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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2020

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04556

 

 

TRANSAMERICA FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

1801 California St., Suite 5200, Denver, CO 80202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 1-888-233-4339

Rhonda A. Mills, Esq., 1801 California St., Suite 5200, Denver, CO 80202

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2019

 

 

 


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Report(s) to Shareholders.

The Annual Report is attached.


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TRANSAMERICA FUNDS

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

 

 

LOGO

Beginning January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund intends to no longer mail paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the fund or your financial intermediary (such as broker-dealer or bank). Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically (“e-delivery”), you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct shareholder with the fund, by calling 1-888-233-4339.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports where the fund is held through that intermediary. If you are a direct shareholder with the fund, you can call 1-888-233-4339 to let the fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. That election will apply to all Transamerica funds held directly with the fund complex.

Customer Service: 1-888-233-4339

1801 California St., Suite 5200 Denver, CO 80202

Distributor: Transamerica Capital, Inc.

www.transamerica.com

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Shareholder Letter

     1  

Manager Commentary

     2  

Disclosure of Expenses

     4  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     5  

Statement of Operations

     5  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     6  

Financial Highlights

     7  

Notes to Financial Statements

     8  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     13  

Supplemental Tax Information

     14  

Management of the Trust

     15  

Liquidity Risk Management Program

     23  

S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio Annual Report

     Appendix A  

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

     Appendix B  

Notice of Privacy Policy

     Appendix C  

 

Authorized for distribution only when accompanied or preceded by a prospectus. Investors should carefully consider a fund’s investment goals, risks, charges and expenses before investing. A prospectus contains this and other information; please read it carefully before investing.

 

 

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Dear Shareholder,

On behalf of Transamerica Funds, we would like to thank you for your continued support and confidence in our products as we look forward to continuing to serve you and your financial professional in the future. We value the trust you have placed in us.

This annual report provides certain information about the investments and performance of your Fund(s) during the fiscal year. The Securities and Exchange Commission currently requires that annual and semi-annual reports be sent to all shareholders. This report ended December 31, 2019 covers the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019.

We believe it is important to understand market conditions over the fiscal year to provide a context for reading this report. As the year began, markets had reacted negatively to steadily rising interest rates and the fear that the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) was possibly on the verge of a major monetary policy error, that of raising rates into a slowing economy. The S&P 500® had declined by approximately 20% from its September 2018 high and credit spreads increased considerably as well. This negative sentiment had also extended into the international markets where both developed and emerging markets had suffered losses in excess of U.S. equities. While the ongoing U.S./China trade dispute shared some of the blame for investor angst going into 2019, most eyes were squarely on the Fed and what the path of interest rates might be for the new year. As the calendar turned to 2019, however, the Fed moderated its tone to one of patience, signaling that further rate hikes were likely off the table for the time being. U.S. equity markets reacted favorably in response and approached all-time highs by late spring 2019.

U.S./China trade talks continued through the first few months of 2019 with little progress, and in May negotiations deteriorated as the U.S. announced a new round of tariffs. China immediately responded with tariffs of its own on U.S. exports. Equity markets initially declined on this news, however, the Fed responded to these renewed trade tensions by signaling it would “act as appropriate to sustain the expansion” which served to contain fears of an economic slowdown. The Fed then proceeded to cut the Fed Funds rate by 0.25% at three consecutive meetings from July through October, taking its policy rate down to a target range of 1.50%—1.75%. These represented the first interest rate cuts since the Fed had begun its tightening campaign in December of 2015, and global equity and credit markets responded favorably.

Markets finished the fiscal year strong as U.S./China trade relations improved and expectations of a stable growth economy combined with benign inflation and lower interest rates helped to emphasize optimism for the year ahead. While the manufacturing sector exhibited some weakness, consumer spending remained strong. Although the drama of impeachment and election uncertainties loomed over Washington, investors seem to have taken those non-market related developments in stride while focusing on the broader investment landscape featuring the lowest unemployment rate in fifty years, higher wages and the prospect of rising corporate earnings growth. The S&P 500®, NASDAQ and Dow Jones Industrial Average all closed the year near their highest levels ever.

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, the S&P 500® Index returned 31.49% while the MSCI EAFE Index, representing international developed market equities, returned 22.66%. During the same period, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 8.72%. Please keep in mind that it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio as investment returns have historically been difficult to predict.

In addition to your active involvement in the investment process, we firmly believe that a financial professional is a key resource to help you build a complete picture of your current and future financial needs. Financial professionals are familiar with the market’s history, including long-term returns and volatility of various asset classes. With your financial professional, you can develop an investment program that incorporates factors such as your goals, your investment timeline and your risk tolerance.

Please contact your financial professional if you have any questions about the contents of this report, and thanks again for the confidence you have placed in us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Marijn Smit

President & Chief Executive Officer

Transamerica Funds

LOGO

Tom Wald, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

Transamerica Funds

 

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index: Measures investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated, fixed-rate taxable bonds, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, as well as both mortgage- and asset-backed securities.

MSCI EAFE Index: A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

S&P 500®: A market-capitalization weighted index of 500 large U.S. companies with common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ Stock Market.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only and may not necessarily represent the views of Transamerica Funds. These views are as of the date of this report and are subject to change based upon market conditions. These views should not be relied upon as investment advice and are not indicative of trading intent on behalf of Transamerica Funds. Investing involves risk, including potential loss of principal. The performance data presented represents past performance does not guarantee future results. Indexes are unmanaged and an investor cannot invest directly in an index.


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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

(unaudited)

 

MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Equities rebounded in the first quarter as U.S. trade negotiations with China and relatively strong corporate earnings growth helped investor sentiment recover from steep losses at the end of 2018. Stocks and bonds both received a boost from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (“Fed”) shift to a more dovish tone in January, as it announced it would refrain from interest rate hikes for the foreseeable future. Despite a U.S. government shutdown and global economic weakness, the U.S. economy continued to exhibit a tight labor market, low inflation and slowing but stable economic growth.

In the second quarter, the prospect of lower interest rates generally provided a boost to equities. Renewed trade concerns contributed to volatility during the quarter, with the S&P 500® (“S&P 500®” or “Index”) dropping after President Trump threatened to increase tariffs against China and Mexico. Treasury yields also declined and the resulting negative spread between 10-year and 3-month yields also added to market uncertainty.

Trade tensions were a key focus for domestic and global investors in the third quarter. The Fed lowered interest rates again in August and September to offset that potential risk as well as to combat weak global growth. U.S. manufacturing and consumer sectors showed signs of weakness. Following the 10-year and 3-month yield spread inversion in the second quarter, the closely monitored 10 and 2-year Treasury yield spread inverted briefly for the first time since the global financial crisis, but ended the quarter in positive territory.

In the fourth quarter, expectations of a U.S.-China trade deal, strong economic growth and easing monetary policy boosted investors’ appetite for risk, although there were still signs of weakness, including in manufacturing. Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the Fed cut interest rates again in October, the third reduction of the year.

PERFORMANCE

For the year ended December 31, 2019, Transamerica Stock Index, Class R4 returned 31.14%. By comparison, its benchmark, the S&P 500®, returned 31.49%.

STRATEGY REVIEW

The Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses that correspond to the performance of the S&P 500®. The Fund takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of large-cap stock performance. It is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities.

From a sector perspective, all sectors in the S&P 500® had positive returns. The largest positive returns came from the information technology, communication services, and financials sectors. The lowest contributors for the year were the energy, health care, and materials sectors. The primary drivers of tracking difference between the Fund and the Index during the year were fees and expenses, slight mismatches in security weightings versus the Index, cash drag and transaction costs.

Jennifer Hsui, CFA

Greg Savage, CFA

Rachel Aguirre

Alan Mason

Amy Whitelaw

Co-Portfolio Managers

BlackRock Fund Advisors

 

 

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

(unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 12/31/2019

 

          
        1 Year        5 Year        10 Year or
Since Inception
       Inception Date  

Class R (NAV)

       30.62        N/A          14.08        04/21/2017  

Class R4 (NAV)

       31.14        11.37        13.24        09/11/2000  

S&P 500® (A)

       31.49        11.70        13.56           

(A) The S&P 500® is a market-capitalization weighted index of 500 large U.S. companies with common stock listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ.

The Fund’s benchmark is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. The 10 Year or Since Inception of Fund calculation is based on the previous 10 years or since the inception date of the Fund, whichever is more recent. You cannot invest directly in an index.

The performance data presented represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamerica.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund shares are sold without a sales load. Net asset value (NAV) returns include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect the deduction of any sales charges. There are no sales charges for Class R and R4 shares. Class R shares are available only to eligible retirement plans.

Performance figures reflect any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Investment Adviser and any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of previously waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. Absent any applicable waivers and/or reimbursements, the performance would be lower.

Performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and may differ from amounts reported in the Financial Highlights.

An index fund has operating and other expenses while an index does not. As a result, while the fund will attempt to track the S&P 500® as closely as possible, it will tend to underperform the index to some degree over time. If an index fund is properly correlated to its stated index, the fund will perform poorly when the index performs poorly.

Equity funds invest in equity securities, which include common stock, preferred stock and convertible securities. Because such securities represent ownership in a corporation, they tend to be more volatile than fixed income or debt securities, which do not represent ownership.

 

 

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES

(unaudited)

 

SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES

As a shareholder in the Fund, you will bear the ongoing costs (such as the investment advisory fees and other expenses) of managing the corresponding S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (“Master Portfolio”), in which the Fund invests. You will also bear the cost of operating the Fund (such as management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses).

The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at July 1, 2019, and held for the entire six-month period until December 31, 2019.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The information in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = $8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the appropriate column for your share class titled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses may have included an additional annual fee. The amount of any fee paid during the six-month period can decrease your ending account value.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The information in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Fund’s actual returns. 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 your Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical Expenses” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries, or other financial institutions.

 

         

 Actual Expenses

   

Hypothetical Expenses (A)

       
     Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2019
    Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2019
    Expenses Paid
During Period (B)
July 1, 2019 -
December 31, 2019
    Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2019
    Expenses Paid
During Period (B)
July 1, 2019 -
December 31, 2019
    Net Annualized
Expense Ratio (C)(D)
 

Class R

  $   1,000.00     $   1,105.50     $   3.24     $   1,022.10     $   3.11       0.61

Class R4

    1,000.00       1,108.20       1.59       1,023.70       1.53       0.30  

 

(A)    5% return per year before expenses.
(B)    Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, as disclosed in the table, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days).
(C)    Net annualized expense ratios are reflective of any applicable fee waivers and/or reimbursements and are based on the most recent six-months and may differ from the net expense ratio displayed in the Financial Highlights which covers a twelve-month period.
(D)    Ratio reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Master Portfolio.

 

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At December 31, 2019

 

Assets:

 

Investment in Master Portfolio, at value

  $ 528,211,897  

Receivables and other assets:

 

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    9,286  

Due from Master Portfolio

    127,839  

Due from investment manager

    11,658  

Prepaid expenses

    10  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    528,360,690  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    137,125  

Investment management fees

    27,415  

Distribution and service fees

    158,216  

Transfer agent fees

    3,043  

Trustees, CCO and deferred compensation fees

    1,813  

Audit and tax fees

    12,944  

Custody and accounting fees

    16,070  

Legal fees

    5,561  

Printing and shareholder reports fees

    24,632  

Registration fees

    3,771  

Other accrued expenses

    6,051  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    396,641  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

  $   527,964,049  
 

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ (100,884,247

Total distributable earnings (accumulated losses)

    628,848,296  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 527,964,049  
 

 

 

 

Net assets by class:

 

Class R

  $ 204,049,996  

Class R4

    323,914,053  

Shares outstanding:

 

Class R

    16,050,025  

Class R4

    25,475,337  

Net asset value per share:

 

Class R

  $ 12.71  

Class R4

    12.71  

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2019

 

Net investment income (loss) allocated from Master Portfolio:

 

Dividend income

  $ 10,040,082  

Interest income

    134,961  

Net income from securities lending

    17,182  

Withholding taxes on foreign income

    (38,163

Expenses (net of waiver and/or reimbursement)

    (124,188
 

 

 

 

Total investment income (loss)

    10,029,874  
 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

    230,742  

Distribution and service fees:

 

Class R

    1,012,876  

Class R4

    777,420  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class R

    6,008  

Class R4

    23,323  

Trustees, CCO and deferred compensation fees

    12,672  

Audit and tax fees

    28,568  

Custody and accounting fees

    59,555  

Legal fees

    23,462  

Printing and shareholder reports fees

    52,265  

Registration fees

    42,109  

Other

    27,211  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

    2,296,211  
 

 

 

 

Expenses waived and/or reimbursed:

 

Class R

    (6,582

Class R4

    (236,095

Recapture of previously waived and/or reimbursed fees:

 

Class R

    6,582  

Class R4

    4,602  
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    2,064,718  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    7,965,156  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments allocated from Master Portfolio:

