inc.

     173        1,507  (a) 

Werner Enterprises Inc.

     1,292        34,819  

YRC Worldwide Inc.

     655        8,698  (a) 
     885,970  

Water Utilities—0.0% *

     

American States Water Co.

     733        33,395  

American Water Works Company Inc.

     7,998        578,735  

Aqua America Inc.

     1,553        46,652  

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A

     156        4,983  

California Water Service Group

     964        32,680  

Connecticut Water Service Inc.

     216        12,064  

Middlesex Water Co.

     318        13,655  

SJW Group

     328        18,361  

The York Water Co.

     260        9,932  
     750,457  

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.0% *

     

Boingo Wireless Inc.

     716        8,728  (a) 

Leap Wireless International Inc.

     1,991        6,321  (j) 

NII Holdings Inc.

     1,100        2,365  (a) 

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

     925        25,253  

Spok Holdings Inc.

     415        8,611  

Telephone & Data Systems Inc.

     817        23,587  
     74,865  

Total Domestic Equity

     

(Cost $615,031,079)

        892,286,958  

Foreign Equity—24.8%

     

Common Stock—24.5%

     

Advertising—0.1%

     

Cheil Worldwide Inc.

     2,021        26,354  

Dentsu Inc.

     6,700        315,943  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

     8,600        106,178  

JCDecaux S.A.

     2,402        70,761  

Publicis Groupe S.A.

     6,697        463,023  

REA Group Ltd.

     842        33,673  

WPP PLC

     41,137        923,089  
     1,939,021  

Aerospace & Defense—0.2%

     

Airbus Group SE

     18,210        1,206,968  

AviChina Industry & Technology Company Ltd., Class H

     76,000        52,345  

BAE Systems PLC

     97,580        713,199  

Bombardier Inc., Class B

     51,880        83,562  (a) 

CAE Inc.

     8,733        122,296  

Cobham PLC

     37,409        75,669  

Embraer S.A.

     22,900        112,576  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

     1,660        92,085  

Leonardo-Finmeccanica S.p.A.

     15,038        211,590  (a) 

Meggitt PLC

     16,811        95,263  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

     58,305        481,258  (a) 

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

     2,682,030        3,314  (a,j) 

Safran S.A.

     10,140        731,763  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

     63,000        140,853  

Thales S.A.

     3,301        320,772  

Zodiac Aerospace

     6,235        143,463  
     4,586,976  


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Agricultural & Farm Machinery—0.0% *

     

CNH Industrial N.V.

     35,038        305,444  

Kubota Corp.

     33,100        473,506  
     778,950  

Agricultural Products—0.0% *

     

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

     289,500        66,399  

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd

     47,900        16,550  

Genting Plantations Bhd

     8,500        20,464  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

     218,900        65,153  

IOI Corporation Bhd

     127,900        125,448  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

     18,200        97,370  

Wilmar International Ltd.

     66,200        164,503  
     555,887  

Air Freight & Logistics—0.1%

     

Bollore S.A.

     31,468        111,189  

Deutsche Post AG

     32,236        1,062,019  

Hyundai Glovis Company Ltd.

     540        69,076  

Royal Mail PLC

     25,195        143,862  

Yamato Holdings Company Ltd.

     10,800        220,056  
     1,606,202  

Airlines—0.1%

     

Air China Ltd., Class H

     70,000        44,692  

AirAsia Bhd

     48,500        24,758  

ANA Holdings Inc.

     46,000        124,155  

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

     24,000        31,574  

China Airlines Ltd.

     104,000        30,010  

China Southern Airlines Company Ltd., H Shares

     52,000        27,029  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

     8,754        113,292  

easyJet PLC

     5,802        72,051  

Eva Airways Corp.

     78,301        35,471  

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

     28,978        156,766  

Japan Airlines Company Ltd.

     4,100        120,045  

Korean Air Lines Company Ltd.

     1,579        35,756  (a) 

Latam Airlines Group S.A.

     11,360        95,065  (a) 

Qantas Airways Ltd.

     12,651        30,505  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

     11,400        76,305  

Turk Hava Yollari AO

     23,896        34,034  (a) 
     1,051,508  

Airport Services—0.1%

     

Aena S.A.

     2,198        300,573  (d) 

Aeroports de Paris

     1,084        116,393  

Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR

     16,100        178,936  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

     32,076        139,791  

Beijing Capital International Airport Company Ltd., Class H

     64,000        64,717  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

     1,434        84,958  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de C.V., Class B

     10,700        88,502  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de C.V., Class B

     7,500        108,637  

Japan Airport Terminal Company Ltd.

     1,400        50,714  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

     36,000        48,631  

Sydney Airport

     37,110        160,959  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

     6,264        24,984  
     1,367,795  

Alternative Carriers—0.0% *

     

Iliad S.A.

     975        187,834  

Inmarsat PLC

     16,632        154,443  

Intelsat S.A.

     516        1,378  (a) 
     343,655  


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Aluminum—0.0% *

     

Alumina Ltd.

     91,959        121,855  

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd., Class H

     152,000        62,736  (a) 

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

     39,321        89,684  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     48,652        233,434  
     507,709  

Apparel Retail—0.1%

     

ABC-Mart Inc.

     1,000        56,758  

Fast Retailing Company Ltd.

     1,500        537,961  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

     30,962        863,634  

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

     36,216        1,238,788  

Mr Price Group Ltd.

     8,676        101,225  

Shimamura Company Ltd.

     800        100,073  

The Foschini Group Ltd.

     7,946        92,464  

Truworths International Ltd.

     16,496        96,105  
     3,087,008  

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—0.3%

     

Adidas AG

     5,943        941,197  

Burberry Group PLC

     12,634        233,700  

Christian Dior SE

     1,807        379,757  

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A.

     16,654        1,105,242  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

     9,242        234,935  

Hermes International

     887        364,870  

HUGO BOSS AG

     2,221        136,175  

Kering

     2,221        499,677  

Li & Fung Ltd.

     228,000        100,279  

LPP S.A.

     33        44,853  

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

     6,436        346,886  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     8,842        1,691,754  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.

     7,340        315,473  (a) 

Pandora A/S

     3,837        502,924  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

     16,000        101,223  

The Swatch Group AG

     889        277,017  

The Swatch Group AG

     1,612        98,733  
     7,374,695  

Application Software—0.2%

     

Constellation Software Inc.

     673        306,186  

Dassault Systemes SE

     3,967        302,894  

Gemalto N.V.

     3,114        180,384  

Globant S.A.

     514        17,142  (a) 

Mobileye N.V.

     5,500        209,660  (a) 

Nice Ltd.

     2,227        151,952  

Open Text Corp.

     4,812        297,536  

SAP SE

     31,269        2,731,155  

Sapiens International Corporation N.V.

     487        6,984  

The Sage Group PLC

     37,466        303,231  
     4,507,124  

Asset Management & Custody Banks—0.1%

     

3i Group PLC

     31,087        270,425  

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

     18,224        57,940  

Brait SE

     12,888        82,521  (a) 

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A

     27,239        899,808  

CETIP SA—Mercados Organizados

     8,013        109,804  

China Cinda Asset Management Company Ltd., Class H

     422,000        152,947  

CI Financial Corp.

     7,514        161,761  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

     10,031        51,706  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

     9,137        136,949  

IGM Financial Inc.

     4,620        131,601  


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Julius Baer Group Ltd.

     7,628        339,464  (a) 

Mirae Asset Securities Company Ltd.

     3,222        57,394  (j) 

OM Asset Management PLC

     742        10,759  

Partners Group Holding AG

     533        250,282  

SBI Holdings Inc.

     7,800        99,444  

Schroders PLC

     4,311        159,700  
     2,972,505  

Auto Parts & Equipment—0.3%

     

Aisin Seiki Company Ltd.

     6,300        273,854  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

     4,436        59,347  

Bosch Ltd.

     136        42,481  

Continental AG

     3,487        675,633  

Delphi Automotive PLC

     12,248        824,903  

Denso Corp.

     15,000        651,134  

GKN PLC

     61,788        253,247  

Hanon Systems

     6,000        51,167  

Hyundai Mobis Company Ltd.

     2,290        500,546  

Hyundai Wia Corp.

     332        20,066  

Koito Manufacturing Company Ltd.

     4,000        212,286  

Magna International Inc.

     13,581        590,412  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

     6,492        31,107  

NGK Spark Plug Company Ltd.

     7,000        155,922  

NOK Corp.

     4,000        81,142  

Stanley Electric Company Ltd.

     5,300        145,184  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     19,900        287,747  

Toyoda Gosei Company Ltd.

     2,500        58,602  

Toyota Industries Corp.

     5,600        267,433  

Valeo S.A.

     7,153        412,012  
     5,594,225  

Automobile Manufacturers—0.7%

     

Astra International Tbk PT

     702,900        431,731  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     10,579        990,290  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

     122,000        168,056  

BYD Company Ltd., Class H

     19,500        102,742  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Company Ltd., Class B

     30,000        42,912  

Daimler AG

     30,417        2,268,862  

Dongfeng Motor Group Company Ltd., Class H

     114,000        111,307  

Ferrari N.V.

     3,488        203,447  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

     34,881        318,792  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

     2,547        22,142  

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

     18,500        756,908  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

     160,000        152,918  

Great Wall Motor Company Ltd., Class H

     124,500        116,260  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Company Ltd., Class H

     82,000        99,206  

Honda Motor Company Ltd.

     52,800        1,545,951  

Hyundai Motor Co.

     4,756        574,910  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     18,600        236,178  

Kia Motors Corp.

     8,487        275,803  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

     11,419        198,465  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

     1,900        148,800  

Mazda Motor Corp.

     19,100        313,107  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

     21,900        125,052  

Nissan Motor Company Ltd.

     75,800        763,946  

Peugeot S.A.

     15,358        251,001  (a) 

Renault S.A.

     5,433        484,281  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     11,700        412,687  

Tata Motors Ltd.

     33,690        233,254  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

     4,588        32,138  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     85,000        5,012,475  


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UMW Holdings Bhd

     21,300        21,699  

Volkswagen AG

     1,146        165,296  

Yulon Motor Company Ltd.

     32,000        26,610  
     16,607,226  

Automotive Retail—0.0% *

     

Hotai Motor Company Ltd.

     9,000        103,044  

USS Company Ltd.

     7,800        124,522  
     227,566  

Biotechnology—0.2%

     

Actelion Ltd.

     3,023        655,848  (a) 

Axovant Sciences Ltd.

     492        6,111  (a) 

Celltrion Inc.

     2,822        250,938  (a) 

CSL Ltd.

     14,431        1,049,233  

Genmab A/S

     1,800        299,509  (a) 

Grifols S.A.

     8,975        178,725  

Prothena Corporation PLC

     696        34,236  (a) 

Shire PLC

     28,669        1,659,299  

XBiotech Inc.

     351        3,552  (a) 
     4,137,451  

Brewers—0.2%

     

AMBEV S.A.

     136,211        686,349  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

     8,317        41,684  

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.

     24,237        2,570,458  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     10,100        319,535  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

     3,373        291,628  

China Resources Beer Holdings Company Ltd.

     48,000        95,342  (a) 

Cia Cervecerias Unidas S.A.

     3,906        40,793  

Heineken Holding N.V.

     3,184        222,119  

Heineken N.V.

     7,858        590,619  

Kirin Holdings Company Ltd.

     27,900        454,854  

Tsingtao Brewery Company Ltd., Class H

     14,000        52,907  
     5,366,288  

Broadcasting—0.1%

     

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

     30,600        17,735  

BEC World PCL NVDR

     35,500        16,456  

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., Class A

     1,533        3,909  (a) 

Grupo Televisa SAB

     84,024        352,631  

ITV PLC

     120,963        308,502  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

     154,000        20,061  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

     7,909        305,401  

RTL Group S.A.

     1,661        122,163  (a) 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

     20,876        139,337  
     1,286,195  

Building Products—0.2%

     

Allegion PLC

     4,251        272,064  

Asahi Glass Company Ltd.

     30,000        204,741  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

     32,002        595,683  

Caesarstone Ltd.

     480        13,752  (a) 

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     15,695        732,611  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     7,800        717,906  

Geberit AG

     1,262        506,861  

KCC Corp.

     194        57,744  

LIXIL Group Corp.

     6,700        152,457  

TOTO Ltd.

     4,500        178,441  
     3,432,260  


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Cable & Satellite—0.2%

     

Altice N.V. Class A

     11,171        221,867  (a) 

Altice N.V. Class B

     140        2,795  (a) 

Cyfrowy Polsat S.A.

     6,693        39,443  (a) 

Eutelsat Communications S.A.

     5,802        112,571  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

     14,264        2,100,840  

SES S.A.

     9,706        214,218  

Shaw Communications Inc., Class B

     15,097        303,280  

Sky PLC

     36,036        441,271  

Telenet Group Holding N.V.

     1,897        105,485  (a) 
     3,541,770  

Casinos & Gaming—0.1%

     

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     10,992        123,369  

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

     26,072        17,203  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

     12,361        103,648  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     72,000        313,885  

Genting Bhd

     88,600        158,003  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

     109,600        111,897  

Genting Singapore PLC

     165,000        103,361  

Kangwon Land Inc.

     4,050        119,877  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

     39,200        81,301  

OPAP S.A.

     10,054        89,077  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

     2,000        214,114  

Sands China Ltd.

     74,400        323,388  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

     82,000        64,304  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

     30,325        105,620  

Tatts Group Ltd.

     55,779        180,945  

William Hill PLC

     36,050        129,270  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

     66,400        105,683  
     2,344,945  

Coal & Consumable Fuels—0.0% *

 

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

     538,500        67,750  

Banpu PCL NVDR

     38,000        20,374  

Cameco Corp.

     14,809        155,041  

China Coal Energy Company Ltd., Class H

     86,000        40,819  (a) 

China Shenhua Energy Company Ltd.

     133,500        251,395  

Coal India Ltd.

     18,723        82,898  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

     4,703        30,780  

United Tractors Tbk PT

     63,000        99,369  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Ltd., Class H

     102,000        69,595  
     818,021  

Commercial Printing—0.0% *

     

Dai Nippon Printing Company Ltd.

     14,000        138,638  

Toppan Printing Company Ltd.

     16,000        153,093  
     291,731  

Commodity Chemicals—0.2%

     

Asahi Kasei Corp.

     38,000        332,156  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

     113,540        339,257  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

     115,960        320,942  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

     3,760        76,894  

Hyosung Corp.

     768        92,519  

Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR

     55,500        51,919  

Kaneka Corp.

     8,000        65,298  

Kumho Petrochemical Company Ltd.

     572        38,834  

Kuraray Company Ltd.

     10,600        159,588  

LG Chem Ltd.

     1,269        274,225  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

     473        144,508  


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Methanex Corp.

     3,627        159,274  

Mexichem SAB de C.V.

     42,640        97,340  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

     34,000        153,042  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

     128,850        284,654  

Orica Ltd.

     11,069        141,706  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

     112,500        175,045  

PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR

     62,900        110,657  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Ltd., Class H

     129,000        69,881  

Synthos S.A.

     17,899        19,553  

Teijin Ltd.

     3,800        77,183  

Toray Industries Inc.

     42,000        340,724  
     3,525,199  

Communications Equipment—0.1%

     

ARRIS International PLC

     1,652        49,775  (a) 

Nokia Oyj

     188,608        912,710  

Silicom Ltd.

     112        4,602  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

     90,438        532,597  

ZTE Corp., Class H

     29,280        50,908  
     1,550,592  

Computer & Electronics Retail—0.0% *

     

Dixons Carphone PLC

     29,880        130,923  

GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.

     456,000        55,286  

Yamada Denki Company Ltd.

     25,500        137,737  
     323,946  

Construction & Engineering—0.2%

     

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A.

     7,044        223,038  

Boskalis Westminster

     2,811        97,812  

Bouygues S.A.

     6,436        231,110  

China Communications Construction Company Ltd., Class H

     166,000        190,983  

China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd., Class H

     73,500        94,611  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

     149,000        122,611  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

     66,000        98,747  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

     4,164        105,349  

Daelim Industrial Company Ltd.

     460        33,173  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Company Ltd.

     5,220        21,955  (a) 

Ferrovial S.A.

     17,122        306,920  

Gamuda Bhd

     63,600        67,768  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

     2,019        44,298  (a) 

Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction

     2,420        90,064  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company Ltd.

     1,499        53,119  

IJM Corporation Bhd

     83,000        59,206  

JGC Corp.

     8,000        145,685  

Kajima Corp.

     27,000        187,277  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

     9,595        190,691  

Obayashi Corp.

     21,000        201,115  

Shimizu Corp.

     4,000        36,661  

Skanska AB, Class B

     12,464        295,116  

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

     6,167        265,755  

Taisei Corp.

     35,000        245,467  

Vinci S.A.

     14,773        1,008,144  
     4,416,675  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks—0.1%

     

Alstom S.A.

     5,826        160,845  (a) 

CRRC Corporation Ltd., Class H

     164,950        148,075  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

     567        181,913  

Hino Motors Ltd.

     10,000        102,028  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Ltd.

     4,100        88,971  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Company Ltd.

     1,548        186,483  (a) 


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Komatsu Ltd.

     29,000        658,271  

Samsung Heavy Industries Company Ltd.

     5,036        38,568  (a) 

Volvo AB, Class B

     50,731        594,168  

Weichai Power Company Ltd., Class H

     36,000        55,441  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

     82,000        46,259  
     2,261,022  

Construction Materials—0.2%

     

ACC Ltd.

     1,972        38,644  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

     22,724        68,972  

Anhui Conch Cement Company Ltd., Class H

     52,000        141,517  

Asia Cement Corp.

     78,030        63,796  

Boral Ltd.

     47,888        187,596  

Cementos Argos S.A.

     13,625        53,828  

Cemex SAB de C.V.

     476,070        383,139  (a) 

China National Building Material Company Ltd., Class H

     126,000        61,268  

CRH PLC

     26,191        910,380  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

     25,315        187,113  

Grupo Argos S.A.

     11,233        72,143  

HeidelbergCement AG

     5,149        481,341  

Imerys S.A.

     1,254        95,324  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

     55,500        63,440  

James Hardie Industries PLC

     13,492        214,637  

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd

     13,800        22,118  

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

     14,133        746,038  (a) 

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     110,500        75,252  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

     47,000        149,098  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

     134,000        146,145  

The Siam Cement PCL

     7,500        104,299  

The Siam Cement PCL NVDR

     2,600        36,012  

Titan Cement Company S.A.

     1,510        35,517  

Ultratech Cement Ltd.

     1,319        63,161  
     4,400,778  

Consumer Electronics—0.1%

     

Casio Computer Company Ltd.

     8,300        117,631  

Garmin Ltd.

     5,207        252,487  

LG Electronics Inc.

     2,888        123,382  

Nikon Corp.

     10,100        157,343  

Panasonic Corp.

     72,500        739,390  

Sony Corp.

     40,400        1,134,394  
     2,524,627  

Consumer Finance—0.0% *

     

Acom Company Ltd.

     16,000        70,099  (a) 

AEON Financial Service Company Ltd.

     2,900        51,642  

Credit Saison Company Ltd.

     6,100        108,627  

Gentera SAB de C.V.

     41,300        66,837  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

     10,172        40,444  

Provident Financial PLC

     5,000        176,018  

Samsung Card Company Ltd.

     1,450        47,661  

Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd.

     4,730        59,378  
     620,706  

Copper—0.0% *

     

Antofagasta PLC

     12,579        104,917  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     21,644        215,464  

Jiangxi Copper Company Ltd., Class H

     61,000        85,129  

KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.

     5,917        131,089  
     536,599  


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Data Processing & Outsourced Services—0.1%

     

Amadeus IT Group S.A.

     14,654        667,249  

Cielo S.A.

     36,254        310,666  

Computershare Ltd.

     18,369        165,730  

EVERTEC Inc.

     1,278        22,684  

Travelport Worldwide Ltd.

     2,313        32,613  

Worldpay Group PLC

     54,354        181,272  (d) 
     1,380,214  

Department Stores—0.1%

     

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de C.V.

     6,900        50,088  

Hyundai Department Store Company Ltd.

     375        33,843  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

     9,800        105,869  

J Front Retailing Company Ltd.

     9,000        121,533  

Lojas Renner S.A.

     16,540        117,747  

Lotte Shopping Company Ltd.