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    13,163,998  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    118,704,335  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)

    131,868,333  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $   139,833,489  
 

 

 

 
 

 

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended:

 

    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  

From operations allocated from Master Portfolio:

 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 7,965,156     $ 10,118,002  

Net realized gain (loss)

    13,163,998       20,835,975  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    118,704,335       (50,992,773
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    139,833,489       (20,038,796
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

   

Class R

    (10,544,890     (8,632,940

Class R4

    (17,617,914     (15,926,611
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (28,162,804     (24,559,551
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

   

Proceeds from shares sold:

   

Class R

    9,298,814       23,405,376  

Class R4

    16,661,632       25,438,742  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    25,960,446       48,844,118  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested:

   

Class R

    10,544,890       8,632,940  

Class R4

    16,565,255       15,288,978  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    27,110,145       23,921,918  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed:

   

Class R

    (56,142,171     (80,452,395

Class R4

    (117,996,778     (185,038,313
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (174,138,949       (265,490,708
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (121,068,358       (192,724,672
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (9,397,673     (237,323,019
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets:

   

Beginning of year

    537,361,722       774,684,741  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 527,964,049     $ 537,361,722  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions - shares:

   

Shares issued:

   

Class R

    789,416       2,004,434  

Class R4

    1,400,432       2,205,860  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,189,848       4,210,294  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares reinvested:

   

Class R

    846,821       812,867  

Class R4

    1,332,088       1,435,059  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,178,909       2,247,926  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

   

Class R

    (4,757,723     (6,935,892

Class R4

    (10,462,684     (15,968,446
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (15,220,407     (22,904,338
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding:    

Class R

    (3,121,486     (4,118,591

Class R4

    (7,730,164     (12,327,527
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (10,851,650     (16,446,118
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding during the period and years indicated:

 

    Class R  
    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017 (A)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period/year

  $ 10.26     $ 11.25     $ 10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment operations: (B)

     

Net investment income (loss) (C)

    0.16       0.16       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.96       (0.71     1.38  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment operations

    3.12       (0.55     1.48  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

     

Net investment income

    (0.20     (0.17     (0.14

Net realized gains

    (0.47     (0.27     (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (0.67     (0.44     (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period/year

  $ 12.71     $ 10.26     $ 11.25  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    30.62     (4.97 )%      14.93 %(D) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio and supplemental data:

     

Net assets end of period/year (000’s)

  $   204,050     $   196,664     $   262,047  

Expenses to average net assets (B)

     

Excluding waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

    0.62     0.60     0.61 %(E) 

Including waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

    0.62     0.60     0.60 %(E) 

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets (B)

    1.36     1.34     1.37 %(E) 

Portfolio turnover rate of Master Portfolio

    3     12     11

 

(A)    Commenced operations on April 21, 2017.
(B)    The per share amounts and percentages include the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of the Master Portfolio.
(C)    Calculated based on average number of shares outstanding.
(D)    Not annualized.
(E)    Annualized.

For a share outstanding during the period and years indicated:

 

    Class R4  
    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017 (A)(B)
    December 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

Net asset value, beginning of period/year

  $ 10.26     $ 11.26     $ 9.58     $ 8.75     $ 8.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment operations: (C)

         

Net investment income (loss) (D)

    0.20       0.19       0.20       0.17 (E)      0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.96       (0.71     1.85       0.85       (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment operations

    3.16       (0.52     2.05       1.02       0.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

         

Net investment income

    (0.24     (0.21     (0.23     (0.19     (0.15

Net realized gains

    (0.47     (0.27     (0.14            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (0.71     (0.48     (0.37     (0.19     (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period/year

  $ 12.71     $ 10.26     $ 11.26     $ 9.58     $ 8.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    31.14     (4.72 )%      21.48     11.66     1.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio and supplemental data:

         

Net assets end of period/year (000’s)

  $   323,914     $   340,698     $   512,638     $   561,089     $   707,281  

Expenses to average net assets (C)

         

Excluding waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

    0.37     0.36     0.38     0.42     0.42

Including waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

    0.30     0.30     0.30     0.29 %(E)(F)      0.30

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets (C)

    1.68     1.65     1.67     1.86 %(E)      1.73

Portfolio turnover rate of Master Portfolio

    3     12     11     4     2

 

(A)    Transamerica Partners Institutional Stock Index reorganized into the Fund on April 21, 2017. Prior to April 21, 2017, information provided reflects Transamerica Partners Institutional Stock Index, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganization.
(B)    Effective April 21, 2017, the Fund underwent a 1.56-for-1 share split. The per share data has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the share split. See the Stock Split section of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.
(C)    The per share amounts and percentages include the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of the Master Portfolio.
(D)    Calculated based on average number of shares outstanding.
(E)    Please reference the Custody Out-of-Pocket Expense section of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding the reimbursement of custody fees. The amount of the reimbursement on a per share basis was immaterial to the class. The Expenses to average net assets including waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture ratio, and Net investment income (loss) to average net assets ratio would have been 0.00% higher and 0.00% lower, respectively, had the custodian not reimbursed the Fund.

(F)

   Includes reorganization expenses incurred outside the Fund’s operating expense limit.

 

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this report.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

At December 31, 2019

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Transamerica Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance. Transamerica Stock Index (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust and invests all of its investable assets in the S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”).

The financial statements of the Master Portfolio are included within this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by the Fund’s current prospectus, which contains additional information about the Fund, including risks, as well as investment objectives and strategies.

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”) serves as investment manager for the Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement. TAM provides continuous and regular investment management services to the Fund. TAM supervises the Fund’s investments, conducts its investment program and provides supervisory, compliance and administrative services to the Fund.

TAM is responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management of the Fund. TAM may in the future retain one or more sub-advisers to assist in the management of the Fund.

TAM’s investment management services also include the provision of supervisory and administrative services to the Fund. These services include performing certain administrative services for the Fund and supervising and overseeing the administrative, clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services provided to the Fund by State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), to whom TAM has outsourced the provision of certain services as described below: to the extent agreed upon by TAM and the Fund from time to time, monitoring and verifying the custodian’s daily calculation of the Net Asset Values (“NAV”); shareholder relations functions; compliance services; valuation services; assisting in due diligence and in the oversight and monitoring of certain activities of sub-advisers and certain aspects of Fund investments; assisting with Fund combinations and liquidations; oversight of the preparation and filing, and review, of all returns and reports, in connection with federal, state and local taxes; oversight and review of regulatory reporting; supervising and coordinating the Fund’s custodian and dividend disbursing agent and monitoring their services to the Fund; assisting the Fund in preparing reports to shareholders; acting as liaison with the Fund’s independent public accountants and providing, upon request, analyses, fiscal year summaries and other audit related services; assisting in the preparation of agendas and supporting documents for and minutes of meetings of trustees and committees of trustees; assisting in the preparation of regular communications with the trustees; and providing personnel and office space, telephones and other office equipment as necessary in order for TAM to perform supervisory and administrative services to the Fund.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In preparing the Fund’s financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), estimates or assumptions (which could differ from actual results) may be used that affect reported amounts and disclosures. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

Investment valuation: The value of the Fund’s investment in the Master Portfolio, reflected within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, displays the Fund’s proportional interest in the net assets of the Master Portfolio.

The valuation policy for the underlying securities held by the Master Portfolio is discussed in the Master Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which accompany this report.

Security transactions and investment income: The Fund is allocated its proportional share of income and expenses on a daily basis from its investment in the Master Portfolio. All of the net investment income, as well as the realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Master Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the investors and recorded by the Fund on a daily basis.

Multiple class operations, income, and expenses: Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to each class daily based upon net assets. Each class bears its own specific expenses in addition to the allocated non-class specific expenses.

Distributions to shareholders: Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2019

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Indemnification: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

3. BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

Interfund lending: The Fund, along with other funds and portfolios advised by TAM, may participate in an interfund lending program pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2017. This program allows the Fund to lend to and borrow from other funds and portfolios advised by TAM. Interfund lending transactions are subject to the conditions of the exemptive relief which place limits on the amount of lending or borrowing the Fund may participate in under the program. Interest earned or paid on an interfund lending transaction will be based on the average of certain current market rates. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund has not utilized the program.

4. FEES AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

TAM, the Fund’s investment manager, is directly owned by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company (“TPLIC”) and AUSA Holding, LLC (“AUSA”), both of which are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Aegon N.V. TPLIC is owned by Commonwealth General Corporation (“Commonwealth”). Commonwealth and AUSA are wholly owned by Transamerica Corporation, a financial services holding company whose primary emphasis is on life and health insurance, and annuity and investment products. Transamerica Corporation is owned by The Aegon Trust, which is owned by Aegon International B.V., which is owned by Aegon N.V., a Netherlands corporation, and a publicly traded international insurance group.

Transamerica Fund Services, Inc. (“TFS”) is the Fund’s transfer agent. Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”) is the Fund’s distributor/principal underwriter. TAM, TFS, and TCI are affiliates of Aegon NV.

Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or trustees of TAM, TFS, and TCI. No interested trustee who is deemed an interested person due to current or former service with TAM or an affiliate of TAM receives compensation from the Fund. The Fund does pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as disclosed in Trustee, CCO and deferred compensation fees within the Statement of Operations.

As of December 31, 2019, the percentage of the Fund’s interest in the Master Portfolio, including any open receivable or payable, is 2.27%.

As of December 31, 2019, the investment manager and/or other affiliated investment accounts held balances of the Fund as follows:

 

Account Balance

 

Percentage of Net Assets

$  511,861,146   96.95%

Investment management fees: The Fund pays a contractual management fee to TAM at an annual rate of 0.07% on daily Average Net Assets (“ANA”).

The Fund’s management fee includes its allocated share of the advisory fees based on the interest owned in the corresponding Master Portfolio. The advisory fees are accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.01% of the Master Portfolio’s daily net assets. The investment advisory fees allocated from the Master Portfolio are included within the Statement of Operations within Net investment income (loss) allocated from the Master Portfolio, in Expenses (net of waiver and/or reimbursement). Additionally, TAM serves as the Fund’s investment manager, performing administration as well as investment advisory services. TAM renders investment advisory, supervisory, and administration services under an investment management agreement and the Fund pays a single management fee at a rate of 0.06% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (after waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture). The management fees are reflected in Investment management fees within the Statement of Operations.

TAM has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the total operating expenses excluding, as applicable, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, extraordinary expenses, reorganization expenses and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2019

4. FEES AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

business, exceed the following stated annual operating expense limits to the Fund’s daily ANA. The expenses waived and/or reimbursed, if any, are included in Expenses waived and/or reimbursed within the Statement of Operations.

 

Class    Operating
Expense Limit
    

Operating
Expense Limit

Effective Through

 

Class R

     0.65      May 1, 2020  

Class R4

     0.30        May 1, 2020  

Effective April 21, 2017, TAM is permitted to recapture amounts contractually waived and/or reimbursed to a class during any of the thirty-six months from the date on which TAM waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the class. A class may recapture and reimburse TAM only if such amount does not cause, on any particular business day of the Fund, the class’s total annual operating expenses (after the recapture is taken into account) to exceed the Operating Expense Limits or any, other lower limit then in effect. Amounts recaptured, if any, by TAM for the year ended December 31, 2019 are disclosed in Recapture of previously waived and/or reimbursed fees within the Statement of Operations.

As of December 31, 2019, the balances available for recapture by TAM for the Fund are as follows:

 

     Amounts Available         
Class    2017      2018      2019      Total  

Class R

   $      $      $      $  

Class R4

       211,517          247,366          236,095          694,978  

Distribution and service fees: The Trust has a distribution plan (“Distribution Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Distribution Plan, the Trust entered into a distribution agreement with TCI as the Fund’s distributor.

The Distribution Plan requires the Fund to pay distribution fees to TCI as compensation for various distribution activities, not as reimbursement for specific expenses. Under the Distribution Plan and distribution agreement, TCI, on behalf of the Fund, is authorized to pay various service providers, as direct payment for expenses incurred in connection with distribution of the Fund’s shares. The distribution and service fees are included in Distribution and service fees within the Statement of Operations.

The Fund is authorized under the Distribution Plan to pay fees to TCI based on daily ANA of each class up to the following annual rates:

 

Class    Rate  

Class R

     0.50

Class R4

     0.25  

Transfer agent fees: Pursuant to a transfer agency agreement, as amended, the Fund pays TFS a fee for providing services based on the number of classes, accounts and transactions relating to the Fund. The Transfer agent fees included within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations represent fees paid to TFS, and other unaffiliated parties providing transfer agent related services.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, transfer agent fees paid and the amounts due to TFS are as follows:

 

Fees Paid to TFS       Fees Due to TFS
$  23,412     $  2,115

Deferred compensation plan: Under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan effective January 1, 1996, (as amended and restated January 1, 2010), available to the trustees, compensation may be deferred that would otherwise be payable by the Trust to an independent trustee on a current basis for services rendered as trustee. Deferred compensation amounts will accumulate based on the value of the investment option, as elected by the trustee. Balances pursuant to deferred compensation plan are recorded in Trustees, Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and deferred compensation fees within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2019, amounts included in Trustees, CCO and deferred compensation fees within the Statement of Operations reflect total compensation paid to the independent Board members.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2019

5. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

The Fund has not made any provision for federal income or excise taxes due to its policy to distribute all of its taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders and otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The Fund’s tax returns remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities three years from the date of filing for federal purposes and four years from the date of filing for state purposes. Management has evaluated the Fund’s tax provisions taken for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in relation to interest and penalties expense in Other within the Statement of Operations. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the state of Colorado, and foreign jurisdictions where the Fund makes significant investments; however, the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Therefore, distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. The primary permanent differences are due to partnership basis adjustments. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or results of operations. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. These permanent reclassifications are as follows:

 

Paid-in Capital       Total Distributable Earnings
$  (2,401,259)     $  2,401,259

As of December 31, 2019, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the aggregate gross/net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments (including securities sold short and derivatives, if any) are as follows:

 

Cost   Gross
Appreciation
  Gross
(Depreciation)
  Net Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$  74,656,848   $  453,555,049   $  —   $  453,555,049

As of December 31, 2019, the Portfolio had no capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards utilized or expired.

The tax character of distributions paid may differ from the character of distributions shown within the Statement of Changes in Net Assets due to short-term gains being treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. The tax character of distributions paid during 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

2019 Distributions Paid From   2018 Distributions Paid From

Ordinary

Income

 

Long-Term

Capital Gain

  Return of Capital  

Ordinary

Income

 

Long-Term

Capital Gain

  Return of Capital
$  14,084,175   $  14,078,629   $  —   $  12,981,137   $  11,578,414   $  —

As of December 31, 2019, the tax basis components of distributable earnings are as follows:

 

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

 

Undistributed

Long-Term

Capital Gain

 

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

Late Year
Ordinary Loss

Deferral

 

Other

Temporary

Differences

 

Net Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

$  802,042   $  2,906,604   $  —   $  —   $  171,584,601   $  453,555,049

6. STOCK SPLIT

Effective as of the close of business on the date listed in the subsequent table, the Fund’s Class R4 underwent a stock split. There was no impact to the aggregate market value of shares outstanding. The historical capital share activity presented within the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the per share data presented within the Financial Highlights have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split. The stock split ratios, net effect on the NAV per share, and the number of shares outstanding as of the date indicated were as follows:

 

Reorganization Date    Share Split
Ratio
   Shares Prior to Stock
Split
   Shares After Stock
Split
   Increase
(Decrease) Net
Asset Value per
Share
   Increase
(Decrease) Net
Shares
Outstanding
April 21, 2017    1.56-for-1    35,752,851    55,759,431    Decrease    Increase

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2019

7. CUSTODY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE

 

In December 2015, State Street, the Fund’s custodian, identified inconsistencies in the way in which clients were invoiced for categories of expenses, particularly those deemed out-of-pocket costs, during an 18-year period going back to 1998. The issue was the result of inaccurate billing rates that were not subsequently reviewed or adjusted. The amount of the difference in what was charged and what should have been charged, plus interest, was paid back to the Fund in September 2016 as a reimbursement. The amounts applicable to the Fund, if any, were recognized as a change in accounting estimate and is reflected as a reimbursement of custody fees. This resulted in a decrease in net expenses and an overall increase in net assets. Please reference the Financial Highlights for additional information in regards to the per share impact.

8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On August 27, 2018, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”), Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC (“AUIM”) and Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”) reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that resolved an investigation into asset allocation models and volatility overlays utilized by AUIM when it served as sub-adviser to certain Transamerica-sponsored mutual funds, and related disclosures. TAM and TCI serve as investment manager and principal underwriter, respectively, to Transamerica-sponsored mutual funds. TCI also serves as the principal underwriter to the variable life insurance and annuity products through which certain Transamerica-sponsored mutual funds are offered. AUIM, an affiliate of TAM and TCI, serves as sub-adviser to a number of Transamerica-sponsored mutual funds.

The SEC’s order instituting administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings (the “Order”) pertains to events that occurred during the period between July 2011 and June 2015, and, among other things, the operation and/or implementation of an asset allocation model utilized by AUIM when it served as sub-adviser to certain Transamerica tactical funds and asset allocation funds, the designation of the portfolio manager for certain of these funds as well as the operation and/or implementation of volatility overlays utilized by AUIM when it served as sub-adviser to the asset allocation funds. The Order also states that the parties failed to make appropriate disclosures regarding these matters, including in marketing materials, and failed to have adequate compliance policies and procedures. AUIM ceased to serve as sub-adviser to the Transamerica tactical funds on April 30, 2015 and to the Transamerica asset allocation funds on June 30, 2015.

Under the terms of the Order, AUIM, TAM and TCI were censured, and agreed, without admitting or denying the findings in the Order, to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain statutory provisions and SEC rules. AUIM agreed to pay civil penalties of $21,000,000, $24,599,896 in disgorgement and $3,682,195 in prejudgment interest. TAM agreed to pay civil penalties of $10,500,000, $15,000,000 in disgorgement and $2,235,765 in prejudgment interest. TCI agreed to pay civil penalties of $4,000,000, $12,000,000 in disgorgement and $1,826,022 in prejudgment interest. The amounts paid in disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties have been deposited into a Fair Fund for distribution to affected investors. Affected investors are those who purchased or held the relevant mutual funds, variable life insurance and annuity investment portfolios and separately managed account strategies during the period between July 2011 and June 2015. The Order states that these investors are to receive from the Fair Fund the pro rata fees and commissions paid by them during that period, subject to any de minimis threshold.

The settlement does not impose any restrictions on the business or continued ability of AUIM, TAM or TCI to serve the funds.

The foregoing is only a brief summary of the Order. A copy of the Order is available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

The funds are affected by many factors and risks: for example, the risk that the sub-advisers’ judgments and investment decisions, and methods, tools, resources, information, models and analyses utilized in making investment decisions, are incorrect or flawed, do not produce the desired results, and cause the funds to lose value. See “Principal Risks” in the prospectus.

The Order and settlement has no impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Transamerica Stock Index

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Transamerica Stock Index (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting Transamerica Funds (the “Trust”)), as of December 31, 2019, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the portfolios constituting Transamerica Funds) at December 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more Transamerica investment companies since 1995.

Boston, Massachusetts

February 26, 2020

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

For dividends paid during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund designated $11,142,274 of qualified dividend income.

For corporate shareholders, 74% of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) qualifies for the dividends received deduction.

For tax purposes, the Fund has made a long-term capital gain designations of $14,078,629 for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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Management of the Trust

Board Members and Officers

Each of the funds is supervised by the Board. The S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio is supervised by the Board of Trustees of the Master

Investment Portfolio.

The members of the Board (“Board Members”) and executive officers of the Trust are listed below.

Interested Board Member means a board member who may be deemed an “interested person” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust because of his current or former service with TAM or an affiliate of TAM. Interested Board Members may also be referred to herein as “Interested Trustees.” Independent Board Member means a Board Member who is not an “interested person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Trust and may also be referred to herein as an “Independent Trustee.”

The Board governs each fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of the shareholders. The Board Members are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the business affairs of each fund and the operation of each fund by its officers. The Board also reviews the management of each fund’s assets by the investment manager and its respective sub-adviser.

The funds are among the funds managed and sponsored by TAM (collectively, “Transamerica Fund Family”). The Transamerica Fund Family consists of (i) Transamerica Funds (“TF”); (ii) Transamerica Series Trust (“TST”); (iii) Transamerica ETF Trust (“TET”); and (iv) Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds (“TAAVF”). Transamerica Fund Family consists of 126 funds as of the date of this Annual Report. With the exception of Mr. Smit, none of the Board Members serve on the board of trustees of TET. TET is overseen by a separate board of trustees.

The mailing address of each Board Member is c/o Secretary, 1801 California Street, Suite 5200, Denver, Colorado 80202.

Further information about the Trust’s Board Members and Officers is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling 1-888-233-4339 or visiting the Trust’s website at www.transamerica.com.

The Board Members, their age, their positions with the Trust, and their principal occupations for at least the past five years (their titles may have varied during that period), the number of funds in the Transamerica Fund Family the Board oversees, and other board memberships they hold are set forth in the table below. The length of time served is provided from the date a Board Member became a member of the Board.

 

Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS

Marijn P. Smit

(46)

  Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer   Since 2014   

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, TF, TST and TAAVF (2014 – present);

 

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, TET (2017 – present);

 

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Transamerica Partners Portfolio (“TPP”), Transamerica Partners Funds Group (“TPFG”) and Transamerica Partners Funds Group II (“TPFG II”) (2014 – 2018);

 

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Transamerica Income Shares, Inc. (“TIS”) (2014 – 2015);

 

Director, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”) and Transamerica Fund Services, Inc. (“TFS”) (2014 – present);

 

  126   Director,
Massachusetts
Fidelity Trust
Company
(2014 –present);
Director, Aegon
Global Funds
(2016 – present);
Director – Akaan-
Aegon, S.A.P.I.
de C.V. (financial
services joint
venture in
Mexico)
(2017 – present)
Director,
Mongeral Aegon
Seguros e
Previdencia S.A.
(2019 – present);
and

Director,
Mongeral Aegon
Investimentos
Ltda.
(2018 – present)

 

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS — continued

Marijn P. Smit

(continued)

          

 

Senior Vice President, Transamerica Retirement Solutions LLC (2012 – present);

 

Trust Officer, Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Company (2014 –present);

 

President, Investment Solutions, Transamerica Investments & Retirement (2014 – 2016);

 

Vice President, Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company (2010 – 2016);

 

Vice President, Transamerica Life Insurance Company (2010 – 2016);

 

Senior Vice President, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (2013 – 2016);

 

Senior Vice President, Transamerica Retirement Advisors, Inc. (2013 – 2016); and

 

President and Director, Transamerica Stable Value Solutions, Inc. (2010 – 2016).

       

Alan F. Warrick

(71)

  Board Member   Since 2012   

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2012 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2012 – 2018);

 

Board Member, TIS (2012 – 2015);

 

Senior Advisor, Lovell Minnick Equity Partners (2010 – present);

 

Retired (2010).

  121   N/A

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Sandra N. Bane

(67)

  Board Member   Since 2008   

Retired (1999 – present);

 

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2008 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2008 – 2018);

 

Board Member, TIS (2008 – 2015);

 

Board Member, Transamerica Investors, Inc.(“TII”) (2003 – 2010); and

 

Partner, KPMG (1975 – 1999).

  121   Big 5 Sporting
Goods
(2002 – present);
Southern
Company Gas
(energy services
holding
company)
(2008 – present)

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS — continued

Leo J. Hill

(63)

  Lead Independent Board Member   Since 2002   

Principal, Advisor Network Solutions, LLC (business consulting) (2006 – present);

 

Board Member, TST (2001 – present);

 

Board Member, TF (2002 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2007 – 2018);

 

Board Member, TIS (2002 – 2015);

 

Board Member, TAAVF (2007 – present);

 

Board Member, TII (2008 – 2010);

 

Market President, Nations Bank of Sun Coast Florida (1998 – 1999);

 

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Barnett Banks of Treasure Coast Florida (1994 – 1998);

 

Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer, Barnett Banks of Jacksonville, Florida (1991 – 1994); and

 

Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Administration Officer, Wachovia Bank of Georgia (1976 – 1991).

  121   Ameris Bancorp
(2013 – present);
Ameris Bank
(2013 – present)

David W. Jennings

(73)

  Board Member   Since 2009   

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2009 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2009 – 2018);

 

Board Member, TIS (2009 – 2015);

 

Board Member, TII (2009 – 2010);

 

Managing Director, Hilton Capital Management, LLC (2010 – present);

 

 

Principal, Maxam Capital Management, LLC (2006 – 2008); and

 

Principal, Cobble Creek Management LP (2004 – 2006).

  121   N/A

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS — continued

Fredric A. Nelson III

(63)

  Board Member   Since 2017   

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2017 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2017 – 2018);

 

Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”), Commonfund (2011 – 2015);

 

Vice Chairman, CIO, ING Investment Management Americas (2003 – 2009);

 

Managing Director, Head of U.S. Equity, JP Morgan Investment Management (1994 – 2003);

 

Managing Director, Head of Global Quantitative Investments Group, Bankers Trust Global Investment Management (1981 – 1994).