     446        81,793  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     53,208        230,113  

Marui Group Company Ltd.

     8,400        122,937  

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

     50,000        56,133  

Next PLC

     4,852        298,749  

SACI Falabella

     17,913        142,253  

Shinsegae Inc.

     309        45,027  

Takashimaya Company Ltd.

     10,000        82,651  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

     35,874        186,309  
     1,675,045  

Distillers & Vintners—0.1%

     

Diageo PLC

     79,882        2,082,700  

Pernod Ricard S.A.

     6,647        721,775  

Remy Cointreau S.A.

     964        82,379  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

     23,696        183,250  

United Spirits Ltd.

     3,069        87,905  (a) 
     3,158,009  

Distributors—0.0% *

     

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

     6,577        87,745  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

     4,444        126,826  
     214,571  

Diversified Banks—3.3%

     

ABN AMRO Group N.V.

     8,511        188,965  (d) 

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

     90,716        170,421  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

     654,000        268,242  

Akbank TAS

     81,386        180,930  

Alior Bank S.A.

     1,742        22,614  (a) 

Alliance Financial Group Bhd

     47,100        39,057  

Alpha Bank AE

     47,969        96,131  (a) 

AMMB Holdings Bhd

     71,600        68,791  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

     41,000        145,179  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     92,724        2,042,442  

Axis Bank Ltd.

     54,881        364,121  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

     203,875        1,379,248  

Banco Bradesco S.A.

     12,284        109,981  

Banco de Chile

     409,956        47,754  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

     1,111        56,231  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     182,294        254,379  

Banco do Brasil S.A.

     29,600        255,466  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A., Class E

     607        17,870  

Banco Popular Espanol S.A.

     138,358        133,967  

Banco Santander Brasil S.A.

     15,321        139,008  

Banco Santander Chile

     2,798,504        154,594  

Banco Santander S.A.

     461,365        2,413,172  


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Bangkok Bank PCL

     12,800        57,726  

Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR

     1,300        5,790  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

     439,500        505,641  

Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT

     138,000        38,002  

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.

     1,235        22,601  

Bank Hapoalim BM

     44,492        264,849  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

     47,822        197,071  (a) 

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

     301,400        258,950  

Bank Millennium S.A.

     17,468        21,718  (a) 

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     294,500        120,773  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

     2,668,000        1,183,767  

Bank of Communications Company Ltd., Class H

     277,000        200,431  

Bank of Ireland

     888,173        219,211  (a) 

Bank of Montreal

     20,298        1,461,674  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

     28,542        50,984  

Bank Pekao S.A.

     5,497        165,662  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     367,100        318,122  

Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.

     987        74,717  

Bankia S.A.

     187,778        192,315  

Bankinter S.A.

     21,316        165,475  

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

     16,356        201,762  

Barclays PLC

     535,746        1,479,226  

BDO Unibank Inc.

     56,200        126,729  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     33,460        2,136,927  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     104,000        372,236  

CaixaBank S.A.

     83,276        275,803  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     11,748        959,778  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

     219,100        116,590  

China CITIC Bank Corporation Ltd., Class H

     336,000        213,653  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

     2,587,000        1,992,015  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

     406,000        101,535  

China Merchants Bank Company Ltd., Class H

     131,231        307,717  

China Minsheng Banking Corporation Ltd., Class H

     244,200        261,109  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

     125,293        125,963  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

     34,995        141,003  

Commerzbank AG

     36,239        276,964  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     54,430        3,248,005  

Credicorp Ltd.

     1,351        213,269  

Credit Agricole S.A.

     35,241        437,868  

CTBC Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     600,661        328,948  

Danske Bank A/S

     20,241        615,021  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     48,800        585,722  

DNB ASA

     35,006        522,180  

Doha Bank QSC

     4,274        40,963  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

     56,399        85,530  

E.Sun Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     225,869        128,601  

Erste Group Bank AG

     9,534        279,808  (a) 

Eurobank Ergasias S.A.

     2,173        1,478  (a) 

First Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     292,320        156,006  

First Gulf Bank PJSC

     25,788        90,222  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V., Class O

     84,000        416,300  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de C.V., Class O

     94,700        144,430  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de C.V., Class B

     68,900        99,697  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

     9,676        250,352  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

     23,800        442,961  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

     22,500        67,711  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

     8,200        25,993  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     633,497        5,142,083  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Company Ltd.

     246,391        124,231  


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ICICI Bank Ltd.

     47,185        177,317  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

     2,352,000        1,410,627  

Industrial Bank of Korea

     6,426        67,569  

ING Groep N.V.

     120,210        1,695,202  

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

     422,956        1,082,270  

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

     18,145        42,755  

Itau CorpBanca

     5,524,790        46,192  

Japan Post Bank Company Ltd.

     14,500        174,420  

Kasikornbank PCL

     38,000        188,353  

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

     25,000        123,916  

KB Financial Group Inc.

     13,042        462,161  

KBC Group N.V.

     7,865        488,031  

Komercni Banka AS

     2,365        81,701  

Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR

     138,400        68,407  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     2,012,402        1,554,388  

Malayan Banking Bhd

     68,900        125,943  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

     10,608        109,535  

mBank S.A.

     587        47,144  (a) 

Mega Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     315,192        224,935  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

     17,411        25,427  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

     403,900        2,494,009  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

     4,951        72,490  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

     773,800        1,391,891  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     84,371        1,873,723  

National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC

     25,568        69,543  

National Bank of Canada

     10,963        445,779  

National Bank of Greece S.A.

     1,560        408  (a) 

Natixis S.A.

     35,140        198,663  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

     9,395        163,600  

Nordea Bank AB

     88,046        981,778  

OTP Bank PLC

     8,571        245,862  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd.

     98,775        609,866  

Piraeus Bank S.A.

     840        185  (a) 

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A.

     35,676        240,501  (a) 

Public Bank Bhd

     81,840        359,760  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

     3,300        94,159  

Qatar National Bank SAQ

     7,544        337,485  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

     5,172        94,811  (a) 

RHB Bank Bhd

     34,822        36,561  

Royal Bank of Canada

     46,213        3,131,408  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

     116,212        322,520  (a) 

Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR

     88,322        1,022,327  

Shinhan Financial Group Company Ltd.

     14,787        553,992  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Company Ltd.

     324,436        91,405  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

     46,511        489,193  

Societe Generale S.A.

     25,554        1,259,922  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

     39,937        443,177  

Standard Chartered PLC

     103,603        849,521  (a) 

State Bank of India

     58,990        217,551  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

     43,600        1,667,218  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

     10,500        376,572  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

     50,030        697,202  

Swedbank AB, Class A

     28,962        702,324  

Taishin Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     269,038        98,503  

Taiwan Business Bank

     163,289        41,292  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     281,262        122,614  

The Bank of East Asia Ltd.

     40,000        153,228  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     38,459        2,143,988  

The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.

     240        7,546  


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The Commercial Bank QSC

     702        1,349  (a,j) 

The Commercial Bank QSC

     3,901        34,817  

The Siam Commercial Bank PCL NVDR

     60,100        255,937  

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

     59,015        2,914,115  

TMB Bank PCL NVDR

     250,000        14,660  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

     68,113        147,550  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

     25,730        68,319  

Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C

     27,410        40,364  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao, Class D

     28,976        35,833  

UniCredit S.p.A.

     173,837        501,291  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     38,431        542,668  

VTB Bank PJSC GDR

     85,999        205,280  

Westpac Banking Corp.

     105,590        2,492,521  

Woori Bank

     10,759        113,576  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

     34,531        33,671  (a) 

Yes Bank Ltd.

     9,342        158,981  
     76,470,233  

Diversified Capital Markets—0.2%

     

China Everbright Ltd.

     36,000        68,535  

Credit Suisse Group AG

     63,438        911,919  (a) 

Deutsche Bank AG

     45,238        823,080  (a) 

Investec Ltd.

     5,853        38,841  

Investec PLC

     16,614        110,036  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     9,335        588,885  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Company Ltd.

     7,490        44,898  

UBS Group AG

     115,211        1,808,054  
     4,394,248  

Diversified Chemicals—0.2%

     

Arkema S.A.

     2,771        271,637  

BASF SE

     29,218        2,721,510  

Daicel Corp.

     11,000        121,662  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

     61,205        159,547  

Lanxess AG

     3,347        220,111  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

     45,800        297,650  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc.

     7,000        119,732  

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

     3,600        120,530  

OCI Company Ltd.

     643        41,898  (a) 

Sasol Ltd.

     18,970        553,355  

Solvay S.A.

     2,328        273,415  

Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd.

     50,000        238,350  
     5,139,397  

Diversified Metals & Mining—0.4%

     

Anglo American PLC

     47,262        677,432  (a) 

BHP Billiton Ltd.

     103,238        1,873,351  

BHP Billiton PLC

     60,023        968,997  

Boliden AB

     11,175        292,642  

Ferroglobe PLC

     1,316        14,252  

Ferroglobe PLC

     1,316         (j) 

Glencore PLC

     387,241        1,327,104  (a) 

Grupo Mexico SAB de C.V., Class B

     98,250        268,451  

Korea Zinc Company Ltd.

     341        134,107  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

     2,800        86,183  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR

     20,445        345,929  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     12,764        553,620  

Rio Tinto PLC

     38,910        1,518,579  

South32 Ltd.

     188,208        374,774  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Company Ltd.

     13,000        167,968  


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Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

     18,681        374,303  

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.

     29,112        93,563  (a) 

Vedanta Ltd.

     42,022        133,923  
     9,205,178  

Diversified Real Estate Activities—0.3%

     

Aldar Properties PJSC

     118,736        85,022  

Ayala Land Inc.

     254,600        163,886  

Barwa Real Estate Co.

     6,158        56,229  

CapitaLand Ltd.

     75,000        156,780  

City Developments Ltd.

     16,000        91,701  

Daito Trust Construction Company Ltd.

     2,500        376,817  

Daiwa House Industry Company Ltd.

     17,700        485,011  

Ezdan Holding Group QSC

     23,752        98,559  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     80,000        169,634  

Henderson Land Development Company Ltd.

     35,318        187,907  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     29,500        80,093  

LendLease Group

     16,540        175,098  

Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd.

     39,000        778,261  

Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.

     30,000        695,760  

New World Development Company Ltd.

     202,019        213,662  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

     5,000        85,223  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd.

     12,000        319,561  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     46,000        581,441  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

     16,000        152,815  

The Wharf Holdings Ltd.

     42,000        279,254  

Tokyo Tatemono Company Ltd.

     8,500        113,907  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

     18,000        106,486  

UOL Group Ltd.

     18,000        74,632  

Wheelock & Company Ltd.

     24,000        135,119  
     5,662,858  

Diversified REITs—0.1%

     

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

     80,100        123,174  

Fonciere Des Regions

     1,009        88,268  

Gecina S.A.

     1,411        195,631  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

     60,504        114,548  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

     5,097        85,023  

ICADE

     1,137        81,297  

Land Securities Group PLC

     28,796        379,302  

Mirvac Group

     110,757        170,824  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

     120        181,901  

Redefine Properties Ltd.

     110,314        90,268  

Stockland

     73,217        242,815  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust

     115,500        131,913  

The GPT Group

     54,229        197,514  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     89        135,749  
     2,218,227  

Diversified Support Services—0.0% *

     

Babcock International Group PLC

     10,408        122,562  

Brambles Ltd.

     46,709        419,392  

Edenred

     7,377        146,553  

ISS A/S

     5,324        180,046  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Company Ltd.

     1,248        56,004  
     924,557  

Drug Retail—0.0% *

     

Raia Drogasil S.A.

     7,400        139,124  


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Education Services—0.0% *

     

Benesse Holdings Inc.

     3,000        82,823  

Kroton Educacional S.A.

     39,716        162,661  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR

     4,500        189,450  (a) 
     434,934  

Electric Utilities—0.4%

     

AusNet Services

     64,560        73,862  

CEZ AS

     6,598        110,748  

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     22,000        175,077  

Chubu Electric Power Company Inc.

     22,600        316,421  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     55,000        505,440  

Contact Energy Ltd.

     14,241        46,275  

CPFL Energia S.A.

     9,731        75,374  

EDP—Energias de Portugal S.A.

     80,877        246,873  

EDP—Energias do Brasil S.A.

     9,400        38,701  

Electricite de France S.A.

     8,515        86,938  

Endesa S.A.

     9,132        193,844  

Enel Americas S.A.

     730,486        114,516  

Enel Chile S.A.

     730,486        66,637  

Enel S.p.A.

     230,606        1,018,654  

Fortis Inc.

     8,347        258,056  

Fortum Oyj

     11,864        182,322  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

     6,200        69,636  

Iberdrola S.A.

     173,263        1,139,258  

Interconexion Electrica S.A. ESP

     12,838        42,679  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

     8,344        304,316  

Kyushu Electric Power Company Inc.

     17,100        185,903  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.

     27,532        68,924  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     43,000        379,078  

Red Electrica Corp. S.A.

     16,860        318,762  

RusHydro PJSC ADR

     52,229        75,993  

SSE PLC

     31,774        609,732  

Tata Power Company Ltd.

     40,698        45,393  

Tauron Polska Energia S.A.

     37,527        25,622  (a) 

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

     88,500        274,220  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale S.p.A.

     57,316        263,096  

The Chugoku Electric Power Company Inc.

     11,800        138,705  

The Kansai Electric Power Company Inc.

     21,400        234,485  (a) 

Tohoku Electric Power Company Inc.

     17,000        215,278  

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.

     54,100        218,933  (a) 
     8,119,751  

Electrical Components & Equipment—0.2%

     

ABB Ltd.

     59,625        1,260,142  (a) 

Fuji Electric Company Ltd.

     21,000        109,109  

Legrand S.A.

     9,580        545,138  

Mabuchi Motor Company Ltd.

     1,800        94,140  

Nidec Corp.

     7,900        683,084  

OSRAM Licht AG

     2,597        136,480  

Prysmian S.p.A.

     7,493        192,839  

Schneider Electric SE

     17,374        1,211,481  

Teco Electric and Machinery Company Ltd.

     64,000        55,403  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Company Ltd., Class H

     17,000        86,281  
     4,374,097  

Electronic Components—0.2%

     

Alps Electric Company Ltd.

     5,800        140,531  

AU Optronics Corp.

     313,000        114,599  

Delta Electronics Inc.

     62,000        306,835  


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Hamamatsu Photonics KK

     5,200        137,094  

Hirose Electric Company Ltd.

     1,200        149,080  

Innolux Corp.

     289,212        104,094  

Kyocera Corp.

     10,500        523,222  

Largan Precision Company Ltd.

     3,000        352,788  

LG Display Company Ltd.

     7,752        201,855  

LG Innotek Company Ltd.

     512        37,474  

Murata Manufacturing Company Ltd.

     6,100        818,494  

Nippon Electric Glass Company Ltd.

     14,000        75,861  

Omron Corp.

     6,300        242,256  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Company Ltd.

     1,559        65,571  

Samsung SDI Company Ltd.

     1,803        162,715  

TDK Corp.

     4,100        282,625  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

     8,000        124,697  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

     7,350        14,550  
     3,854,341  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.1%

     

Hexagon AB, Class B

     8,413        301,437  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

     2,400        97,020  

Hitachi Ltd.

     156,000        845,304  

Ingenico Group S.A.

     1,804        144,363  

Keyence Corp.

     1,500        1,031,423  

Shimadzu Corp.

     9,000        143,679  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

     9,000        130,638  
     2,693,864  

Electronic Manufacturing Services—0.1%

     

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

     24,000        218,079  

Fabrinet

     697        28,089  (a) 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd.

     503,844        1,316,320  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     15,873        1,099,681  
     2,662,169  

Environmental & Facilities Services—0.0% *

     

China Everbright International Ltd.

     88,000        99,769  

Park24 Company Ltd.

     3,100        84,254  
     184,023  

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—0.1%

     

Agrium Inc.

     4,351        437,874  

Grupa Azoty S.A.

     816        12,251  

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

     18,673        76,659  

K+S AG

     6,950        166,329  

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

     26,038        471,618  

Syngenta AG

     3,083        1,220,945  

Taiwan Fertilizer Company Ltd.

     28,000        34,882  

UPL Ltd.

     8,010        76,341  

Yara International ASA

     5,387        212,784  
     2,709,683  

Financial Exchanges & Data—0.1%

     

ASX Ltd.

     6,529        235,153  

BM&FBovespa S.A.

     60,000        304,175  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     6,462        528,497  (a) 

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     37,700        890,817  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

     15,900        227,659  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     9,750        351,067  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     29,300        145,212  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     8,493        372,133  
     3,054,713  


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Food Distributors—0.0% *

     

Bid Corporation Ltd.

     11,502        206,195  

The Spar Group Ltd.

     6,247        90,715  
     296,910  

Food Retail—0.3%

     

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Class B

     13,852        628,843  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

     7,874        109,685  

Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.

     2,125        102,183  

Colruyt S.A.

     2,817        139,663  

CP ALL PCL NVDR

     164,800        287,625  

Empire Company Ltd., Class A

     3,981        46,666  

Eurocash S.A.

     2,510        23,655  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Company Ltd.

     2,200        146,748  

George Weston Ltd.

     1,978        167,541  

ICA Gruppen AB

     2,095        64,087  

J Sainsbury PLC

     48,231        148,574  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.

     11,329        176,132  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

     40,413        853,791  

Lawson Inc.

     1,900        133,742  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

     6,400        338,075  

Magnit PJSC GDR

     9,333        412,052  

Metro Inc.

     8,754        262,153  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

     9,438        43,977  

President Chain Store Corp.

     21,000        150,517  

Seven & I Holdings Company Ltd.

     24,800        946,838  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

     16,646        208,711  

Tesco PLC

     260,897        666,837  (a) 

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

     66,803        190,432  

Woolworths Ltd.

     38,507        671,978  
     6,920,505  

Footwear—0.0% *

     

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

     34,000        101,520  

Asics Corp.

     6,600        132,130  

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

     203,000        114,158  

Feng TAY Enterprise Company Ltd.

     12,320        46,063  

Pou Chen Corp.

     80,000        99,786  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     31,000        112,554  
     606,211  

Forest Products—0.0% *

     

Duratex S.A.

     11,374        23,764  (a) 

West Fraser Timber Company Ltd.

     3,058        109,477  
     133,241  

Gas Utilities—0.1%

     

APA Group

     33,674        208,965  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

     58,000        78,698  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

     34,000        95,600  

Enagas S.A.

     7,905        201,149  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

     32,000        131,663  

GAIL India Ltd.

     14,061        90,442  

Gas Natural SDG S.A.

     10,427        196,972  

Hong Kong & China Gas Company Ltd.

     241,688        428,315  

Korea Gas Corp.

     1,143        45,851  

Osaka Gas Company Ltd.

     57,000        219,721  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk

     436,000        87,378  

Petronas Gas Bhd

     24,000        113,955  

Toho Gas Company Ltd.

     15,000        122,305  

Tokyo Gas Company Ltd.

     67,000        303,822  
     2,324,836  


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General Merchandise Stores—0.0% *

     

Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd., Class A

     2,622        272,299  

Dollarama Inc.

     4,331        317,724  

Don Quijote Holdings Company Ltd.

     4,000        148,326  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

     20,526        76,395  

Lojas Americanas S.A.

     5,850        22,414  

Ryohin Keikaku Company Ltd.

     700        137,497  
     974,655  

Gold—0.1%

     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     7,434        312,926  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

     14,863        165,835  (a) 

Barrick Gold Corp.

     40,239        644,820  

Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A. ADR

     8,589        96,884  

Eldorado Gold Corp.

     25,001        80,537  (a) 

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     6,022        360,498  

Gold Fields Ltd.

     31,089        99,098  

Goldcorp Inc.

     27,809        379,068  

Kinross Gold Corp.

     42,336        132,275  (a) 

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     27,147        398,057  

Randgold Resources Ltd.

     3,180        252,069  

Yamana Gold Inc.

     28,763        80,860  

Zijin Mining Group Company Ltd., Class H

     230,000        74,163  
     3,077,090  

Healthcare Distributors—0.0% *

     

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

     6,400        106,122  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

     5,400        85,328  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Company Ltd., Class H

     22,700        52,057  

Sinopharm Group Company Ltd., Class H

     41,600        171,430  

Suzuken Company Ltd.

     2,800        91,705  
     506,642  

Healthcare Equipment—0.3%

     

Cochlear Ltd.