  121   N/A

John E. Pelletier

(55)

  Board Member   Since 2017   

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2017 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2017 – 2018);

 

Director, Center for Financial Literacy, Champlain College (2010 – present);

 

Co-Chair, Vermont Financial Literacy Commission with Vermont State Treasurer (2015 – 2018);

 

Chairman, Vermont Universal Children’s Higher Education Savings Account Program Advisory Committee (2015 – present);

 

Founder and Principal, Sterling Valley Consulting LLC (a financial services consulting firm) (2009 – 2017);

 

Independent Director, The Sentinel Funds and Sentinel

Variable Products Trust (2013 – 2017);

 

Chief Legal Officer, Eaton Vance Corp. (2007 – 2008); and

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2004 – 2007), General Counsel (1997 – 2004), Natixis Global Associates.

  121   N/A

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS — continued

Patricia L. Sawyer

(69)

  Board Member   Since 2007   

Retired (2007 – present);

 

President/Founder, Smith & Sawyer LLC (management consulting) (1989 – 2007);

 

Board Member, TF and TST (2007 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (1993 – 2018);

 

Board Member, TIS (2007 – 2015);

 

Board Member, TII (2008 – 2010);

 

Board Member, TAAVF (1993 – present); and

 

Trustee, Chair of Finance Committee and Chair of Nominating Committee (1987 – 1996), Bryant University.

  121   Honorary
Trustee, Bryant
University
(1996 – present)

John W. Waechter

(68)

  Board Member   Since 2005   

Partner, Englander Fischer (2016 – present);

 

Attorney, Englander Fischer (2008 – 2015);

 

Retired (2004 – 2008);

 

Board Member, TST (2004 – present);

 

Board Member, TF (2005 – present);

 

Board Member, TAAVF (2007 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2007 – 2018);

 

Board Member, TIS (2004 – 2015);

 

Board Member, TII (2008 – 2010);

 

Employee, RBC Dain Rauscher (securities dealer) (2004);

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, William R. Hough & Co. (securities dealer) (1979 – 2004); and

 

Treasurer, The Hough Group of Funds (1993 – 2004).

  121   Board Member,
Operation PAR,
Inc. (non-profit
organization)
(2008 – present);
Board Member,
Remember
Honor Support,
Inc. (non-profit
organization)
(2013 – present)
Board Member,
WRH Income
Properties, Inc.
(real estate)
(2014 – present);
and

Board Member,
Boley PAR, Inc.
(non-profit
organization)
(2016 – present)

 

*

Each Board Member shall hold office until: 1) his or her successor is elected and qualified or 2) he or she resigns, retires or his or her term as a Board Member is terminated in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.

 

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Officers

The mailing address of each officer is c/o Secretary, 1801 California Street, Suite 5200, Denver, CO 80202. The following table shows information about the officers, including their year of birth, their positions held with the Trust and their principal occupations during the past five years (their titles may have varied during that period). Each officer will hold office until his or her successor has been duly elected or appointed or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Name and Age   Position    Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served*
  Principal Occupation(s) or Employment
During Past Five Years

Marijn P. Smit

(46)

  Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer    Since 2014   See Interested Board Members Table Above.

Christopher A. Staples, CFA

(49)

  Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services    Since 2005  

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services (2007 – present), Transamerica Funds and TST; TET (2017 – present);

 

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services (2007 – 2015), TIS;

 

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services, TAAVF (2007 – present);

 

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2007 – 2018);

 

Director (2005 – 2019), Senior Vice President (2006 – present), Senior Director, Investments (2016 – present), Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services (2012 – 2016) and Lead Portfolio Manager (2007 – present), TAM;

 

Director, TFS (2005 – 2019);

 

Trust Officer, Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Company (2010 – present);

 

Registered Representative (2007 – 2016), TCI;

 

Registered Representative, TFA (2005 – present).

Thomas R. Wald, CFA

(59)

  Chief Investment Officer    Since 2014  

Chief Investment Officer, Transamerica Funds, TST and TAAVF (2014 – present); TET (2017 – present);

 

Chief Investment Officer, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2014 – 2018);

 

Chief Investment Officer, TIS (2014 – 2015);

 

Director (2017 – present), Akaan Transamerica, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Operadora de Fondos de Inversión;

 

Director (2019 – present);

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, TAM (2014 – present);

 

Chief Investment Officer, Transamerica Investments & Retirement (2014 – present);

 

Director, Transamerica Funds Services, Inc. (2019 – present); and

 

Trust Officer, Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Company (2015 – present).

 

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Name and Age   Position    Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served*
  Principal Occupation(s) or Employment
During Past Five Years

Vincent J. Toner

(49)

  Vice President and Treasurer    Since 2014  

Vice President and Treasurer, Transamerica Funds, TST and TAAVF (2014 – present), TET (2017 – present);

 

Vice President and Treasurer, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2014 – 2018);

 

Vice President and Treasurer, TIS (2014 – 2015);

 

Vice President (2016 – present);

 

Treasurer (2016 – 2019), Vice President, Administration and Treasurer (2014 – 2016), TAM;

 

Vice President, Administration and Treasurer, TFS (2014 – present);

 

Vice President (2016 – present), Transamerica Capital, Inc.;

 

Trust Officer (2015 – present), Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Company.

Francine J. Rosenberger

(52)

  Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2019  

Chief Compliance Officer, Transamerica Funds, TST, TET and TAAVF (2019 – present);

 

Chief Compliance Officer (2019 – present), TAM;

 

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Fund Chief Compliance Officer, Steben & Company, Inc. (2013 – 2019).

Molly Possehl

(41)

  Anti-Money Laundering Officer    Since 2019  

Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Transamerica Funds, TST, TET and TAAVF (2019 – present);

 

Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2019 – present), TAM;

 

Assistant General Counsel, Transamerica Life Insurance Company/Aegon USA (2013 – present);

 

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Fraud Officer, Transamerica Life Insurance Company/Aegon USA (2015 – present);

 

Attorney, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (Annuity products), Transamerica Life Insurance Company/Aegon USA (2006 – 2015).

Erin D. Nelson

(42)

  Chief Legal Officer and Secretary    Since 2019  

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Transamerica Funds, TST, TET and TAAVF (2019 – present);

 

Assistant General Counsel II and Assistant Secretary, TAM (2019 – present), Assistant Secretary (2019 – present, TFS;

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, ALPS Advisors, Inc. (2015 – 2019).

 

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Name and Age   Position    Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served*
  Principal Occupation(s) or Employment
During Past Five Years

Rhonda A. Mills

(53)

  Assistant Secretary    Since 2016  

Assistant Secretary, Transamerica Funds, TST and TAAVF (2019 – present);

 

Secretary, Transamerica Funds, TST and TAAVF (2019);

 

Assistant Secretary, Transamerica Funds, TST and TAAVF (2016 – 2019);

 

Assistant Secretary, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2016 – 2018);

 

Assistant Secretary, Vice President and High Level Specialist Attorney (2014 – 2016), Assistant General Counsel (2016 – present), TAM;

 

Vice President (2014 – 2016) and Assistant Secretary (2014 – present), TFS.

Blake Boettcher

(33)

  Tax Manager    Since 2018  

Tax Manager, Transamerica Funds, TST, TAAVF and TET (2018 – present);

 

Senior Manager – Tax, Charles Schwab Investment Management (2015 – 2017);

 

Tax Manager, Deloitte Tax LLP (2012 – 2015).

Peter Sattelmair

(42)

  Assistant Treasurer    Since 2018  

Assistant Treasurer, Transamerica Funds, TST and TAAVF (2018 – present);

 

Director, Fund Administration, TAM (2014 – present).

 

*

Elected and serves at the pleasure of the Board of the Trust.

 

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (“LRMP”)

(unaudited)

Per initial requirements for SEC Rule 22e-4, TAM established a LRMP in 2018. The Board appointed TAM as the LRMP Administrator in September 2018, and approved the LRMP in March of 2019. In advance of the final compliance date of June 1, 2019, TAM successfully completed the liquidity rule implementation. All Funds were on-boarded to the State Street Global Exchange (SSGX) truView system (a third-party liquidity bucketing tool) at the end of December 2018. TAM currently has policies and procedures established for the day to day monitoring of liquidity risk, and continues to test and improve these policies and procedures as may be required.

 

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Appendix A

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

 

 

 


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Master Portfolio Information  as of December 31, 2019

   S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio
  

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS  
Security    Percent of
Net Assets
 

Apple, Inc.

     5

Microsoft Corp.

     4  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     3  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     2  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

     2  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     1  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     1  

Johnson & Johnson

     1  

Visa, Inc.

     1  
SECTOR ALLOCATION  
Sector    Percent of
Net Assets
 

Information Technology

     23

Health Care

     14  

Financials

     13  

Consumer Discretionary

     10  

Communication Services

     10  

Industrials

     9  

Consumer Staples

     7  

Energy

     4  

Utilities

     3  

Real Estate

     3  

Materials

     3  

Short-Term Securities

     2  

Investment Companies

     (a) 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

     (1

 

(a) 

Represents less than 1%.

For Master Portfolio compliance purposes, the Master Portfolio’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2019

  

S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares                        Value  

 

Common Stocks — 98.6%

     

Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%

     

Arconic, Inc.

     327,315      $ 10,071,483  

Boeing Co.

     457,205        148,939,101  

General Dynamics Corp.

     200,393        35,339,305  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     34,816        8,734,638  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     189,043        37,405,938  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     212,266        82,652,135  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     134,032        46,102,987  

Raytheon Co.

     238,140        52,328,884  

Textron, Inc.

     195,208        8,706,277  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     42,586        23,848,160  

United Technologies Corp.

     693,790        103,901,990  
        558,030,898  

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%

     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     115,658        9,044,455  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     145,632        11,362,209  

FedEx Corp.

     205,267        31,038,423  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     599,247        70,147,854  
        121,592,941  

Airlines — 0.4%

     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     104,278        7,064,834  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     333,289        9,558,729  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     492,223        28,785,201  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     405,266        21,876,259  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)

     185,099        16,305,371  
        83,590,394  

Auto Components — 0.1%

     

Aptiv PLC

     218,308        20,732,711  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     176,581        7,660,084  
        28,392,795  

Automobiles — 0.3%

     

Ford Motor Co.

     3,329,973        30,968,749  

General Motors Co.

     1,075,199        39,352,284  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     133,402        4,961,220  
        75,282,253  

Banks — 5.6%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     6,922,909        243,824,855  

Citigroup, Inc.

     1,866,948        149,150,476  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     374,540        15,210,070  

Comerica, Inc.

     123,273        8,844,838  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     611,953        18,811,435  

First Republic Bank

     144,111        16,925,837  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     884,212        13,333,917  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2,682,150        373,891,710  

KeyCorp

     840,464        17,010,991  

M&T Bank Corp.

     113,343        19,239,974  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     379,790        6,418,451  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     374,698        59,813,042  

Regions Financial Corp.

     833,745        14,307,064  

SVB Financial Group(a)(b)

     44,213        11,099,232  

Truist Financial Corp.

     1,146,804        64,588,001  

U.S. Bancorp

     1,215,411        72,061,718  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     3,291,211        177,067,152  

Zions Bancorp. NA

     145,771        7,568,430  
        1,289,167,193  

Beverages — 1.8%

     

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B(b)

     156,572        10,584,267  

Coca-Cola Co.

     3,297,475        182,515,241  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     143,235        27,178,841  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

     161,725        8,716,978  
Security    Shares                        Value  

 

Beverages (continued)

     

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

     324,637      $ 20,630,681  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     1,192,444        162,971,322  
        412,597,330  

Biotechnology — 2.0%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     1,264,606        111,968,215  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     189,913        20,539,091  

Amgen, Inc.

     508,114        122,491,042  

Biogen, Inc.(a)

     154,517        45,849,830  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     1,081,883        70,300,757  

Incyte Corp.(a)(b)

     152,882        13,349,656  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

     68,310        25,649,039  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     219,901        48,147,324  
        458,294,954  

Building Products — 0.3%

     

Allegion PLC

     79,458        9,895,700  

AO Smith Corp.

     116,550        5,552,442  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     118,250        7,726,455  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     659,676        26,855,410  

Masco Corp.

     243,172        11,669,824  
        61,699,831  

Capital Markets — 2.6%

     

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     108,343        18,047,777  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     718,627        36,168,497  

BlackRock, Inc.(e)

     100,848        50,696,290  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     95,502        11,460,240  

Charles Schwab Corp.

     979,258        46,573,510  

CME Group, Inc.

     306,451        61,510,845  

E*Trade Financial Corp.

     193,191        8,765,076  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     241,326        6,269,649  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     272,516        62,659,604  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     476,188        44,071,199  

Invesco Ltd.

     327,515        5,888,720  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.(b)

     32,431        12,294,916  

Moody’s Corp.

     138,848        32,963,904  

Morgan Stanley

     1,052,280        53,792,554  

MSCI, Inc.

     72,437        18,701,785  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     97,151        10,404,872  

Northern Trust Corp.

     181,190        19,249,626  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     105,579        9,445,097  

S&P Global, Inc.

     208,997        57,066,631  

State Street Corp.

     312,123        24,688,929  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     199,828        24,347,043  
        615,066,764  

Chemicals — 1.9%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     188,503        44,296,320  

Albemarle Corp.

     90,674        6,622,829  

Celanese Corp.

     103,779        12,777,270  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     183,499        8,760,242  

Corteva, Inc.(a)

     639,991        18,918,134  

Dow, Inc.(a)

     634,087        34,703,582  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     633,497        40,670,507  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     114,764        9,096,195  

Ecolab, Inc.

     214,447        41,386,127  

FMC Corp.

     109,532        10,933,484  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     91,710        11,832,424  

Linde PLC

     459,363        97,798,383  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     219,538        20,741,950  

Mosaic Co.(b)

     301,320        6,520,565  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     202,210        26,993,013  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

     70,254        40,996,019  
        433,047,044  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares                        Value  

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

 

  

Cintas Corp.(b)

     71,691      $ 19,290,614  

Copart, Inc.(a)(b)

     174,928        15,907,952  

Republic Services, Inc.

     180,124        16,144,514  

Rollins, Inc.

     120,824        4,006,524  

Waste Management, Inc.

     333,765        38,035,860  
        93,385,464  

Communications Equipment — 1.0%

 

  

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)(b)

     45,858        9,327,517  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     3,627,750        173,986,890  

F5 Networks, Inc.(a)

     51,988        7,260,124  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     290,641        7,158,488  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     146,517        23,609,750  
        221,342,769  

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     116,069        10,426,478  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     121,753        4,956,565  
        15,383,043  

Construction Materials — 0.1%

 

  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(b)

     53,447        14,945,919  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     113,183        16,297,220  
        31,243,139  

Consumer Finance — 0.7%

 

  

American Express Co.

     573,787        71,430,744  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     398,259        40,984,834  

Discover Financial Services

     268,061        22,736,934  

Synchrony Financial

     511,323        18,412,741  
        153,565,253  

Containers & Packaging — 0.3%

 

  

Amcor PLC(a)

     1,385,456        15,018,343  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     70,531        9,226,865  

Ball Corp.(b)

     278,130        17,986,667  

International Paper Co.

     335,316        15,441,302  

Packaging Corp. of America

     81,400        9,115,986  

Sealed Air Corp.

     133,968        5,335,946  

Westrock Co.

     221,545        9,506,496  
        81,631,605  

Distributors — 0.1%

 

  

Genuine Parts Co.

     124,507        13,226,379  

LKQ Corp.(a)

     263,623        9,411,341  
        22,637,720  

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

  

H&R Block, Inc.

     171,262        4,021,232  

Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%

 

  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)(b)

     1,672,696        378,865,644  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0%

 

  

AT&T, Inc.

     6,246,835        244,126,312  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     839,468        11,089,372  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     3,536,695        217,153,073  
        472,368,757  

Electric Utilities — 2.0%

 

  

Alliant Energy Corp.

     205,536        11,246,930  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     422,401        39,921,119  

Duke Energy Corp.

     623,429        56,862,959  

Edison International

     306,656        23,124,929  

Entergy Corp.

     170,261        20,397,268  

Evergy, Inc.

     194,890        12,685,390  

Eversource Energy

     276,863        23,552,735  

Exelon Corp.

     831,294        37,898,693  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     462,045        22,455,387  
Security    Shares                        Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

 

  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     417,974      $ 101,216,584  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     96,814        8,706,483  

PPL Corp.

     618,298        22,184,532  

Southern Co.

     896,820        57,127,434  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     448,428        28,470,694  
        465,851,137  

Electrical Equipment — 0.5%

 

  

AMETEK, Inc.(b)

     195,480        19,497,175  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     354,242        33,553,802  

Emerson Electric Co.

     520,915        39,724,978  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     99,131        20,090,880  
        112,866,835  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%

 

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     253,544        27,441,067  

CDW Corp.

     122,868        17,550,465  

Corning, Inc.

     654,158        19,042,539  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     113,633        5,916,870  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)(b)

     29,995        4,346,875  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

     160,406        16,462,468  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     286,025        27,412,636  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

     46,110        11,778,339  
        129,951,259  

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%

 

  

Baker Hughes Co.

     555,732        14,243,411  

Halliburton Co.

     750,650        18,368,405  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     90,592        4,115,595  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     326,024        8,166,901  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     1,183,853        47,590,891  

TechnipFMC PLC

     362,703        7,776,352  
        100,261,555  

Entertainment — 0.9%

 

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     656,974        39,037,395  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(a)

     249,684        26,843,527  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)

     120,504        8,612,421  

Netflix, Inc.(a)

     374,768        121,263,682  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

     96,784        11,849,265  
        207,606,290  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.8%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     98,471        15,910,944  

American Tower Corp.

     378,778        87,050,760  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

     128,731        6,648,956  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     119,431        25,044,681  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     121,980        16,816,163  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     355,542        50,540,295  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     178,486        21,371,914  

Duke Realty Corp.

     314,327        10,897,717  

Equinix, Inc.

     72,926        42,566,906  

Equity Residential

     299,340        24,222,593  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     56,510        17,001,598  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     110,751        11,697,521  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     61,405        7,904,666  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

     423,257        14,589,669  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     607,358        11,266,491  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     245,549        7,825,647  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     361,070        7,477,760  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     97,543        12,862,020  

Prologis, Inc.

     540,236        48,156,637  

Public Storage

     128,464        27,357,693  

Realty Income Corp.

     278,708        20,521,270  

Regency Centers Corp.

     143,993        9,084,518  

SBA Communications Corp.

     96,290        23,204,927  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     262,411        39,088,742  
 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares                        Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     70,082      $ 6,439,134  

UDR, Inc.

     250,603        11,703,160  

Ventas, Inc.

     318,743        18,404,221  

Vornado Realty Trust

     135,460        9,008,090  

Welltower, Inc.

     346,982        28,376,188  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     637,205        19,243,591  
        652,284,472  

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%

 

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     377,789        111,039,743  

Kroger Co.

     685,826        19,882,096  

Sysco Corp.

     436,318        37,322,642  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     641,132        37,801,142  

Walmart, Inc.

     1,213,098        144,164,566  
        350,210,189  

Food Products — 1.1%

 

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     476,047        22,064,779  

Campbell Soup Co.

     143,388        7,086,235  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     416,160        14,249,318  

General Mills, Inc.

     516,845        27,682,218  

Hershey Co.

     126,825        18,640,739  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     237,784        10,726,436  

J.M. Smucker Co.

     97,733        10,176,937  

Kellogg Co.

     212,930        14,726,239  

Kraft Heinz Co.

     532,578        17,111,731  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     124,905        10,745,577  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     105,670        17,935,369  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     1,231,258        67,817,691  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     252,425        22,980,772  
        261,944,041  

Gas Utilities — 0.0%

 

  

Atmos Energy Corp.

     102,056        11,415,984  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.5%

 

  

Abbott Laboratories

     1,511,382        131,278,641  

ABIOMED, Inc.(a)

     38,162        6,510,056  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

     60,889        16,990,467  

Baxter International, Inc.

     436,599        36,508,408  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     231,283        62,902,037  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)(b)

     1,191,922        53,898,713  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

     42,393        13,620,447  

Danaher Corp.

     534,857        82,089,852  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     191,806        10,854,302  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

     178,358        41,609,138  

Hologic, Inc.(a)

     229,303        11,971,910  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

     73,357        19,155,713  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

     98,833        58,425,128  

Medtronic PLC

     1,146,218        130,038,432  

ResMed, Inc.

     122,958        19,054,801  

STERIS PLC

     72,502        11,050,755  

Stryker Corp.

     275,343        57,805,509  

Teleflex, Inc.(b)

     39,590        14,903,260  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a)

     77,926        11,066,271  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     175,890        26,327,215  
        816,061,055  

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%

 

  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     127,499        10,839,965  

Anthem, Inc.

     216,834        65,490,373  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     249,757        12,632,709  

Centene Corp.(a)

     353,856        22,246,927  

Cigna Corp.(a)

     319,333        65,300,405  

CVS Health Corp.

     1,112,513        82,648,591  

DaVita, Inc.(a)(b)

     76,688        5,753,901  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     226,236        33,439,943  
Security    Shares                        Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

  

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)(b)

     124,314      $ 8,294,230  

Humana, Inc.

     113,168        41,478,335  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

     83,386        14,106,410  

McKesson Corp.

     154,900        21,425,768  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     115,185        12,300,606  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     810,177        238,175,834  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     69,185        9,925,280  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(a)

     43,014        14,203,653  
        658,262,930  

Health Care Technology — 0.1%

 

  

Cerner Corp.

     266,769        19,578,177  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%

 

  

Carnival Corp.

     342,538        17,411,207  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

     21,867        18,305,084  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     104,842        11,428,826  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     241,409        26,774,672  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     288,985        19,951,524  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     232,050        35,139,332  

McDonald’s Corp.

     644,004        127,261,630  

MGM Resorts International

     436,817        14,532,902  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)

     182,061        10,634,183  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     146,997        19,625,569  

Starbucks Corp.

     1,009,926        88,792,694  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     81,809        11,360,816  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     258,649        26,053,714  
        427,272,153  

Household Durables — 0.4%

 

  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     286,755        15,126,326  

Garmin Ltd.

     123,550        12,053,538  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     110,137        5,598,264  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     238,254        13,292,191  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)(b)

     50,377        6,870,415  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     319,095        6,133,006  

NVR, Inc.(a)

     2,970        11,310,978  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     215,939        8,378,433  

Whirlpool Corp.

     53,219        7,851,399  
        86,614,550  

Household Products — 1.7%

 

  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     210,296        14,792,221  

Clorox Co.

     107,323        16,478,373  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     732,897        50,452,629  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     293,149        40,322,645  

Procter & Gamble Co.

     2,132,571        266,358,118  
        388,403,986  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%

 

AES Corp.

     568,095        11,305,090  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     211,937        8,424,496  
        19,729,586  

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.3%

 

  

3M Co.

     491,752        86,754,888  

General Electric Co.

     7,468,451        83,347,913  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     611,029        108,152,133  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     88,985        31,521,157  
        309,776,091  

Insurance — 2.3%

 

  

Aflac, Inc.

     627,692        33,204,907  

Allstate Corp.

     275,775        31,010,899  

American International Group, Inc.

     743,935        38,186,184  

Aon PLC

     200,221        41,704,032  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     159,504        15,189,566  

Assurant, Inc.

     52,112        6,830,841  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares                        Value  

Insurance (continued)

     

Chubb Ltd.

     387,553      $ 60,326,500  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     129,928        13,661,929  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     34,875        9,654,795  

Globe Life, Inc.

     85,194        8,966,668  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     308,212        18,730,043  

Lincoln National Corp.

     169,602        10,008,214  

Loews Corp.(b)

     219,232        11,507,488  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     431,564        48,080,545  

MetLife, Inc.

     666,820        33,987,815  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     221,337        12,173,535  

Progressive Corp.

     499,943        36,190,874  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     343,768        32,224,812  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

     220,724        30,228,152  

Unum Group

     173,973        5,073,053  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

     124,448        8,599,357  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     109,948        22,202,899  
        527,743,108  

Interactive Media & Services — 4.9%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

     256,225        343,185,203  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)

     255,594        341,734,290  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)

     2,057,879        422,379,664  

Twitter, Inc.(a)

     663,898        21,277,931  
        1,128,577,088  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.3%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     356,142        658,093,433  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

     35,793        73,509,158  

eBay, Inc.

     653,941        23,613,810  

Expedia Group, Inc.

     119,502        12,922,946  
        768,139,347  

IT Services — 5.3%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     543,071        114,354,460  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

     138,211        11,938,666  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     34,374        3,856,763  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     370,020        63,088,410  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     98,039        12,111,738  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     468,248        29,040,741  

DXC Technology Co.

     220,706        8,296,339  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     525,572        73,101,809  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

     488,383        56,471,726  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)

     74,210        21,351,701  

Gartner, Inc.(a)(b)

     76,998        11,865,392  

Global Payments, Inc.

     257,012        46,920,111  

International Business Machines Corp.

     757,348        101,514,926  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     65,792        9,583,921  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     113,726        11,132,638  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     759,138        226,671,015  

Paychex, Inc.

     272,424        23,172,385  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

     1,004,105        108,614,038  

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

     88,454        17,043,317  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     1,463,870        275,061,173  

Western Union Co.

     355,433        9,518,496  
        1,234,709,765  

Leisure Products — 0.0%

 

Hasbro, Inc.