     1,696        150,500  

Getinge AB, Class B

     7,959        127,998  

LivaNova PLC

     384        17,269  (a) 

Medtronic PLC

     61,363        4,370,887  

Novocure Ltd.

     1,017        7,984  (a) 

Olympus Corp.

     8,700        301,350  

Oxford Immunotec Global PLC

     448        6,698  (a) 

Smith & Nephew PLC

     31,271        471,794  

Sonova Holding AG

     1,517        184,186  

STERIS PLC

     742        50,003  

Sysmex Corp.

     5,200        301,831  

Terumo Corp.

     9,100        336,661  

William Demant Holding A/S

     6,135        106,869  (a) 

Wright Medical Group N.V.

     1,980        45,500  (a) 
     6,479,530  

Healthcare Facilities—0.0% *

     

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     2,610        45,486  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR

     109,000        70,312  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR

     13,000        65,707  

Healthscope Ltd.

     32,226        53,437  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

     95,100        134,615  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

     38,831        92,570  

Mediclinic International PLC

     10,371        98,803  

Netcare Ltd.

     33,031        76,907  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

     4,955        245,055  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

     4,493        25,408  
     908,300  


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Healthcare Services—0.1%

     

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Company KGaA

     7,259        615,960  

Fresenius SE & Company KGaA

     13,149        1,029,905  

Miraca Holdings Inc.

     2,100        94,526  

Nobilis Health Corp.

     1,159        2,434  (a) 

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

     15,192        235,411  
     1,978,236  

Healthcare Supplies—0.1%

     

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     3,718        251,205  

Essilor International S.A.

     6,936        785,345  

Hoya Corp.

     12,700        534,743  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company Ltd., Class H

     60,000        40,087  
     1,611,380  

Healthcare Technology—0.0% *

     

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.

     44,000        22,133  (a) 

M3 Inc.

     4,800        121,199  
     143,332  

Heavy Electrical Equipment—0.1%

     

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

     22,240        39,634  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Company Ltd.

     2,060        46,392  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     57,000        796,343  

Shanghai Electric Group Company Ltd., Class H

     108,000        48,337  (a) 

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     7,811        508,578  
     1,439,284  

Highways & Railtracks—0.1%

     

Abertis Infraestructuras S.A.

     16,021        224,661  

Atlantia S.p.A.

     13,697        321,588  

CCR S.A.

     36,100        177,023  

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

     16,536        157,565  

Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT

     86,987        27,893  

Jiangsu Expressway Company Ltd., Class H

     44,000        55,616  

OHL Mexico SAB de C.V.

     24,300        24,051  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de C.V.

     7,800        65,500  

Transurban Group

     63,583        475,137  

Zhejiang Expressway Company Ltd., Class H

     52,000        49,631  
     1,578,665  

Home Building—0.1%

     

Barratt Developments PLC

     32,674        186,688  

Iida Group Holdings Company Ltd.

     5,300        100,742  

Persimmon PLC

     9,736        213,658  

Sekisui Chemical Company Ltd.

     12,300        196,572  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     17,700        295,240  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     108,071        204,981  
     1,197,881  

Home Entertainment Software—0.1%

     

Kingsoft Corporation Ltd.

     27,000        55,371  

Konami Holdings Corp.

     3,800        153,779  

NCSoft Corp.

     441        90,369  

Nexon Company Ltd.

     4,000        58,095  

Nintendo Company Ltd.

     3,700        778,480  
     1,136,094  

Home Furnishing Retail—0.0% *

     

Nitori Holdings Company Ltd.

     2,600        297,818  

Home Furnishings—0.0% *

     

Hanssem Company Ltd.

     497        81,887  

Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.

     81,878        426,783  
     508,670  


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Home Improvement Retail—0.0% *

     

Home Product Center PCL NVDR

     107,359        30,579  

Kingfisher PLC

     64,617        279,694  
     310,273  

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines—0.1%

     

Accor S.A.

     4,749        177,469  

Belmond Ltd., Class A

     1,687        22,521  (a) 

Carnival PLC

     6,284        320,299  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

     2,032        46,054  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

     7,005        314,895  

Minor International PCL NVDR

     48,840        48,758  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

     34,000        35,872  

TUI AG

     18,655        268,084  
     1,233,952  

Household Appliances—0.0% *

     

Arcelik AS

     8,562        51,602  

Coway Company Ltd.

     1,774        129,694  

Electrolux AB, Class B

     6,513        162,241  

Haier Electronics Group Company Ltd.

     31,000        48,780  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

     15,105        117,802  

Rinnai Corp.

     1,200        97,021  

Techtronic Industries Company Ltd.

     44,000        157,768  
     764,908  

Household Products—0.2%

     

Henkel AG & Company KGaA

     3,382        353,078  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

     22,472        273,409  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de C.V., Class A

     58,300        105,640  

Lion Corp.

     7,000        115,231  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     20,076        1,708,203  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

     19,853        562,290  

Unicharm Corp.

     11,300        247,779  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

     56,500        162,717  
     3,528,347  

Human Resource & Employment Services—0.1%

     

Adecco Group AG

     5,309        348,152  

Capita PLC

     22,774        149,427  

Randstad Holding N.V.

     2,914        158,380  

Recruit Holdings Company Ltd.

     11,500        462,425  

Seek Ltd.

     13,036        140,458  
     1,258,842  

Hypermarkets & Super Centers—0.1%

     

Aeon Company Ltd.

     18,600        264,085  

Carrefour S.A.

     18,716        451,865  

Cencosud S.A.

     43,221        121,316  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion S.A.

     22,662        111,506  

E-MART Inc.

     682        103,333  

Massmart Holdings Ltd.

     3,853        35,546  

Metro AG

     6,586        219,408  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

     88,500        77,620  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de C.V.

     166,324        299,523  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

     36,271        1,106,758  
     2,790,960  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.0% *

     

Aboitiz Power Corp.

     66,300        55,614  

AES Gener S.A.

     82,891        29,702  


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CGN Power Company Ltd., Class H

     390,000        107,143  (d) 

China Power International Development Ltd.

     121,000        43,854  

China Resources Power Holdings Company Ltd.

     82,000        130,301  

Colbun S.A.

     260,471        51,232  

Electric Power Development Company Ltd.

     4,300        99,173  

Enel Generacion Chile S.A.

     101,082        66,932  

Glow Energy PCL NVDR

     17,700        39,047  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H

     126,000        83,532  

NTPC Ltd.

     44,321        107,717  
     814,247  

Industrial Conglomerates—0.4%

     

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

     66,580        94,822  

Alfa SAB de C.V., Class A

     80,824        100,670  

Alliance Global Group Inc.

     117,400        30,181  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

     19,500        92,179  

CITIC Ltd.

     91,000        130,282  

CJ Corp.

     632        97,851  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     87,064        987,073  

DCC PLC

     3,000        223,900  

DMCI Holdings Inc.

     140,000        37,343  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

     119,916        90,042  

Fosun International Ltd.

     84,500        119,669  

Grupo Carso SAB de C.V.

     22,000        89,029  

Hanwha Corp.

     2,100        60,941  

Industries Qatar QSC

     5,401        174,278  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     8,000        442,000  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

     62,960        85,677  

Keihan Holdings Company Ltd.

     12,000        79,016  

Keppel Corporation Ltd.

     52,800        211,609  

KOC Holding AS

     23,474        92,092  

Koninklijke Philips N.V.

     29,741        909,710  

LG Corp.

     3,743        185,941  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

     63,042        102,778  

Samsung C&T Corp.

     2,705        281,071  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

     5,300        95,244  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

     42,000        82,855  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     20,000        54,172  

Siemens AG

     24,052        2,963,081  

Siemens Ltd.

     2,575        42,152  

Sime Darby Bhd

     71,462        129,033  

SK Holdings Company Ltd.

     1,185        225,168  

SM Investments Corp.

     6,891        90,794  

Smiths Group PLC

     15,368        268,891  

The Bidvest Group Ltd.

     11,502        152,449  

Toshiba Corp.

     126,000        305,831  (a) 

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari A/S

     23,244        25,308  
     9,153,132  

Industrial Gases—0.1%

     

Air Liquide S.A.

     12,811        1,427,585  

Air Water Inc.

     6,000        108,544  

Linde AG

     5,160        849,576  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

     5,400        62,688  
     2,448,393  

Industrial Machinery—0.3%

     

Alfa Laval AB

     7,568        125,625  

Amada Holdings Company Ltd.

     13,000        145,454  

Andritz AG

     2,017        101,468  


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Atlas Copco AB, Class A

     21,101        644,555  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

     9,403        257,313  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

     53,500        95,226  

FANUC Corp.

     6,400        1,087,289  

GEA Group AG

     5,847        235,769  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

     7,800        35,819  

Hoshizaki Corp.

     1,500        118,961  

IHI Corp.

     53,000        138,140  (a) 

IMI PLC

     6,761        86,884  

JTEKT Corp.

     8,400        134,677  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

     41,000        129,009  

Kone Oyj, Class B

     11,026        495,075  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

     2,800        61,793  

Makita Corp.

     3,600        241,677  

Metso Oyj

     5,381        153,809  

Minebea Company Ltd.

     13,000        122,159  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

     106,000        484,037  

Nabtesco Corp.

     5,000        116,560  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

     10,000        194,367  

NSK Ltd.

     12,900        149,754  

Pentair PLC

     7,532        422,319  

Sandvik AB

     33,359        413,839  

Schindler Holding AG

     1,241        219,298  

Schindler Holding AG

     135        23,630  

SKF AB, Class B

     9,665        178,308  

SMC Corp.

     1,800        430,651  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

     21,000        135,577  

The Weir Group PLC

     8,910        208,082  

THK Company Ltd.

     4,600        101,990  

Wartsila Oyj Abp

     5,119        230,441  

WEG S.A.

     20,540        97,819  

Zardoya Otis S.A.

     7,066        59,846  
     7,877,220  

Industrial REITs—0.0% *

     

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

     87,150        136,935  

Goodman Group

     54,792        282,882  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

     35        71,690  

Segro PLC

     27,782        157,260  
     648,767  

Insurance Brokers—0.1%

     

Aon PLC

     11,806        1,316,723  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     5,763        704,700  
     2,021,423  

Integrated Oil & Gas—1.1%

     

BP PLC

     585,477        3,686,672  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

     26,809        405,818  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

     805,400        571,342  

Ecopetrol S.A.

     226,632        104,181  (a) 

Eni S.p.A.

     80,005        1,305,440  

Galp Energia SGPS S.A.

     10,377        155,311  

Gazprom PJSC ADR

     196,173        990,674  

Husky Energy Inc.

     14,254        173,146  (a) 

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     8,844        308,045  

Lukoil PJSC ADR

     14,156        794,435  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

     1,514        106,687  

OMV AG

     3,925        138,935  

Origin Energy Ltd.

     53,651        256,013  


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PetroChina Company Ltd., Class H

     618,000        460,721  

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.

     92,900        483,524  (a) 

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A.

     63,407        85,519  

PTT PCL NVDR

     34,800        361,503  

Repsol S.A.

     36,497        516,606  

Rosneft Oil Company PJSC GDR

     45,830        297,895  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

     137,644        3,814,038  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

     119,241        3,468,385  

Statoil ASA

     37,716        694,055  

Suncor Energy Inc.

     52,547        1,720,155  

Surgutneftegas OJSC ADR

     3,950        20,263  

Surgutneftegas OJSC ADR

     29,028        145,140  

Total S.A.

     71,295        3,663,666  
     24,728,169  

Integrated Telecommunication Services—0.6%

     

BCE Inc.

     4,587        198,489  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corporation Ltd.

     71,154        135,332  

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

     20,103        102,040  

BT Group PLC

     272,662        1,236,140  

China Communications Services Corporation Ltd., Class H

     84,000        53,521  

China Telecom Corporation Ltd., Class H

     442,000        204,092  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

     204,000        237,596  

Chunghwa Telecom Company Ltd.

     122,000        384,219  

Deutsche Telekom AG

     100,892        1,740,431  

Elisa Oyj

     4,169        136,007  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

     34,000        174,031  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.

     10,479        98,701  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

     75,280        92,241  

Koninklijke KPN N.V.

     115,628        343,192  

KT Corp.

     1,110        27,019  

LG Uplus Corp.

     8,060        76,409  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     23,000        968,629  

Ooredoo QSC

     3,023        84,512  

Orange Polska S.A.

     28,318        37,379  

Orange S.A.

     63,869        972,426  

PCCW Ltd.

     173,000        93,717  

Proximus SADP

     4,685        135,200  

Rostelecom PJSC ADR

     7,764        64,131  

SFR Group S.A.

     3,660        103,574  (a) 

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     272,800        689,223  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

     68,211        162,192  

Swisscom AG

     780        350,035  

TDC A/S

     28,766        147,960  (a) 

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

     350,948        309,826  (a) 

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

     190,334        137,919  (a) 

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

     18,390        78,945  

Telefonica S.A.

     145,005        1,348,966  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

     42,600        56,502  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     1,797,500        531,011  

Telenor ASA

     26,623        398,988  

Telia Company AB

     69,057        279,053  

Telstra Corporation Ltd.

     137,153        506,494  

TELUS Corp.

     8,060        256,937  

TPG Telecom Ltd.

     9,816        48,475  

True Corporation PCL NVDR

     237,369        47,394  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

     16,769        25,171  
     13,074,119  


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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail—0.1%

     

Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR

     11,426        457,040  (a) 

JD.com Inc. ADR

     23,258        591,683  (a) 

Rakuten Inc.

     30,600        300,530  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR

     7,000        77,070  (a) 
     1,426,323  

Internet Software & Services—0.5%

     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR

     35,713        3,135,959  (a) 

Auto Trader Group PLC

     33,000        166,776  (d) 

Baidu Inc. ADR

     8,852        1,455,357  (a) 

Cimpress N.V.

     479        43,881  (a) 

Global Sources Ltd.

     131        1,159  (a) 

Kakaku.com Inc.

     3,100        51,403  

Kakao Corp.

     1,370        87,341  

NAVER Corp.

     965        619,204  

NetEase Inc. ADR

     2,671        575,173  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     179,800        4,399,252  

United Internet AG

     4,602        180,058  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

     28,300        108,944  
     10,824,507  

Investment Banking & Brokerage—0.1%

     

China Galaxy Securities Company Ltd., Class H

     108,000        97,369  

CITIC Securities Company Ltd., Class H

     76,500        155,503  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

     48,000        296,433  

Haitong Securities Company Ltd., Class H

     98,000        168,112  

Korea Investment Holdings Company Ltd.

     1,740        60,363  

Mediobanca S.p.A.

     20,019        163,747  

NEX Group PLC

     12,393        71,128  

NH Investment & Securities Company Ltd.

     6,220        49,696  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

     121,700        719,025  

Samsung Securities Company Ltd.

     1,210        31,758  

TP ICAP PLC

     10,127        54,221  

Yuanta Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     369,211        137,470  
     2,004,825  

IT Consulting & Other Services—0.3%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A

     27,767        3,252,349  

Atos SE

     2,821        298,289  

Capgemini S.A.

     5,602        473,583  

CGI Group Inc., Class A

     7,985        383,694  (a) 

Fujitsu Ltd.

     52,000        289,570  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

     17,992        218,756  

Infosys Ltd.

     57,596        857,957  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     4,510        137,657  

NTT Data Corp.

     4,200        203,455  

Otsuka Corp.

     1,800        84,263  

Samsung SDS Company Ltd.

     1,113        128,551  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

     16,723        583,112  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

     9,252        66,599  

Wipro Ltd.

     24,408        171,111  
     7,148,946  

Leisure Facilities—0.0% *

     

Merlin Entertainments PLC

     22,365        123,972  (d) 

Oriental Land Company Ltd.

     7,200        407,795  
     531,767  

Leisure Products—0.0% *

     

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

     6,600        182,492  

Giant Manufacturing Company Ltd.

     10,000        56,781  


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Merida Industry Company Ltd.

     7,350        32,840  

Sankyo Company Ltd.

     400        12,946  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

     7,400        110,332  

Shimano Inc.

     2,400        377,383  

Yamaha Corp.

     6,100        186,711  
     959,485  

Life & Health Insurance—0.6%

     

Aegon N.V.

     62,069        342,263  

AIA Group Ltd.

     381,800        2,154,447  

Cathay Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     205,417        307,211  

China Life Insurance Company Ltd.

     107,593        106,995  

China Life Insurance Company Ltd., Class H

     239,000        622,689  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Ltd.

     67,288        138,861  (a) 

CNP Assurances

     5,764        107,001  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

     32,500        542,247  

Discovery Ltd.

     11,285        94,489  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

     10,027        262,965  

Hanwha Life Insurance Company Ltd.

     8,480        45,847  

Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services Inc.

     3,775        150,291  

Japan Post Holdings Company Ltd.

     16,000        200,146  

Legal & General Group PLC

     170,057        520,284  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

     4,059        32,947  

Manulife Financial Corp.

     58,393        1,041,107  

Medibank Private Ltd.

     100,000        204,196  

MMI Holdings Ltd.

     36,164        62,384  

New China Life Insurance Company Ltd., Class H

     23,300        106,986  

NN Group N.V.

     9,099        308,981  

Old Mutual PLC

     165,291        423,393  

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

     177,000        885,782  

Power Corporation of Canada

     12,324        276,154  

Power Financial Corp.

     7,564        189,290  

Prudential PLC

     82,007        1,649,177  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

     22,171        64,527  

Samsung Life Insurance Company Ltd.

     2,185        203,521  

Sanlam Ltd.

     55,316        254,433  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     265,751        65,141  (a) 

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

     6,500        101,650  

St. James’s Place PLC

     18,140        227,285  

Standard Life PLC

     63,545        292,092  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

     19,923        765,841  

Swiss Life Holding AG

     981        278,176  (a) 

T&D Holdings Inc.

     17,600        233,213  
     13,262,012  

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.0% *

     

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

     2,856        32,890  

Eurofins Scientific SE

     326        139,259  

Lonza Group AG

     1,992        345,540  (a) 

QIAGEN N.V.

     7,713        217,049  (a) 
     734,738  

Managed Healthcare—0.0% *

     

Odontoprev S.A.

     10,100        39,100  

Qualicorp S.A.

     8,200        48,499  

Triple-S Management Corp., Class B

     465        9,626  (a) 
     97,225  

Marine—0.0% *

     

AP Moeller—Maersk A/S, Class A

     107        161,952  

AP Moeller—Maersk A/S, Class B

     208        332,526  

Costamare Inc.

     543        3,041  


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Evergreen Marine Corporation Taiwan Ltd.

     64,640        22,263  (a) 

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

     1,515        200,638  

MISC Bhd

     11,500        18,842  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

     28,000        77,781  

Nippon Yusen KK

     69,000        128,375  
     945,418  

Marine Ports & Services—0.0% *

     

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

     26,135        102,988  

China Merchants Port Holdings Company Ltd.

     43,159        107,102  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

     62,000        62,295  

DP World Ltd.

     6,267        109,735  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

     201,000        87,435  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

     26,800        38,788  

Kamigumi Company Ltd.

     8,000        76,410  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

     5,000        70,862  
     655,615  

Metal & Glass Containers—0.0% *

     

CCL Industries Inc., Class B

     800        157,369  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

     5,800        108,506  
     265,875  

Motorcycle Manufacturers—0.0% *

     

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

     3,146        122,095  

Hero Motocorp Ltd.

     1,341        59,915  

Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.

     8,500        187,585  
     369,595  

Movies & Entertainment—0.0% *

     

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.

     360,000        58,505  (a) 

Eros International PLC

     595        7,765  (a) 

IMAX Corp.

     1,119        35,137  (a) 

Toho Company Ltd.

     4,400        124,679  

Vivendi S.A.

     32,333        615,734  
     841,820  

Multi-Line Insurance—0.4%

     

Ageas

     5,999        237,975  

Allianz SE

     14,774        2,446,512  

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.

     39,174        583,421  

Aviva PLC

     135,977        817,249  

AXA S.A.

     63,136        1,597,226  

Baloise Holding AG

     1,313        165,748  

BB Seguridade Participacoes S.A.

     23,900        207,813  

China Pacific Insurance Group Company Ltd., Class H

     91,800        320,282  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

     773        373,805  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

     7,732        123,062  

Mapfre S.A.

     49,475        151,333  

Porto Seguro S.A.

     4,400        36,366  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A.