     108,821        11,492,586  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.0%

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     264,640        22,576,438  

Illumina, Inc.(a)

     125,706        41,701,709  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

     154,315        23,843,211  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

     20,929        16,602,557  

PerkinElmer, Inc.(b)

     95,779        9,300,141  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)

     342,905        111,399,547  
Security    Shares                        Value  

Life Sciences Tools & Services (continued)

 

  

Waters Corp.(a)(b)

     55,926      $     13,067,110  
        238,490,713  

Machinery — 1.6%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     472,837        69,828,568  

Cummins, Inc.

     132,183        23,655,470  

Deere & Co.

     269,262        46,652,334  

Dover Corp.

     124,224        14,318,058  

Flowserve Corp.

     112,148        5,581,606  

Fortive Corp.

     252,702        19,303,906  

IDEX Corp.

     65,042        11,187,224  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     250,112        44,927,618  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     204,890        27,233,979  

PACCAR, Inc.

     295,772        23,395,565  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     109,856        22,610,562  

Pentair PLC

     140,780        6,457,579  

Snap-on, Inc.

     46,909        7,946,385  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     129,992        21,544,874  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     154,199        11,996,682  

Xylem, Inc.

     153,994        12,133,187  
        368,773,597  

Media — 2.4%

 

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

     134,078        65,038,556  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     3,882,193        174,582,219  

Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

     134,754        4,411,846  

Discovery, Inc., Class C(a)(b)

     286,831        8,745,477  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

     218,051        7,734,269  

Fox Corp., Class A

     303,158        11,238,067  

Fox Corp., Class B(a)

     133,124        4,845,714  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

     327,050        7,554,855  

News Corp., Class A

     332,273        4,698,340  

News Corp., Class B

     95,128        1,380,307  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     186,192        15,085,276  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B Class B

     462,120        19,395,176  

Walt Disney Co.(b)

     1,541,312        222,919,955  
        547,630,057  

Metals & Mining — 0.3%

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     1,240,742        16,278,535  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

     701,081        30,461,969  

Nucor Corp.

     259,293        14,593,010  
        61,333,514  

Multi-Utilities — 1.0%

 

Ameren Corp.

     210,391        16,158,029  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     429,490        11,712,192  

CMS Energy Corp.

     242,726        15,252,902  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     284,276        25,718,450  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     703,864        58,294,016  

DTE Energy Co.

     164,278        21,334,784  

NiSource, Inc.

     321,488        8,950,226  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     432,469        25,537,294  

Sempra Energy

     241,062        36,516,072  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     269,744        24,878,489  
        244,352,454  

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     217,720        33,959,966  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

     202,380        19,033,839  

Kohl’s Corp.

     132,816        6,766,975  

Macy’s, Inc.

     267,347        4,544,899  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     88,174        3,608,962  

Target Corp.

     433,334        55,557,752  
        123,472,393  
 

 

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S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares                        Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.9%

 

Apache Corp.

     317,469      $ 8,124,032  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     349,750        6,089,148  

Chevron Corp.

     1,616,970        194,861,055  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     87,062        4,569,884  

Concho Resources, Inc.

     171,909        15,054,071  

ConocoPhillips

     938,324        61,019,210  

Devon Energy Corp.

     330,941        8,594,538  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     136,845        12,707,427  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     497,493        41,670,014  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     3,618,209        252,478,624  

Hess Corp.

     221,483        14,797,279  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     129,331        6,558,375  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     1,665,711        35,263,102  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     684,055        9,289,467  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     555,265        33,454,716  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     412,314        10,241,880  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     763,916        31,480,978  

ONEOK, Inc.

     353,248        26,730,276  

Phillips 66

     379,991        42,334,797  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     141,652        21,441,863  

Valero Energy Corp.

     351,168        32,886,883  

Williams Cos., Inc.

     1,036,478        24,585,258  
        894,232,877  

Personal Products — 0.2%

 

Coty, Inc., Class A

     246,388        2,771,865  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A(b)

     190,313        39,307,247  
        42,079,112  

Pharmaceuticals — 4.6%

 

Allergan PLC

     280,724        53,666,007  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     2,004,618        128,676,429  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     722,525        94,961,461  

Johnson & Johnson

     2,250,632        328,299,690  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     2,177,186        198,015,066  

Mylan NV(a)

     441,369        8,871,517  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     116,394        6,012,914  

Pfizer, Inc.

     4,732,477        185,418,449  

Zoetis, Inc.

     407,305        53,906,817  
        1,057,828,350  

Professional Services — 0.3%

 

Equifax, Inc.

     103,544        14,508,585  

IHS Markit Ltd.(a)(b)

     342,903        25,837,741  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     301,186        6,114,076  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     98,758        6,236,568  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(b)

     140,133        20,927,462  
        73,624,432  

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)

     286,262        17,544,998  

Road & Rail — 1.0%

 

CSX Corp.

     664,992        48,118,821  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     73,282        8,557,872  

Kansas City Southern

     84,265        12,906,027  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     222,977        43,286,525  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     54,811        10,402,032  

Union Pacific Corp.

     593,642        107,324,537  
        230,595,814  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.2%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

     952,313        43,673,074  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     314,952        37,428,896  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     789,944        48,218,182  

Broadcom, Inc.

     339,211        107,197,460  

Intel Corp.

     3,719,881        222,634,878  

KLA Corp.

     134,937        24,041,725  
Security    Shares                        Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Lam Research Corp.

     124,064      $ 36,276,314  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     231,410        14,234,029  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     204,361        21,400,684  

Micron Technology, Inc.(a)

     946,689        50,912,934  

NVIDIA Corp.

     523,349        123,144,020  

Qorvo, Inc.(a)

     99,482        11,562,793  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     976,443        86,151,566  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     145,792        17,623,337  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     799,368        102,550,921  

Xilinx, Inc.

     215,041        21,024,558  
        968,075,371  

Software — 7.0%

 

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     413,958        136,527,488  

ANSYS, Inc.(a)(b)

     73,184        18,838,294  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

     188,160        34,519,834  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

     239,948        16,642,793  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     104,676        11,608,568  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

     121,395        12,960,130  

Intuit, Inc.

     222,600        58,305,618  

Microsoft Corp.

     6,523,736        1,028,793,167  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     490,329        12,513,196  

Oracle Corp.

     1,852,639        98,152,814  

salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

     758,514        123,364,717  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)(b)

     161,280        45,532,570  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

     128,555        17,894,856  
        1,615,654,045  

Specialty Retail — 2.2%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     59,306        9,498,449  

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

     20,549        24,480,229  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     194,308        17,060,242  

CarMax, Inc.(a)

     141,009        12,362,259  

Gap, Inc.

     180,058        3,183,425  

Home Depot, Inc.

     932,819        203,709,013  

L Brands, Inc.

     200,125        3,626,265  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     655,447        78,496,333  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)(b)

     64,699        28,354,984  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     309,332        36,012,432  

Tiffany & Co.

     92,777        12,399,646  

TJX Cos., Inc.

     1,037,007        63,319,647  

Tractor Supply Co.

     101,563        9,490,047  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance,
Inc.(a)(b)

     49,300        12,479,802  
        514,472,773  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.9%

 

Apple, Inc.

     3,571,658        1,048,817,372  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     1,097,787        17,410,902  

HP, Inc.

     1,267,251        26,042,008  

NetApp, Inc.

     195,166        12,149,083  

Seagate Technology PLC

     198,698        11,822,531  

Western Digital Corp.

     254,324        16,141,944  

Xerox Holdings Corp.(a)

     160,203        5,906,685  
        1,138,290,525  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

     130,344        4,972,623  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     313,302        4,652,535  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     1,065,535        107,949,351  

PVH Corp.(b)

     63,061        6,630,864  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     42,619        4,995,799  

Tapestry, Inc.

     237,843        6,414,626  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

     164,871        3,561,214  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C(a)(b)

     169,421        3,249,495  

VF Corp.

     280,049        27,909,683  
        170,336,190  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

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S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares                        Value  

 

Tobacco — 0.8%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     1,597,520      $ 79,732,223  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,330,499        113,212,160  
        192,944,383  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

 

  

Fastenal Co.

     490,449        18,122,090  

United Rentals, Inc.(a)(b)

     64,479        10,753,163  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     37,030        12,535,396  
        41,410,649  

Water Utilities — 0.1%

     

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     154,590        18,991,381  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

 

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.(a)

     270,707        21,228,843  

Total Common Stocks — 98.6%
(Cost — $ 13,108,218,270)

 

     22,881,321,678  

Investment Companies — 0.4%

 

  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(e)

     292,674        94,603,944  

Total Investment Companies — 0.4%
(Cost — $ 88,157,092)

 

     94,603,944  

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.0%
(Cost — $ 13,196,375,362)

 

     22,975,925,622  
Security    Shares                        Value  

 

Short-Term Securities — 1.5%

 

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 1.84%(c)(d)(e)

     139,348,114        $139,403,854  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 1.52%(d)(e)

     215,380,072        215,380,072  

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.5%
(Cost — $ 354,767,438)

 

     354,783,926  

Total Investments — 100.5%
(Cost — $ 13,551,142,800)

        23,330,709,548  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5)%

 

     (122,751,203)  

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 23,207,958,345  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(b) 

Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan.

 

(c) 

All or a portion of the security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

(e) 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Master Portfolio for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and/or related parties of the Master Portfolio were as follows:

 

Affiliated Persons and/or Related Parties   

Shares

Held at
12/31/18

     Shares
Purchased
    

Shares

Sold

   

Shares

Held at
12/31/19

     Value at
12/31/19
     Income    

Net    

Realized    
Gain (Loss) (a)

            Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock, Inc.

     98,827        4,735        (2,714     100,848      $ 50,696,290      $ 1,290,152     $ (361,626      $ 11,125,951  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares(b)

     118,748,723        20,599,391              139,348,114        139,403,854        679,409 (c)       13,818            13,652  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares(b)

     479,801,017               (264,420,945     215,380,072        215,380,072        5,105,161                 

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

            292,674              292,674        94,603,944        647,089                6,446,852  
             

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 
              $ 500,084,160      $ 7,721,811     $ (347,808      $ 17,586,455  
             

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

(b) 

Represents net shares purchased (sold).

(c) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts
S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1,479        03/20/20      $ 238,940      $ 2,345,486  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2019

   S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 2,345,486      $      $      $      $ 2,345,486  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $  —      $  —      $ 67,610,011      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 67,610,011  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $  —      $  —      $ 1,968,163      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 1,968,163  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 250,138,951  

For more information about the Master Portfolio’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Master Portfolio’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Master Portfolio’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1              Level 2              Level 3              Total  

Assets:

                    

Investments:

                    

Long-Term Investments(a)

   $ 22,975,925,622         $  —         $  —         $ 22,975,925,622  

Short-Term Securities

     354,783,926                               354,783,926  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
   $ 23,330,709,548         $  —         $  —         $ 23,330,709,548  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

                    

Assets:

                    

Equity contracts

   $ 2,345,486         $  —         $  —         $ 2,345,486  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry.

 

  (b) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2019

 

     

S&P 500 Index

Master Portfolio

ASSETS

  

Investments at value — unaffiliated (including securities loaned at value of $137,214,328, cost — $13,076,378,623)

   $22,830,625,388

Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $474,764,177)

   500,084,160

Cash

   270,037

Cash pledged for futures contracts

   9,411,800

Receivables:

  

Securities lending income — affiliated

   186,784

Dividends — affiliated

   459,684

Dividends — unaffiliated

   22,795,533

Variation margin on futures contracts

   569,390

Prepaid expenses

   84,984
  

 

Total assets

   23,364,487,760
  

 

LIABILITIES

  

Cash collateral on securities loaned at value

   139,392,096

Payables:

  

Investment advisory fees

   334,166

Trustees’ fees

   82,740

Withdrawals to investors

   16,720,413
  

 

Total liabilities

   156,529,415
  

 

NET ASSETS

   $23,207,958,345
  

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Investors’ capital

   $13,426,046,111

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   9,781,912,234
  

 

NET ASSETS

   $23,207,958,345
  

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

     S&P 500 Index
Master Portfolio
 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — affiliated

   $ 7,042,402  

Dividends — unaffiliated

     392,078,121  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

     679,409  

Foreign taxes withheld

     (1,515,553
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     398,284,379  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory

     4,863,044  

Trustees

     310,692  

Professional

     75,099  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,248,835  

Less fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

     (563,865
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     4,684,970  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     393,599,409  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

     67,610,011  

Investments — affiliated

     (347,808

Investments — unaffiliated

     (13,455,802
  

 

 

 
     53,806,401  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

     1,968,163  

Investments — affiliated

     17,586,455  

Investments — unaffiliated

     4,960,397,272  
  

 

 

 
     4,979,951,890  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     5,033,758,291  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 5,427,357,700  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio  
   

 

Year Ended December 31,

 
     2019     2018  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 393,599,409     $ 308,119,158  

Net realized gain

    53,806,401       68,976,788  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    4,979,951,890       (1,302,602,820
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    5,427,357,700       (925,506,874
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS

   

Proceeds from contributions

    11,063,823,888       9,671,286,018  

Value of withdrawals

    (10,540,152,052     (5,263,924,715
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets derived from capital transactions

    523,671,836       4,407,361,303  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase in net assets

    5,951,029,536       3,481,854,429  

Beginning of year

    17,256,928,809       13,775,074,380  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 23,207,958,345     $ 17,256,928,809  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                                                          S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio  
                                                              Year Ended December 31,  
      2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

 

Total Return

          

Total return

     31.44     (4.38 )%      21.77     11.92     1.35
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

          

Total expenses

     0.03     0.04     0.04     0.04     0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.02     0.04     0.04     0.04     0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1.95     1.92     1.93     2.11     2.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of year (000)

   $ 23,207,958     $ 17,256,929     $ 13,775,074     $ 9,791,759     $ 7,209,857  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     3     12     11     4     2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

  

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

Master Investment Portfolio (“MIP”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. MIP is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”) is a series of MIP. The Master Portfolio is classified as diversified.

The Master Portfolio, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, is included in a complex of equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

Prior Year Reorganization: The Board of BlackRock Funds III and the Board of State Farm Mutual Fund Trust and the shareholders of State Farm S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Target Fund”) approved the reorganization of the Target Fund into iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III. As a result, the Fund acquired all of the assets and assumed certain stated liabilities of the Target Fund in exchange for an equal aggregate value of newly-issued shares of the Fund.

On November 19, 2018, all of the portfolio securities previously held by the Target Fund were subsequently contributed by the Fund to the Master Portfolio in exchange for an investment in the Master Portfolio.

For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value. However, the cost basis of the investments received from the Target Fund was carried forward by the Master Portfolio to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

The Target Fund’s fair value and cost of investments prior to the reorganization were as follows:

 

Target Fund    Fair Value of
Investments
     Cost of
Investments
 

State Farm S&P 500 Index Fund

   $ 1,473,476,973      $ 726,300,157  

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Master Portfolio is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Master Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where the Master Portfolio enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, the Master Portfolio may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Master Portfolio may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Master Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Master Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Master Portfolio, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to the Master Portfolio are charged to the Master Portfolio. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The Master Portfolio’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Master Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Master Portfolio determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of MIP (the “Board”). The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Master Portfolio’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at the official closing price each day, if available. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the official closing price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

  

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at net asset value (“NAV”) each business day.

 

   

Futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investments, or in the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee will include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Master Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Master Portfolio has the ability to access

 

   

Level 2 — Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs)

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: The Master Portfolio may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Master Portfolio collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by the Master Portfolio is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Master Portfolio and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Master Portfolio, or excess collateral returned by the Master Portfolio, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Master Portfolio is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The market value of any securities on loan, all of which were classified as common stocks in the Master Portfolio’s Schedule of Investments, and the value of any related collateral are shown separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value — unaffiliated, and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), if any, is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Master Portfolio under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”), which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Master Portfolio, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Master Portfolio can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

 

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As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Master Portfolio’s securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 
Counterparty    Securities
Loaned at Value 
    

Cash Collateral

Received (a)

    Net
Amount 
 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 5,539,671      $ (5,539,671   $  

Barclays Bank PLC

     3,843,919        (3,843,919      

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     50,783        (50,783      

BMO Capital Markets

     202,006        (202,006      

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     53,451,965        (53,451,965      

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     7,798,663        (7,798,663      

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     15,789,735        (15,789,735      

HSBC Bank PLC

     1,045,058        (1,045,058      

JP Morgan Securities LLC

     7,983,961        (7,983,961      

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     174,471        (174,471      

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     772,920        (772,920      

SG Americas Securities LLC

     16,396,672        (16,396,672      

UBS AG

     665,358        (665,358      

UBS Securities LLC

     22,906,558        (22,906,558      

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     592,588        (592,588      
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 137,214,328      $ (137,214,328   $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   (a)

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Master Portfolio is disclosed in the Master Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Master Portfolio benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. The Master Portfolio could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by the Master Portfolio.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Master Portfolio engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Master Portfolio and/or to manage its exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedule of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are agreements between the Master Portfolio and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Master Portfolio is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Master Portfolio agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: MIP, on behalf of the Master Portfolio, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Master Portfolio’s investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Master Portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Master Portfolio.

For such services, the Master Portfolio pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.01% of the average daily value of the Master Portfolio’s net assets. Prior to July 1, 2019, the Master Portfolio paid the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.04% of the average daily value of the Master Portfolio’s net assets.

Administration: MIP, on behalf of the Master Portfolio, entered into an Administration Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”), which has agreed to provide general administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities). BAL has agreed to bear all of the Master Portfolio’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding, generally, investment advisory fees, distribution fees, brokerage and other expenses related to the execution of portfolio transactions, extraordinary expenses and certain other expenses which are borne by the Master Portfolio.

 

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BAL is not entitled to compensation for providing administrative services to the Master Portfolio, for so long as BAL (or an affiliate) is entitled to compensation for providing administrative services to corresponding feeder funds that invest substantially all of their assets in the Master Portfolio, or BAL (or an affiliate) receives investment advisory fees from the Master Portfolio.

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: The fees and expenses of the Master Portfolio’s trustees who are not “interested persons” of MIP, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), counsel to the Independent Trustees and the Master Portfolio’s independent registered public accounting firm (together, the “independent expenses”) are paid directly by the Master Portfolio. Each of BFA and BAL, as applicable, has contractually agreed to reimburse the Master Portfolio or provide an offsetting credit against the administration fees paid by the Master Portfolio in an amount equal to these independent expenses through April 30, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the amount waived and/or reimbursed was $385,791.

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Master Portfolio pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”). This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the amount waived was $175,916.

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of the Master Portfolio’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through April 30, 2021. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees of MIP, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Master Portfolio. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Manager waived $2,158 in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BTC, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Master Portfolio, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Master Portfolio is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees the Master Portfolio bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Master Portfolio retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the Master Portfolio retains 73.5% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, the Master Portfolio, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 80% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by the Master Portfolio is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Master Portfolio paid BTC $197,708 in total for securities lending agent services.

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the Master Portfolio may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the Master Portfolio’s investment policies and restrictions. The Master Portfolio is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets, but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Master Portfolio did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Master Portfolio are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: The Master Portfolio may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

     
                Purchases                Sales                        

 

 Net Realized        

Gain (Loss)        

           $656,292,770

   $60,145,540                        $(29,208,341)        

 

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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were $1,567,674,746 and $668,088,798, respectively.

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Master Portfolio is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Master Portfolio is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Portfolio. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Master Portfolio’s assets will be managed so an investor in the Master Portfolio can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Master Portfolio files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Master Portfolio’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2019. The statutes of limitations on the Master Portfolio’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Master Portfolio as of December 31, 2019, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Master Portfolio’s financial statements.

As of December 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

Tax cost

     $13,338,949,197  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $10,452,081,189  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (460,320,838
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

     $  9,991,760,351  
  

 

 

 

 

9.

BANK BORROWINGS

MIP, on behalf of the Master Portfolio, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.25 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Master Portfolio may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Master Portfolio, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2020 unless extended or renewed. Prior to April 18, 2019, Participating Funds paid an upfront commitment fee of 0.02% on the total commitment amounts, in addition to administration, legal and arrangement fees, which are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Master Portfolio did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Master Portfolio invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Master Portfolio to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. The Master Portfolio’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Master Portfolio is subject.

The Master Portfolio may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. The Master Portfolio may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Master Portfolio reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Master Portfolio may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause the Master Portfolio’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of the Master Portfolio may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Master Portfolio invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Master Portfolio may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions. The Master Portfolio manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which

 

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potentially expose the Master Portfolio to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Master Portfolio’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Master Portfolio.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Master Portfolio since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Master Portfolio does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Master Portfolio.

11.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Master Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

 

To the Board of Trustees of

Master Investment Portfolio and Investors of S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (one of the series constituting Master Investment Portfolio, referred to hereafter as the “Master Portfolio”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Master Portfolio as of December 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Master Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Master Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Master Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

February 14, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

       

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of MIP, on behalf of S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio, met on November 12-13, 2019 (the “Meeting”) to review the liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) applicable to the BlackRock open-end funds, excluding money market funds (each, a “Fund”), pursuant to the Liquidity Rule. The Board has appointed BlackRock Advisors, LLC or BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), each an investment adviser to certain Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program, as applicable. BlackRock has delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the operation of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from December 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing a Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also described BlackRock’s methodology in establishing a Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing a Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

A. The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure with a focus on Funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a Fund’s concentration into in an issuer the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Where a Fund participated in borrowings for investment purposes (such as tender option bonds and reverse repurchase agreements), such borrowings were factored into the Program’s calculation of a Fund’s liquidity bucketing. Derivative exposure was also considered in such calculation.

B. Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical net redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). Each Fund has adopted an in-kind redemption policy which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests. The Committee may also take into consideration a Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a Fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

C. Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements: The Committee considered the terms of the credit facility applicable to the Funds, the financial health of the institution providing the facility and the fact that the credit facility is shared among multiple Funds (including that a portion of the aggregate commitment amount is specifically designated for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio and BlackRock Credit Strategies Income Fund, each a series of BlackRock Funds V). The Committee also considered other types of borrowing available to the Funds, such as the ability to use reverse repurchase agreements and interfund lending, as applicable.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

  

 

Independent Trustees (a)
Name
Year of Birth 
(b)
   Position(s) Held
(Length of Service) 
(c)
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting  of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
   Public Company and
Other Investment Company
Directorships Held During
Past Five Years
Mark Stalnecker 1951    Chair of the Board (Since 2019) and Trustee (Since 2015)    Chief Investment Officer, University of Delaware from 1999 to 2013; Trustee and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committees, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate from 2005 to 2016; Member of the Investment Committee, Delaware Public Employees’ Retirement System since 2002; Member of the Investment Committee, Christiana Care Health System from 2009 to 2017; Member of the Investment Committee, Delaware Community Foundation from 2013 to 2014; Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, SEI Private Trust Co. from 2001 to 2014.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    None

Bruce R. Bond

1946

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Board Member, Amsphere Limited (software) since 2018; Trustee and Member of the Governance Committee, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 1997 to 2005; Board Member of Governance, Audit and Finance Committee, Avaya Inc. (computer equipment) from 2003 to 2007.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    None

Susan J. Carter

1956

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Director, Pacific Pension Institute from 2014 to 2018; Advisory Board Member, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at Tuck School of Business since 1997; Senior Advisor, Commonfund Capital, Inc. (“CCI”) (investment adviser) in 2015; Chief Executive Officer, CCI from 2013 to 2014; President & Chief Executive Officer, CCI from 1997 to 2013; Advisory Board Member, Girls Who Invest from 2015 to 2018 and Board Member thereof since 2018; Advisory Board Member, Bridges Fund Management since 2016; Trustee, Financial Accounting Foundation since 2017; Practitioner Advisory Board Member, Private Capital Research Institute (“PCRI”) since 2017.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    None

Collette Chilton

1958

  

Trustee

(Since 2015)

   Chief Investment Officer, Williams College since 2006; Chief Investment Officer, Lucent Asset Management Corporation from 1998 to 2006.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    None

Neil A. Cotty

1954

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Bank of America Corporation from 1996 to 2015, serving in various senior finance leadership roles, including Chief Accounting Officer from 2009 to 2015, Chief Financial Officer of Global Banking, Markets and Wealth Management from 2008 to 2009, Chief Accounting Officer from 2004 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Consumer Bank from 2003 to 2004, Chief Financial Officer of Global Corporate Investment Bank from 1999 to 2002.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    None

Lena G. Goldberg

1949

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School, since 2008; Director, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. since 2013; FMR LLC/Fidelity Investments (financial services) from 1996 to 2008, serving in various senior roles including Executive Vice President — Strategic Corporate Initiatives and Executive Vice President and General Counsel; Partner, Sullivan & Worcester LLP from 1985 to 1996 and Associate thereof from 1979 to 1985.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    None

Robert M. Hernandez

1944

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of USX Corporation (energy and steel business) from 1991 to 2001; Director and non-executive Chairman, RTI International Metals, Inc. from 1990 to 2015; Director, TE Connectivity (electronics) from 2006 to 2012.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    Chubb Limited (insurance company); Eastman Chemical Company

 

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Independent Trustees (a) (continued)
Name
Year of Birth 
(b)
   Position(s) Held
(Length of Service) 
(c)
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
   Public Company and
Other Investment Company
Directorships Held During
Past Five Years

Henry R. Keizer

1956

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Director, Park Indemnity Ltd. (captive insurer) since 2010; Director, MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (financial and bank holding company) from 2014 to 2016; Director, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants from 2009 to 2011; Director, KPMG LLP (audit, tax and advisory services) from 2004 to 2005 and 2010 to 2012; Director, KPMG International in 2012, Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer thereof from 2010 to 2012 and U.S. Vice Chairman of Audit thereof from 2005 to 2010; Global Head of Audit, KPMGI (consortium of KPMG firms) from 2006 to 2010; Director, YMCA of Greater New York from 2006 to 2010.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    Hertz Global Holdings (car rental); Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd. (publicly held property and casualty reinsurance) from 2013 until 2015; Sealed Air Corp. (packaging); WABCO (commercial vehicle safety systems)

Cynthia A. Montgomery

1952

  

Trustee

(Since 2009)

   Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing)

Donald C. Opatrny

1952

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Trustee, Vice Chair, Member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Cornell University since 2004; President, Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum from 2007 to 2014; Member of the Board and Investment Committee, University School from 2007 to 2018; Member of the Investment Committee, Mellon Foundation from 2009 to 2015; Trustee, Artstor (a Mellon Foundation affiliate) from 2010 to 2015; President and Trustee, the Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole from 2011 to 2018; Director, Athena Capital Advisors LLC (investment management firm) since 2013; Trustee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole since 2014; Member of Affordable Housing Supply Board of Jackson, Wyoming since 2018; Member, Investment Funds Committee, State of Wyoming since 2017; Trustee, Phoenix Art Museum since 2018.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    None

Joseph P. Platt

1947

  

Trustee

(Since 2009)

   General Partner, Thorn Partners, LP (private investments) since 1998; Director, WQED Multi-Media (public broadcasting not-for-profit) since 2001; Chair, Basic Health International (non-profit) since 2015.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company); Consol Energy Inc.