     10,589        84,244  

Sampo Oyj, Class A

     12,381        556,177  

Sul America S.A.

     5,000        27,652  

UnipolSai S.p.A.

     19,507        41,767  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     4,952        1,366,203  (a) 
     9,136,835  

Multi-Sector Holdings—0.1%

     

Ayala Corp.

     7,150        105,066  

Corporation Financiera Colombiana S.A.

     3,142        38,809  

Eurazeo S.A.

     1,517        88,931  

EXOR N.V.

     3,417        147,695  

First Pacific Company Ltd.

     94,000        65,713  


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Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.

     2,554        214,752  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A.

     8,633        109,853  

GT Capital Holdings Inc.

     2,225        56,842  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

     34,397        89,474  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

     4,939        92,315  

Investor AB, Class B

     15,625        585,641  

Kinnevik AB, Class B

     8,574        206,030  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

     129,200        17,309  

Onex Corp.

     2,466        168,035  

Pargesa Holding S.A.

     1,294        84,412  

Remgro Ltd.

     15,705        256,161  

Wendel S.A.

     781        94,238  
     2,421,276  

Multi-Utilities—0.2%

     

AGL Energy Ltd.

     22,062        352,890  

Atco Ltd., Class I

     2,398        79,859  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

     4,562        123,112  

Centrica PLC

     178,420        516,107  

E.ON SE

     59,815        422,702  

Engie S.A.

     43,091        550,857  

Innogy SE

     4,122        143,517  (a,d) 

National Grid PLC

     119,338        1,403,229  

RWE AG

     16,339        203,614  (a) 

Suez

     10,531        155,673  

Veolia Environnement S.A.

     13,696        233,662  

YTL Corporation Bhd

     200,400        69,242  

YTL Power International Bhd

     87,045        28,911  
     4,283,375  

Office REITs—0.0% *

     

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

     95,000        97,321  

City Office REIT Inc.

     452        5,953  

Dexus Property Group

     31,181        217,202  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     22        86,860  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     35        191,152  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

     45        249,625  
     848,113  

Office Services & Supplies—0.0% *

     

Societe BIC S.A.

     1,095        149,162  

Oil & Gas Drilling—0.0% *

     

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

     58,000        53,862  

Ensco PLC, Class A

     2,649        25,748  

Noble Corporation PLC

     2,190        12,965  

Seadrill Ltd.

     7,580        25,848  (a) 

Transocean Ltd.

     16,339        240,837  (a) 
     359,260  

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services—0.0% *

     

Petrofac Ltd.

     10,564        113,434  

Saipem S.p.A.

     123,361        69,612  (a) 

Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd

     127,700        46,116  (a) 

Technip S.A.

     4,256        304,400  

Tenaris S.A.

     17,331        310,209  
     843,771  

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production—0.3%

     

ARC Resources Ltd.

     11,975        206,362  

Cairn India Ltd.

     17,722        63,256  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     34,895        1,113,424  

CNOOC Ltd.

     566,000        708,125  


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Crescent Point Energy Corp.

     17,845        242,848  

Encana Corp.

     28,724        337,564  

Inpex Corp.

     28,900        290,152  

Lundin Petroleum AB

     8,987        195,972  (a) 

Novatek PJSC GDR GDR

     3,285        426,393  

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.

     43,307        121,746  

Oil Search Ltd.

     24,000        124,603  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

     4,880        120,849  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

     6,224        148,238  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR

     52,000        139,763  

Santos Ltd.

     50,308        146,441  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd., Class A

     7,200        168,101  (a) 

Tatneft PJSC ADR

     7,219        297,567  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

     6,249        167,333  (a) 

Vermilion Energy Inc.

     4,105        172,918  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

     19,860        448,100  
     5,639,755  

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing—0.1%

     

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

     12,960        121,055  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

     9,305        205,232  

Cosan S.A. Industria e Comercio

     5,500        64,468  

Empresas COPEC S.A.

     11,610        111,266  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

     43,000        149,431  

Grupa Lotos S.A.

     2,254        20,654  (a) 

GS Holdings Corp.

     2,084        93,347  

Idemitsu Kosan Company Ltd.

     3,200        85,189  

IRPC PCL NVDR

     378,600        50,747  

JX Holdings Inc.

     61,300        260,000  

Keyera Corp.

     6,976        210,469  

Neste Oyj

     4,893        188,372  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

     8,900        47,218  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A.

     9,561        195,375  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

     43,251        688,689  

S-Oil Corp.

     1,820        127,632  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

     7,600        70,829  

SK Innovation Company Ltd.

     2,421        293,655  

Thai Oil PCL NVDR

     30,500        61,536  

TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK

     11,000        116,192  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

     3,135        63,055  
     3,224,411  

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation—0.2%

     

AltaGas Ltd.

     4,683        118,380  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.

     614        4,544  

DHT Holdings Inc.

     1,868        7,734  

Enbridge Inc.

     30,307        1,276,869  

Frontline Ltd.

     1,321        9,392  

Golar LNG Ltd.

     1,783        40,902  

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

     11,848        261,866  

Koninklijke Vopak N.V.

     2,589        122,542  

Kunlun Energy Company Ltd.

     138,000        103,235  

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.

     1,649        2,803  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

     12,074        377,782  

Scorpio Tankers Inc.

     3,299        14,945  

Snam S.p.A.

     74,890        309,168  

Teekay Corp.

     991        7,958  

Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A

     2,370        5,356  

TransCanada Corp.

     24,406        1,101,778  

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.

     11,400        239,755  

Veresen Inc.

     9,523        93,096  
     4,098,105  


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Other Diversified Financial Services—0.1%

     

African Bank Investments Ltd.

     52,786        39  (a,j) 

AMP Ltd.

     90,691        330,973  

Challenger Ltd.

     16,883        137,409  

FirstRand Ltd.

     120,303        467,752  

Fubon Financial Holding Company Ltd.

     240,000        379,782  

ORIX Corp.

     41,600        650,563  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

     26,636        129,333  
     2,095,851  

Packaged Foods & Meats—0.6%

     

Ajinomoto Company Inc.

     19,000        383,470  

Aryzta AG

     2,031        89,625  (a) 

Associated British Foods PLC

     11,143        377,955  

Barry Callebaut AG

     87        106,658  (a) 

BRF S.A.

     20,100        297,977  

Calbee Inc.

     2,400        75,312  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR

     115,100        94,817  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Company Ltd.

     55,000        21,353  

China Mengniu Dairy Company Ltd.

     106,000        204,258  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     33        171,275  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     3        182,713  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

     320        94,718  

Danone S.A.

     18,890        1,199,438  

Gruma SAB de C.V., Class B

     8,900        113,791  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V., Class A

     35,400        80,555  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

     64,000        40,735  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

     165,000        97,059  

JBS S.A.

     25,900        90,718  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     5,644        404,209  

Kikkoman Corp.

     4,000        128,263  

Lotte Confectionery Company Ltd.

     350        51,726  

M Dias Branco S.A.

     1,200        42,404  

Marine Harvest ASA

     11,607        209,953  (a) 

MEIJI Holdings Company Ltd.

     4,000        314,142  

Nestle India Ltd.

     845        74,702  

Nestle S.A.

     99,269        7,134,944  

NH Foods Ltd.

     7,000        189,351  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

     8,400        126,322  

Nissin Foods Holdings Company Ltd.

     2,300        121,079  

Orion Corp.

     139        75,381  

Orkla ASA

     29,065        264,052  

Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.

     4,038        45,465  

PPB Group Bhd

     17,800        62,931  

Saputo Inc.

     9,396        332,876  

Standard Foods Corp.

     15,304        36,374  

Tate & Lyle PLC

     19,062        166,644  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

     6,889        200,413  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

     82,000        99,735  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     2,500        90,775  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

     3,012        13,837  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

     141,303        234,124  

Universal Robina Corp.

     30,200        99,325  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

     242,000        155,129  

WH Group Ltd.

     197,500        159,719  (d) 

Yakult Honsha Company Ltd.

     3,400        157,997  

Yamazaki Baking Company Ltd.

     4,000        77,438  
     14,791,737  


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Paper Packaging—0.0% *

     

Amcor Ltd.

     40,091        433,997  

Klabin S.A.

     19,600        106,711  
     540,708  

Paper Products—0.1%

     

Empresas CMPC S.A.

     49,402        100,392  

Fibria Celulose S.A.

     9,300        91,123  

Mondi Ltd.

     2,641        54,073  

Mondi PLC

     12,058        248,225  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

     63,000        57,124  

Oji Holdings Corp.

     31,000        126,514  

Sappi Ltd.

     19,577        128,771  (a) 

Stora Enso Oyj, Class R

     16,499        177,678  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

     13,305        327,541  
     1,311,441  

Personal Products—0.3%

     

AMOREPACIFIC Corp.

     1,045        278,165  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

     1,200        132,141  

Beiersdorf AG

     3,558        302,476  

Dabur India Ltd.

     13,803        56,182  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

     4,709        105,045  

Hengan International Group Company Ltd.

     19,500        143,235  

Kao Corp.

     16,100        764,866  

Kose Corp.

     900        74,926  

L’Oreal S.A.

     8,169        1,494,058  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

     359        254,730  

Marico Ltd.

     10,808        41,571  

Natura Cosmeticos S.A.

     7,200        50,925  

Shiseido Company Ltd.

     12,000        304,386  

Unilever N.V.

     51,442        2,122,319  

Unilever PLC

     40,686        1,655,259  
     7,780,284  

Pharmaceuticals—1.5%

     

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

     11,107        230,327  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

     68,800        957,661  

AstraZeneca PLC

     39,998        2,193,168  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

     9,370        92,223  

Bayer AG

     26,877        2,810,188  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

     8,200        235,873  

Cipla Ltd.

     12,861        107,443  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

     134,000        143,106  

Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd.

     16,700        342,419  

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

     3,837        172,770  

Eisai Company Ltd.

     8,400        483,107  

Endo International PLC

     8,958        147,538  (a) 

Galenica AG

     140        158,272  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     155,169        2,994,893  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

     5,757        75,485  

Hanmi Pharm Company Ltd.

     111        28,076  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Company Inc.

     2,400        120,376  

Hypermarcas S.A.

     12,800        102,763  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

     854,500        96,090  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Company Ltd.

     8,000        110,841  

Lupin Ltd.

     9,440        206,339  

Merck KGaA

     3,996        417,896  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

     5,300        104,196  

Novartis AG

     70,113        5,111,795  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     61,737        2,230,556  


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Ono Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

     14,500        317,698  

Orion Oyj, Class B

     4,156        185,380  

Otsuka Holdings Company Ltd.

     13,000        567,660  

Perrigo Company PLC

     6,533        543,742  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

     2,159        51,534  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

     2,156        45,722  

Roche Holding AG

     22,405        5,127,567  

Sanofi

     36,687        2,975,693  

Santen Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

     13,500        165,516  

Shionogi & Company Ltd.

     9,300        446,441  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

     186,000        130,987  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Company Ltd.

     6,100        105,123  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     33,128        306,923  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Company Ltd.

     1,300        108,115  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

     22,500        932,717  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     15,371        552,352  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR

     15,371        557,199  

Theravance Biopharma Inc.

     722        23,017  (a) 

UCB S.A.

     4,241        272,462  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

     11,948        173,467  (a) 

Yuhan Corp.

     181        29,897  
     33,292,613  

Precious Metals & Minerals—0.0% *

     

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

     1,523        29,448  (a) 

Fresnillo PLC

     4,958        74,803  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

     21,829        68,224  (a) 

Industrias Penoles SAB de C.V.

     2,630        49,059  
     221,534  

Property & Casualty Insurance—0.4%

     

Admiral Group PLC

     8,319        187,804  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

     575        37,893  

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

     528        29,040  

Chubb Ltd.

     20,724        2,738,055  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     40,658        185,583  

Dongbu Insurance Company Ltd.

     1,106        57,232  

Global Indemnity Ltd.

     165        6,305  (a) 

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Company Ltd.

     1,762        45,954  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     85,299        369,972  

Intact Financial Corp.

     3,974        284,778  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

     286        11,883  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

     16,500        512,676  

PICC Property & Casualty Company Ltd., Class H

     152,600        237,762  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

     4,276        99,578  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

     43,777        393,701  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

     26,979        195,352  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company Ltd.

     977        217,192  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

     11,100        376,868  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

     42,400        415,089  

The People’s Insurance Company Group of China Ltd., Class H

     224,000        88,408  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

     21,500        884,074  

Tryg A/S

     5,635        102,076  

XL Group Ltd.

     12,029        448,201  
        7,925,476  

Publishing—0.0% *

     

Axel Springer SE

     1,610        78,335  

Lagardere SCA

     4,450        123,889  

Pearson PLC

     26,187        264,850  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

     62,737        153,292  
        620,366  


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Railroads—0.3%

     

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

     58,829        215,120  

BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR

     100,000        23,876  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     24,728        1,666,173  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

     4,792        684,505  

Central Japan Railway Co.

     4,600        758,417  

Container Corporation of India Ltd.

     1,215        19,857  

East Japan Railway Co.

     10,500        909,247  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

     7,000        225,061  

Keikyu Corp.

     14,000        162,644  

Keio Corp.

     23,000        189,506  

Keisei Electric Railway Company Ltd.

     5,000        121,619  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Company Ltd.

     61,000        233,258  

MTR Corporation Ltd.

     43,500        211,520  

Nagoya Railroad Company Ltd.

     32,000        155,013  

Odakyu Electric Railway Company Ltd.

     8,900        176,497  

Tobu Railway Company Ltd.

     32,000        159,129  

Tokyu Corp.

     37,000        272,500  

West Japan Railway Co.

     5,800        356,697  
        6,540,639  

Real Estate Development—0.1%

     

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT

     185,500        24,164  

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.

     88,564        543,162  

China Evergrande Group

     113,000        70,396  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

     114,000        30,731  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

     118,000        312,763  

China Resources Land Ltd.

     89,777        201,945  

China Vanke Company Ltd., Class H

     49,400        112,778  

Country Garden Holdings Company Ltd.

     181,333        101,505  

Emaar Properties PJSC

     105,792        205,368  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Company Ltd., Class H

     33,600        40,650  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

     23,400        32,963  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

     74,607        34,925  

Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT

     374,000        19,987  

Longfor Properties Company Ltd.

     50,000        63,458  

Ruentex Development Company Ltd.

     27,874        31,827  (a) 

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

     51,500        67,355  

Sino Land Company Ltd.

     116,000        173,855  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

     104,500        46,770  

SOHO China Ltd.

     76,000        37,446  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

     51,000        42,428  

Talaat Moustafa Group

     36,052        18,056  
        2,212,532  

Real Estate Operating Companies—0.1%

     

Aeon Mall Company Ltd.

     4,000        56,381  

BR Malls Participacoes S.A.

     22,360        82,097  (a) 

Central Pattana PCL NVDR

     44,200        70,045  

Deutsche Wohnen AG

     12,164        382,847  

First Capital Realty Inc.

     863        13,302  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     88,600        134,921  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     36,000        227,880  

Hulic Company Ltd.

     10,000        89,081  

Hysan Development Company Ltd.

     26,000        107,479  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A.

     3,200        58,382  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

     245,000        139,718  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     30,800        85,013  

Swiss Prime Site AG

     2,163        177,386  (a) 

Vonovia SE

     16,737        545,577  
        2,170,109  


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Real Estate Services—0.0% *

     

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.

     231        6,142  (a) 

Regional Banks—0.1%

     

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

     12,042        103,502  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

     15,355        141,317  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

     7,204        51,772  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Company Ltd., Class H

     92,000        53,991  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

     23,200        111,907  

DGB Financial Group Inc.

     3,207        25,942  

First BanCorp

     2,390        15,798  (a) 

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

     30,000        133,493  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

     29,250        108,589  

Resona Holdings Inc.

     68,000        349,518  

Seven Bank Ltd.

     22,000        63,189  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

     64,000        107,549  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

     7,000        156,583  

The Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

     14,000        104,188  

The Chiba Bank Ltd.

     27,000        165,979  

The Chugoku Bank Ltd.

     7,000        100,707  

The Hachijuni Bank Ltd.

     15,000        87,195  

The Hiroshima Bank Ltd.

     19,000        88,944  

The Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

     21,000        176,808  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

     8,000        87,315  
        2,234,286  

Reinsurance—0.1%

     

Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings Ltd.

     114        2,103  

Hannover Rueck SE

     2,353        255,132  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

     5,242        993,285  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     362        49,312  

SCOR SE

     5,925        205,167  

Swiss Re AG

     10,096        958,591  

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.

     1,326        15,315  (a) 
        2,478,905  

Renewable Electricity—0.0% *

     

Atlantica Yield PLC

     1,183        22,891  

China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Ltd., Class H

     101,000        78,943  

Energy Development Corp.

     270,200        27,992  

Engie Brasil Energia S.A.

     6,100        65,598  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

     39,224        71,112  
        266,536  

Research & Consulting Services—0.1%

     

Bureau Veritas S.A.

     8,532        165,674  

Experian PLC

     31,900        620,427  

Intertek Group PLC

     5,415        232,915  

RELX N.V.

     35,472        598,251  

RELX PLC

     36,047        645,406  

SGS S.A.

     183        373,076  

Wolters Kluwer N.V.

     9,337        338,975  
        2,974,724  

Residential REITs—0.0% *

     

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

     58,985        50,138  

Restaurants—0.1%

     

Compass Group PLC

     51,803        960,795  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

     15,290        59,668  

McDonald’s Holdings Company Japan Ltd.

     2,600        68,213  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

     7,911        377,248  


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Sodexo SA

     3,320        382,393  

Whitbread PLC

     6,273        292,687  
        2,141,004  

Retail REITs—0.2%

     

CapitaLand Mall Trust

     82,400        107,513  

Hammerson PLC

     30,144        213,428  

Hyprop Investments Ltd.

     6,628        56,858  

Intu Properties PLC

     36,016        125,187  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     77        156,198  

Klepierre

     6,776        266,904  

Link REIT

     70,000        455,041  

Resilient REIT Ltd.

     11,324        94,741  

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

     5,179        102,842  

Scentre Group

     174,121        585,016  

The British Land Company PLC

     25,193        195,962  

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     3,104        742,367  

Vicinity Centres

     121,693        263,472  

Westfield Corp.

     69,643        473,019  
     3,838,548  

Security & Alarm Services—0.0% *

     

G4S PLC

     64,223        186,489  

S-1 Corp.

     405        29,408  

Secom Company Ltd.

     6,800        498,361  

Securitas AB, Class B

     11,896        187,778  
     902,036  

Semiconductor Equipment—0.1%

     

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

     9,300        98,540  

ASML Holding N.V.

     11,931        1,342,107  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

     394,000        47,261  (a) 

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.

     64,000         (a,j) 

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     5,400        511,365  
     1,999,273  

Semiconductors—0.5%

     

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

     151,000        154,847  

Broadcom Ltd.

     17,579        3,107,440  

Infineon Technologies AG

     35,586        619,692  

MediaTek Inc.

     44,352        297,937  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

     22,000        72,698  

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

     9,900        970,299  (a) 

Phison Electronics Corp.

     5,000        39,638  

Powertech Technology Inc.

     27,000        72,885  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     16,160        51,144  

Rohm Company Ltd.

     2,100        121,173  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.

     99,200        155,841  (a) 

Siliconware Precision Industries Company Ltd.

     76,848        114,095  

SK Hynix Inc.

     19,550        723,534  

STMicroelectronics N.V.

     17,059        193,874  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

     785,000        4,420,786  

United Microelectronics Corp.

     501,000        177,213  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

     19,000        33,132  
     11,326,228  

Silver—0.0% *

     

Silver Wheaton Corp.

     14,644        283,260  

Soft Drinks—0.1%

     

Arca Continental SAB de C.V.

     14,500        75,901  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     23,185        169,897  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

     7,000        221,645  


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Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de C.V., Class L

     16,500        105,240  

Coca-Cola HBC AG

     6,874        150,341  (a) 

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

     2,227        20,956  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V.

     59,128        452,870  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     3,900        162,340  
     1,359,190  

Specialized Finance—0.0% *

     

Chailease Holding Company Ltd.

     32,718        55,936  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

     53,000        45,459  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Ltd.

     12,200        63,178  

Power Finance Corporation Ltd.

     21,642        38,807  
     203,380  

Specialty Chemicals—0.3%

     

Akzo Nobel N.V.

     8,113        508,211  

Asian Paints Ltd.

     10,450        137,111  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     3,500        194,175  

Covestro AG

     2,090        143,685  (d) 

Croda International PLC

     5,263        207,843  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

     324        164,973  

Evonik Industries AG

     4,176        125,004  

Givaudan S.A.

     322        591,186  

Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd.

     4,000        100,244  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     5,784        227,417  

JSR Corp.

     6,700        105,870  

Kansai Paint Company Ltd.

     6,000        110,756  

Koninklijke DSM N.V.

     5,587        335,659  

Nippon Paint Holdings Company Ltd.

     6,100        166,575  

Nitto Denko Corp.

     5,500        422,939  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

     7,835        270,630  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Ltd.

     12,700        987,276  

Sika AG

     73        351,371  

Symrise AG

     3,997        243,802  

Umicore S.A.

     3,664        209,268  
     5,603,995  

Specialty Stores—0.0% *

     

Dufry AG

     1,281        160,070  (a) 

FF Group

     1,860        37,726  (a) 

Hotel Shilla Company Ltd.

     1,000        39,866  

JUMBO S.A.

     4,127        65,555  
     303,217  

Steel—0.2%

     

ArcelorMittal

     39,985        295,894  (a) 

China Steel Corp.

     381,796        292,012  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional S.A.

     27,400        91,342  (a) 

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

     70,254        102,657  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     55,018        234,649  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

     8,000        108,647  

Hyundai Steel Co.

     2,772        130,820  

JFE Holdings Inc.

     15,900        242,654  

JSW Steel Ltd.

     2,896        69,151  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

     9,500        90,980  (a) 

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

     23,600        527,502  

POSCO

     2,429        517,857  

Severstal PJSC GDR

     7,140        108,528  

Tata Steel Ltd.

     11,358        65,433  

ThyssenKrupp AG

     10,422        248,872  

Vale S.A.

     45,500        359,001  

Voestalpine AG

     4,459        175,380  
     3,661,379  


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Systems Software—0.0% *

     

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

     3,980        336,151  (a) 

Oracle Corporation Japan

     1,400        70,699  

Trend Micro Inc.

     4,000        142,496  
     549,346  

Technology Distributors—0.0% *

     

Synnex Technology International Corp.

     50,400        50,824  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

     51,000        60,132  
     110,956  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.4%

     

Acer Inc.

     102,084        41,494  (a) 

Advantech Company Ltd.

     10,994        86,815  

Asustek Computer Inc.

     26,000        213,783  

BlackBerry Ltd.

     17,699        121,948  (a) 

Brother Industries Ltd.

     8,800        159,122  

Canon Inc.

     31,900        901,192  

Catcher Technology Company Ltd.

     28,000        194,607  

Chicony Electronics Company Ltd.

     17,427        40,554  

Compal Electronics Inc.

     158,000        90,450  

Foxconn Technology Company Ltd.

     32,561        86,179  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

     14,800        562,764  

HTC Corp.

     30,000        73,536  (a) 

Inventec Corp.

     80,000        54,857  

Konica Minolta Inc.

     5,600        55,743  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

     248,000        150,339  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

     84,669        127,677  

NEC Corp.

     76,000        201,998  

Pegatron Corp.

     59,000        140,960  

Quanta Computer Inc.

     112,000        209,550  

Ricoh Company Ltd.

     22,400        189,748  

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

     3,160        4,714,622  

Seagate Technology PLC

     13,195        503,653  

Seiko Epson Corp.

     10,000        212,200  

Transcend Information Inc.

     6,000        15,862  

Wistron Corp.

     89,820        69,534  
     9,219,187  

Textiles—0.0% *

     

Eclat Textile Company Ltd.

     5,200        54,454  

Formosa Taffeta Company Ltd.

     25,000        22,883  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

     19,711        32,843  
     110,180  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.1%

     

Essent Group Ltd.

     1,427        46,192  (a) 

Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.

     47,459        882,051  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

     9,083        86,855  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

     11,981        98,326  
     1,113,424  

Tires & Rubber—0.1%

     

Bridgestone Corp.

     21,500        776,791  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Company Ltd.

     65,550        123,660  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

     5,913        659,223  

Hankook Tire Company Ltd.

     2,917        140,078  

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

     3,864        144,356  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     6,400        101,842  

The Yokohama Rubber Company Ltd.

     3,500        62,897  
     2,008,847  


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Tobacco—0.3%

     

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

     4,300        42,751  

British American Tobacco PLC

     60,270        3,441,751  

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

     18,500        87,745  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT

     190,000        54,014  

Imperial Brands PLC

     31,335        1,371,623  

ITC Ltd.

     117,714        417,645  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

     35,400        1,166,696  

KT&G Corp.

     3,742        312,918  

Swedish Match AB

     6,585        210,062  
     7,105,205  

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.2%

     

AerCap Holdings N.V.

     4,860        202,225  (a) 

Ashtead Group PLC

     16,258        317,409  

Brenntag AG

     4,792        266,870  

Bunzl PLC

     10,462        272,638  

Finning International Inc.

     6,330        124,094  

ITOCHU Corp.

     47,400        630,727  

Marubeni Corp.

     52,900        300,614  

MISUMI Group Inc.

     8,200        135,266  

Mitsubishi Corp.

     45,400        969,229  

Mitsui & Company Ltd.

     57,000        785,347  

Posco Daewoo Corp.

     2,030        45,380  

Rexel S.A.

     8,008        132,060  

SK Networks Company Ltd.

     6,600        37,814  

Sumitomo Corp.

     34,200        403,328  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

     6,800        177,528  

Travis Perkins PLC

     6,388        114,611  

Triton International Ltd.

     766        12,103  

Wolseley PLC

     8,935        547,831  
     5,475,074  

Trucking—0.0% *

     

ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd.

     50,000        85,485  

DSV A/S

     5,426        241,838  

Localiza Rent a Car S.A.

     5,145        54,095  

Nippon Express Company Ltd.

     32,000        172,572  
     553,990  

Water Utilities—0.0% *

     

Aguas Andinas S.A., Class A

     77,578        40,527  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

     130,000        86,520  (a) 

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

     13,500        119,416  

Consolidated Water Company Ltd.

     301        3,266  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

     92,000        121,509  

Severn Trent PLC

     7,131        195,790  

United Utilities Group PLC

     23,476        261,363  
     828,391  

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.5%

     

Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR

     38,900        159,682  

America Movil SAB de C.V., Class L

     983,589        621,621  

Axiata Group Bhd

     97,600        102,691  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

     29,526        132,969  

China Mobile Ltd.

     198,500        2,104,525  

DiGi.Com Bhd

     96,300        103,685  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

     4,152        44,131  (a) 

Far EasTone Telecommunications Company Ltd.

     32,000        71,985  

Global Telecom Holding SAE

     2,285        895  (a) 

Globe Telecom Inc.

     1,235        37,488  

Idea Cellular Ltd.

     24,304        26,499  


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KDDI Corp.

     58,500        1,484,381  

Maxis Bhd

     88,900        118,507  

Millicom International Cellular S.A.

     2,635        112,917  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR

     20,756        189,087  

MTN Group Ltd.

     59,093        545,211  

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

     44,100        1,006,887  

PLDT Inc.

     3,770        103,516  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B

     12,899        498,146  

Sistema PJSC FC GDR GDR

     8,110        72,990  

SK Telecom Company Ltd.

     72        13,353  

SoftBank Group Corp.

     30,400        2,023,886  

StarHub Ltd.

     26,000        50,571  

Taiwan Mobile Company Ltd.

     43,000        138,757  

Tele2 AB, Class B

     11,746        94,451  

Tim Participacoes S.A.

     31,600        76,022  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

     31,681        87,813  (a) 

Vodacom Group Ltd.

     9,090        101,303  

Vodafone Group PLC

     842,342        2,080,118  

XL Axiata Tbk PT

     93,500        16,032  (a) 
     12,220,119  

Total Common Stock

 

  

(Cost $573,563,167)

 

     565,430,589  

Preferred Stock—0.3%

     

Automobile Manufacturers—0.1%

     

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     1,658        127,136  

Hyundai Motor Co.

     1,448        119,168  

Hyundai Motor Co.

     666        52,770  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

     5,309        289,727  

Volkswagen AG

     6,157        865,988  
     1,454,789  

Commodity Chemicals—0.0% *

     

Braskem S.A., Class A

     6,100        64,192  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

     2,446        102,887  

LG Chem Ltd.

     274        40,721  
     207,800  

Diversified Banks—0.1%

     

Banco Bradesco S.A.

     87,504        779,678  

Bancolombia S.A.

     12,485        113,039  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

     128,800        52,129  

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.

     102,897        1,070,164  

Itausa—Investimentos Itau S.A.

     135,385        344,421  
     2,359,431  

Electric Utilities—0.0% *

     

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., Class B

     8,100        64,433  (a) 

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

     28,508        67,532  

Cia Paranaense de Energia, Class B

     3,900        32,784  
     164,749  

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—0.0% *

     

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., Class B

     3,310        94,380  

General Merchandise Stores—0.0% *

     

Lojas Americanas S.A.

     23,550        123,007  

Household Products—0.1%

     

Henkel AG & Company KGaA

     5,912        706,191  

Hypermarkets & Super Centers—0.0% *

     

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao

     4,800        80,745  


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Integrated Oil & Gas—0.0% *

     

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.

     117,938        538,832  (a) 

Integrated Telecommunication Services—0.0% *

     

Telefonica Brasil S.A.

     11,900        161,168  

Multi-Sector Holdings—0.0% *

     

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A.

     3,025        37,283  

Paper Products—0.0% *

     

Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A., Class A

     9,200        40,139  

Soft Drinks—0.0% *

     

Embotelladora Andina S.A., Class B

     7,865        30,531  

Steel—0.0% *

     

Gerdau S.A.

     34,600        114,813  

Vale S.A.

     54,807        393,030  
     507,843  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.0% *

     

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

     553        656,109  

Total Preferred Stock

 

  

(Cost $9,739,510)

 

     7,162,997  

Rights—0.0% *

     

Integrated Oil & Gas—0.0% *

     

Repsol S.A.

     

(Cost $12,727)

     36,497        13,550  (a) 

Total Foreign Equity

 

  

(Cost $583,315,404)

 

     572,607,136  


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            Principal
Amount
     Fair Value  
Bonds and Notes—31.0%  

U.S. Treasuries—10.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.25%

     08/15/46     $ 600,000      $ 503,203  (e) 

2.50%

     02/15/45 - 05/15/46       4,510,000        4,000,138  (e) 

2.75%

     11/15/42       650,000        612,614  (e) 

2.88%

     08/15/45 - 11/15/46       1,800,000        1,728,705  (e) 

3.00%

     05/15/42 - 11/15/45       12,800,000        12,636,740  (e) 

3.13%

     08/15/44       2,000,000        2,019,738  (e) 

3.38%

     05/15/44       2,900,000        3,068,603  (e) 

3.63%

     08/15/43 - 02/15/44       1,740,000        1,924,836  (e) 

3.75%

     11/15/43       1,400,000        1,584,006  (e) 

4.38%

     11/15/39       500,000        616,118  (e) 

4.50%

     02/15/36       3,000,000        3,789,252  (e) 

4.63%

     02/15/40       500,000        637,843  (e) 

5.25%

     02/15/29       200,000        255,219  (e) 

5.50%

     08/15/28       1,450,000        1,874,286  (e) 

6.00%

     02/15/26       1,827,000        2,359,293  (e) 

6.38%

     08/15/27       200,000        271,868  (e) 

7.63%

     11/15/22 - 02/15/25       500,000        669,921  (e) 

7.88%

     02/15/21       2,000,000        2,479,170  (e) 

8.75%

     05/15/20       3,000,000        3,699,801  (e) 

9.00%

     11/15/18       3,000,000        3,433,533  (e) 

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

0.63%

     04/30/18       3,000,000        2,985,063  

0.75%

     01/31/18 - 03/31/18       4,000,000        3,989,708  

0.88%

     01/31/18 - 03/31/18       3,000,000        2,997,019  

1.00%

     03/15/18 - 10/15/19       11,300,000        11,258,468  

1.13%

     12/31/19 - 09/30/21       22,000,000        21,633,761  

1.25%

     10/31/18 - 10/31/21       17,500,000        17,329,581  

1.38%

     07/31/18 - 05/31/21       17,700,000        17,580,301  

1.50%

     11/30/19 - 08/15/26       16,900,000        16,529,183  

1.63%

     04/30/19 - 05/15/26       17,240,000        16,987,424  

1.75%

     10/31/20 - 09/30/22       12,600,000        12,563,238  

2.00%

     07/31/20 - 08/15/25       26,844,000        26,541,747  

2.13%

     08/31/20 - 12/31/22       7,100,000        7,163,185  

2.25%

     03/31/21 - 11/15/25       13,890,000        13,809,711  

2.38%

     05/31/18 - 08/15/24       11,200,000        11,361,911  

2.50%

     05/15/24       2,500,000        2,534,190  

2.63%

     08/15/20 - 11/15/20       3,885,000        4,013,079  

3.13%

     05/15/21       4,000,000        4,211,472  

3.63%

     02/15/21       700,000        750,789  
     242,404,717  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency—0.1%

       

Tennessee Valley Authority

       

3.50%

     12/15/42       1,000,000        975,166  

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—0.2%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       

2.37%

     05/25/22       600,000        600,363  

2.60%

     10/25/23       127,260        129,251  

2.75%

     01/25/26       300,000        295,728  

2.79%

     10/25/20       38,259        38,876  

2.87%

     12/25/21       800,000        819,776  

3.06%

     07/25/23       600,000        618,450  (f) 

3.30%

     04/25/23       100,000        104,509  (f) 

3.39%

     03/25/24       200,000        209,247  

3.40%

     07/25/19       106,767        109,241  


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3.41%

     05/25/19       180,378        184,852  

3.49%

     01/25/24       300,000        315,855  

3.53%

     07/25/23       800,000        846,363  (f) 

3.97%

     01/25/21       200,000        213,587  (f) 

4.25%

     01/25/20       100,000        105,798  

5.09%

     03/25/19       100,000        106,097  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

       

2.78%

     06/25/21       483,374        493,187  (f) 
     5,191,180  

Agency Mortgage Backed—9.3%

       

Federal Home Loan Banks

       

1.25%

     01/16/19       1,800,000        1,798,322  

1.38%

     11/15/19       1,200,000        1,194,620  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       

0.88%

     03/07/18       2,000,000        1,997,136  

1.13%

     08/12/21       1,137,000        1,093,611  

1.25%

     10/02/19       1,500,000        1,490,511  

2.38%

     01/13/22       2,100,000        2,132,298  

2.50%

     07/01/28 - 01/01/30       2,982,266        2,989,122  

2.51%

     11/25/22       300,000        300,754  

3.00%

     05/01/30 - 12/01/46       12,460,390        12,551,868  

3.50%

     10/01/42 - 11/01/46       12,179,401        12,490,981  

4.00%

     06/01/42 - 05/01/46       7,261,725        7,636,971  

4.50%

     05/01/42 - 01/01/45       120,349        129,640  

4.88%

     06/13/18       2,000,000        2,106,244  

5.00%

     12/01/22 - 06/01/41       2,999,783        3,276,583  

5.50%

     01/01/38 - 04/01/39       553,241        632,423  

6.00%

     06/01/37 - 11/01/37       524,429        607,390  

6.25%

     07/15/32       250,000        343,622  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1.50% + 12 month USD LIBOR

       

1.80%

     06/01/43       227,492        232,524  (f) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1.60% + 12 month USD LIBOR

       

2.52%

     08/01/43       267,338        270,874  (f) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1.65% + 12 month USD LIBOR

       

2.45%

     05/01/43       710,299        718,277  (f) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA

       

2.50%

     01/01/47       1,500,000        1,502,100  (g) 

3.00%

     TBA       2,050,000        2,047,575  (g) 

3.50%

     TBA       1,000,000        1,032,950  (g) 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

       

0.88%

     05/21/18       900,000        897,341  

1.88%

     09/24/26       1,000,000        917,434  

2.13%

     04/24/26       700,000        660,975  

2.50%

     02/01/28 - 11/01/31       7,435,945        7,453,510  

2.68%

     05/25/21       100,000        101,103  (f) 

3.00%

     01/01/28 - 12/01/46       19,255,741        19,415,814  

3.50%

     01/01/27 - 08/01/46       22,830,970        23,497,997  

4.00%

     10/01/41 - 09/01/46       13,670,903        14,407,734  

4.50%

     11/01/18 - 04/01/41       9,802,130        10,552,926  

5.00%

     12/01/39 - 06/01/41       2,582,673        2,862,650  

5.50%

     12/01/35 - 04/01/38       3,624,371        4,061,118  

6.00%

     03/01/34 - 08/01/37       2,622,728        2,990,718  

6.63%

     11/15/30       100,000        138,858  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 1.53% + 12 month USD LIBOR

       

1.90%

     04/01/43       450,629        463,749  (f) 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. TBA

       

2.50%

     01/01/47       250,000        250,275  (g) 

3.00%

     TBA       9,825,000        9,756,588  (g) 

3.50%

     01/01/47       900,000        921,870  (g) 

4.50%

     01/01/47       300,000        322,560  (g) 


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Government National Mortgage Assoc.

       

2.50%

     05/20/45       320,737        311,401  

3.00%

     10/15/42 - 11/20/46       10,019,549        10,156,265  

3.50%

     03/20/45 - 10/20/46       17,640,188        18,346,626  

4.00%

     12/20/40 - 09/20/46       7,875,287        8,400,799  

4.50%

     05/20/40       1,982,625        2,134,919  

5.00%

     08/15/41       3,060,598        3,376,061  

3.00%

     TBA       6,000,000        6,070,800  (g) 

3.50%

     TBA       7,600,000        7,896,080  (g) 

4.00%

     TBA       400,000        424,560  (g) 
     215,367,127  

Asset Backed—0.2%

       

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust 2015-A1

       

1.39%

     01/15/21       1,000,000        999,444  

Chase Issuance Trust 2016-A5

       

1.27%

     07/15/21       500,000        493,133  

Discover Card Execution Note Trust 2015-A2

       

1.90%

     10/17/22       1,000,000        995,080  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-C

       

1.22%

     03/15/21       1,000,000        991,499  

Nissan Auto Receivables 2016-B Owner Trust

       

1.32%

     01/15/21       510,000        506,827  
     3,985,983  

Corporate Notes—9.7%

       

21st Century Fox America Inc.

       

3.38%

     11/15/26       200,000        195,759  (d) 

4.75%

     11/15/46       200,000        200,205  (d) 

6.65%

     11/15/37       579,000        711,413  

3M Co.

       

3.00%

     08/07/25       250,000        251,302  

Abbott Laboratories

       

2.55%

     03/15/22       430,000        419,826  

2.90%

     11/30/21       200,000        199,525  

3.75%

     11/30/26       200,000        198,510  

4.75%

     11/30/36       200,000        203,005  

4.90%

     11/30/46       200,000        204,868  

AbbVie Inc.

       

2.30%

     05/14/21       200,000        195,785  

4.30%

     05/14/36       200,000        190,278  

4.40%

     11/06/42       250,000        234,750  

4.50%

     05/14/35       70,000        68,672  

4.70%

     05/14/45       250,000        244,813  

Actavis Funding SCS

       

4.75%

     03/15/45       350,000        342,954  

Actavis Inc.

       

3.25%

     10/01/22       500,000        497,405  

Adobe Systems Inc.

       

3.25%

     02/01/25       70,000        69,944  

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust

       

3.95%

     02/01/22       500,000        504,375  

Aetna Inc.

       

2.75%

     11/15/22       500,000        490,634  

3.20%

     06/15/26       250,000        246,953  

4.25%

     06/15/36       250,000        250,259  

Aflac Inc.

       

3.63%

     11/15/24       250,000        256,980  

African Development Bank

       

1.00%

     11/02/18       500,000        495,650  


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Agrium Inc.

        

6.75%

     01/15/19        1,000,000        1,080,194  

Air Lease Corp.

        

3.88%

     04/01/21        200,000        205,482  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

        

3.13%

     11/28/21        200,000        199,859  

Alphabet Inc.

        

3.38%

     02/25/24        225,000        233,002  

Altria Group Inc.

        

4.25%

     08/09/42        413,000        405,664  

5.38%

     01/31/44        70,000        80,707  

Amazon.com Inc.

        

4.80%

     12/05/34        250,000        274,754  

America Movil SAB de C.V.

        

3.13%

     07/16/22        750,000        737,735  

American Express Co.

        

3.63%

     12/05/24        250,000        250,726  

7.00%

     03/19/18        1,000,000        1,062,555  

American Honda Finance Corp.

        

2.15%

     03/13/20        200,000        199,316  

American International Group Inc.

        

4.50%

     07/16/44        250,000        246,042  

4.88%

     06/01/22        500,000        545,829  

American Tower Corp. (REIT)

        

3.50%

     01/31/23        500,000        500,989  

Amgen Inc.

        

4.66%

     06/15/51        655,000        631,225  (d) 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

        

6.20%

     03/15/40        442,000        505,405  

Analog Devices Inc.

        

2.50%

     12/05/21        200,000        197,970  

3.50%

     12/05/26        200,000        197,409  

4.50%

     12/05/36        200,000        201,400  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

        

2.15%

     02/01/19        200,000        201,165  

2.65%

     02/01/21        200,000        200,918  

3.65%

     02/01/26        200,000        202,726  

3.70%

     02/01/24        500,000        517,416  

4.90%

     02/01/46        720,000        773,088  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

        

2.20%

     08/01/18        200,000        201,317  

2.50%

     07/15/22        892,000        876,950  

7.75%

     01/15/19        500,000        556,745  

Anthem Inc.

        

1.88%

     01/15/18        602,000        602,222  

3.30%

     01/15/23        500,000        498,636  

3.70%

     08/15/21        237,000        244,831  

Aon PLC

        

4.25%

     12/12/42        250,000        233,773  

Apache Corp.

        

5.10%

     09/01/40        250,000        261,095  

Apple Inc.

        

1.00%

     05/03/18        250,000        249,027  

1.10%

     08/02/19        250,000        246,154  

1.70%

     02/22/19        200,000        200,333  

2.25%

     02/23/21        200,000        199,867  

3.25%

     02/23/26        160,000        159,856  

4.38%

     05/13/45        465,000        476,738  

4.50%

     02/23/36        300,000        319,873  

4.65%

     02/23/46        185,000        199,370  


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Applied Materials Inc.

       

3.90%

     10/01/25       160,000        168,480  

Arch Capital Finance LLC

       

4.01%

     12/15/26       100,000        101,291  

5.03%

     12/15/46       200,000        209,271  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

       

4.02%

     04/16/43       370,000        361,642  

Arrow Electronics Inc.

       

3.00%

     03/01/18       250,000        252,816  

4.00%

     04/01/25       40,000        38,923  

Asian Development Bank

       

0.88%

     10/05/18       400,000        396,241  

1.38%

     01/15/19       800,000        797,886  

2.13%

     03/19/25       500,000        481,966  

AstraZeneca PLC

       

6.45%

     09/15/37       250,000        322,918  

AT&T Inc.

       

2.30%

     03/11/19       200,000        200,691  

2.38%

     11/27/18       300,000        302,560  

2.45%

     06/30/20       200,000        198,466  

2.80%

     02/17/21       200,000        198,248  

3.60%

     02/17/23       500,000        503,744  

4.35%

     06/15/45       750,000        666,993  

4.50%

     05/15/35 - 03/09/48       595,000        542,421  

4.75%

     05/15/46       250,000        236,404  

5.15%

     03/15/42       250,000        248,611  

5.55%

     08/15/41       454,000        471,885  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

       

2.05%

     09/23/19       200,000        199,098  

3.70%

     11/16/25       250,000        259,187  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

       

3.45%

     06/01/25       115,000        114,980  

AXA S.A.

       

8.60%

     12/15/30       100,000        137,500  

Baidu Inc.

       

3.25%

     08/06/18       205,000        208,462  

Bank of America Corp.

       

2.15%

     11/09/20       200,000        197,271  

3.50%

     04/19/26       145,000        142,862  

3.88%

     08/01/25       250,000        253,871  

3.95%

     04/21/25       155,000        154,103  

4.00%

     04/01/24       350,000        360,556  

4.13%

     01/22/24       500,000        519,046  

4.18%

     11/25/27       200,000        199,822  

5.70%

     01/24/22       1,071,000        1,201,847  

6.11%

     01/29/37       250,000        292,631  

Bank of Montreal

       

1.45%

     04/09/18       500,000        498,751  

2.10%

     12/12/19       200,000        199,877  

Barclays PLC

       

3.65%

     03/16/25       500,000        483,411  

Baxalta Inc.

       

4.00%

     06/23/25       100,000        100,165  

Baxter International Inc.

       

2.60%

     08/15/26       230,000        212,006  

BB&T Corp.

       

2.05%

     06/19/18       350,000        351,757  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

       

3.30%

     03/01/23       250,000        250,835  

3.73%

     12/15/24       50,000        51,087  


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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

        

3.75%

     08/01/24        150,000        151,278  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

        

6.13%

     04/01/36        500,000        623,498  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

        

1.30%

     08/15/19        350,000        345,592  

3.00%

     05/15/22        500,000        508,929  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

        

1.15%

     08/15/18        500,000        497,404  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

        

2.05%

     09/30/18        325,000        326,761  

Biogen Inc.

        

4.05%

     09/15/25        80,000        82,258  

5.20%

     09/15/45        150,000        160,769  

BNP Paribas S.A.

        

2.40%

     12/12/18        250,000        251,911  

Boeing Capital Corp.

        

4.70%

     10/27/19        250,000        269,577  

Boston Properties LP (REIT)

        

3.85%

     02/01/23        250,000        256,272  

Boston Scientific Corp.

        

2.65%

     10/01/18        500,000        505,389  

4.13%

     10/01/23        100,000        103,632  

BP Capital Markets PLC

        

1.38%

     05/10/18        200,000        199,354  

2.32%

     02/13/20        250,000        249,876  

2.50%

     11/06/22        500,000        489,529  

2.52%

     01/15/20        115,000        115,596  

3.06%

     03/17/22        210,000        212,198  

3.22%

     11/28/23        200,000        201,764  

BPCE S.A.

        

4.00%

     04/15/24        250,000        259,503  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

        

2.00%

     08/01/22        500,000        486,672  

British Telecommunications PLC

        

9.13%

     12/15/30        250,000        380,786  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

        

3.40%

     06/27/26        80,000        77,089  

Buckeye Partners LP

        

4.15%

     07/01/23        250,000        252,722  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

        

5.75%

     05/01/40        500,000        609,156  

Canadian National Railway Co.

        

2.95%

     11/21/24        305,000        306,018  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

        

3.80%

     04/15/24        250,000        248,856  

3.90%

     02/01/25        250,000        250,728  

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

        

2.90%

     02/01/25        250,000        244,714  

Capital One Bank USA NA

        

2.30%

     06/05/19        250,000        250,510  

Capital One Financial Corp.

        

3.75%

     07/28/26        230,000        222,638  

4.20%

     10/29/25        90,000        90,179  

Capital One NA

        

2.35%

     08/17/18        315,000        316,757  

Cardinal Health Inc.

        

3.20%

     03/15/23        500,000        503,977  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

        

3.25%

     12/01/24        350,000        353,013  


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CBL & Associates LP

        

5.95%

     12/15/26        200,000        201,176  

CBS Corp.

        

3.38%

     03/01/22        250,000        253,934  

4.00%

     01/15/26        250,000        253,919  

Celgene Corp.

        

2.13%

     08/15/18        200,000        200,768  

5.00%

     08/15/45        150,000        155,664  

5.25%

     08/15/43        220,000        231,653  

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC

        

4.50%

     04/01/44        250,000        271,057  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

        

3.58%

     07/23/20        200,000        203,905  

4.46%

     07/23/22        200,000        208,793  

4.91%

     07/23/25        235,000        247,365  

6.48%

     10/23/45        250,000        288,521  

Chevron Corp.

        

1.37%

     03/02/18        200,000        199,778  

1.72%

     06/24/18        750,000        752,184  

2.19%

     11/15/19        55,000        55,522  

2.41%

     03/03/22        145,000        143,600  

2.43%

     06/24/20        75,000        75,704  

2.95%

     05/16/26        100,000        98,222  

Chubb INA Holdings Inc.

        

2.70%

     03/13/23        250,000        247,121  

4.35%

     11/03/45        200,000        210,827  

Cigna Corp.

        

5.38%

     02/15/42        250,000        278,015  

Cisco Systems Inc.

        

1.65%

     06/15/18        200,000        200,572  

2.13%

     03/01/19        200,000        202,589  

2.90%

     03/04/21        125,000        127,803  

5.90%

     02/15/39        500,000        633,928  

Citigroup Inc.

        

2.65%

     10/26/20        750,000        749,950  

2.90%

     12/08/21        200,000        199,266  

3.88%

     03/26/25        250,000        248,034  

4.30%

     11/20/26        200,000        201,576  

4.45%

     09/29/27        250,000        254,168  

4.75%

     05/18/46        200,000        199,840  

5.88%

     01/30/42        272,000        321,697  

6.13%

     08/25/36        255,000        295,449  

CME Group Inc.

        

3.00%

     03/15/25        250,000        249,544  

CNA Financial Corp.

        

5.88%

     08/15/20        781,000        862,158  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

        

3.25%

     03/15/24        250,000        258,143  

Comcast Corp.

        

4.25%

     01/15/33        1,000,000        1,039,161  

5.15%

     03/01/20        500,000        545,746  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

        

2.30%

     09/06/19        350,000        350,886  

Commonwealth Edison Co.

        

3.10%

     11/01/24        150,000        150,056  

4.60%

     08/15/43        250,000        268,715  

4.70%

     01/15/44        175,000        192,394  

Compass Bank

        

3.88%

     04/10/25        250,000        237,608  


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ConocoPhillips

       

6.50%

     02/01/39       500,000        631,948  

Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc.

       

3.30%

     12/01/24       350,000        355,312  

3.95%

     03/01/43       250,000        241,484  

Constellation Brands Inc.

       

3.75%

     05/01/21       220,000        227,146  

3.88%

     11/15/19       15,000        15,526  

4.25%

     05/01/23       270,000        279,960  

4.75%

     11/15/24 - 12/01/25       400,000        424,300  

6.00%

     05/01/22       220,000        248,125  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

       

2.25%

     01/14/19       250,000        251,250  

2.50%

     01/19/21       250,000        249,756  

3.95%

     11/09/22       500,000        513,787  

4.63%

     12/01/23       250,000        262,739  

Corning Inc.

       

2.90%

     05/15/22       255,000        255,460  

Corporation Andina de Fomento

       

2.13%

     09/27/21       300,000        290,451  

4.38%

     06/15/22       250,000        265,215  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

       

2.25%

     02/15/22       85,000        84,161  

COX Communications Inc.

       

4.70%

     12/15/42       218,000        189,231  (d) 

Credit Suisse AG

       

2.30%

     05/28/19       350,000        350,767  

3.63%

     09/09/24       250,000        251,364  

5.30%

     08/13/19       500,000        539,281  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

       

4.88%

     05/15/45       250,000        256,127  

CSX Corp.

       

2.60%

     11/01/26       200,000        186,931  

4.10%

     03/15/44       318,000        307,608  

CVS Health Corp.

       

2.25%

     12/05/18       500,000        504,283  

2.75%

     12/01/22       500,000        491,993  

3.38%

     08/12/24       250,000        250,476  

Deere & Co.

       

3.90%

     06/09/42       471,000        470,699  

Delmarva Power & Light Co.

       

4.15%

     05/15/45       200,000        204,527  

Delphi Corp.

       

4.15%

     03/15/24       150,000        154,439  

Deutsche Bank AG

       

2.95%

     08/20/20       250,000        245,926  

3.38%

     05/12/21       250,000        247,260  

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

       

8.75%

     06/15/30       250,000        366,929  

Devon Energy Corp.

       

3.25%

     05/15/22       500,000        496,309  

5.00%

     06/15/45       100,000        98,051  

Diageo Investment Corp.

       

2.88%

     05/11/22       500,000        502,468  

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp.

       

3.48%

     06/01/19       200,000        204,110  (d) 

6.02%

     06/15/26       190,000        205,559  (d) 

8.10%

     07/15/36       200,000        237,609  (d) 

Discover Bank

       

4.20%

     08/08/23       350,000        364,258  


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Discovery Communications LLC

        

3.25%

     04/01/23        325,000        316,516  

3.45%

     03/15/25        135,000        128,698  

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

        

2.53%

     11/15/21        200,000        198,642  

3.13%

     12/15/23        200,000        199,808  

3.43%

     06/15/27        200,000        199,058  

DTE Electric Co.

        

3.70%

     03/15/45        145,000        138,341  

DTE Energy Co.

        

3.85%

     12/01/23        250,000        258,363  

Duke Energy Corp.

        

3.05%

     08/15/22        1,639,000        1,645,612  

Duke Energy Florida LLC

        

3.40%

     10/01/46        400,000        355,122  

eBay Inc.

        

3.80%

     03/09/22        145,000        149,656  

Ecopetrol S.A.

        

4.13%

     01/16/25        250,000        234,125  

7.63%

     07/23/19        345,000        386,814  

Eli Lilly & Co.

        

2.75%

     06/01/25        45,000        43,806  

Emera US Finance LP

        

3.55%

     06/15/26        60,000        58,896  (d) 

Emerson Electric Co.

        

2.63%

     02/15/23        500,000        495,597  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

        

5.88%

     10/15/25        125,000        139,192  

Enbridge Inc.

        

3.50%

     06/10/24        65,000        63,230  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

        

6.50%

     02/01/42        250,000        269,668  

6.70%

     07/01/18        701,000        744,601  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

        

5.60%

     04/01/44        150,000        144,222  

Entergy Louisiana LLC

        

4.05%

     09/01/23        250,000        261,746  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

        

3.70%

     02/15/26        35,000        35,079  

3.90%

     02/15/24        175,000        180,293  

4.45%

     02/15/43        442,000        418,155  

EOG Resources Inc.

        

2.45%

     04/01/20        175,000        175,150  

3.15%

     04/01/25        80,000        78,393  

ERP Operating LP (REIT)

        

3.00%

     04/15/23        250,000        246,301  

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

        

1.13%

     08/24/20        200,000        194,980  

European Investment Bank

        

1.25%

     05/15/19        300,000        297,215  

1.38%

     09/15/21        1,000,000        961,911  

1.63%

     12/15/20        1,000,000        984,821  

3.25%

     01/29/24        1,000,000        1,043,745  

Eversource Energy

        

1.45%

     05/01/18        250,000        249,142  

3.15%

     01/15/25        125,000        123,256  

Exelon Generation Company LLC

        

2.95%

     01/15/20        250,000        252,847  

Export-Import Bank of Korea

        

2.38%

     08/12/19        500,000        505,025  


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Express Scripts Holding Co.

        

4.75%

     11/15/21        474,000        508,637  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

        

1.31%

     03/06/18        200,000        199,927  

1.71%

     03/01/19        200,000        200,386  

2.71%

     03/06/25        250,000        243,044  

3.04%

     03/01/26        50,000        49,860  

3.18%

     03/15/24        250,000        252,776  

FedEx Corp.

        

2.70%

     04/15/23        200,000        197,126  

4.75%

     11/15/45        195,000        201,563  

Fifth Third BanCorp

        

4.50%

     06/01/18        500,000        515,772  

Fifth Third Bank

        

2.88%

     10/01/21        230,000        232,520  

FirstEnergy Corp.

        

2.75%

     03/15/18        25,000        25,224  

4.25%

     03/15/23        30,000        30,984  

7.38%

     11/15/31        55,000        70,763  

Florida Power & Light Co.

        

4.13%

     02/01/42        500,000        511,870  

Ford Motor Co.

        

4.35%

     12/08/26        200,000        201,810  

4.75%

     01/15/43        450,000        426,463  

5.29%

     12/08/46        300,000        303,335  

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

        

2.46%

     03/27/20        250,000        246,628  

2.60%

     11/04/19        250,000        249,508  

3.22%

     01/09/22        250,000        246,957  

5.00%

     05/15/18        200,000        207,799  

General Electric Co.

        

1.63%

     04/02/18        200,000        200,627  (c) 

5.50%

     01/08/20        1,000,000        1,095,041  (c) 

6.75%

     03/15/32        1,250,000        1,661,781  (c) 

General Mills Inc.

        

3.65%

     02/15/24        250,000        259,602  

General Motors Co.

        

3.50%

     10/02/18        200,000        203,942  

5.20%

     04/01/45        250,000        240,546  

General Motors Financial Company Inc.

        

3.15%

     01/15/20        150,000        150,850  

3.70%

     05/09/23        200,000        196,586  

4.38%

     09/25/21        100,000        103,637  

5.25%

     03/01/26        155,000        163,012  

Georgia Power Co.

        

4.30%

     03/15/42        472,000        480,896  

Georgia-Pacific LLC

        

8.88%

     05/15/31        150,000        221,873  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

        

1.85%

     09/04/18        200,000        200,719  

3.70%

     04/01/24        500,000        512,638  

4.80%

     04/01/44        250,000        259,102  

Great Plains Energy Inc.

        

4.85%

     06/01/21        1,004,000        1,068,748  

Halliburton Co.

        

3.50%

     08/01/23        900,000        912,929  

Harris Corp.

        

3.83%

     04/27/25        250,000        253,647  

4.85%

     04/27/35        40,000        41,963  


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HCP Inc. (REIT)

        

2.63%

     02/01/20        500,000        500,378  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

        

6.35%

     10/15/45        250,000        252,114  

Honeywell International Inc.

        

3.35%

     12/01/23        450,000        462,239  

Hospitality Properties Trust

        

4.65%

     03/15/24        250,000        248,896  

HP Inc.

        

6.00%

     09/15/41        262,000        263,839  

HSBC Bank USA NA

        

5.88%

     11/01/34        500,000        581,282  

HSBC Finance Corp.

        

6.68%

     01/15/21        250,000        280,796  

HSBC Holdings PLC

        

3.90%

     05/25/26        250,000        251,349  

5.10%

     04/05/21        1,000,000        1,079,819  

HSBC USA Inc.

        

2.38%

     11/13/19        350,000        350,729  

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

        

3.15%

     03/14/21        250,000        253,317  

Husky Energy Inc.

        

4.00%

     04/15/24        100,000        101,704  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

        

2.65%

     11/15/26        200,000        190,885  

3.50%

     03/01/24        250,000        259,338  

Indiana Michigan Power Co.

        

3.20%

     03/15/23        750,000        756,456  

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Company Ltd.

        

4.25%

     06/15/23        200,000        211,310  

Intel Corp.

        

2.60%

     05/19/26        250,000        241,433  

4.25%

     12/15/42        186,000        187,406  

Inter-American Development Bank

        

1.00%

     05/13/19        800,000        788,594  

1.25%

     09/14/21        400,000        385,251  

2.13%

     01/15/25        500,000        483,544  

3.00%

     02/21/24        500,000        515,990  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

        

0.88%

     07/19/18        1,000,000        993,589  

0.88%

     08/15/19        1,000,000        978,325  

2.25%

     06/24/21        1,000,000        1,005,789  

2.50%

     07/29/25        500,000        495,198  

International Business Machines Corp.

        

4.00%

     06/20/42        500,000        499,144  

International Finance Corp.

        

1.25%

     07/16/18        500,000        499,287  

International Paper Co.

        

3.65%

     06/15/24        500,000        504,993  

Interstate Power & Light Co.

        

3.25%

     12/01/24        350,000        350,488  

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

        

3.88%

     01/15/19        200,000        203,513  

Invesco Finance PLC

        

3.13%

     11/30/22        500,000        503,110  

Jabil Circuit Inc.

        

4.70%

     09/15/22        223,000        227,460  

Jefferies Group LLC

        

5.13%

     01/20/23        250,000        261,388  


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John Deere Capital Corp.

       

1.95%

     12/13/18       500,000        502,536  

Johnson & Johnson

       

2.45%

     12/05/21 - 03/01/26       425,000        426,718  

4.38%

     12/05/33       250,000        273,726  

Johnson Controls International PLC

       

3.63%

     07/02/24       80,000        81,036  (h) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

1.70%

     03/01/18       200,000        199,957  

2.25%

     01/23/20       250,000        249,255  

2.75%

     06/23/20       250,000        252,088  

2.97%

     01/15/23       200,000        199,097  

3.13%

     01/23/25       250,000        244,075  

3.25%

     09/23/22       436,000        440,433  

3.38%

     05/01/23       250,000        248,848  

4.50%

     01/24/22       703,000        757,402  

6.30%

     04/23/19       1,000,000        1,092,316  

6.40%

     05/15/38       500,000        646,861  

Kellogg Co.

       

2.65%

     12/01/23       200,000        193,247  

KeyCorp

       

2.30%

     12/13/18       170,000        170,979  

2.90%

     09/15/20       125,000        126,387  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

       

1.90%

     05/22/19       220,000        221,310  

2.65%

     03/01/25       55,000        53,428  

3.20%

     07/30/46       125,000        108,448  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

       

2.65%

     02/01/19       740,000        743,627  

5.00%

     08/15/42       442,000        421,690  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

       

4.30%

     06/01/25       115,000        118,252  

5.05%

     02/15/46       150,000        148,208  

5.30%

     12/01/34       300,000        304,026  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

       

4.65%

     11/01/24       215,000        227,336  

Koninklijke Philips N.V.

       

3.75%

     03/15/22       500,000        520,404  

5.75%

     03/11/18       200,000        209,579  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

       

2.00%

     07/02/18       200,000        200,013  

5.00%

     06/04/42       500,000        511,051  

5.20%

     07/15/45       150,000        156,730  

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau

       

0.88%

     04/19/18       500,000        497,263  

1.00%

     09/07/18       400,000        397,404  

1.50%

     02/06/19 - 06/15/21       700,000        685,629  

2.00%

     10/04/22 - 05/02/25       1,750,000        1,709,048  

4.50%

     07/16/18       1,567,000        1,641,470  

L-3 Communications Corp.

       

3.85%

     12/15/26       200,000        198,506  

5.20%

     10/15/19       500,000        537,534  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

       

4.00%

     11/01/23       200,000        204,682  

Lam Research Corp.

       

3.80%

     03/15/25       115,000        114,979  

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

       

1.88%

     09/17/18       500,000        504,068  


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Lincoln National Corp.

        

3.63%

     12/12/26        200,000        199,233  

4.20%

     03/15/22        317,000        335,194  

Lloyds Bank PLC

        

2.70%

     08/17/20        250,000        251,646  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

        

4.65%

     03/24/26        250,000        252,879  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

        

3.60%

     03/01/35        55,000        52,165  

4.25%

     11/15/19        500,000        532,261  

4.70%

     05/15/46        250,000        271,383  

Loews Corp.

        

2.63%

     05/15/23        400,000        388,300  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

        

2.50%

     04/15/26        230,000        218,097  

3.12%

     04/15/22        750,000        767,629  

3.38%

     09/15/25        30,000        30,473  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

        

6.00%

     11/15/21        250,000        283,270  

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.

        

3.88%

     01/15/22        500,000        511,637  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

        

4.05%

     10/15/23        250,000        263,585  

Masco Corp.

        

4.38%

     04/01/26        15,000        15,256  

Mastercard Inc.

        

2.00%

     11/21/21        200,000        198,108  

2.95%

     11/21/26        200,000        197,456  

McDonald’s Corp.

        

1.88%

     05/29/19        500,000        498,779  

3.70%

     02/15/42        250,000        222,339  

McKesson Corp.

        

3.80%

     03/15/24        250,000        257,382  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

        

4.13%

     11/15/25        110,000        112,315  

Medtronic Inc.

        

1.38%

     04/01/18        200,000        199,631  

1.50%

     03/15/18        200,000        199,977  

3.63%

     03/15/24        200,000        207,898  

4.50%

     03/15/42        250,000        260,371  

4.63%

     03/15/44 - 03/15/45        400,000        429,906  

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

        

4.13%

     07/01/52        395,000        380,563  

Merck & Company Inc.

        

1.30%

     05/18/18        200,000        199,763  

2.40%

     09/15/22        878,000        859,726  

2.75%

     02/10/25        70,000        68,640  

MetLife Inc.

        

4.13%

     08/13/42        250,000        245,565  

6.50%

     12/15/32        250,000        313,565  

Microsoft Corp.

        

1.10%

     08/08/19        200,000        197,221  

1.30%

     11/03/18        200,000        199,801  

1.55%

     08/08/21        500,000        484,500  

2.40%

     08/08/26        200,000        188,757  

3.45%

     08/08/36        200,000        189,743  

3.50%

     02/12/35        65,000        62,465  

3.75%

     05/01/43        300,000        283,024  

4.45%

     11/03/45        425,000        451,881  


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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

        

2.76%

   09/13/26      250,000        234,474  

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

        

3.00%

   07/15/26      95,000        89,671  

Monsanto Co.

        

3.95%

   04/15/45      150,000        131,353  

4.20%

   07/15/34      70,000        67,186  

Moody’s Corp.

        

4.88%

   02/15/24      250,000        269,984  

Morgan Stanley

        

2.38%

   07/23/19      350,000        350,843  

2.63%

   11/17/21      200,000        197,401  

2.80%

   06/16/20      230,000        231,720  

3.13%

   07/27/26      250,000        238,489  

3.95%

   04/23/27      250,000        247,099  

4.00%

   07/23/25      95,000        97,248  

4.10%

   05/22/23      250,000        256,369  

4.35%

   09/08/26      250,000        254,733  

4.88%

   11/01/22      250,000        267,644  

5.50%

   07/28/21      898,000        994,241  

6.63%

   04/01/18      433,000        457,849  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

        

3.50%

   09/01/21      250,000        251,798  

MUFG Americas Holdings Corp.

        

3.00%

   02/10/25      250,000        239,697  

Nabors Industries Inc.

        

5.50%

   01/15/23      200,000        208,250  (d) 

National Australia Bank Ltd.

        

2.30%

   07/25/18      500,000        503,810  

National Retail Properties Inc.

        

3.60%

   12/15/26      200,000        196,725  

NetApp Inc.

        

3.38%

   06/15/21      210,000        213,102  

Newmont Mining Corp.

        

3.50%

   03/15/22      250,000        253,847  

Nexen Energy ULC

        

6.40%

   05/15/37      500,000        592,598  

NIKE Inc.

        

2.38%

   11/01/26      250,000        235,501  

Nisource Finance Corp.

        

3.85%

   02/15/23      574,000        592,450  

Noble Energy Inc.

        

8.25%

   03/01/19      500,000        561,411  

Nordic Investment Bank

        

0.88%

   09/27/18      300,000        297,355  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

        

4.80%

   08/15/43      250,000        271,612  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

        

1.75%

   06/01/18      750,000        751,357  

Novartis Capital Corp.

        

2.40%

   09/21/22      552,000        544,623  

3.00%

   11/20/25      250,000        247,896  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

        

1.50%

   02/15/18      500,000        500,398  

3.00%

   02/15/27      200,000        193,210  

3.40%

   04/15/26      140,000        140,857  

4.10%

   02/15/47      200,000        194,397  

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG

        

1.13%

   04/26/19      200,000        197,307  


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Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

       

4.50%

   04/01/27     200,000        191,653  

Omnicom Group Inc.

       

3.63%

   05/01/22     500,000        512,975  

ONEOK Partners LP

       

6.13%

   02/01/41     312,000        342,617  

Oracle Corp.

       

1.90%

   09/15/21     200,000        195,252  

2.25%

   10/08/19     250,000        252,911  

2.65%

   07/15/26     300,000        284,331  

3.25%

   05/15/30     250,000        243,149  

3.63%

   07/15/23     125,000        130,864  

4.00%

   07/15/46     200,000        190,898  

4.30%

   07/08/34     500,000        516,217  

Orange S.A.

       

9.00%

   03/01/31     250,000        375,250  

Owens Corning

       

4.20%

   12/15/22     250,000        259,353  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

       

6.05%

   03/01/34     611,000        763,566  

PacifiCorp

       

6.25%

   10/15/37     153,000        197,875  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

       

4.20%

   11/21/34     350,000        357,090  

Pentair Finance S.A.

       

3.15%

   09/15/22     500,000        489,125  

PepsiCo Inc.

       

1.85%

   04/30/20     250,000        247,677  

2.75%

   03/01/23     250,000        249,459  

4.45%

   04/14/46     250,000        265,723  

Petroleos Mexicanos

       

3.50%

   07/18/18     500,000        504,500  

4.50%

   01/23/26     100,000        91,100  

5.38%

   03/13/22     300,000        307,194  (d) 

5.50%

   01/21/21 - 06/27/44     558,000        562,643  

6.38%

   01/23/45     250,000        227,500  

6.50%

   03/13/27     200,000        206,300  (d) 

6.50%

   06/02/41     167,000        156,404  

6.75%

   09/21/47     113,000        106,762  (d) 

6.88%

   08/04/26     250,000        263,750  (d) 

Pfizer Inc.

       

1.20%

   06/01/18     200,000        199,446  

1.70%

   12/15/19     400,000        399,419  

2.20%

   12/15/21     400,000        398,734  

3.00%

   12/15/26     200,000        197,233  

4.00%

   12/15/36     400,000        409,121  

4.13%

   12/15/46     200,000        203,018  

4.30%

   06/15/43     350,000        361,599  

Philip Morris International Inc.

       

3.88%

   08/21/42     442,000        409,604  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

       

3.85%

   10/15/23     500,000        494,624  

4.50%

   12/15/26     200,000        202,600  

PNC Bank NA

       

1.70%

   12/07/18     500,000        498,991  

2.25%

   07/02/19     500,000        502,839  

2.55%

   12/09/21     250,000        249,965  

2.95%

   02/23/25     400,000        392,259  


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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

        

3.63%

   03/15/24      250,000        248,159  

4.00%

   12/15/26      200,000        200,973  

PPL Capital Funding Inc.

        

3.40%

   06/01/23      500,000        502,874  

President and Fellows of Harvard College

        

3.15%

   07/15/46      50,000        44,633  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

        

3.40%

   05/15/25      250,000        248,075  

Prologis LP (REIT)

        

4.25%

   08/15/23      250,000        265,119  

Prudential Financial Inc.

        

5.63%

   05/12/41      225,000        259,001  

7.38%

   06/15/19      350,000        393,838  

Public Service Company of Colorado

        

3.95%

   03/15/43      250,000        248,979  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

        

1.80%

   06/01/19      250,000        249,657  

2.38%

   05/15/23      500,000        488,166  

3.05%

   11/15/24      250,000        251,650  

Puget Energy Inc.

        

3.65%

   05/15/25      300,000        295,270  

QUALCOMM Inc.

        

1.40%

   05/18/18      200,000        199,943  

4.65%

   05/20/35      150,000        158,327  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

        

3.50%

   03/30/25      150,000        148,024  

4.25%

   04/01/24      250,000        260,457  

Qwest Corp.

        

6.75%

   12/01/21      500,000        542,500  

Raytheon Co.

        

3.15%

   12/15/24      90,000        91,504  

Realty Income Corp. (REIT)

        

4.65%

   08/01/23      500,000        535,528  

Regions Bank

        

2.25%

   09/14/18      250,000        250,777  

Republic Services Inc.

        

3.20%

   03/15/25      250,000        247,642  

5.50%

   09/15/19      500,000        543,878  

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

        

5.20%

   11/02/40      650,000        738,236  

Rogers Communications Inc.

        

2.90%

   11/15/26      200,000        188,120  

3.00%

   03/15/23      250,000        248,122  

3.63%

   12/15/25      60,000        60,590  

Roper Technologies Inc.

        

3.80%

   12/15/26      200,000        201,245  

Royal Bank of Canada

        

1.80%

   07/30/18      200,000        200,607  

2.15%

   03/06/20      250,000        248,502  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

        

3.88%

   09/12/23      200,000        191,837  

S&P Global Inc.

        

4.40%

   02/15/26      250,000        264,109  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

        

3.60%

   09/01/23      500,000        522,840  

Sanofi

        

1.25%

   04/10/18      500,000        498,970  

Santander Holdings USA Inc.

        

2.65%

   04/17/20      150,000        148,570  


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Santander UK PLC

        

2.38%

   03/16/20      250,000        248,461  

3.05%

   08/23/18      250,000        253,903  

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.

        

3.90%

   11/15/24      250,000        253,755  

Seagate HDD Cayman

        

3.75%

   11/15/18      125,000        128,078  

4.75%

   06/01/23      250,000        247,813  

Sempra Energy

        

4.05%

   12/01/23      250,000        260,816  

Shell International Finance BV

        

1.63%

   11/10/18      200,000        200,328  

2.00%

   11/15/18      225,000        226,461  

4.00%

   05/10/46      250,000        238,564  

4.13%

   05/11/35      250,000        254,858  

4.38%

   03/25/20      1,000,000        1,067,568  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC

        

3.20%

   09/23/26      150,000        139,977  

Simon Property Group LP (REIT)

        

2.75%

   02/01/23      621,000        611,719  

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.

        

5.10%

   06/01/65      150,000        164,078  

Southern California Edison Co.

        

3.60%

   02/01/45      825,000        778,699  

Southern Copper Corp.

        

5.88%

   04/23/45      255,000        249,918  

Southwest Airlines Co.

        

3.00%

   11/15/26      200,000        188,221  

Spectra Energy Capital LLC

        

3.30%

   03/15/23      250,000        241,436  

Spectra Energy Partners LP

        

3.50%

   03/15/25      250,000        243,870  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

        

2.90%

   11/01/22      250,000        250,910  

Statoil ASA

        

2.45%

   01/17/23      750,000        731,354  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

        

2.45%

   01/16/20      250,000        249,322  

2.50%

   07/19/18      500,000        503,945  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

        

3.01%

   10/19/26      500,000        477,748  

Suncor Energy Inc.

        

6.85%

   06/01/39      250,000        330,888  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

        

5.95%

   12/01/25      250,000        278,177  

SunTrust Banks Inc.

        

2.35%

   11/01/18      350,000        353,036  

Target Corp.

        

4.00%

   07/01/42      500,000        496,243  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

        

2.95%

   04/01/22      250,000        252,859  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

        

3.19%

   04/27/18      200,000        202,848  

5.88%

   07/15/19      1,000,000        1,083,382  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

        

1.40%

   07/20/18      300,000        297,504  

1.70%

   07/19/19      300,000        294,629  

3.15%

   10/01/26      300,000        276,163  

Texas Instruments Inc.

        

1.75%

   05/01/20      250,000        247,095  


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The Allstate Corp.

        

3.28%

   12/15/26      100,000        100,181  

4.20%

   12/15/46      100,000        101,839  

The Allstate Corp. 2.94% + 3 month USD LIBOR

        

5.75%

   08/15/53      250,000        258,475  (f) 

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

        

2.20%

   05/15/19      500,000        502,818  

2.80%

   05/04/26      30,000        28,848  

3.00%

   02/24/25      105,000        103,119  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

        

1.95%

   01/15/19      250,000        250,154  

2.05%

   10/30/18      250,000        250,955  

The Boeing Co.

        

0.95%

   05/15/18      325,000        323,490  

3.30%

   03/01/35      65,000        60,725  

3.38%

   06/15/46      150,000        136,300  

The Charles Schwab Corp.

        

2.20%

   07/25/18      200,000        201,474  

The Clorox Co.

        

3.50%

   12/15/24      250,000        255,229  

The Coca-Cola Co.

        

1.15%

   04/01/18      250,000        249,400  

2.45%

   11/01/20      500,000        504,770  

The Dow Chemical Co.

        

3.00%

   11/15/22      437,000        436,700  

4.38%

   11/15/42      437,000        423,404  

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

        

2.30%

   12/13/19      200,000        199,813  

2.75%

   09/15/20      750,000        752,689  

3.50%

   11/16/26      250,000        244,875  

3.85%

   07/08/24      250,000        254,904  

5.75%

   01/24/22      500,000        561,575  

6.25%

   02/01/41      350,000        433,117  

6.75%

   10/01/37      700,000        863,096  

The Home Depot Inc.

        

2.13%

   09/15/26      245,000        225,633  

2.63%

   06/01/22      190,000        190,714  

4.20%

   04/01/43      250,000        257,082  

4.40%

   04/01/21      500,000        541,698  

The Kroger Co.

        

3.85%

   08/01/23      500,000        518,663  

The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.

        

7.00%

   03/01/29      150,000        204,748  

The Procter & Gamble Co.

        

1.70%

   11/03/21      200,000        196,384  

2.45%

   11/03/26      200,000        191,352  

The Progressive Corp.

        

4.35%

   04/25/44      100,000        103,515  

The Southern Co. 3.63% + 3 month USD LIBOR

        

5.50%

   03/15/57      400,000        404,024  (f) 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

        

2.25%

   11/05/19      250,000        251,365  

2.63%

   09/10/18      250,000        253,785  

The Travelers Companies Inc.

        

5.35%

   11/01/40      250,000        293,966  

The Walt Disney Co.

        

2.30%

   02/12/21      130,000        130,543  

3.00%

   07/30/46      60,000        50,910  

3.15%

   09/17/25      165,000        167,119  


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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

        

3.30%

   02/15/22      80,000        81,196  

4.15%

   02/01/24      25,000        26,005  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

        

4.50%

   05/23/43      150,000        140,429  

Time Warner Cable LLC

        

4.50%

   09/15/42      500,000        452,010  

6.75%

   07/01/18      788,000        841,152  

Time Warner Inc.

        

6.10%

   07/15/40      650,000        740,785  

Total Capital International S.A.

        

2.75%

   06/19/21      250,000        252,726  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

        

1.38%

   01/10/18      1,000,000        998,625  

1.55%

   07/13/18      200,000        199,917  

2.10%

   01/17/19      200,000        201,027  

TransAlta Corp.

        

4.50%

   11/15/22      873,000        857,004  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

        

7.63%

   01/15/39      350,000        500,302  

Tyco Electronics Group S.A.

        

2.38%

   12/17/18      80,000        80,755  

Tyson Foods Inc.

        

2.65%

   08/15/19      250,000        252,274  

4.88%

   08/15/34      70,000        71,230  

Unilever Capital Corp.

        

2.00%

   07/28/26      250,000        227,917  

2.20%

   03/06/19      400,000        403,895  

Union Electric Co.

        

3.65%

   04/15/45      135,000        127,369  

Union Pacific Corp.

        

4.75%

   12/15/43      250,000        271,718  

United Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust

        

4.30%

   02/15/27      225,539        232,305  

United Parcel Service Inc.

        

2.45%

   10/01/22      875,000        870,397  

United Technologies Corp.

        

4.50%

   06/01/42      458,000        489,307  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

        

3.10%

   03/15/26      350,000        344,706  

3.45%

   01/15/27      200,000        202,953  

4.63%

   07/15/35      45,000        48,975  

6.88%

   02/15/38      250,000        339,669  

US Bank NA

        

2.80%

   01/27/25      350,000        341,106  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

        

6.88%

   11/10/39      400,000        389,000  

Valero Energy Corp.

        

6.63%

   06/15/37      500,000        584,321  

Valero Energy Partners LP

        

4.38%

   12/15/26      200,000        202,356  

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.

        

2.00%

   02/15/18      500,000        500,973  

VEREIT Operating Partnership LP

        

3.00%

   02/06/19      30,000        29,925  

4.13%

   06/01/21      15,000        15,225  

4.60%

   02/06/24      20,000        20,100  

4.88%

   06/01/26      25,000        25,321  


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Verizon Communications Inc.

        

3.85%

     11/01/42        436,000        377,085  

4.40%

     11/01/34        250,000        246,373  

4.52%

     09/15/48        150,000        143,544  

5.05%

     03/15/34        250,000        262,885  

5.15%

     09/15/23        1,250,000        1,380,739  

6.40%

     09/15/33        500,000        602,446  

6.55%

     09/15/43        250,000        311,702  

Viacom Inc.

        

3.25%

     03/15/23        200,000        190,007  

5.85%

     09/01/43        100,000        97,839  

Virginia Electric and Power Co.

        

4.65%

     08/15/43        500,000        541,744  

Visa Inc.

        

4.30%

     12/14/45        350,000        368,667  

Vodafone Group PLC

        

2.50%

     09/26/22        376,000        360,187  

4.38%

     02/19/43        250,000        220,796  

Voya Financial Inc.

        

2.90%

     02/15/18        191,000        193,343  

Wabtec Corp.

        

3.45%

     11/15/26        200,000        191,963  (d) 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

        

6.50%

     08/15/37        1,000,000        1,353,074  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

        

1.75%

     05/30/18        200,000        200,169  

3.45%

     06/01/26        55,000        53,910  

4.50%

     11/18/34        155,000        155,737  

Waste Management Inc.

        

2.90%

     09/15/22        500,000        502,066  

Wells Fargo & Co.

        

1.50%

     01/16/18        500,000        499,345  

2.15%

     01/30/20        920,000        915,074  

2.50%

     03/04/21        240,000        238,021  

4.13%

     08/15/23        250,000        258,408  

4.40%

     06/14/46        250,000        238,786  

4.65%

     11/04/44        150,000        147,353  

4.75%

     12/07/46        200,000        201,870  

5.61%

     01/15/44        569,000        643,529  

Wells Fargo Bank NA

        

2.15%

     12/06/19        250,000        249,819  

Welltower Inc. (REIT)

        

2.25%

     03/15/18        500,000        502,072  

5.13%

     03/15/43        250,000        257,235  

Western Gas Partners LP

        

5.45%

     04/01/44        150,000        154,223  

Westpac Banking Corp.

        

2.00%

     08/19/21        500,000        484,924  

4.32%

     11/23/31        100,000        99,793  (f) 

Weyerhaeuser Co. (REIT)

        

7.38%

     03/15/32        100,000        126,482  

Whirlpool Corp.

        

3.70%

     05/01/25        250,000        251,917  

Williams Partners LP

        

5.10%

     09/15/45        150,000        142,309  

5.80%

     11/15/43        250,000        255,263  

WPP Finance 2010

        

5.13%

     09/07/42        191,000        190,720  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

        

4.25%

     03/01/22        250,000        258,270  


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Xcel Energy Inc.

        

3.30%

   06/01/25      250,000        249,740  

Zoetis Inc.

        

4.70%

   02/01/43      250,000        242,897  
           222,659,846  

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—0.3%

        

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25

        

4.02%

   10/10/47      800,000        828,755  

COMM 2012-CR1 Mortgage Trust

        

3.39%

   05/15/45      500,000        520,941  

COMM 2013-CCRE12 Mortgage Trust

        

4.05%

   10/10/46      200,000        213,347  

COMM 2013-CR11 Mortgage Trust

        

4.72%

   10/10/46      1,000,000        1,081,288  (f) 

COMM 2013-CR8 Mortgage Trust

        

3.61%

   06/10/46      750,000        783,515  (f) 

COMM 2015-PC1 Mortgage Trust

        

3.90%

   07/10/50      500,000        521,708  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C14

        

3.76%

   08/15/46      750,000        787,834  (f) 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2008-T29

        

6.28%

   01/11/43      470,000        485,954  (f) 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5

        

4.69%

   10/15/45      220,000        226,191  (f) 

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C10

        

2.88%

   12/15/45      1,200,000        1,212,247  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C7

        

3.43%

   06/15/45      200,000        208,669  
           6,870,449  

Sovereign Bonds—0.4%

        

Government of Chile

        

3.63%

   10/30/42      350,000        325,325  

Government of Colombia

        

4.38%

   07/12/21      300,000        314,250  

5.00%

   06/15/45      250,000        237,188  

6.13%

   01/18/41      250,000        270,000  

Government of Hungary

        

5.38%

   03/25/24      300,000        327,000  

Government of Italy

        

5.38%

   06/15/33      250,000        267,243  

Government of Mexico

        

3.50%

   01/21/21      250,000        254,000  

4.35%

   01/15/47      200,000        171,500  

4.75%

   03/08/44      702,000        638,118  

5.75%

   10/12/10      172,000        158,670  

6.05%

   01/11/40      130,000        140,595  

Government of Panama

        

6.70%

   01/26/36      250,000        303,375  

Government of Peru

        

6.55%

   03/14/37      297,000        372,884  

7.35%

   07/21/25      100,000        128,400  

Government of Philippines

        

3.70%

   03/01/41      200,000        191,515  

4.00%

   01/15/21      500,000        531,794  

7.75%

   01/14/31      500,000        702,866  

Government of Poland

        

3.00%

   03/17/23      147,000        144,060  

3.25%

   04/06/26      200,000        191,806  

5.00%

   03/23/22      500,000        544,675  

6.38%

   07/15/19      74,000        82,214  


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Government of South Africa

        

4.88%

   04/14/26      200,000        199,000  

5.38%

   07/24/44      250,000        246,000  

Government of Uruguay

        

4.50%

   08/14/24      500,000        521,250  

Japan Bank for International Cooperation

        

1.50%

   07/21/21      400,000        383,154  

1.75%

   07/31/18      500,000        500,123  

Province of Ontario Canada

        

1.25%

   06/17/19      500,000        493,650  

1.63%

   01/18/19      300,000        299,823  

Province of Quebec Canada

        

2.50%

   04/20/26      500,000        480,540  
           9,421,018  

Municipal Bonds and Notes—0.3%

        

American Municipal Power Inc.

        

6.27%

   02/15/50      200,000        242,550  

Bay Area Toll Authority

        

6.26%

   04/01/49      250,000        340,297  

Chicago Transit Authority

        

6.90%

   12/01/40      75,000        93,879  

City of New York

        

5.97%

   03/01/36      250,000        314,260  

City Public Service Board of San Antonio

        

5.72%

   02/01/41      200,000        251,868  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

        

4.50%

   08/01/31      200,000        221,808  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

        

5.02%

   12/01/48      75,000        87,842  

6.00%

   12/01/44      100,000        131,679  

East Bay Municipal Utility District

        

5.87%

   06/01/40      100,000        124,048  

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp.

        

3.00%

   07/01/20      100,000        102,605  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

        

6.57%

   07/01/45      100,000        137,679  

6.60%

   07/01/50      90,000        126,023  

Los Angeles Unified School District

        

5.76%

   07/01/29      110,000        131,858  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

        

6.81%

   11/15/40      250,000        331,990  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

        

6.64%

   04/01/57      125,000        155,026  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

        

6.88%

   12/15/39      270,000        289,640  

New York City Water & Sewer System

        

6.01%

   06/15/42      250,000        328,083  

North Texas Tollway Authority

        

6.72%

   01/01/49      100,000        140,323  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

        

4.46%

   10/01/62      100,000        101,140  

5.31%

   08/01/46      200,000        215,934  

San Diego County Water Authority Financing Corp.

        

6.14%

   05/01/49      100,000        130,313  

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

        

6.45%

   01/01/50      150,000        197,835  

State of California

        

5.70%

   11/01/21      605,000        697,638  

7.55%

   04/01/39      200,000        295,930  


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State of Illinois

        

5.10%

   06/01/33      550,000        486,101  

State of Texas

        

5.52%

   04/01/39      200,000        251,430  

Texas Transportation Commission

        

5.03%

   04/01/26      100,000        115,249  

University of California

        

4.60%

   05/15/31      100,000        110,269  

4.77%

   05/15/15      100,000        95,606  

6.58%

   05/15/49      100,000        130,024  

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

        

3.85%

   12/01/34      200,000        203,932  

University of Texas System

        

4.79%

   08/15/46      100,000        114,650  
           6,697,509  

FNMA (TBA)—0.0% *

        

Lehman

        

5.50%

   TBA      384,555        12,152  (i,j) 

Total Bonds and Notes

        

(Cost $716,413,089)

           713,585,147  


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Exchange Traded Fund—3.2%    Number of
Shares
     Fair Value  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

     

(Cost $72,005,250)

     2,022,863      $ 73,733,356  (k) 

Total Investments in Securities

     

(Cost $1,986,764,822)

        2,252,212,597  

Short-Term Investments—3.1%

     

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 0.46%

     

(Cost $72,119,782)

        72,119,782  (e,k,l) 

Total Investments

     

(Cost $2,058,884,604)

        2,324,332,379  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net—(0.8)%

        (18,455,886
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

      $ 2,305,876,493  
     

 

 

 

Other Information:

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description

   Expiration date      Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

MSCI EAFE Mini Index Futures

     March 2017        41      $ 3,434,980      $ (10,287

MSCI Emerging Market Mini Futures

     March 2017        23        987,735        (28,112

Russell 2000 Mini Index Futures

     March 2017        12        814,140        (10,826

S&P Mid 400 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017        1        165,910        (2,647

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017        41        4,584,210        (27,431
           

 

 

 
            $ (79,303
           

 

 

 

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2016:

 

Description

   Expiration date      Number of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

     March 2017        470      $ (52,550,700   $ 368,522  
          

 

 

 
        $ 289,219  
          

 

 

 


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The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) State Street Corp. is the parent company of SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator effective July 1, 2016, and State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.

 

(c) General Electric Co. is the parent company of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the Fund’s investment adviser prior to July 1, 2016.

 

(d) Pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, these securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2016, these securities amounted to $4,722,435 or 0.20% of the net assets of the GE Investments Total Return Fund. These securities have been determined to be liquid using procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

(e) At December 31, 2016, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures and/or TBA’s.

 

(f) Variable or floating rate security. The stated rate represents the rate at December 31, 2016.

 

(g) Settlement is on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis with final maturity to be announced (TBA) in the future.

 

(h) Step coupon bond.

 

(i) Security is in default.

 

(j) Security is fair valued by the Valuation Committee, in accordance with the procedures approved by the State Street Variable Insurance Series Fund’s, Inc.’s Board of Directors.

 

(k) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser and administrator, effective July 1, 2016, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Funds’ sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.

 

(l) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2016.
* Less than 0.05%.
** Amount is less than $0.50.
*** Less than 0.005%.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

GDR Global Depositary Receipt

 

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

 

MBIA Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation

 

NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SPDR Standard and Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

TBA To Be Announced

The Fund was invested in the following countries/territories at December 31, 2016 (unaudited):

 

Country/Territory

   Percentage
(based
on Fair
Value)
 

United States

     72.51

Japan

     4.17

United Kingdom

     3.44

Canada

     2.05

Germany

     1.82


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Switzerland

     1.79

France

     1.75

China

     1.41

Australia

     1.35

South Korea

     0.80

Netherlands

     0.80

Taiwan

     0.66

Spain

     0.58

Hong Kong

     0.58

Supranational

     0.54

Ireland

     0.52

Sweden

     0.47

India

     0.44

Brazil

     0.43

South Africa

     0.40

Mexico

     0.38

Singapore

     0.34

Italy

     0.34

Denmark

     0.28

Russian Federation

     0.24

Belgium

     0.20

Finland

     0.16

Norway

     0.15

Indonesia

     0.14

Malaysia

     0.14

Philippines

     0.12

Thailand

     0.12

Israel

     0.11

Poland

     0.10

Colombia

     0.09

Chile

     0.08

Turkey

     0.06

Qatar

     0.05

Luxembourg

     0.04

United Arab Emirates

     0.04

Austria

     0.04

Peru

     0.04

Bermuda

     0.03

Hungary

     0.03

Cayman Islands

     0.03

New Zealand

     0.03

Portugal

     0.03

Uruguay

     0.02

Greece

     0.02

Panama

     0.01

Guernsey

     0.01

Czech Republic

     0.01

Egypt

     0.01

Malta

     0.00 %*** 

Puerto Rico

     0.00 %*** 

Monaco

     0.00 %*** 

United States Virgin Islands

     0.00 %*** 

Jersey

     0.00 %*** 
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 


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The Fund’s % share of investment in the various categories, based on Fair Value, is as follows at December 31, 2016 (unaudited):

 

Industry    Domestic     Foreign     Total  

Diversified Banks

     2.02     3.38     5.40

Pharmaceuticals

     1.86     1.47     3.33

Exchange Traded Funds

     3.17     0.00     3.17

Integrated Oil & Gas

     1.26     1.08     2.34

Internet Software & Services

     1.57     0.50     2.07

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     1.37     0.44     1.81

Integrated Telecommunication Services

     0.96     0.57     1.53

Semiconductors

     1.01     0.52     1.53

Industrial Conglomerates

     0.96     0.39     1.35

Biotechnology

     1.02     0.25     1.27

Systems Software

     1.22     0.04     1.26

Packaged Foods & Meats

     0.55     0.67     1.22

Electric Utilities

     0.75     0.37     1.12

Aerospace & Defense

     0.83     0.22     1.05

Healthcare Equipment

     0.68     0.32     1.00

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

     0.72     0.26     0.98

Automobile Manufacturers

     0.18     0.78     0.96

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

     0.88     0.08     0.96

Life & Health Insurance

     0.35     0.58     0.93

Tobacco

     0.61     0.32     0.93

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     0.85     0.07     0.92

Household Products

     0.67     0.19     0.86

Regional Banks

     0.54     0.27     0.81

Soft Drinks

     0.67     0.06     0.73

Multi-Sector Holdings

     0.61     0.11     0.72

IT Consulting & Other Services

     0.37     0.32     0.69

Industrial Machinery

     0.28     0.41     0.69

Managed Healthcare

     0.59     0.02     0.61

Multi-Utilities

     0.38     0.22     0.60

Multi-Line Insurance

     0.19     0.40     0.59

Cable & Satellite

     0.44     0.15     0.59

Railroads

     0.30     0.29     0.59

Movies & Entertainment

     0.54     0.05     0.59

Restaurants

     0.44     0.14     0.58

Asset Management & Custody Banks

     0.42     0.14     0.56

Application Software

     0.29     0.26     0.55

Property & Casualty Insurance

     0.18     0.37     0.55

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     0.00     0.53     0.53

Investment Banking & Brokerage

     0.40     0.10     0.50

Diversified Chemicals

     0.26     0.23     0.49

Communications Equipment

     0.38     0.11     0.49

Specialty Chemicals

     0.19     0.28     0.47

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

     0.41     0.06     0.47

Hypermarkets & Super Centers

     0.33     0.13     0.46

Home Improvement Retail

     0.44     0.01     0.45

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

     0.11     0.33     0.44

Retail REITs

     0.23     0.19     0.42

Electrical Components & Equipment

     0.20     0.20     0.40

Diversified Metals & Mining

     0.00     0.40     0.40

Personal Products

     0.05     0.34     0.39

Specialized REITs

     0.39     0.00     0.39

Food Retail

     0.08     0.30     0.38

Financial Exchanges & Data

     0.23     0.15     0.38

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

     0.20     0.18     0.38

Apparel Retail

     0.21     0.15     0.36

Air Freight & Logistics

     0.28     0.08     0.36

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

     0.20     0.15     0.35


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Consumer Finance

     0.31     0.04     0.35

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.07     0.25     0.32

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks

     0.18     0.13     0.31

Drug Retail

     0.30     0.00     0.30

Airlines

     0.24     0.05     0.29

Building Products

     0.11     0.17     0.28

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.02     0.26     0.28

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     0.23     0.04     0.27

Electronic Components

     0.08     0.19     0.27

Brewers

     0.03     0.24     0.27

Healthcare Services

     0.16     0.11     0.27

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

     0.14     0.12     0.26

Construction Materials

     0.06     0.19     0.25

Construction & Engineering

     0.04     0.21     0.25

Diversified Real Estate Activities

     0.00     0.25     0.25

Steel

     0.04     0.20     0.24

Industrial Gases

     0.12     0.11     0.23

Semiconductor Equipment

     0.12     0.11     0.23

Research & Consulting Services

     0.09     0.14     0.23

Commodity Chemicals

     0.06     0.17     0.23

Distillers & Vintners

     0.07     0.13     0.20

General Merchandise Stores

     0.16     0.04     0.20

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

     0.14     0.05     0.19

Residential REITs

     0.18     0.01     0.19

Diversified Capital Markets

     0.00     0.19     0.19

Healthcare Distributors

     0.15     0.04     0.19

Insurance Brokers

     0.09     0.08     0.17

Gold

     0.04     0.13     0.17

Automotive Retail

     0.14     0.03     0.17

Footwear

     0.13     0.03     0.16

Office REITs

     0.09     0.07     0.16

Broadcasting

     0.09     0.06     0.15

Home Entertainment Software

     0.10     0.05     0.15

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

     0.01     0.13     0.14

Advertising

     0.06     0.08     0.14

Health Care REITs

     0.14     0.00     0.14

Gas Utilities

     0.00     0.13     0.13

Healthcare Supplies

     0.05     0.08     0.13

Electronic Manufacturing Services

     0.00     0.13     0.13

Paper Packaging

     0.09     0.04     0.13

Consumer Electronics

     0.02     0.11     0.13

Casinos & Gaming

     0.01     0.11     0.12

Reinsurance

     0.00     0.12     0.12

Department Stores

     0.05     0.07     0.12

Specialty Stores

     0.09     0.02     0.11

Healthcare Facilities

     0.06     0.05     0.11

Diversified REITs

     0.00     0.11     0.11

Home Building

     0.05     0.06     0.11

Environmental & Facilities Services

     0.09     0.02     0.11

Tires & Rubber

     0.02     0.08     0.10

Industrial REITs

     0.05     0.05     0.10

Real Estate Development

     0.00     0.10     0.10

Agricultural & Farm Machinery

     0.06     0.04     0.10

Real Estate Operating Companies

     0.00     0.10     0.10

Other Diversified Financial Services

     0.00     0.09     0.09

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     0.00     0.09     0.09

Leisure Products

     0.04     0.05     0.09

Agricultural Products

     0.05     0.03     0.08

Human Resource & Employment Services

     0.01     0.07     0.08

Diversified Support Services

     0.02     0.05     0.07


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Food Distributors

     0.05     0.02     0.07

Water Utilities

     0.02     0.05     0.07

Highways & Railtracks

     0.00     0.07     0.07

Paper Products

     0.00     0.06     0.06

Heavy Electrical Equipment

     0.00     0.06     0.06

Home Furnishings

     0.03     0.03     0.06

Household Appliances

     0.03     0.03     0.06

Trucking

     0.03     0.03     0.06

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

     0.02     0.04     0.06

Copper

     0.04     0.02     0.06

Distributors

     0.05     0.01     0.06

Airport Services

     0.00     0.06     0.06

Alternative Carriers

     0.03     0.02     0.05

Hotel & Resort REITs

     0.05     0.00     0.05

Publishing

     0.01     0.04     0.05

Housewares & Specialties

     0.04     0.00     0.04

Marine

     0.00     0.04     0.04

Metal & Glass Containers

     0.03     0.01     0.04

Healthcare Technology

     0.03     0.01     0.04

Security & Alarm Services

     0.00     0.04     0.04

Oil & Gas Drilling

     0.02     0.02     0.04

Computer & Electronics Retail

     0.02     0.02     0.04

Coal & Consumable Fuels

     0.00     0.04     0.04

Motorcycle Manufacturers

     0.02     0.02     0.04

Home Furnishing Retail

     0.01     0.02     0.03

Education Services

     0.00     0.03     0.03

Marine Ports & Services

     0.00     0.03     0.03

Office Services & Supplies

     0.01     0.02     0.03

Leisure Facilities

     0.00     0.03     0.03

Aluminum

     0.00     0.02     0.02

Real Estate Services

     0.02     0.00     0.02

Technology Distributors

     0.00     0.02     0.02

Commercial Printing

     0.00     0.02     0.02

Mortgage REITs

     0.02     0.00     0.02

Specialized Consumer Services

     0.02     0.00     0.02

Renewable Electricity

     0.00     0.02     0.02

Silver

     0.00     0.01     0.01

Precious Metals & Minerals

     0.00     0.01     0.01

Forest Products

     0.00     0.01     0.01

Specialized Finance

     0.00     0.01     0.01

Textiles

     0.00     0.01     0.01
      

 

 

 
         66.20
      

 

 

 


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Sector    Percentage
(based on Fair
Value)
 

U.S. Treasuries

     10.43

Corporate Notes

     9.58

Agency Mortgage Backed

     9.27

Sovereign Bonds

     0.40

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     0.30

Municipal Bonds and Notes

     0.29

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     0.22

Asset Backed

     0.17

U.S. Government Sponsored Agencies

     0.04

FNMA (TBA)

     0.00 %*** 
  

 

 

 
     30.70
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments       

Short-Term Investments

     3.10
  

 

 

 
     3.10
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 


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Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

During the reporting period, there have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors.


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Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this Form N-CSR that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer is attached hereto.

(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) The certifications by the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, are attached hereto.

 


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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.

 

State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Jeanne M. La Porta

  Jeanne M. La Porta
  President, State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Date: February 17, 2017

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/ Jeanne M. La Porta

  Jeanne M. La Porta
  President, State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Date: February 17, 2017

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur A. Jensen

  Arthur A. Jensen
  Treasurer, State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.

Date: February 17, 2017