Kenneth L. Urish

1951

  

Trustee

(Since 2009)

   Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Past- Chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Committee Member thereof since 2007; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since founding in 2001; Principal, UP Strategic Wealth Investment Advisors, LLC since 2013; Trustee, The Holy Family Institute from 2001 to 2010; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    None

Claire A. Walton

1957

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Square Asset Management, LP from 1998 to 2015; General Partner of Neon Liberty Capital Management, LLC since 2003; Director, Boston Hedge Fund Group from 2009 to 2018; Director, Woodstock Ski Runners since 2013; Director, Massachusetts Council on Economic Education from 2013 to 2015.    37 RICs consisting of 177 Portfolios    None

 

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Interested Trustees (a)(d)
Name
Year of Birth 
(b)
   Position(s) Held
(Length of Service) 
(c)
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
   Public Company and
Other Investment Company
Directorships Held During
Past Five Years

Robert Fairbairn

1965

  

Trustee

(Since 2018)

   Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Co-Chair of BlackRock’s Human Capital Committee; Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2019; oversaw BlackRock’s Strategic Partner Program and Strategic Product Management Group from 2012 to 2019; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2011 to 2018; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares® businesses from 2012 to 2016.    123 RICs consisting of 287 Portfolios      None
John M. Perlowski (e) 1964   

Trustee

(Since 2015); President and Chief Executive Officer

(Since 2010)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since 2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.    124 RICs consisting of 288 Portfolios      None

 

(a) 

The address of each Trustee is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

(b) 

Independent Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 75. The Board may determine to extend the terms of Independent Trustees on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate.

(c) 

In connection with the acquisition of Barclays Global Investors by BlackRock, Inc. in December 2009, certain Independent Trustees were elected to the Board. Furthermore, effective January 1, 2019, three BlackRock Fund Complexes were realigned and consolidated into two BlackRock Fund Complexes. As a result, although the chart shows the year that each Independent Trustee joined the Board, certain Independent Trustees first became members of the boards of other BlackRock-advised Funds or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: Bruce R. Bond, 2005; Robert M. Hernandez, 1996; Cynthia A. Montgomery, 1994; Joseph P. Platt, 1999; Kenneth L. Urish, 1999; Lena G. Goldberg, 2016; Henry R. Keizer, 2016; Donald C. Opatrny, 2015.

(d) 

Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of MIP based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are also board members of the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

(e) 

Mr. Perlowski is also a trustee of the BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund.

 

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Officers Who Are Not Trustees (a)
Name
Year of Birth 
(b)
   Position(s) Held
(Length of Service)
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Thomas Callahan

1968

  

Vice President

(Since 2016)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2013; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC (principal underwriter) since 2019 and Managing Director thereof since 2017; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management Business since 2016; Co-Head of the Global Cash Management Business from 2014 to 2016; Deputy Head of the Global Cash Management Business from 2013 to 2014; Member of the Cash Management Group Executive Committee since 2013; Chief Executive Officer of NYSE Liffe U.S. from 2008 to 2013.

Jennifer McGovern

1977

  

Vice President

(Since 2014)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2016; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2015; Head of Product Development and Oversight for BlackRock’s Strategic Product Management Group since 2019; Head of Product Structure and Oversight for BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Group from 2013 to 2019.

Neal J. Andrews

1966

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Since 2009)

   Chief Financial Officer of the iShares® exchange traded funds since 2019; Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006.

Jay M. Fife

1970

  

Treasurer

(Since 2009)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007.

Charles Park

1967

  

Chief Compliance Officer

(Since 2014)

   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for certain BlackRock-advised Funds from 2014 to 2015; Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed- Income Complex since 2014; Principal of and Chief Compliance Officer for iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC since 2012 and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for the BFA-advised iShares® exchange traded funds since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. since 2012.

Lisa Belle

1968

  

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

(Since 2019)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Global Financial Crime Head for Asset and Wealth Management of JP Morgan from 2013 to 2019; Managing Director of RBS Securities from 2012 to 2013; Head of Financial Crimes for Barclays Wealth Americas from 2010 to 2012.

Janey Ahn

1975

  

Secretary

(Since 2019)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2009 to 2017.

 

(a) 

The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

(b) 

Officers of MIP serve at the pleasure of the Board.

Further information about MIP’s Trustees and Officers is available in MIP’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

 

 
Effective September 19, 2019, Lisa Belle replaced John MacKessy as the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of MIP.
 
Effective September 19, 2019, Janey Ahn replaced Benjamin Archibald as the Secretary of MIP.
 

Effective December 31, 2019, Robert M. Hernandez retired as Trustee of MIP.

 

 

Administrator    Distributor
BlackRock Advisors, LLC    BlackRock Investments, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809    New York, NY 10022
Investment Adviser    Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
BlackRock Fund Advisors    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, CA 94105    Philadelphia, PA 19103
Accounting Agent and Custodian    Legal Counsel
State Street Bank and Trust Company    Sidley Austin LLP
Boston, MA 02111    New York, NY 10019
Transfer Agent    Address of MIP
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.    400 Howard Street
Wilmington, DE 19809    San Francisco, CA 94105

 

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Appendix B

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

(unaudited)

A description of Transamerica Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available in the Statements of Additional Information of the Funds, available without charge upon request by calling 1-888-233-4339 (toll free) or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

In addition, Funds are required to file Form N-PX, with their complete proxy voting records for the most recent 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Form is available without charge: (1) from the Funds, upon request by calling 1-888-233-4339; and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Each fiscal quarter, the Transamerica Funds and the Master Portfolio will file with the SEC a complete schedule of their monthly portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter.

You may also visit the Trust’s website at www.transamerica.com for this and other information about the Funds and the Trust.

Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents

Every year we send shareholders informative materials such as Transamerica Funds’ Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report, Prospectus, and other required documents that keep you informed regarding your Funds. Transamerica Funds will only send one piece per mailing address, a method that saves your Funds’ money by reducing mailing and printing costs. We will continue to do this unless you tell us not to. To elect to receive individual mailings, simply call a Transamerica Customer Service Representative toll free at 1-888-233-4339, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday-Friday. Your request will take effect within 30 days.


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Appendix C

NOTICE OF PRIVACY POLICY

(unaudited)

Your privacy is very important to us. We want you to understand what information we collect and how we use it. We collect and use “nonpublic personal information” in connection with providing our customers with a broad range of financial products and services as effectively and conveniently as possible. We treat nonpublic personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

What Information We Collect and From Whom We Collect It

We may collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

 

 

Information we receive from you on applications or other forms, such as your name, address, and account number;

 

 

Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, such as your account balance and purchase/redemption history; and

 

 

Information we receive from non-affiliated third parties, including consumer reporting agencies.

What Information We Disclose and To Whom We Disclose It

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about current or former customers to anyone without their express consent, except as permitted by law. We may disclose the nonpublic personal information we collect, as described above, to persons or companies that perform services on our behalf and to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements. We will require these companies to protect the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information and to use it only to perform the services for which we have hired them.

Our Security Procedures

We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information and only allow disclosures to persons and companies as permitted by law to assist in providing products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your nonpublic personal information and to safeguard the disposal of certain consumer information.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please call 1-888-233-4339 on any business day between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

Note:        This Privacy Policy applies only to customers that have a direct relationship with us or our affiliates. If you own shares of our funds in the name of a third party such as a bank or broker-dealer, its privacy policy may apply to you instead of ours.


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Item 2:

Code of Ethics.

 

  (a)

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and any other officers who serve a similar function.

 

  (b)

The Registrant’s code of ethics is reasonably designed as described in this Form N-CSR.

 

  (c)

During the period covered by the report no amendments were made to the provisions of this code of ethics.

 

  (d)

During the period covered by the report, the Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of this code of ethics.

 

  (e)

Not Applicable.

 

  (f)

The Registrant has filed this code of ethics as an exhibit pursuant to Item 13(a)(1) of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 3:

Audit Committee Financial Experts.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Sandra N. Bane, and John W. Waechter are “audit committee financial experts,” as such term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Ms. Bane, and Mr. Waechter are “independent” under the standards set forth in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. The designation of Ms. Bane, and Mr. Waechter as “audit committee financial experts” pursuant to Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not (i) impose upon them any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations and liabilities imposed upon them as a member of the Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation; or (ii) affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of any other member of the Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees.

 

Item 4:

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

          Fiscal Year Ended 12/31
(in thousands)
 
          2019      2018  

(a)

  

Audit Fees

   $ 1,445      $ 1,373  

(b)

  

Audit Related Fees(1)

   $ 64      $ 13  

(c)

  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 207      $ 301  

(d)

  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 38  

 

(1) 

Audit-Related Fees represent assurance and related services provided that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the funds comprising the Registrant, specifically data verification and agreed-upon procedures related to asset securitizations and agreed-upon procedures engagements.

(2) 

Tax Fees represent tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice services provided in connection with the review of the distributions for excise tax purposes, fiscal year end taxable income calculations and certain fiscal year end shareholder reporting items on behalf of the funds comprising the Registrant.

(3) 

All Other Fees represent service fees for analysis of potential Passive Foreign Investment Company holdings.

 

  (e)(1)

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Registrant’s Audit Committee must preapprove (i) all audit and non-audit services performed for the Registrant by the independent accountant and (ii) all non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s independent accountant for the Registrant’s investment adviser, and certain of the adviser’s affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, if the services to be provided by the accountant relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

The Audit Committee may delegate preapproval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any preapproval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.


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In accordance with the Procedures, the annual audit services engagement terms and fees for the Registrant will be subject to the preapproval of the Audit Committee. In addition to the annual audit services engagement approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant preapproval for other audit services, which are those services that only the independent accountant reasonably can provide.

Requests or applications to provide services that require separate approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the independent accountant and the Registrant’s treasurer, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with the Securities and Exchange Commissions’ rules on auditor independence.

Management will promptly report to the Chair of the Audit Committee any violation of this Procedure of which it becomes aware.

 

  (e)(2)

The percentage of services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X for fiscal years ended 2019 and 2018 was zero.

 

  (f)

Not Applicable.

 

  (g)

Not Applicable.

 

  (h)

The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s Adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintain the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5:

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The following individuals comprise the standing Audit Committee: Sandra N. Bane, Leo J. Hill, David W. Jennings, Frederic A. Nelson, John E. Pelletier, Patricia L. Sawyer and John W. Waechter.

 

Item 6:

Schedule of Investments.

 

  (a)

The schedule of investments is included in the Annual Report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

  (b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7:

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8:

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9:

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not Applicable.


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Item 10:

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that have been implemented since the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of this Item.

 

Item 11:

Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are appropriately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files on Form N-CSR (a) is accumulated and communicated to Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  (b)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12:

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 13:

Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

The Registrant’s code of ethics (that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2(a)) is attached.

 

  (a)(2)

Separate certifications for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, are attached.

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(4)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

A certification for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, is attached. The certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to liability of that section. Such certification is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 


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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.

 

Transamerica Funds

(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Marijn P. Smit

  Marijn P. Smit
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   March 5, 2020

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/ Marijn P. Smit

  Marijn P. Smit
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   March 5, 2020
By:  

/s/ Vincent J. Toner

  Vincent J. Toner
  Treasurer
  (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:   March 5, 2020


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

13(a)(1)   Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers
13(a)(2)   Section 302 N-CSR Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
13(b)   Section 906 N-CSR Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer