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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04920

 

 

WASATCH FUNDS TRUST

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

150 Social Hall Avenue

4th Floor

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)   Copy to:

Samuel S. Stewart, Jr.

Wasatch Funds Trust

150 Social Hall Avenue, 4th Floor

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

 

Eric F. Fess, Esq.

Chapman & Cutler LLP

111 West Monroe Street

Chicago, IL 60603

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 533-0777

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2012


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Letter to Shareholders

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Wasatch Core Growth Fund® Management Discussion

    4   

Portfolio Summary

    5   

Wasatch Emerging India Fund Management Discussion

    6   

Portfolio Summary

    7   

Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund Management Discussion

    8   

Portfolio Summary

    9   

Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund Management Discussion

    10   

Portfolio Summary

    11   

Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund Management Discussion

    12   

Portfolio Summary

    13   

Wasatch Heritage Growth Fund® Management Discussion

    14   

Portfolio Summary

    15   

Wasatch International Growth Fund® Management Discussion

    16   

Portfolio Summary

    17   

Wasatch International Opportunities Fund® Management Discussion

    18   

Portfolio Summary

    19   

Wasatch Large Cap Value Fund Management Discussion

    20   

Portfolio Summary

    21   

Wasatch Long/Short Fund Management Discussion

    22   

Portfolio Summary

    23   

Wasatch Micro Cap Fund® Management Discussion

    24   

Portfolio Summary

    25   

Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund® Management Discussion

    26   

Portfolio Summary

    27   

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund® Management Discussion

    28   

Portfolio Summary

    29   

Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund® Management Discussion

    30   

Portfolio Summary

    31   

Wasatch Strategic Income Fund® Management Discussion

    32   

Portfolio Summary

    33   

Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund® Management Discussion

    34   

Portfolio Summary

    35   

Wasatch World Innovators Fund Management Discussion

    36   

Portfolio Summary

    37   

Wasatch-1st Source Income Fund Management Discussion

    38   

Portfolio Summary

    39   

Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund® Management Discussion

    40   

Portfolio Summary

    41   

Management Discussions — Definitions of Financial Terms

    42   

Operating Expenses

    43   

Schedule of Investments

    46   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    92   

Statements of Operations

    98   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    104   

Financial Highlights

    112   

Notes to Financial Highlights

    116   

Notes to Financial Statements

    117   

Supplemental Information

    137   

Management of the Company

    137   

Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Record

    139   

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Disclosure on Form N-Q

    139   

Advisory and Service Contract Approvals

    139   

Service Providers

    146   

Guide to Understanding Financial Statements

    147   

Contact Wasatch

    148   

This material must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.

Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Wasatch Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.

 

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS — “EVEN MORE CAUTIOUS AFTER A SHARP RALLY  

 

 

 

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Samuel S. Stewart, Jr. PhD, CFA

President of
Wasatch Funds

  

DEAR FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS:

 

ECONOMY

 

After the fourth quarter of 2011 produced a double-digit gain for the S&P 500, I recalled the uncertainty of 2011 and suggested “a stock picker’s market” lay ahead of us in 2012. With the first quarter of 2012 again delivering a double-digit gain (S&P 500 up 12.6%), I am the first to admit that, so far, 2012 has not been a stock picker’s market. With the general market showing such exuberance over the past six months, I am reminded that a rising tide will lift even the most flimsy boats, and I continue to approach current market conditions with caution.

Stock market performance has reflected the strong underlying economic data reported during recent months. Further, troubling news regarding Greece has faded from the front pages, leaving investors more free to respond to largely favorable developments in the business climate. Central banks around the world (with the exception of China) continue to signal that they will keep the liquidity environment favorable to markets. However, this doesn’t mean the global economy is out of the woods yet. I believe Eurozone policies attempting to balance

growth with austerity will be difficult to implement and will restrain the region’s growth for some time to come.

One potential fly in the ointment for the U.S. is rising rates reflective of a stronger economy and inflation fears. While the recent steeper yield curve (which means longer term interest rates have been rising) could mean the flywheel of economic progress is finally moving on its own accord, it could also mean monetary policies have been so stimulative for so long that bond investors are waking from their long slumber and perhaps starting to be concerned about future inflation.

If the economy is genuinely gaining strength, I believe having the bond market gently tap the brakes with slightly higher interest rates is not all bad. Otherwise, we are left to rely on assurance from the Federal Reserve (Fed) that it will tap on the brakes “when the time is right.” Given the Fed’s past inability to read the economy correctly, it is difficult to give too much credibility to its request to “trust us.”

The one thing we know for sure is the trends of past years (excessive spending by U.S. and Southern European consumers) will not continue as lenders are no longer willing or able to provide unbridled credit. Either, the market must expand at a more subdued pace or some new driver must emerge to propel the economy at the more rapid pace to which we’ve become accustomed.

MARKETS

So where are we now? I believe we continue to witness a slow recovery around the world. The U.S. stock market’s recent rise affirms my cautious, bullish stance. I am an even more cautious bull than last quarter solely because strong stock price performance has rendered the valuations of companies less attractive. Companies’ revenue growth has been anemic over the past three years and many companies have wrung out their earnings growth as a result of cost cutting. I don’t mean to ignore those firms that have been able to record stellar top-line growth, in many cases driven by innovation and global expansion. As overall valuations get richer, Wasatch’s style of careful stock picking will become even more important.

The macro environment continues to present a set of potential outcomes that is unusually diverse. The base case is long-term subdued growth in the U.S. as it recovers from the long work-out of the global financial crisis and its effect on banks, housing, and consumer balance sheets. But there is also a more optimistic case that the world economy, and that of the U.S., can be driven higher by favorable global demand factors. BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries have recently added over two billion people to the global capitalist/consumer system. Emerging and frontier markets have large populations that will become part of a growing middle class of consumers over time. The pessimistic outcome is that, like Japan over the past decade, we struggle to generate growth — a poor environment for stock market gains.

With respect to the markets, I leave you with my “leaning against the wind” advice of past letters. Just as last Fall I suggested leaning against the excessive pessimism of recent years, I also think that leaning a little against the optimism implied by the 25% short-term advance of the S&P 500 is probably a good idea. The cautious part of the bull in me says it may be wise to save a little powder for investing in pullbacks from this recent run-up.

WASATCH

I’ve stated our belief that emerging markets and developing economies will have higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates than those we’ll see in more developed countries. As urbanization accelerates in these emerging market countries, domestic demand-oriented companies could benefit from a growing middle class. This scenario presents a classic opportunity for Wasatch’s bottom-up, fundamental, company-focused style of investing.

We believe finding companies with the characteristics we like best here at Wasatch, such as strong balance sheets and/or good cash flow generation, high return on equity (ROE), and durable and predictable earnings growth, requires boots-on-the-ground research. This is exactly what our experienced international team is busy doing as they visit smaller emerging countries and frontier markets. Laura Geritz, manager of our newest Fund, the Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund, and senior analyst Andrey Kutuzov, just returned from a seven-country visit to South and Southeast Asia where they met with companies’ management teams in places like Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. There are thousands of uncovered, small- and mid-cap

 

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growth companies in many of these countries and we think the long-term outlook for some of them is outstanding. While there certainly is volatility and risk inherent in many of these stock markets, there is also an opportunity to find quality companies suitable for our Funds to hold.

Thanking you as always for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Sincerely,

 

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Samuel S. Stewart, Jr.

President of Wasatch Funds

Information in this report regarding market or economic trends or the factors influencing historical or future performance reflects the opinions of management as of the date of this report. There is no assurance that the process discussed will consistently lead to successful investing. These statements should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, and there is no guarantee that the market forecasts discussed will be realized.

The primary investment objective of the Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund is long-term growth of capital.

The S&P 500 Index includes 500 of the United States’ largest stocks from a broad variety of industries. The Index is unmanaged but is a commonly used measure of common stock total return performance. You cannot invest directly in this or any index.

Someone who is “bullish” or “a bull” is optimistic with regard to the stock market’s prospects.

Earnings growth is a measure of growth in a company’s net income over a specific period, often one year.

Valuation is the process of determining the current worth of an asset or company.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a basic measure of a country’s economic performance and is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year.

Return on equity (ROE) measures a company’s efficiency at generating profits from shareholders’ equity.

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WASATCH CORE GROWTH FUND (WGROX / WIGRX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Core Growth Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by JB Taylor and Paul Lambert.

 

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JB Taylor

Portfolio Manager

  

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Paul Lambert

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch Core Growth Fund — Investor Class gained 11.01% in the first quarter trailing the Russell 2000 Index, which rose 12.44%. A small improvement in the unemployment

rate and a pickup in economic growth drove optimism higher, resulting in a market environment where riskier assets outperformed. In this type of market, it is not uncommon for the Fund to post a strong gain but slightly underperform the Index, as our steady, consistent growers are briefly outpaced by the surging stock prices of what we believe are lower-quality companies. Still, this quarter’s performance added to the favorable absolute return earned over the last 12 months wherein the Fund exceeded the Index’s return by a large margin.

Within the small cap universe, we observed that companies with the most speculative business models and those with little or no earnings were some of the strongest performers. They included biotechnology companies, homebuilders and low-growth restaurant chains. Given our preference for high-quality companies with consistent earnings streams, we were underinvested in these areas of the market.

The other trend we saw was that many of the best performers in the first quarter were stocks that underperformed in 2011. Conversely, some of last year’s strongest performers failed to keep up in the first quarter. This is also consistent with a more optimistic, liquidity-driven market in which riskier stocks are rewarded. To further illustrate, our top 10 holdings at the start of the quarter were up 15.5% in 2011 compared to a 4.2% loss for the Russell 2000 Index. Year-to-date, they are “only” up 6.0% and trailing the Index for the three-month period. This is a trade-off we will take every time, as the long-run power of compounding is greatly enhanced if losses can be mitigated in down markets.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

Two of our best-performing stocks this quarter were InnerWorkings, Inc. and Alliance Data Systems Corp. InnerWorkings announced great quarterly operating results, capping a year of record revenue, profitability and operating cash flow. The company provides print management services and is capitalizing on excess capacity in the commercial printing industry. Advancements in technology have increased the productivity of commercial printers. However, demand has not kept pace with the productivity gains, resulting in idle capacity. InnerWorkings has built a sophisticated database that tracks printing capacity around the world and leverages that market intelligence to find the most cost-effective solutions for its global customers.

Alliance Data Systems is one of our large positions that outperformed in the quarter after outperforming last year. The company operates the dominant loyalty rewards program in Canada, where shoppers earn points that can be redeemed for various products and services. Alliance also provides private-label credit card services to retailers like J. Crew and Pottery Barn. With a consulting business as well, Alliance is benefiting from the demand for more intelligent, targeted marketing campaigns by helping create, manage and interpret valuable transaction data.

Polypore International, Inc. was one of the few names in the Fund that declined this quarter. The company makes filtration membranes used in lead-acid and lithium batteries. The stock fell sharply on news that a large customer will be investing in its own membrane technology. We believe the sell-off was overdone. First, the customer is looking to replace membranes in applications where Polypore is not a supplier; Polypore is not being displaced. Furthermore, our research suggests that the company’s competitive position in the lithium battery market is unchanged. As the demand for more fuel-efficient electric hybrid automobiles continues to grow, we think Polypore should continue to see success selling its high-margin, high-technology membranes.

Higher One Holdings, Inc. also posted a negative return. The company provides colleges and universities with cost-saving technology that automates financial aid disbursement. Funds are disbursed to students on debit cards that generate transaction fees for the company. The stock fell when management lowered revenue guidance for 2012, citing a slowdown in enrollment among customers. We are not overly concerned by the slowdown and continue to like the company’s prospects. Higher One is the leading player in a relatively unpenetrated market and its business is highly scalable.

OUTLOOK

If the low-quality, high-beta rally continues, we expect the Fund to have the potential for strong gains but lag the benchmark. While the market’s optimistic mood may continue, we have not seen anything to change our view that the United States still faces a prolonged period of slower economic growth. High unemployment and the high cost of government programs and entitlements should all weigh on growth rates.

For this reason, we continue to like owning a portfolio of what we believe to be high-quality companies that can deliver solid organic growth regardless of macroeconomic conditions. Our companies appear to be growing their earnings faster than the market and their valuations seem reasonable relative to their growth prospects. On average, they generate a much higher level of cash with their deployed assets than the average small cap company. In our opinion, owning stocks with these characteristics is a good strategy for any market environment.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH CORE GROWTH FUND (WGROX / WIGRX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

NAME      SIX MONTHS*      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS

Core Growth (WGROX) — Investor

     23.02%      9.37%      3.68%      5.00%

Core Growth (WIGRX) — Institutional

     23.05%      9.40%      3.68%      5.00%

Russell 2000® Index

     29.84%      -0.18%      2.13%      6.45%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

     30.26%      0.68%      4.15%      6.00%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Core Growth Fund — Investor Class: 1.31% / Institutional Class: 1.23%, Net: 1.21%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”), before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2012 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2012 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Copart, Inc.     5.5%   
Life Time Fitness, Inc.     3.8%   
IDEX Corp.     3.5%   
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     3.4%   
Waste Connections, Inc.     3.0%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
MEDNAX, Inc.     2.9%   
Allegiant Travel Co.     2.7%   
Polypore International, Inc.     2.7%   
DFC Global Corp.     2.6%   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     2.3%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 56 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

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Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged total return index of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index, as ranked by total market capitalization. The Russell 2000 Index is widely regarded in the industry as accurately capturing the universe of small company stocks. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged total return index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH EMERGING INDIA FUND (WAINX) Management Discussion  

MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Emerging India Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Ajay Krishnan and Roger Edgley.

 

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Ajay Krishnan, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

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Roger D. Edgley, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch Emerging India Fund returned
-22.28% since its inception on April 26, 2011 through December 31, 2011. Over the same period, the return of the MSCI India IMI was

-35.62%. Wasatch has always focused on investing in high quality companies and we believe that approach helps to mitigate the downside in falling markets. The flip side is that when the markets move up strongly and there is a junk/sentiment led rally in the market we tend to underperform.

The first quarter of 2012 saw a reversal in sentiment in the Indian market from last year. The MSCI India IMI rebounded 21.45% and the Fund gained 21.43% in the first three months of the year. On closer examination it is evident that there were two distinct phases in the market during the first quarter. Lower quality/higher beta stocks led in the first half of the quarter. We consider companies with low return on equity (ROE) to be lower quality than companies with high return on equity. In the first half of the quarter there was a strong correlation between low ROE and better than average return — companies in the lowest ROE deciles generally outperformed, while higher ROE companies lagged. In markets where high ROE companies lag, the Fund may tend to lag as well.

Therefore, we were not surprised that the Fund under-performed the Index during the first part of the period and then as the market moderated in the second part we made up ground.

So we’d say our biggest achievement this quarter was avoiding the investment professional’s curse — the inability to stand still and let investments run their course. We believed we had a good list of investments and saw no evidence that we needed to make any major changes, despite short-term underperformance.

Looking at the Fund’s performance by sector it was gratifying to see that we outperformed in most sectors in which we were overweight. Our largest sector weighting was in financials and we did underperform there. The benchmark was helped by the bounce in a number of infrastructure-focused finance companies. We have underinvested in the segment because a number of the businesses or projects that are being financed have long gestation periods and seem to have significant socio-political risk associated with them.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

As part of our ongoing due diligence on the companies in our investment universe Ajay and a couple of Wasatch analysts visited more than 50 companies in India over a span of

three weeks. We would like to remind shareholders of our process — it starts with a review of financial statements ® which leads us to companies ® we follow up with visits with management teams to help us understand the companies’ long term drivers and also use them as opportunities to verify the numbers ® investment decisions.

We met with the management teams of several companies that were held by the Fund and also a few that were new to us. We subsequently added a couple of new ideas from this visit. We’d like to mention two to give you a flavor of the kind of companies we are unearthing in India. One of the companies we invested in was TD Power Systems Ltd. TD Power Systems is a manufacturer of generators, with 70% share in the domestic market. India faces a severe shortage of reliable power and TD Power Systems sells products that help alleviate that situation. We believe the company is a technology leader as evidenced by its ability to sell products into advanced industrial countries like Japan and Germany. The company also licensed some patents to General Electric (GE) for the manufacture of generators in Brazil, which further underscores its technical prowess. TD Power’s market capitalization is under $200 million and the company has strong returns on capital and is able to internally fund its growth. We believe the opportunity is large in India with the company’s markets growing north of 20%. We think TD Power should be able to grow faster than the market given that it is gaining market share.

One other name we initiated a position in was TTK Prestige Ltd., a manufacturer of small kitchen appliances and cookware. In our opinion, this is another way to gain exposure to the consumption trends of the growing middle class in India. The company has grown revenues at a compound annual growth rate of 27% over the last five years and we think that pace can be sustained over the next several years. We believe TKK Prestige has excellent returns on capital and management came across as competent and enthusiastic about the company’s prospects. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

The other takeaway from our trip to India was that the mood on the ground was more positive than we expected given news headlines highlighting government inaction and policy paralysis.

OUTLOOK

The Indian market has a couple of the key ingredients that we see as necessary for sustainable economic growth — a growing working population and the opportunity to increase productivity through the application of technology. If these ingredients are supported by macro economic policies, which lead to a stable inflationary environment, they could encourage economic activity. As we have mentioned in past letters, we are more interested in investing in companies that are beneficiaries of domestic consumption within a country and we have weighted the Fund toward this theme.

Even with the sharp move this quarter, we believe the Fund is still fairly valued. We think we have a good mix of growth companies with strong fundamental momentum and some good, attractively valued companies.

Thank you for the opportunity to invest your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH EMERGING INDIA FUND (WAINX)Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    SINCE INCEPTION*
4/26/11

Emerging India

   3.15%    N/A    N/A    -5.62%

MSCI India IMI

   2.07%    N/A    N/A    -21.82%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Emerging India Fund are 4.85%. The Net Expenses are 1.95%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net Expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in small or micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as unstable currencies, highly volatile securities markets and political and social instability, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. (India)     3.1%   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     3.0%   
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (India)     2.8%   
Gruh Finance Ltd. (India)     2.5%   
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (India)     2.5%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)     2.4%   
WABCO India Ltd. (India)     2.4%   
CRISIL Ltd. (India)     2.4%   
City Union Bank Ltd. (India)     2.4%   
Bosch Ltd. (India)     2.1%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 65 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

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Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: April 26, 2011. The MSCI India Investable Market Index (IMI) covers all investable large, mid and small cap securities across India, targeting approximately 99% of the Indian market’s free-float adjusted market capitalization. You cannot invest directly in this or any index.

 

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WASATCH EMERGING MARKETS SMALL CAP FUND (WAEMX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Roger Edgley and Laura Geritz.

 

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Roger D. Edgley, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

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Laura Geritz, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund gained 19.00% for the first quarter of 2012. The Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index, gained 16.63%, and the

MSCI Emerging Markets Index gained 14.08%.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

When we examine what worked in the quarter, we see broad contribution from stocks in the portfolio. The best contributors ranged from apparel retailers like Cia. Hering in Brazil to Security Bank Corp. in the Philippines to Afren plc, an energy producer with fields in West Africa.

If we look at performance by country, India made the largest contribution after being a significant detractor last year. Our names in India were up nearly 28% in the quarter, slightly lagging the benchmark. However, our overweight position in India helped the overall return as India was up so strongly relative to other countries. Other leading contributors for the quarter included Brazil, Indonesia, the Philippines and South Africa. It is notable that sectors like financials, came back strongly in the quarter after a difficult 2011. Taiwan is a market where we have added some new names we are excited about. However, in the first quarter we underperformed the benchmark in Taiwan. Technology dominates the Taiwan market so it is geared more to global growth than to domestic growth. Expectations in the first quarter led technology higher. We tend to have a lower weight than the Index in Taiwan given the large number of cyclical companies that we see as having less long-term visibility in their competitive advantages than other companies in which we invest.

Where are we finding new opportunities? What new names did we add in the quarter that illustrate our investment process? We believe one of the great attributes of the emerging markets small cap asset class is the diversity and range of the opportunity set. We have over 20 countries in the universe where we see growth pretty much across all sectors. In some countries we may get excited about small banks within the financials sector, as with India or Peru. In others, like China, the opportunities are simply not there as large banks dominate the sector.

To highlight a name we feel illustrates our process: in the quarter we added a new position in Taiwan’s second largest convenience store operator. Taiwan FamilyMart Co. Ltd. has 3,000 stores in Taiwan, and some presence in China. In Asia, convenience store chains have been in a strong position to

capture growth in income from the growing middle class, increased urbanization, the need for convenient fresh foods as well as other conveniences such as ATM machines and pre-paid phone cards. We expect Taiwan FamilyMart’s growth to come from increasing the number of stores in Taiwan (the company plans to add 200 this year), increasing the size of the stores over time, and selling some higher margin items like fresh foods. The company also owns 19% of the chain’s business in China, which at present is loss producing but with great potential. The overall financial model represents one of the great strengths of the business. Rather than being seen as just a store, it could be called a logistics business. The supply process to convenience stores is intense with many supplier deliveries a day. It is a business with a 2% operating margin, so inventory turn is critical. Taiwan FamilyMart manages with a “negative cash conversion cycle” of minus 28 days. This means customers pay the company well before it has to pay suppliers and so suppliers largely help to finance the business.

The cash flow attributes that Taiwan FamilyMart possesses mean it can self-finance growth. The company pays out 80% of its earnings in dividends. Over the last five years, the actual cash flow generated is some two and a half times the net earnings declared. With all the businesses we invest in across emerging markets we look for companies with strong cash flows as we see this as a key measure of financial quality as well as indicating future capability to invest and grow.

Some other names we added to the Fund in the quarter were Cleanaway Co. Ltd., a hazardous waste disposal company in Taiwan, Trinity Ltd., apparel stores in China, and Discovery Holdings Ltd., a health care insurance provider in South Africa. Overall, we continue to identify what we see as attractive businesses across emerging markets — this helped by a 2011 that saw these markets decline. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

OUTLOOK

We are constructive about 2012 after a major correction in many emerging markets during 2011. We thank our shareholders for their support in the last year.

 

 

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WASATCH EMERGING MARKETS SMALL CAP FUND (WAEMX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    SINCE INCEPTION
10/1/07

Emerging Markets Small Cap

   21.76%    6.05%    N/A    6.47%

MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index

   15.86%    -12.70%    N/A    -1.10%

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

   19.13%    -8.80%    N/A    -1.01%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund are 2.19%. The Net Expenses are 1.95%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net Expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Restoque Comercio e Confeccoes de Roupas S.A. (Brazil)     2.1%   
Mr Price Group Ltd. (South Africa)     2.0%   
Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd. (India)     1.9%   
PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (Indonesia)     1.8%   
Security Bank Corp. (Philippines)     1.8%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Universal Robina Corp. (Philippines)     1.7%   
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Philippines)     1.6%   
Trinity Ltd. (China)     1.5%   
Koza Altin Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkey)     1.5%   
Chroma ATE, Inc. (Taiwan)     1.5%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 98 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

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Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: October 1, 2007. The MSCI Emerging Markets and Small Cap indices are free float-adjusted market capitalization indices designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH FRONTIER EMERGING SMALL COUNTRIES FUND (WAFMX) — Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Laura Geritz.

 

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Laura Geritz, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund was launched January 31, 2012 during a strong period for stocks. The Fund lagged its benchmark, the MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index, since inception through March 31, 2012 as we invested the cash carefully. Anticipating what is becoming the typical second quarter market pullback, we intentionally reserved some cash hoping to see stock price

dips in our best ideas. Early in the second quarter we saw this pattern of retrenchment start to rear its head and have started to deploy some cash.

DETAILS OF THE PERIOD

In this first write-up I’m going to focus on the thesis for launching this new Fund, our process, and why we think this asset class is well suited for Wasatch’s approach to investing.

This product has been in the works for several years. From a macro perspective, our belief is that the investment potential has moved on from large emerging markets such as Korea and Taiwan, and Brazil, Russia, India and China (collectively known as the BRICs), to smaller emerging countries including Peru, Colombia, Egypt, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and the Czech Republic, and to frontier countries such as Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam and Sri Lanka, to name a few. The universe has a large population. Today, frontier countries account for 21.6% of the world’s population.* This isn’t to say that investment returns won’t be strong in the large emerging countries. It is simply to point to a subset of the emerging world that is as yet undiscovered by many investors (and hence may offer better long term returns), where there is limited analyst coverage and less liquidity than in more developed emerging markets, and yet includes countries with large populations, favorable demographics and a growing middle class. Many of these countries have gross domestic product (GDP) per capita that is lower than traditional emerging markets but is growing at a fast rate. The universe of frontier markets also includes oil-rich Middle Eastern countries relegated to frontier status for liquidity and access reasons. As such, you don’t see the urbanization and upward mobility that you see in what I deem true frontier countries. This isn’t the opportunity set we typically seek unless valuations and quality warrant a second look. We typically seek investment opportunities in countries with upwardly mobile populations and domestic demand driven growth. We believe countries in both the frontier and smaller emerging markets offer these attributes.

Domestic economic opportunities may be one of the prime reasons the frontier emerging small countries asset class also offers low correlation with other markets and may

enhance portfolio diversification for investors. The asset class is often touted as having low volatility as well. We saw this in our paper performance for the Fund prior to its launch. When the market was correcting in the third quarter of last year, this asset class held up remarkably well. Valuations in frontier countries tend to be lower and the dividend yields quite high, arguably offering some cushion in down markets.

Additionally, a key attribute that makes this set of frontier and emerging small countries interesting for us is the low coverage in the universe of companies we are researching — close to 20% of the Fund’s holdings have no analyst coverage. This is an active manager’s dream asset class; one where you get to roll up your sleeves, travel to lesser known places, and meet management teams from which others often don’t get the pleasure to learn. It is a chance to uncover a “World’s Best Growth Company” for the first time.

We ventured to Ghana and Kenya and twice to Nigeria in the last year, and in the most recent quarter to Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Pakistan. As one of the rare investors willing to visit these countries on an investment trip, our hosts rolled out the red carpet for us. Media perceptions are often far different from the realities you experience on the ground, where you see workers, families, and consumers who aren’t all that different from us. As more investors venture into these countries, we hope that naïve images will dissipate, driving not only potentially high returns for investors, but also a better life for many of the people in these countries. We hope that knowledge begets success.

OUTLOOK

The Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund is intended for long-term investors with the patience to recognize the potential of these markets. We believe the quality of the companies we have found in these regions is outstanding, and management has been top notch. Growth appears to be abundant and valuations lower than what you see in emerging markets, especially when you incorporate very high dividend yields.

The strategy isn’t without risks and we believe individual countries will witness setbacks. This is why country diversification is extremely important as a risk management tool — diversification is not driven by sectors as you see in more global products. We attempt to protect investors from the risk of having one country go astray through broad country selection. This takes hard work — the Fund is one of our most difficult products for research as the travel is challenging and data must be scrubbed rigorously. We have bulked up the international team with these challenges in mind and hope that we are early to an asset class where we see great long-term potential.

Thanks for your investment!

 

* Source: Speidell, Lawrence, Frontier Market Equity Investing: Finding the Winners of the Future, CFA Research Foundation of CFA Institute, ISBN 978-1-934667-36-1, May 13, 2011.
 

 

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WASATCH FRONTIER EMERGING SMALL COUNTRIES FUND (WAFMX) — Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    SINCE INCEPTION*
1/31/12

Frontier Emerging Small Countries

   N/A    N/A    N/A    2.50%

MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index

   N/A    N/A    N/A    6.88%

MSCI Frontier Markets Index

   N/A    N/A    N/A    5.34%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the Fund’s January 31, 2012 inception and prospectus, the estimated Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund are 3.65%. The Net Expenses are 2.25%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net Expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in frontier and emerging markets, entails special risks, such as unstable currencies, highly volatile securities markets and political and social instability, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Unilever Nigeria plc (Nigeria)     3.1%   
East African Breweries Ltd. (Kenya)     2.8%   
Ecopetrol S.A. (Colombia)     2.7%   
NagaCorp Ltd. (Cambodia)     2.5%   
Nestlé Nigeria plc (Nigeria)     2.5%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Nigerian Breweries plc (Nigeria)     2.2%   
CP ALL Public Co. Ltd. (Thailand)     2.2%   
Unilever Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan)     2.2%   
MTN Group Ltd. (South Africa)     2.1%   
Chevron Lubricants Lanka plc (Sri Lanka)     2.1%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 95 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: January 31, 2012. The MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets and MSCI Frontier Markets indices are free float-adjusted market capitalization indices designed to measure equity market performance in the global frontier and emerging markets. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND (WAGOX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund is managed

by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by JB Taylor, Ajay Krishnan and Roger Edgley.

 

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JB Taylor

Portfolio Manager

 

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Ajay Krishnan, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

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Roger D. Edgley, CFA

Portfolio Manager

OVERVIEW

The Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund gained 13.51% during the first quarter, and the MSCI AC World Small Cap Index rose 13.84%.

Stock markets around the world rallied sharply on optimism about the global economy. In the United States, gross domestic product (GDP) growth accelerated and the unemployment rate declined. Overseas, the European Central Bank pumped liquidity into the region’s banking system, and inflation expectations moderated in emerging countries.

Within the global small cap market, many of the best performers were stocks that were hit hardest when equities sold off in the last six months of 2011. These tended to be stocks of lower-quality companies or companies in riskier areas of the market. By contrast, many of what we see as higher-quality stocks that outperformed in the last six months of 2011 struggled to keep pace in the first quarter.

Given our focus on what we believe are high-quality companies, we are pleased that the Fund performed broadly in line with the benchmark this quarter. More importantly, the Fund has significantly outperformed since inception. We believe a key driver was that our quality-focused style helped to ease the downside during the volatile second half of 2011. The long-run power of compounding is greatly enhanced if losses can be mitigated in down markets.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

As the result of our bottom-up research, about 26% of the Fund is invested in emerging markets, compared to about 11% for the MSCI AC World Small Cap Index. This positively impacted performance in the quarter, since emerging markets posted stronger gains than developed markets. In addition, our emerging market stocks did better than their counterparts in the Index. Two of the Fund’s top performers were Yes Bank Ltd., an Indian financial services firm with strong earnings momentum, and Koza Altin Isletmeleri A.S., a Turkish gold mining company that is benefiting from high gold prices. In the short run, this piece of the portfolio can be volatile, because emerging markets are sensitive to swings in investor sentiment. But underneath the volatility, we see many businesses that we believe are high quality and which have the potential to become world-class companies.

In developed markets, top contributors included Gerry Weber International AG (Germany), Oxford Instruments plc (United Kingdom) and MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Japan). Gerry Weber is an apparel company, and Oxford makes high-tech tools used in scientific and industrial applications. MonotaRO is an Internet-based distributor of maintenance, repair and operations products. All three are examples of companies that are experiencing fast growth despite operating in slower-growth economies. As bottom-up managers, we don’t begin with an objective to invest in specific countries. Instead, we look for the most interesting growth companies, wherever they may be located. This sometimes leads us to slower-growth economies that other managers avoid, but where valuations can be more attractive. In addition, many of the companies we find do business globally, which makes their country of domicile even less relevant. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

The domestic (U.S.) portion of the portfolio gained approximately 10% this quarter but was a drag on overall performance. Many of the benchmark’s best-performing U.S. small cap stocks were names we typically avoid — those with speculative business models and little or no earnings. For example, some of the strongest returns came from biotechnology companies, homebuilders, low-growth restaurant chains and retailers that were recently on the brink of bankruptcy. We prefer to invest in companies with consistent earnings streams. While these stocks rarely lead the market when optimism is high, they tend to hold their own and then continue to grow and outperform in less-robust markets.

During the quarter, we shortened the list of stocks in the Fund. We continue to prudently move to a more concentrated portfolio, consisting of what we believe are the very best ideas Wasatch has to offer around the world.

OUTLOOK

It seems many investors believe the global economy has regained its footing after the events of last year, which included a pause in the U.S. recovery, a downgrade in the U.S. government’s credit rating and a flare-up in the European debt crisis. We remain cautious, having seen little change in the fundamental underpinnings of the major developed economies. We are also concerned that earnings expectations around the globe could be too high. For the past several years, earnings growth has been enhanced with impressive increases in operating margins. Going forward, cost cutting will be more difficult and, if revenue growth stalls, earnings could disappoint.

Despite the uncertain backdrop, we feel confident about how the Fund is positioned. We believe the domestic portion of the portfolio is full of high-quality names with stable, consistent earnings. On the international side, our focus is on fast-growing companies that are benefiting from rising consumerism in countries like China and India. We think this is a compelling mix of stocks with the potential to produce strong returns over time.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND (WAGOX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

        SIX MONTHS*      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      SINCE INCEPTION
11/17/08

Global Opportunities

     20.58%      -2.26%      N/A      28.85%

MSCI AC World Small Cap Index

     22.08%      -3.95%      N/A      24.07%

S&P Global SmallCap Index

     22.05%      -3.70%      N/A      22.72%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund are 1.79%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in small and micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the securities of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Wirecard AG (Germany)     1.8%   
Elekta AB, Class B (Sweden)     1.8%   
Knight Transportation, Inc.     1.7%   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     1.7%   
Copart, Inc.     1.6%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Japan)     1.6%   
Power Integrations, Inc.     1.6%   
Rotork plc (United Kingdom)     1.5%   
Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     1.5%   
CETIP S.A.-Mercados Organizados (Brazil)     1.5%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 102 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: November 17, 2008. The MSCI AC World Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index and includes reinvestment of all dividends of issuers located in countries throughout the world representing developed and emerging markets, including securities of U.S. issuers, with market capitalizations between US $200 million and $1.5 billion. The S&P Global SmallCap Index is an unmanaged index and includes reinvestment of all dividends of issuers located across developed and emerging markets, including the United States, that fall in the bottom 15% of their country’s market cap range. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH HERITAGE GROWTH FUND (WAHGX) Management Discussion  

MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Heritage Growth Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Chris Bowen and Ryan Snow.

 

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Chris Bowen

Portfolio Manager

  

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Ryan Snow

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

Stock prices continued their forward march during the first quarter with major market indices recapturing levels not seen since the early stages of the financial crisis nearly four years ago.

While global economic challenges are still front-page fare, investor concern seems to have abated somewhat in recent months, perhaps owing more to “less bad” news rather than to the implementation of any real solutions. However, although far from being out of the woods, the U.S. economy in particular is presenting the appearance of a slow recovery. The improved outlook and the low yields of most other investable asset classes contributed to investors pushing stock prices higher.

The Wasatch Heritage Growth Fund delivered a healthy gain of 10.67% and underperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, which surged 14.52% during the first quarter of 2012.

Overall, we are pleased with the Fund’s positive absolute return during the quarter. As we frequently mention, we expect that the Fund will underperform somewhat during strong market environments due to what we see as the high quality nature of our holdings. As investors ratchet up the risk dial, they typically become less concerned about quality and long-term earnings stability, which can drive up the stock prices of companies with more speculative business prospects.

Despite the strong absolute return, the Fund was hurt in part by a couple of holdings in the energy sector with exposure to declining natural gas prices. Our patience in deploying a higher-than-normal cash position also caused a slight drag on performance relative to the Index. Rising stock prices have made it difficult to find new companies that meet our investment criteria as valuations have become less attractive. Thus, we will remain patient in working down the cash position until the market inevitably provides us with enticing opportunities like it did at the end of the third quarter in 2011.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

In our view, a core element that most distinguishes us from portfolio managers on Wall Street is that we conduct our own equity research — we are in the trenches actually performing the full spectrum of analytical work. The norm in the industry is for teams of internal or external analysts to feed investment ideas to the portfolio manager, who then selects stocks based, to a large extent, on the research of others.

Whether we are screening for prospective companies or continuing to dig deeper researching our existing holdings, we know of no better way than to be intimately involved in the

investment management process from beginning to end. The forward-looking financial models we build supply us with some answers, but primarily help us to ask the right questions.

For almost any company, there are only a couple of critical drivers that really make it tick. We believe that by accurately boiling our analysis down to these factors, we can focus on meaningful data and tune out the noise of non-significant elements. This enables us to build more realistic earnings models, which we believe leads to better investment decisions.

A good illustration is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. MSC is competing in and consolidating the enormous industrial supply industry. A significant way management grows the business is simply by hiring more of the right kinds of knowledgeable sales people and then giving those people the tools to be more productive. So for our model, we focus on dual factors — the number of associates along with their revenue productivity. Based on the interpretation of this data, we feel like we can model a reasonable estimate of the company’s future growth and earnings.

Amphenol Corp., a long time holding in the Fund, was the top contributor during the quarter. The producer of electrical cables wasn’t buoyed by any significant news, other than management provided good forward looking guidance and the company continues to effectively integrate its many acquisitions, which is one of its key growth strategies.

Falling natural gas prices weighed on the stock prices of two holdings — Ultra Petroleum Corp. and CARBO Ceramics, Inc. New discoveries and a drop in usage due to warmer-than-usual winter weather have contributed to the current natural gas supply glut. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

OUTLOOK

Even though market volatility has recently been tempered, we would be surprised to see the trend continue. We feel that there are just too many tough decisions global policymakers need to make in order to keep the markets on an upward trajectory. As we did last fall, we stand ready to make selective purchases when opportunities arise.

The growth level of companies in the Fund continues to meet our expectations. While many companies over the past few years have had to slash expenses in order to increase earnings per share, for the most part, the Fund’s holdings have been able to increase earnings through organic growth and smart acquisitions. As many companies begin to run out of expenses to trim, we foresee that the strong capital positions of our portfolio companies will allow growth driven by fundamental business operations to continue.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH HERITAGE GROWTH FUND (WAHGX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    SINCE INCEPTION
6/18/04

Heritage Growth

   23.22%    6.08%    4.67%    6.05%

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

   27.39%    4.43%    4.44%    7.71%

S&P 500 Index

   25.89%    8.54%    2.01%    4.98%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Heritage Growth Fund are 1.04%. The Net Expenses are 0.95%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net Expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in mid cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap funds. Equity investing involves risks including potential loss of the principal amount invested.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     5.3%   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     4.8%   
IHS, Inc., Class A     4.7%   
Copart, Inc.     4.1%   
Amphenol Corp., Class A     3.8%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
St. Jude Medical, Inc.     3.4%   
Tim Hortons, Inc. (Canada)     3.1%   
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     2.9%   
Linear Technology Corp.     2.9%   
Ross Stores, Inc.     2.8%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 43 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: June 18, 2004. The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in the Russell Midcap Growth Index are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The S&P 500 Index represents 500 of the United States’ largest stocks from a broad variety of industries. The index is unmanaged, and a common measure of common stock total return performance. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND (WAIGX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch International Growth Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Roger Edgley.

 

LOGO

 

Roger D. Edgley, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch International Growth Fund had a return of 17.23% for the first quarter of 2012, and outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index, which returned 14.29%. Clearly, sentiment improved across global markets. European markets were strong but we also saw strong returns across the emerging markets, some of which had corrected a lot in 2011.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

The major stock contributors in the first quarter ranged from Indian financials, including LIC Housing Finance Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. and Gruh Finance Ltd., to UK industrials, including Rotork plc and Oxford Instruments plc. The top performers were widely dispersed with 12 of the top 25 coming from emerging markets. In terms of countries, the largest contributors to performance relative to the benchmark were India, Turkey, Brazil and the Philippines, which we believe speaks to the diverse range of countries we invest in. In terms of sectors, the Fund did well across most sectors. We outperformed in consumer discretionary, consumer staples, financials, and industrials, which represents approximately 65% of the Fund. We underperformed in health care and information technology, which equals about 15% of the Fund.

As we entered the second quarter, concern over European sovereign debt has again become a major source of anxiety. Apropos of that, it may be a good time to discuss our strategy in Europe and what we look for in companies, where we see opportunity, and how we tackle a difficult region where perceived risks to economic growth are high. In the last quarter, we had a weight of about 28% in Western Europe compared to the benchmark at approximately 36%. However, we were overweight in Eastern Europe at nearly 5% versus 1.2% for the Index. We slightly underperformed the Index in Western Europe, however, our weightings elsewhere had higher returns than Western Europe (e.g., Eastern Europe was up almost 31%).

What is our approach in Europe? The foundation of what we do is focus on high quality, long-term growth companies. With economic difficulties hampering Europe’s growth, it is harder for individuals and corporations to feel inclined to spend or invest, so growth is scarcer. We own companies that are in newer areas like e-commerce, Wirecard AG (Germany), Yoox S.p.A. (Italy) and Delticom AG (Germany), for example, and biotechnology with names such as Abcam plc (United Kingdom). We also own companies whose markets are global. Rotork and Oxford Instruments are good examples. These companies are not simply subject to growth in their own economies — they are in new and expanding niches that represent more dynamic

areas of change. The common thread we see across all these companies is their financial efficiency and quality — with strong returns on capital and well managed balance sheets.

What other opportunities are there in Europe? It is worth mentioning an example of a company we added to the portfolio in the first quarter. Europe has some major luxury brands that are sought after across the world. In the age of the Internet and a rapidly growing middle class in Asia and Latin America, brands can create their own growth. In mid-2011, the stock of Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A., listed in Italy, traded sideways for months in difficult European markets, when the virtues of a company were more easily overlooked. We bought the stock on the basis of its attractive margins, returns and growth potential, backed by what we believe is a reasonable valuation considering the above (Ferragamo is never inexpensive!). The company has a strong luxury brand name in footwear, leather goods and apparel. Despite European woes, revenues grew 26% in 2011 and there was strong growth in Asia. Sales from Asia are larger than from the U.S. or Europe and are slightly over 30% of total sales. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

OUTLOOK

As we look toward the rest of 2012, we are concerned that this year may be a trying repeat of 2011. There are some more positive signs like the pickup in the U.S. economy and lower inflation pressure in the emerging economies. However, export markets are weak globally, which is bad for Asia, and we seem to be in a slow, grinding recovery in the developed markets. These can be reasonable times to invest, though, with tempered valuations and slower equity flows into countries in the emerging world.

We are grateful to all our shareholders for their support.

 

 

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WASATCH INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND (WAIGX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     Six Months*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    SINCE INCEPTION
6/28/02

International Growth

   20.98%    1.41%    1.43%    11.53%

MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index

   14.75%    -8.55%    -0.47%    11.62%

MSCI World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index

   14.42%    -7.37%    -2.11%    10.16%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch International Growth Fund are 1.57%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Rotork plc (United Kingdom)     3.1%   
Elekta AB, Class B (Sweden)     2.3%   
First Pacific Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)     2.3%   
Campbell Brothers Ltd. (Australia)     2.3%   
Wirecard AG (Germany)     2.1%   
Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     2.0%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (India)     1.9%   
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Philippines)     1.8%   
Koza Altin Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkey)     1.8%   
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Japan)     1.8%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 85 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: June 28, 2002. The MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index and includes reinvestment of all dividends of issuers located in countries throughout the world representing developed and emerging markets, excluding securities of U.S. issuers. This index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the performance of small capitalization securities. The MSCI World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND (WAIOX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch International Opportunities Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Roger Edgley and Laura Geritz.

 

LOGO

 

Roger D. Edgley, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

LOGO

 

Laura Geritz, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

Global markets rebounded strongly in the first quarter of 2012, driven by improving economic data in the United States as well as easing concerns about risks to the European financial system.

The Wasatch International Opportunities Fund returned 16.92% during the first quarter of 2012 and comfortably outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index, which returned 14.29% during the same period.

While our stocks did well across a number of geographies and sectors in the quarter, the Fund’s outperformance of the Index was primarily attributable to our positions in India, which contributed 2.15 of the 2.63 percentage points of outperformance. Since members of our team, including Wasatch Emerging India Fund* portfolio manager Ajay Krishnan, recently spent three weeks visiting companies in eight cities throughout India, we thought it would be illustrative of our process to highlight some our top performing Indian names this quarter.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

Even though our team has visited India numerous times in the past, this trip left us particularly optimistic about the long-term prospects of the country. Despite the real bureaucratic and regulatory gridlock that continues to create near-term headwinds in some sectors, many of the management teams we met with conveyed a strong sense of competence in their ability to navigate the contemporary challenges India faces.

Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. is one of the largest manufacturers of batteries for automotive and industrial applications in India. Thanks to its alliance with Johnson Controls** (U.S.), it is widely considered to be a technology leader in India’s nascent battery industry and the company is continuing to take share in its markets. Discussions with management confirmed that there is significant headroom for growth, but also alerted us to the potential for increasing competition in its markets. With the stock up nearly 50% in the quarter, we have trimmed back our position to better recognize some of the risks revealed in our meeting with management.

Another industrial name whose management we recently spoke with is FAG Bearings India Ltd., another strong contributor to the quarter’s performance. This company is one of the largest players in the rapidly growing bearing industry, with market leading positions in specific niches. Despite some cyclical exposure that can create near-term

uncertainties, long term drivers like improving rural economics, infrastructure growth, and rising middle class consumption will continue to generate demand for world-class bearings, and we believe this company is well positioned to take advantage of that growth.

One of our goals for this latest trip to India was to better understand the dynamics of India’s decorative paint industry, which we have invested in for some time. Our meetings with all the major paint manufacturers in the industry confirmed our optimism for Berger Paints India Ltd., one of the top contributors to performance in the Fund this quarter. Management discussed in detail their strategy to shift their mix toward higher margin premium and water-based products. Confidence in management and the dynamics of the industry confirmed the company’s place in the portfolio. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

After meeting with nearly 50 management teams from across all sectors throughout all regions of the country (including some managers who don’t typically meet with investors), we came away impressed with the large number of companies that we think are high quality and fit well with the portfolio. And while we are conscious of our significant overweight in India relative to our benchmark, we are now even more comfortable with the bottom-up analysis that continues to drive our allocation there.

Overall, our bottom-up fundamental research process has helped us create a portfolio of what we believe are high quality micro cap companies that doesn’t always mirror our benchmark. For example, our biggest geographic allocation differences relative to the benchmark continue to be Japan (13 percentage points underweight), India (12 percentage points overweight), and Indonesia (7.5 percentage points overweight). While these variances may cause fluctuations relative to the benchmark from quarter to quarter, we are confident that from a long-term, bottom-up perspective, our shareholders can potentially benefit from companies we believe are high quality, which we have discovered in these dynamic emerging economies.

OUTLOOK

We are wary that austerity, in response to stimulus measures undertaken in western economies, will continue to create fiscal headwinds around the globe, but one thing we’ve learned over the years is that there always seems to be high quality companies with long-term drivers that can do well in spite of macroeconomic challenges. Global travel and on-site visits will continue to be a hallmark of our fundamental research and will continue to lead us to the World’s Best Growth Companies of tomorrow.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

* The Wasatch Emerging India Fund’s investment objective is long-term appreciation of capital.

 

** As of March 31, 2012, the Wasatch International Opportunities Fund was not invested in Johnson Controls, Inc.
 

 

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WASATCH INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND (WAIOX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    SINCE INCEPTION
1/27/05

International Opportunities

   15.73%    -3.98%    0.10%    8.39%

MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index

   14.75%    -8.55%    -0.47%    6.95%

MSCI World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index

   14.42%    -7.37%    -2.11%    5.05%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch International Opportunities Fund are 2.55%. The Net Expenses are 2.25%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net Expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Japan)     2.5%   
PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (Indonesia)     2.1%   

Super Group Ltd. (Singapore)

    1.9%   

Restoque Comercio e Confeccoes de Roupas S.A. (Brazil)

    1.9%   

Wirecard AG (Germany)

    1.9%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     1.8%   

PT Hexindo Adiperkasa Tbk (Indonesia)

    1.7%   

Yoox S.p.A. (Italy)

    1.6%   

PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)

    1.6%   

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (Australia)

    1.6%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 89 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: January 27, 2005. The MSCI AC World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index and includes reinvestment of all dividends of issuers located in countries throughout the world representing developed and emerging markets, excluding securities of U.S. issuers. This index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the performance of small capitalization securities. The MSCI World Ex-U.S.A. Small Cap Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH LARGE CAP VALUE FUND (FMIEX / WILCX ) Management Discussion

  MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Large Cap Value Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Ralph Shive and Michael Shinnick.

 

LOGO

 

Ralph C. Shive, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

LOGO

 

Michael L. Shinnick

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 


The Wasatch Large Cap Value Fund — Investor Class returned 9.37% during the first quarter of 2012, representing a good absolute return but lagging the 11.12% return of the Russell 1000 Value Index.

The first quarter saw a strong start to 2012 for U.S. stocks. Modest growth in the U.S. looked good compared to a crippled Europe and even a slowing China. An apparent bottoming in the housing sector, decent retail sales and modest job growth implied the recovery is still in motion, although it remains painfully slow. In addition, it is difficult to know the extent to which extremely early spring weather influenced the rally in the quarter.

Among the strongest performers in the first quarter were banks, which were pummeled in 2011, information technology companies, which create productivity enhancing products, and retailers in general, which surprised us as disposable personal income growth remains stagnant. Sales were helped by a declining savings rate, which is a long-term concern. Telecommunication services and utilities were weak, as the prevalent “risk on” trade does not favor these defensive sectors. Slowing growth data from China hindered some commodity-related firms.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

A longstanding underweight in financials accounted for most of our underperformance versus the benchmark as the banking subsector in the Index was a particularly strong performer, and one where we still have a lack of conviction about the quality and transparency of balance sheets among many banks. Strong performance and an overweight in information technology helped during the quarter, as did strong performance and an underweight in utilities.

In terms of individual companies, Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. had strong performance during the quarter. We believe both are high-quality balance sheet companies with slow growth characteristics. At 11 times earnings with growing dividends we think the stock prices for both companies should trend higher. Another holding that performed well, and to which we added early in the quarter, was Harris Corp. Harris is classified as being in the information technology sector, but we think of it as an industrial company that sells communications equipment to governments, mostly in the U.S. but abroad as well. While the stock was up approximately 26% in the first quarter, we don’t see why it shouldn’t sell at 11 times 2012 earnings estimates, which implies considerable room on the upside. The new CEO has

taken decisive action to close a money-losing subsidiary and raised the dividend 18% in the quarter.

On the disappointing side was Ultra Petroleum Corp., a domestic natural gas producer whose stock continued its downward trend along with natural gas prices. We had thought that the unique, cleaner qualities of gas would help prices stay firm and that the company’s market cap size was amenable for a takeover. While the former view turned out to be overly optimistic, we think the latter still holds.

Barrick Gold Corp. was weak in the quarter as the price of gold dropped. The company’s earnings were up as were its gold reserves. With many countries printing money we like holding a gold producer.

New positions in the quarter included retailer Macy’s, Inc. We funded this position in part by trimming some of our position in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. We believe Macy’s has a higher growth profile because its higher income customer base is better positioned to weather the weak recovery. In the consumer discretionary sector, we added Ford Motor Co., as automobile production appears to be experiencing a sustainable recovery. Ford did not take government money and it has a balance sheet that bears watching closely. Finally, we took a starting position in eBay, Inc. We believe PayPal is eBay’s growth engine and that the firm’s prospects are supported by growth in online and mobile transactions. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

OUTLOOK

There is no shortage of concerns as we look forward to the rest of 2012. Among these worries are seemingly intractable U.S. government deficits, state and local unfunded liabilities and slow job creation. However, bottom up data in areas such as jobs, sales, earnings and dividends continues to show slow improvement. Therefore, we remain nearly fully invested during this unusual and quixotic business recovery.

Uncertainties with the potential to affect market stability in coming months include the upcoming U.S. election. It may promote further anxiety or surprise us and lead to increased common sense and unity! As the quarter was ending, Spain was displaying many of the symptoms of Greece, reminding everyone that the financial crisis in Europe has not been solved. Spain is a much larger country and economy than Greece, and a solution may be more difficult to attain.

Overall, we expect modest positive results in corporate earnings, and we believe we own inexpensive securities with the potential to appreciate in value.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH LARGE CAP VALUE FUND (FMIEX / WILCX)  Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    10 YEARS

Large Cap Value (FMIEX) — Investor

   22.08%    -1.08%    1.77%    6.68%

Large Cap Value (WILCX) — Institutional

   22.10%    -1.06%    1.78%    6.68%

Russell 1000® Value Index

   25.68%    4.79%    -0.81%    4.58%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Large Cap Value Fund — Investor Class: 1.11%, Net 1.10% / Institutional Class: 0.98%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net Expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2012 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2012 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investments in value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. Loss of principal is a risk of investing.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Intel Corp.     2.5%   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2.3%   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    1.9%   

ConocoPhillips

    1.9%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1.8%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 

Harris Corp.

    1.7%   

Archer Daniels Midland Co.

    1.7%   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    1.7%   

BlackRock, Inc.

    1.7%   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    1.7%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 73 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of Russell 1000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH LONG/SHORT FUND (FMLSX) Management Discussion

  MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Long/Short Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Michael Shinnick and Ralph Shive.

 

LOGO

 

Michael L. Shinnick

Portfolio Manager

  

LOGO

 

Ralph C. Shive, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

In another strong quarter for equities, the Wasatch Long/Short Fund provided a substantial positive return while trailing the S&P 500 Index. While we were pleased with the

Fund’s absolute performance, relative performance lagged somewhat even after adjusting for the Fund’s short exposure in a rising market.

U.S. stocks started 2012 on a strong note. While the U.S. economy showed relatively modest signs of improvement, this contrasted well with a Europe hobbled by a debt crisis and with moderating growth in China. Positive indicators in the U.S. were found in an apparent bottoming in the housing market, reasonable retail sales levels and modest job growth. While the domestic recovery may be happening in slow motion, it appears to be ongoing.

Looking at the market’s strongest sectors, financials, especially commercial banks, rebounded after being beaten down in 2011, and information technology companies creating productivity-enhancing products also performed strongly. Retailers overall did well, despite stagnant disposable personal income growth, helped by a declining savings rate, which is somewhat concerning. The weakest areas were telecommunication services and utilities as investors favored riskier, less defensive sectors in the quarter.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

Security selection within the financials and information technology sectors, the best-performing groups in the S&P 500, was the biggest detractor from relative performance. Within financials, we continue to own insurers that we believe have strong balance sheets and stable business models. All of our insurers rose during the quarter, including Loews (+6%), CNA Financial (+10%), Unum Group (+17%), and Allstate (+21%). We were underweight banks, owning just two, Fifth Third Bancorp and Huntington Bancshares, which returned 12% and 18%, respectively. We were pleased with our financial holdings, although they were not as strong during the quarter as some of last year’s laggards which bounced strongly off their lows, driving financials overall within the S&P 500 to a return of 22%.

Within information technology, we were pleased with the returns from such stalwarts as Intel, Cisco Systems and Microsoft, and we added to all three in the quarter. Last quarter’s big winner, Akamai Technologies, also moved higher, and we have been trimming our position there as the valuation increases. The Fund’s major disappointment

within technology was Silicon Graphics, which was down nearly 16% in the quarter. The company announced results and annual guidance that disappointed us and other investors. In our opinion, the recently appointed CEO has strong credentials and a proven track record. His actions to reduce losses in Europe should deliver earnings benefits moving forward. While we have been frustrated with Silicon Graphics’ pace of progress, we continue to see significant value and remain large shareholders.

The short side of the Fund had mixed results. However, we were pleased that our group of short positions was up less than 1% in such a strong quarter for stocks. Major winners on the short side included Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Tiffany & Co. and calls on Akamai Technologies. During the quarter, we covered some consumer discretionary shorts that moved against us, including Harley-Davidson and Under Armour.

The biggest contributors to the Fund’s results versus the S&P 500 were on the long side and within energy. These included energy drillers Ensco, Noble Corp. and Devon Energy. Long-term shareholders know that we opportunistically adjust our positions in drillers based on valuations, and our decision to aggressively raise the position sizes in Noble and Ensco was rewarded as their stock prices rose nearly 22% and almost 14%, respectively. This quarter, we made a similar decision to increase our position in land driller and pressure pumper Patterson-UTI Energy, as well as to initiate a position in diversified energy services provider Halliburton. In our opinion, these energy services stocks have been priced for a collapse in drilling activity given the recent substantial declines in natural gas prices. However, this fails to credit the outlook for sustained revenues as higher specification equipment and activity levels are needed in domestic market oily basins compared to dry gas drilling.

OUTLOOK

We continue to be cautious on adding to short positions given the strength of the overall market. We are finding opportunities and have seen valuation premiums rising for certain groups. A new large short position has been established in Verizon Communications along with a corresponding long position in Vodafone Group. We think the market is not properly assigning valuations for Verizon Wireless, in which Vodafone owns a 45% stake. Caterpillar is another new short position. The company’s stock is being priced for dramatic growth in the face of what is clearly a slowing global economy, particularly as it pertains to activities such as mining coal.

On the long side, we initiated additional new positions in the e-commerce space via WebMD Health and Ancestry.com, as both companies experienced dramatic price declines on acknowledged slowing in their growth rates. We believe both companies have strong, cash rich balance sheets and good cash generation capabilities for their re-set levels of growth. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

We believe the Fund is well positioned to benefit from future market advances while we have tried to mitigate downside risk.

We thank you for your investment with us.

 

 

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WASATCH LONG/SHORT FUND (FMLSX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     SIX MONTHS*   1 YEAR  

5 YEARS

 

SINCE INCEPTION

8/1/03

Long/Short

  15.61%   1.06%   5.06%   6.30%

S&P 500 Index

  25.89%   8.54%   2.01%   6.27%

Citigroup U.S. Domestic 3-Month Treasury Bills Index

  0.01%   0.05%   1.12%   1.87%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Long/Short Fund are 1.63%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include dividend expense on short sales and interest expense. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

The Fund makes short sales of securities which involve the risk that losses may exceed the original amount invested. Equity investing involves risks, including potential loss of the principal amount invested. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the securities of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 

Loews Corp.

    4.6%   

Convergys Corp.

    3.7%   

CNA Financial Corp.

    3.2%   

Intel Corp.

    2.9%   

Ensco plc ADR (United Kingdom)

    2.9%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    2.8%   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    2.8%   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    2.7%   

Unum Group

    2.7%   

Devon Energy Corp.

    2.7%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 57 long and 11 short holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: August 1, 2003. The S&P 500 Index includes 500 of the United States’ largest stocks from a broad variety of industries. The Index is unmanaged but is a commonly used measure of common stock total return performance. The Citigroup U.S. Domestic 3-Month Treasury Bills Index tracks the performance of U.S. Treasury bills with a remaining maturity of three months. U.S. Treasury bills, which are short-term loans to the U.S. government, are full-faith-and-credit obligations of the U.S. Treasury and are generally regarded as being free of any risk of default. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH MICRO CAP FUND (WMICX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Micro Cap Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Daniel Chace.

 

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Daniel Chace, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch Micro Cap Fund gained 13.86% during the first quarter. The Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 Index, which rose 12.44%, but trailed the 15.29% increase in its primary benchmark, the Russell Microcap Index.

It was another strong quarter for U.S. equities. All of the major market indices rallied in response to positive economic data, particularly the employment numbers. In addition,

Greece reached a deal to restructure its debt, and a special lending facility offered by the European Central Bank eased funding pressures in the region.

With risk appetites rising, investors gravitated toward the smallest, most volatile stocks in the market. Many of these names had lagged last year, only to bounce back with large gains in the first quarter. Given our focus on micro caps, the especially strong performance of the smallest stocks was a tailwind for the portfolio relative to the Russell 2000 Index. But it was a headwind relative to the Russell Microcap Index, because the Russell Microcap has more exposure to very small, volatile stocks than the Fund.

Generally, our companies continue to post solid earnings. Their weighted-average earnings growth rate was in the mid-teens in the most recent quarterly reporting period. This was in line with what we were expecting and consistent with our long-run target for the Fund.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

One of our best-performing stocks this quarter was Gordmans Stores, Inc. Gordmans is a big-box discount retailer that operates about 75 stores, primarily in the Midwest. The company experienced a pause in same-store sales growth last year, although we believe management executed well on gross margins during that period. In March, Gordmans reported a pickup in same-stores sales growth and continued margin expansion. The stock took off on the news and was up approximately 76% for the quarter. We continue to like Gordmans because we think there is significant headroom for new store expansion, and management continues to execute well.

Our foreign-listed holdings gained approximately 21% this quarter, outperforming our domestic holdings and the Russell Microcap Index. One of our best-performing foreign names was LMA International N.V. (Singapore), which makes laryngeal masks that are used in surgery in place of endotracheal tubes. The stock was beaten down badly during the recession. But we held onto it, and it has proved to be a low, double-digit grower and a solid one- and three-year portfolio contributor. With an interesting product, good margins and a strong leader at the helm, we think LMA has more growth ahead of it.

CorVel Corp., a provider of services for managing workers’ compensation claims, was one of the few stocks in the Fund that was down substantially. In January, the company reported a fairly average quarter. Margins were below where we thought they would be, although this was because a high-margin piece of the business has some lumpiness to it. That said, between the so-so quarterly results and a negative report written by a short seller, the stock came under pressure. Then in March, the CEO resigned to rejoin his previous employer, and the stock got even weaker. CorVel was our largest holding coming into the quarter, and the CEO’s departure prompted us to cut our position. We still think CorVel can implement its growth strategy, which is to transition from selling its services to third-party administrators to becoming a third-party administrator itself. Consequently, the stock is still a meaningful weight in the portfolio. But with the change in leadership, we no longer felt comfortable having it as our largest weight. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

The market for initial public offerings (IPOs) seemed to pick up nicely during the quarter, and we participated in a few of them. Even though we do not always participate in IPOs given the most interesting businesses are often highly marketed, the stocks expensive and allocations on deals minimal, we are still excited to have these companies in the public markets. They refresh the micro cap space, and we generally get a second chance with the ones we like — either when the lock-ups come off and insiders can sell again, or when investors’ expectations come back to earth.

OUTLOOK

The U.S. economy has been showing signs of improvement, though still inconsistent. Nonetheless, global economic uncertainty persists. The European Central Bank has been injecting liquidity into the financial system, but the region’s debt problems have not been resolved. In addition, growth is slowing in China, which raises the question whether the country’s economy will have a soft landing or a hard one. Against this backdrop, it is not difficult to envision downside scenarios for the U.S. economy and stock market. But barring some major shock, we feel reasonably positive about the environment.

We also feel positive about the quality of our portfolio companies and the earnings growth we are seeing from them. Following the strong gains in the market over the past six months, we are less enthusiastic about valuations as a whole. In general, we think the fastest-growing micro cap companies in the market have gotten expensive relative to their growth prospects. We own a few of these names and have been trimming them back. However, we own many more stocks whose valuations we believe are still reasonable, including stocks that have had nice returns that seem to have more room to run.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH MICRO CAP FUND (WMICX) Portfolio Summary  

MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    10 YEARS

Micro Cap

   28.86%    0.00%    0.10%    6.71%

Russell Microcap® Index

   31.23%    -2.06%    -1.16%    5.72%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Micro Cap Fund are 2.16%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”), before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Power Integrations, Inc.     2.8%   
Hibbett Sports, Inc.     2.6%   
Gordmans Stores, Inc.     2.5%   
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.     2.2%   
Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.     2.1%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
DFC Global Corp.     2.0%   
CorVel Corp.     1.9%   
Akorn, Inc.     1.9%   
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.     1.8%   
Marten Transport Ltd.     1.8%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 90 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

  

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. The Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged total return index of the smallest 1,000 securities in the small-cap Russell 2000 Index along with the next smallest 1,000 companies, based on a ranking of all U.S. equities by market capitalization. Data for the Index from 6/30/00 until its official start date of July 1, 2005 was from a paper portfolio. You cannot invest directly in this or any index.

 

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WASATCH MICRO CAP VALUE FUND (WAMVX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Brian Bythrow.

 

LOGO

 

Brian Bythrow, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

Stock markets continued on a positive course in 2012’s first quarter. The appearance of more datapoints indicating renewed growth in the U.S. and global economies made investors more willing to take on more risk. At this point, it’s unclear whether the recovery in the U.S. — aided by easy monetary policy from the Federal Reserve (Fed), lower payroll taxes, and other government stimuli — will be sustainable over

the longer term, but for now modest economic growth is encouraging.

In this environment, the Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund returned 14.11% for the first quarter of 2012, slightly behind the Russell Microcap Index, which returned 15.29% over the same period. This modest underperformance can be attributed in part to our underweighting in small banks, which experienced a significant rebound over the period. In addition, our holdings in the commercial banks industry hadn’t been as badly beaten up as many of their peers, and thus didn’t stage quite as strong a rally.

The current climate has been generally beneficial for companies in our portfolio, though they haven’t depended on a strong macroeconomic backdrop to generate attractive levels of earnings growth.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

A number of our stronger holdings over the quarter came from the consumer discretionary sector. We hold an overweight position in this sector, and it was the strongest-performing part of the micro cap market for the period. Now that consumers are feeling a bit more confident, they’re willing to spend a bit more. Investors, in turn, are gaining more confidence in companies that depend on that consumer spending. For example, Gordmans Stores, Inc., a smaller value-priced retailer, was our top contributor to performance for the period. This company is still lesser known and somewhat unproven relative to its rivals, and its lower valuation reflected that. After Gordmans posted strong quarterly results early in the year, however, investors took note and pushed the stock price up significantly.

Another major contributor to performance for the quarter was Caribou Coffee Co., Inc. We purchased this stock while the company was in turnaround mode. Now it has been able to report some strong numbers and move into a period of growth, with investors rewarding that progress. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., a new addition to the portfolio, has benefited from more than rising consumer confidence. The easing of gun laws in many states, and a greater interest in personal protection, helped spark greater demand for handguns.

Consumer names from outside the U.S. — particularly emerging markets — also recorded good results for the period. Even though consumers in many of these markets didn’t go through a slump, stock prices often were quite inexpensive.

One of these was Thailand’s Siam Global House, a small chain of home-improvement superstores similar to those found in the U.S. We met with the company’s management team while on a trip to the region earlier this year. Although the company currently has a small base of around a dozen stores, it has ambitious plans for unit growth over the next decade, driven by Thailand’s rising household incomes. We added this position to the portfolio during the quarter, and it has already contributed to performance.

While investors may have gained some appetite for risk, they’re not entirely unwary. Among our detractors from performance this quarter was Higher One Holdings, Inc., a payment processor geared to the higher-education finance market. While we still have confidence in the company’s long-term prospects, investors have responded negatively to a perceived lack of visibility in its earnings outlook. CorVel Corp., a health care management company, was another detractor, knocked down by concerns over the departure of the company’s CEO. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

OUTLOOK

Over the past several years, we have gradually moved the Fund’s median market capitalization up from about $300 million to approximately $500 million. This still lands us squarely in micro cap territory, and allows us greater flexibility and liquidity in managing the Fund. In some long-term testing, we found that tinier names were not generating better relative performance for the Fund.

The moderately higher market capitalization gives us some room to add new assets, so we reopened the Fund to new investors during the quarter for the first time since 2010. We have only taken this step because we feel confident we can invest these additional assets without diluting long-term performance, which remains a priority for us.

On the whole, we’re happy with our portfolio of companies that we see as being reasonably valued while putting up healthy levels of earnings growth. In our view, these companies have the tools to continue growing even if the economy doesn’t accelerate from its current modest pace. The Fed has signaled a continuation of its easy money policy for the next few years. Historically, smaller cap stocks have done well in that kind of environment.

Although the small cap market indices appear somewhat pricey after a couple of strong quarters, our portfolio companies look significantly undervalued relative to those in the benchmark. We don’t believe valuations on our companies are overstretched, and we are sticking firmly with our discipline of seeking out and holding less expensive, undiscovered companies offering attractive growth potential. We will continue to trim positions when we feel they have become expensive, and look for opportunities to add new companies at valuations that allow significant potential for growth.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH MICRO CAP VALUE FUND (WAMVX) Portfolio Summary  

MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS   

SINCE INCEPTION
7/28/03

Micro Cap Value

   22.77%    -2.14%    2.59%    10.77%

Russell Microcap® Index

   31.23%    -2.06%    -1.16%    5.78%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund are 2.37%. The Net Expenses are 2.34%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”), before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. Net Expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.     2.7%   
First Cash Financial Services, Inc.     1.9%   
DFC Global Corp.     1.8%   
ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (Israel)     1.7%   
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.     1.6%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Allegiant Travel Co.     1.6%   
Body Central Corp.     1.6%   
Colony Financial, Inc.     1.6%   
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.     1.6%   
Volterra Semiconductor Corp.     1.6%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 105 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

  

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: July 28, 2003. The Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged total return index of the smallest 1,000 securities in the small-cap Russell 2000 Index along with the next smallest 1,000 companies, based on a ranking of all U.S. equities by market capitalization. Data for the Index from 6/30/00 until its official start date of July 1, 2005 was from a paper portfolio. You cannot invest directly in this or any index.

 

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WASATCH SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND (WAAEX) Management Discussion  

MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Jeff Cardon.

 

LOGO

 

Jeff Cardon, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund gained 14.20% in what was a very strong quarter for the U.S. equity markets. Stocks advanced on improving economic data in the United States and a period of relative calm in Europe’s debt crisis.

The Fund outpaced the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which rose 13.28%, and the Russell 2000 Index, which was up 12.44%. We typically have a hard time

outperforming in buoyant markets, when the high-quality consistent growth stocks we like to own begin to look less exciting to investors. So we are pleased with our performance in this environment.

For the first time since the March 2009 bottom, investors appear to have a larger appetite for risk. This typically follows a market bottom and is accompanied by a period of strong performance among low-quality stocks. Here we are, three years later, and only now are we seeing the risk taking of a traditional off-the-bottom “junk” rally.

The lack of a pronounced junk rally up to this point explains why our relative performance has been uncharacteristically strong coming off the 2009 bottom. We believe investors were unwilling to fully embrace a risk-taking stance given the unusual severity of the financial crisis and the mounds of public debt accompanying the rebound. Going forward, if we do enter a prolonged phase of risk taking, it may be more difficult for us to deliver substantial relative outperformance against the Index. The good news of this scenario is that absolute returns would potentially be strong because such a scenario implies stronger U.S. economic growth and the absence of more debt-induced crises either at home or abroad.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

Some of our best-performing stocks this quarter were ones that lagged last year. They included Icon plc, a contract research organization for clinical drug trials, and Vistaprint N.V., which sells marketing products and services to small businesses over the Internet. While we consider both to be high-quality companies, their fundamentals were weaker than our average company in 2011. Neither firm has seen a material change in its short-run fundamentals, but a more buoyant stock market has benefited these previously beaten-down stocks.

Yes Bank Ltd., an Indian financial services company, is another name that did exceptionally well following a difficult 2011. Unlike Icon and Vistaprint, Yes Bank has continued its strong uninterrupted growth. The stock has been impacted by the volatility in the Indian market, which was weak last year but has been one of the strongest markets year-to-date. With an average gain of more than 20%, our positions in Yes Bank and other foreign-listed companies positively impacted performance this quarter.

One of our most powerful long-term investment themes is the need for businesses to increase productivity in the lower-growth, increasingly competitive global economy. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to invest in technology-related products and services with compelling economic paybacks. A number of our information technology stocks benefit from this focus on delivering efficiency, including Sourcefire, Inc. and Ultimate Software Group, Inc. Both were top contributors this quarter.

Polypore International, Inc. was one of the relatively small number of stocks in the Fund that had negative returns in the strong market. Polypore makes filtration membranes used in batteries, including the lithium batteries used in electric cars. The stock fell sharply on news that a large customer will be investing in its own membrane technology. We believe the sell-off was overdone. First, the customer is looking to replace membranes in applications where Polypore is not a supplier; Polypore is not being displaced. Our research suggests that Polypore’s competitive position in the lithium battery market for automobiles is unchanged. While the timing is uncertain, we believe meaningful adoption of electric and hybrid cars is inevitable and that this will become a key market for Polypore.

Blue Nile, Inc. is another name that lagged. Blue Nile sells fine jewelry, especially engagement rings, over the Internet. The company’s business has been impacted by the tough economy and a decline in the number of marriages in the United States. Despite these cyclical headwinds, we think Blue Nile will thrive over the long run by taking market share from traditional “bricks and mortar” jewelers. An efficient and low-cost Internet model allows Blue Nile to sell jewelry at prices that are 30% below retail. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

OUTLOOK

As the equity markets gain momentum, investors are beginning to feel more comfortable buying riskier and lower-quality stocks. At times like these, our inclination is to become more cautious. In our opinion, valuations are not especially attractive given the recent market strength. Although the global economy is on firmer ground than it was a few years ago, none of the world’s fundamental problems have been seriously addressed. Of particular concern is the massive amount of government debt in the United States and Europe.

If the market does take a breather, we believe the Fund has the potential to outperform the small cap indices. However, if stock prices continue to surge, the Fund has the potential to generate strong returns but may underperform. In this scenario, we will not chase performance; we will continue to execute our discipline of investing in quality companies while paying close attention to valuation. As long-term investors, we believe that buying stocks of true growth companies with strong balance sheets and paying reasonable prices for them makes the most sense.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND (WAAEX)Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    10 YEARS

Small Cap Growth

   27.46%    7.14%    6.43%    6.97%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

   30.26%    0.68%    4.15%    6.00%

Russell 2000® Index

   29.84%    -0.18%    2.13%    6.45%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund are 1.24%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”), before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Knight Transportation, Inc.     4.4%   
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.     3.7%   
Power Integrations, Inc.     3.2%   
Life Time Fitness, Inc.     2.8%   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     2.7%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.     2.5%   
Hibbett Sports, Inc.     2.3%   
Wirecard AG (Germany)     2.1%   
Yes Bank Ltd. (India)     1.9%   
Rue21, Inc.     1.8%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 92 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged total return index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged total return index of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index, as ranked by total market capitalization. The Russell 2000 Index is widely regarded in the industry as accurately capturing the universe of small company stocks. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH SMALL CAP VALUE FUND (WMCVX / WICVX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Jim Larkins.

 

LOGO

 

Jim Larkins, MBA Portfolio Manager

 

  

OVERVIEW

 

The first quarter picked up where

the fourth quarter of 2011 left off,

with outstanding performance for the broader U.S. equity market. Small cap stocks, in particular, performed well

in the first three months of 2012 based on the 11.59% return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index. Although the Fund gained 11.30% as stronger economic growth and improved news flow out of

Europe supported performance results for many of our holdings, the performance of the Investor Class of shares

fell slightly short of the benchmark.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

An important contributor to first quarter performance was our Fallen Angel discipline, which seeks opportunities in one-time growth companies whose stocks have fallen into value territory due to short-term developments. Our Fallen Angel approach was well-suited to the environment, as optimistic investors embraced stocks that have struggled in the short term but that continue to represent longer-term opportunities. This was particularly true among our consumer-oriented investments. Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc., a retailer selling hardwood flooring for residential homes, delivered a strong gain during the quarter. We trimmed our weighting in Lumber Liquidators due to its higher valuation, but we maintain a position on the belief that demand for its products can continue to improve. Chico’s FAS, Inc. also generated a robust gain as the company’s sales rebounded following an inventory misstep.

The Fund’s first quarter performance also benefited from one of our holdings being taken over. Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc., a provider of consumer loans, was bought by Grupo Elektra,* a Mexican retail and financial company. We found AEA’s improving balance sheet and earnings growth to be attractive, and apparently Grupo Elektra did as well.

The Fund’s largest detractor was managed care provider CorVel Corp. whose share price fell sharply after the CEO was hired away by a larger company. While we viewed this as a negative development, which prompted us to reduce our weighting in CorVel, we kept a position on the expectation that the company can maintain its favorable growth profile.

Our energy investments also did not keep pace during the first quarter. Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. lost ground after management did not raise expectations for the coming year. We continue to believe that the company’s investments in the oil-rich Bakken shale can provide upside to future results. Ultra Petroleum Corp. is sensitive to the falling price of natural gas and was our largest detractor in the energy sector. We increased our position in the stock, as we believe the company’s status as a low-cost producer will prove valuable in the long run.

Rising stock prices prompted us to reduce or sell a

number of holdings during the first quarter. For example, Herbalife Ltd. — a former Fallen Angel — built on last year’s strong performance behind rising international sales of healthy-meal replacement products. Believing its valuation had become fully realized, we exited the position after nearly three and a half years of ownership.

Takeovers and rising valuations weren’t the only factors prompting us to trim positions during the quarter. The competitive landscape changes quickly for many of our companies, and we elected to sell a number of our investments when we felt that the management teams and business models would no longer be able to compete effectively and provide upside potential to the Fund. On this basis,

we sold Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., our long-time semiconductor holding Supertex, Inc., and for-profit education provider Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

We continue to find opportunities to put the proceeds from these sales to work, even as the rally in small caps moves toward its seventh month. We expect continued improvement in the economy this year, which should provide a tailwind for some companies in the information technology sector. For instance, we took a new position in Fallen Angel Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc., a vendor of telephony products for call centers whose “cloud”-based systems appear well positioned to take market share in this large industry. We think cloud computing, a model for delivering information technology services over the Internet through web-based tools and applications, remains an important growth area in technology.

Another new investment this quarter was Darling International, Inc., one of the leading rendering companies in the United States. Rendering is the process of recovering fats and proteins from the meat, poultry and restaurant industries. A transformative acquisition of a major competitor, along with improving industry dynamics, prompted us to take a position in what we see as an Undiscovered Gem (Wasatch’s term for a company that has little or no coverage by Wall Street analysts). (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

We believe these new purchases help illustrate a key

benefit of small cap investing — opportunities to invest in inefficiently priced individual stocks even when prices in the broader market have been climbing for an extended period.

OUTLOOK

While we are encouraged by the strong start to the year and the mounting evidence of an economic recovery, we remain concerned about the state of the global debt crisis and the political uncertainty worldwide. We strive to manage these risks by focusing on investing in the type of high-quality, financially healthy, undervalued companies that should prove resilient if external factors begin to weigh on stock prices.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

* As of March 31, 2012, the Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund was not invested in Grupo Elektra.
 

 

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WASATCH SMALL CAP VALUE FUND (WMCVX / WICVX)Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    10 YEARS

Small Cap Value (WMCVX) — Investor

   23.08%    -1.79%    0.04%    5.63%

Small Cap Value (WICVX) — Institutional

   23.40%    -1.53%    0.10%    5.66%

Russell 2000® Value Index

   29.41%    -1.07%    0.01%    6.59%

Russell 2000® Index

   29.84%    -0.18%    2.13%    6.45%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund — Investor Class: 1.32% / Institutional Class: 1.23%, Net: 1.19%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”), before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2012 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2012 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Copart, Inc.     4.4%   
Body Central Corp.     2.9%   

CorVel Corp.

    2.6%   

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

    2.6%   

Polypore International, Inc.

    2.5%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 

Vistaprint N.V.

    2.4%   

Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)

    2.3%   

Allegiant Travel Co.

    2.2%   

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    2.2%   

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.

    2.1%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 60 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged total return index of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index, as ranked by total market capitalization. The Russell 2000 Index is widely regarded in the industry as accurately capturing the universe of small company stocks. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH STRATEGIC INCOME FUND (WASIX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Strategic Income Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Sam Stewart.

 

LOGO

 

Samuel S. Stewart, Jr. PhD, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The first quarter performance of the Wasatch Strategic Income Fund was right down the center of the plate. The Fund’s 9.29% return was nestled right in the sweet spot between the returns of stocks and bonds. The S&P 500 Index reached a four-year high with a 12.59% gain during the quarter, while the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index was up 0.30% as nearly rock bottom interest rate levels slowed bond returns.

I have to admit I was a little taken

aback by the breadth of the stock market rally during the first quarter. Markets are never predictable, but without a strong market trend and with plenty of global economic uncertainty I felt we had entered “a stock picker’s market”  — a period where company fundamentals would rule the roost. Although I still feel the same way, the stock picker’s market I expected didn’t arrive early this year as the rising market tide lifted most stocks in 2012’s first quarter.

The Fund’s high cash position — which hovered around 17% — hindered performance during the rally. However, that is a price I’m willing to pay in an effort to lend stability to the portfolio in what I believe is an exceptionally unstable environment. I plan to spend a portion of the excess cash when the market provides opportunities to acquire stocks at more attractive valuations.

I continue to focus on companies that have both the willingness and the ability to increase their dividend payments. As of late, I’ve started to see increased willingness among companies in the Fund to boost their dividends, with average payouts rising by double digits over the past year.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

A majority of the Fund’s assets are invested in two sectors  — financials and information technology. As a bottom up stock picker, I am much more interested in specific company fundamentals than general market forecasts or themes. However, in my view, some of the best investment opportunities happen to exist among companies in these sectors. I think that is the case for a couple of reasons.

First, with the Fund’s focus on tempering volatility, I believe dividends lend a reasonable measure of stability to a company’s stock price. Finance companies, at least those held in the Fund, typically pay a larger dividend compared to companies in the broader market.

Secondly, technology companies, which historically have tended to reinvest profits back into their businesses, now in many cases find themselves in cash rich positions and are starting to either initiate dividends or increase their payouts. Also, once the market factor is eliminated from returns, technology and financial equities tend to have a degree of negative correlation with each other. By owning companies in both sectors, I believe that the volatility of the Fund will be further diminished.

Capital One Financial performed well during the quarter, returning over 31%. The financial service provider, known primarily for its credit card operations, recently finalized a pair of acquisitions. It took over HSBC’s $30 billion credit card business and then diversified its portfolio by purchasing ING Groep’s U.S. online banking unit. Improving credit tailwinds resulted in fewer charge-offs helping to boost profitability.

Through my efforts to further diversify the Fund, I added a few new names in the energy sector. As it becomes more and more difficult to extract oil out of the ground I believe that Suncor Energy, Occidental Petroleum and CARBO Ceramics — all dividend payers — are each well-positioned to benefit from rising prices.

Ultra Petroleum was the largest detractor from performance during the quarter. It also operates in the energy sector, but has a significant presence in natural gas exploration and production. With the sharp drop in natural gas prices owing to the glut of supply caused primarily by new discoveries and warmer than normal winter weather, the stock price retreated. As the only non-dividend paying stock in the Fund I am currently weighing my options about its future place in the portfolio.

OUTLOOK

At the macroeconomic level, data has shown a modestly positive trend over recent months. Furthermore, U.S. and Eurozone central banks continue to signal that the liquidity environment will remain favorable to the equity markets. Eventually, the markets will be weaned off stimulus efforts and stocks will have to be weighed on fundamental criteria. In that respect, I believe the Fund is particularly well-positioned.

I plan to continue trimming our large weight in financial stocks and to redeploy some of the assets into more defensive companies in the utilities, consumer staples and health care sectors. Even though I like the high yields from most of our financial holdings, with stock valuations trending upward and with the economic environment still on unsure footing I feel that the Fund needs to play defense through further diversification.

Even though new companies will likely be added, I intend to reduce the net number of stocks held in the Fund so that I can concentrate on what I think are the very best ideas.

I remain cautiously bullish, although admittedly I’m even more of a cautious bull than I was three months ago. Given the recent market strength, company valuations now command much more of my attention. As overall valuations have become richer, identifying the quality and durability of earnings growth has become even more important. I think it’s wise to save a little dry powder for investing in discounts that may arise during pullbacks.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH STRATEGIC INCOME FUND (WASIX) Portfolio Summary  

MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS   

SINCE INCEPTION

2/1/06

Strategic Income

   23.31%    8.19%    2.17%    4.79%

S&P 500 Index

   25.89%    8.54%    2.01%    3.74%

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

   1.43%    7.71%    6.25%    6.02%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Strategic Income Fund are 1.76%. The Net Expenses are 1.50%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”), before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. Net Expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

W asatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

With respect to the Fund’s assets invested in fixed income securities, you are subject, but not limited to, the same interest rate, inflation and credit risk associated with the underlying fixed-income securities owned by the Fund. Return of principal is not guaranteed. Equity investing involves risks, including potential loss of the principal amount invested. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Visa, Inc., Class A     5.1%   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A     4.9%   
Colony Financial, Inc.     4.5%   
Capital One Financial Corp.     4.1%   
CapitalSource, Inc.     4.0%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Herbalife Ltd.     3.6%   
KKR Financial Holdings, LLC     3.5%   
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.     3.1%   
Intel Corp.     2.9%   
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio     2.9%   
 

 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 41 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. Inception: February 1, 2006. The S&P 500 Index represents 500 of the United States’ largest stocks from a broad variety of industries. The Index is unmanaged, and a common measure of common stock total return performance. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, including government and corporate securities, agency mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. To be included in the index the security must meet the following criteria: must have at least one year to final maturity, regardless of call features; must have at least $100 million par amount outstanding; must be rated investment grade or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poor’s, or Fitch Investor’s Service; must be fixed rate, although it can carry a coupon that steps up or changes to a predetermined schedule; must be dollar-denominated and nonconvertible. All corporate and asset-backed securities must be registered with the SEC and must be publicly issued. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH ULTRA GROWTH FUND (WAMCX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Paul Lambert, John Malooly and Ajay Krishnan.

 

LOGO

 

Paul Lambert

Portfolio Manager

 

LOGO

 

John Malooly, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

LOGO

 

Ajay Krishnan, CFA

Portfolio Manager

OVERVIEW

After a solid fourth quarter last year, U.S. stocks added another quarter of double-digit gains. There appeared to be more positive signs in the U.S. economy, though it’s not yet clear how long or strong the recovery will be. With the employment picture showing gradual but steady improvement, consumer confidence gained momentum.

European markets were positive, as Greece was able to negotiate additional bailout financing. Although Greece and Europe aren’t yet out of the proverbial woods, investors welcomed the more stable environment. Emerging markets set an especially strong pace over the period.

The return of 13.99% posted by the Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund was slightly ahead of the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which returned 13.28% in the first quarter of 2012.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

In this period of improving consumer confidence, our strongest performer was Gordmans Stores, a smaller, value-priced retailer. Gordmans’ same-store sales figures — an important metric for retailers — are good, but not stupendous. The real story that drove its stock price higher was unit growth. New store openings are accelerating, and it appears the new stores are positioned to do well. Going forward, Gordmans should find it easier to post stronger year-on-year same-store sales comparisons.

A number of our other contributors to performance over the period came from the information technology (IT) sector, though they operate in diverse industries. Among these was Cognizant Technology Solutions which benefited from companies’ willingness to spend on IT consulting and outsourcing even if they are not yet ready to conduct large-scale hiring. Sourcefire, a provider of sophisticated computer network security systems, posted a strong quarter and has a new product cycle launching. With ever-growing concerns about hacking and other network intrusions, Sourcefire appears poised to attract even more attention in coming months.

Also in the tech sector, Tangoe, a provider of software that helps companies manage their communications equipment costs, posted healthy results. We find companies like this compelling because they offer their clients a high return on investment (ROI) — the price they pay for products and

services is more than repaid in greater efficiency and cost savings. High ROI may be of particular interest when the economy is weak and corporate budgets constrained, but doesn’t lose its appeal in a heartier economic environment.

We added a number of intriguing new holdings. One of these was Black Diamond, a provider of sophisticated, higher-end outdoor gear. About half of its business centers on winter sports, such as backcountry skiing and ice climbing, while the other half focuses on sports like backpacking and rock climbing. Based near our Salt Lake City headquarters, the company has a strong history of organic growth, and has the ability to move into new recreational fields through acquisitions. As Black Diamond’s brand recognition expands, there’s the potential for major growth in the apparel area.

First Cash Financial Services, a provider of secured consumer loans, was a holding that we sold due to high valuation. We added the company to the Fund again in the quarter now that it appears more reasonably valued. First Cash has extensive U.S. operations and has been in the Mexican market for more than a decade, giving it an early lead advantage over competitors. The company is experiencing good unit growth as well as strong same-store figures, and is buying back stock.

The greatest detractor from performance for the quarter was Polypore International. The company makes membranes used in batteries of many different sizes and types. The company had been a strong performer, benefiting from demand for battery-powered devices ranging from consumer electronics to cars, but recently, disruption in the production of battery-powered cars — an important, growing market for Polypore’s products — dampened investors’ sentiment toward the company. We remain confident in Polypore’s longer-term prospects, however.

Another significant detractor was OPNET Technologies, a provider of tools that help corporate IT departments monitor and maintain their cloud-based computing systems. The decline in the company’s stock price, we believe, reflects market expectations rather than deteriorating fundamentals. Technological innovation tends to come from small companies like OPNET, rather than from established giants. If OPNET keeps executing at a high level, we believe it can attract interest as an acquisition target. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

OUTLOOK

From the big-picture standpoint, it appears the economy is gaining strength, though earnings growth among U.S. companies remains a little scarce. Within the Fund, we are pleased that our companies have continued to grow at a rate well in excess of the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate.

The main question now is whether the economy will continue to recover, or whether it will stage a retreat. The answer should become apparent in the next few months. In the meantime, given the markets’ recent strong run, it could be difficult to find companies with strong fundamentals whose stocks are reasonably priced. We will continue to look for investments that meet our fundamental criteria and seek opportunities to add them at acceptable prices.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH ULTRA GROWTH FUND (WAMCX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    10 YEARS

Ultra Growth

   21.76%    1.30%    2.90%    4.35%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

   30.26%    0.68%    4.15%    6.00%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund are 1.43%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”), before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.,
Class A
    3.7%   
Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P.     3.1%   
Power Integrations, Inc.     2.9%   
Polypore International, Inc.     2.8%   
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     2.3%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.     2.3%   
DFC Global Corp.     2.1%   
Gordmans Stores, Inc.     2.1%   
IDEX Corp.     2.0%   
Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.     2.0%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 95 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

LOGO

 

  †

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged total return index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged total return index of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index, as ranked by total market capitalization. You cannot invest directly in these or any indices.

 

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WASATCH WORLD INNOVATORS FUND (WAGTX) Management Discussion

  MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

The Wasatch World Innovators Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Sam Stewart and Josh Stewart.

 

LOGO

 

Samuel S. Stewart, Jr. PhD, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

LOGO

 

Josh Stewart

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The global stock markets built on their strong finish to 2011 with an equally fast start to 2012. The benchmark for the Wasatch World Innovators Fund, the MSCI AC World IMI, gained 12.14% in the first

quarter. The Fund outperformed the benchmark, returning 15.17% and building on the over 12 percentage points of outperformance it delivered in 2011. We are pleased, and frankly a little surprised, by the result this quarter, as we have tended to keep up in strong “risk on” rising markets and add the most value in flat or down “risk off” markets. Our first quarter outperformance therefore feels like a bonus.

We spent the winter pruning the number of companies in the Fund in order to focus on our highest conviction investments. The number of companies in the portfolio dropped to 69 by the end of the quarter, down from 91 at the end of September 2011. Our top 10 positions now represent approximately 31% of the portfolio, versus nearly 28% at the end of September. In paring down the portfolio, we have focused on eliminating stocks that are experiencing negative growth or downward revisions to future earnings estimates. We currently have no positions in stocks experiencing negative top-line growth, and only eight holdings in stocks with negative earnings trends. In these cases, we believe the outlook justifies our investment despite the near-term growth challenges.

Valuation is now our largest concern, as the six-month rally has stretched valuation multiples. Rather than chasing expensive stocks, we spent much of the quarter focused on increasing the stability and defensiveness of the Fund. Our cash balance increased from just over 11.3% at the end of December to almost 16% at the end of March. Holding more cash in a bull market is a drag on performance relative to the Index and, in fact, we would have outperformed by an even wider margin had we stayed fully invested. However, we think it is wise to keep some cash available for a rainy day with valuations at their current levels.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

Reflecting the favorable market environment, nearly every stock we owned rose during the first quarter. While we invest in innovators across the full spectrum of sectors, many are either information technology or health care companies. We solidly outperformed in both of these sectors, which are our two largest overweights, and each contributed over two percentage points to our outperformance relative to the benchmark.

Our top contributor was Apple, Inc., which added nearly two percentage points to the Fund’s 15%-plus return. The Fund’s largest individual holding, Apple was propelled by the strong results it reported during the quarter. Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. added nearly one percentage point as the company’s strong results served to refute a bearish report that weighed on the stock’s performance late last year. A number of other holdings also delivered strong performance and generated about a half-percentage point worth of relative performance, including Visa, Inc., MasterCard, Inc., Mindray Medical International Ltd., Herbalife Ltd., eBay, Inc. and NuVasive, Inc., as well as the European companies Sartorius Stedim Biotech and DiaSorin S.p.A. There were no substantial detractors during the quarter, although a few newer holdings — such as Ancestry.com, Inc., SodaStream International Ltd. and Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. — detracted modestly from our return. (Current and future holdings are subject to risk.)

OUTLOOK

We’re pleased with the results of the first quarter and the past 12 months. Not only has the Fund outperformed, but also we believe we’ve done so without taking on excess risk. During the past year, the Fund has generally performed better than the benchmark on days that the market has fallen. At the same time, our individual holdings delivered strong fundamental results — the average reported revenue and earnings growth rates of the companies we hold in the Fund both rose to above 20%. We believe these two numbers illustrate that execution on the individual company level, and not excessive risk-taking, has been the key driver of our strong performance.

The recent market rally will inevitably taper out given the strong gains in the broader indices over the past six months. However, we are confident that the companies we own have innovative business models that should allow them to continue to grow market share even in a downturn. We are confident that finding these disruptive companies will prove a successful investment strategy and provide the potential for outstanding long-run returns.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

 

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WASATCH WORLD INNOVATORS FUND (WAGTX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

        SIX MONTHS*      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS

World Innovators

     22.84%      12.94%      5.51%      6.90%

MSCI AC World IMI

     20.20%      -1.18%      0.09%      5.97%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch World Innovators Fund are 1.97%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”), before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in concentrated funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS**

 

Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Apple, Inc.     4.5%   
Google, Inc., Class A     3.9%   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A     3.8%   
Visa, Inc., Class A     3.7%   
Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     3.0%   
eBay, Inc.     2.9%   
Company   % of Net
Assets
 
Intel Corp.     2.7%   
DiaSorin S.p.A. (Italy)     2.4%   
Mindray Medical International Ltd. ADR (China)     2.3%   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada)     2.1%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 69 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN†

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

††

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. The MSCI AC World IMI (All Country World Investable Markets Index) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of large, mid, and small cap companies across developed and emerging markets throughout the world. You cannot invest directly in this or any index.

 

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WASATCH-1ST SOURCE INCOME FUND (FMEQX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

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Paul W. Gifford, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch-1st Source Income Fund returned 0.53% for the first quarter of 2012. During this time, the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index returned 0.61%. Corporate bonds performed well during the quarter. Bonds with the lowest credit ratings were the best performers. Bonds rated BBB, the lower end of the investment grade market, were up 2.52%. The Fund is

modestly overweight in corporate bonds but we are under the Index weighting in BBB rated bonds.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

A metaphor often used to describe the economy as it moves from recovery to expansion is that of a second-stage booster rocket that kicks in just as parts of the spacecraft are falling away. The economy is essentially attempting this second stage as businesses go beyond simple inventory building and calling back laid-off workers to investing for longer-term growth. The restructuring of Greece’s debt is seen as positive after months of questions and is a piece of debris falling away.

Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced his desire for more expansion recently in a speech. He emphasized the need for the economy to grow faster to reduce unemployment to a more reasonable level.

INTEREST RATES

The Fed’s accommodative monetary policies are expected to remain in place through late 2013. This means continued low interest rates to allow time for more recovery and eventual solid “second-stage” expansion in the economy.

During the quarter, interest rates rose modestly resulting in bond returns of near zero. Credit sectors of the bond market offered a modest spread to treasuries to minimize the loss as interest rates rose. The 10-year Treasury bond began the quarter at less than 2.0% and rose to a little over 2.2% at quarter-end. For the first time in several quarters, the rise in rates led to a negative return for some longer maturity government bonds. The low rate environment increases the likelihood that some sectors of the fixed income market will produce negative returns.

THREE YEARS AND COUNTING

March 6, 2009 marked the low point in the bear market when the S&P 500 Index* reached an intraday low of 666. At that point, the S&P 500 had fallen 57% in 18 months. Today, the S&P 500 has rebounded and is only about 10% below its all-time high. At the height of the financial crisis, extraordinary events took place and governments around the globe took unprecedented steps. Today, we are taking baby steps in what promises to be an elongated process of unwinding the multitude of programs instituted during the crisis.

The two largest issues — likely also to be the most difficult to solve — are the low interest rate structure engineered by

the Fed and the massive debt and annual deficit of the federal government. These two are more intertwined than we may like. The Fed has kept short-term rates at a record low since December 2008 and implemented two versions of “quantitative easing.” These programs have benefited highly indebted consumers at the expense of savers. The U.S. government is also benefiting from low interest rates. Five years ago, the average rate paid on government debt outstanding was approximately 5.25%. Today, the average rate is around 2.70%. Five years ago, total federal debt outstanding was $8 trillion. Today, it is $15 trillion.** Amazingly, the federal government’s annual interest expense is almost the same as it was in 2006 but with nearly twice as much debt.

Markets become accustomed to low interest rates making it hard to eliminate monetary easing. Borrowers become attached to the idea that rates will remain low and that they will be able to take advantage of them for years to come. Changing that mindset could be difficult.

While consumers and many corporations reduced debt, the federal government increased spending and debt. Balancing the federal budget would require cuts in expenditures equal to 8% to 9% of gross domestic product (GDP) — a challenge exacerbated by an economy only growing 2%. The magnitude of the cuts practically mandates the inclusion of entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare — not a palatable option for many politicians.

The general improvement in the economy gives politicians some wiggle room to start addressing the consequences of efforts to mitigate the financial crisis. Witnessing the events in Europe should scare them into action; but we are not sure they will act. Our nation’s fiscal mess is the main reason not to be more optimistic about the U.S. economy.

FUND STRATEGY

The Fund’s largest weighting is in corporate bonds at 39% (up from 37% last quarter) versus 34% for the Index. The credit quality of corporations has continued to improve on good earnings and balance sheet cash. We have been overweight in financial sector corporate bonds (15% vs. 10%) as this has been the least expensive portion of the investment grade market in our view. Bank and brokerage earnings have been strong as the economy has recovered. We own companies like JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Fifth Third Bancorp. We also have a significant overweight in the industrials sector (22% vs. 15%), favoring names such as Caterpillar, Disney, Oracle and Pepsi.

The Fund also has a 23% weighting in mortgage-backed securities. We continue to favor GNMA securities, which now account for 60% of the Fund’s asset-backed bonds. Their high quality and more stable cash flow make them attractive investments in today’s interest rate environment.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

 

* The S&P 500 Index includes 500 of the United States’ largest stocks from a broad variety of industries. The Index is unmanaged but is a commonly used measure of common stock total return performance.

 

** Source: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/NPGateway and http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/rates/pd/avg/2012/2012_03.htm
 

 

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WASATCH-1ST SOURCE INCOME FUND (FMEQX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    10 YEARS

Income

   0.90%    4.27%    4.48%    4.19%

Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index

   1.46%    6.09%    5.67%    5.29%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch-1st Source Income Fund are 0.72%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”). See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investments in fixed income funds are subject to the same interest rate, inflation, credit and other risks associated with the underlying bonds. Return of principal is not guaranteed.

 

* Not annualized.

TOP 10 HOLDINGS**

 

Holding   Maturity
Date
    % of Net
Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Note, 3.625%     8/15/19        4.3%   
U.S. Treasury Note, 3.250%     12/31/16        3.3%   

Federal National Mortgage Assoc., Series 0000, 1.000%

    3/21/17        2.1%   

General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, 5.400%

    2/15/17        1.9%   

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.750%

    12/31/17        1.7%   

Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 2.625%

    11/20/14        1.6%   
Holding   Maturity
Date
    % of Net
Assets
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.500%

    5/27/16        1.5%   

Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 4.875%

    12/15/16        1.5%   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2007-A8, Class A8, 5.650%

    9/20/19        1.2%   

Government National Mortgage Assoc., Series 2010-68, Class YE, 3.000%

    5/20/39        1.2%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 177 holdings in the Fund. Repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

INVESTMENTS & CASH

 

LOGO

 

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. The Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the performance of government and corporate bonds with maturities of less than 10 years. You cannot invest directly in this or any index.

 

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WASATCH-HOISINGTON U.S. TREASURY FUND (WHOSX) Management Discussion   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

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Van R. Hoisington

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

The standard of living of the average American continues to fall. Real median household income today is near the same level as it was 15 years ago, a remarkable statistic since the debt-to-GDP ratio is 100 points higher. The cause of this deterioration in living standards can be traced to the excessive accumulation of debt, as well as the debt proportion that has turned increasingly unproductive, or even

counterproductive. When debt is utilized to finance nonproductive assets, an economic process is initiated that undermines prosperity. Productivity gains must be generated in order to boost income, and thereby the standard of living. If debt enhances productivity, incomes will expand and the economic pie will be enlarged. Otherwise, the debt increase will be debilitating to economic growth.

DETAILS OF THE QUARTER

The Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund registered a return of -8.00% in the first quarter of 2012, compared to a 0.30% gain for the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. However, over the past year, the Fund performed extremely well, posting a 32.82% gain compared with the 7.71% return for the Index.

Long-dated Treasury bonds (maturities longer than 20 years), like those in your Fund, declined in value as the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond increased from 2.89% at year-end 2011 to 3.34% on March 30, 2012. This increase in yields was well within the normal volatile range exhibited in recent years. Even with the rise in yields over the past three months, they were dramatically below the 4.51% level on the last day of March in 2011.

OUTLOOK

The negative feedback loop arising from the unproductive nature of the country’s debt accumulation is straightforward. First, spending by the United States government carries a zero expenditure multiplier, as do operating expenditures of state and local governments. Thus, each dollar spent by the federal government creates no sustainable income, yet the interest payment incurred with each borrowed dollar creates a subtraction from future revenue streams of the private sector. Second, much of the massive debt increase over the past decade has been in the form of mortgage debt. Jobs and income were created with the expansion of the housing stock. However, no productivity gains are evident in this housing stock increase, which means future incomes have not expanded. Nevertheless, the repayment of principal and interest weighs down the system, and the consequences of delinquency, foreclosure, default and bankruptcy compound the problem.

Third, debt that is utilized to finance consumers’ daily needs obviously fails to generate any productivity or future income growth. Efforts by fiscal and monetary authorities to sustain growth by further debt accumulation may produce some short-term benefit. Sadly, these interludes fade quickly

as the debt becomes more destabilizing. The net result of increased indebtedness then becomes the opposite of what policymakers intend when they promote economic growth by either borrowing funds for increased government expenditures or encourage consumers to borrow with artificial and temporary incentives.

Since 1989, Japan has provided an excellent but highly disturbing example of the debilitating effects of a prolonged period of taking on additional debt while shifting more of the debt into unproductive uses. In 1989, Japan’s public and private debt was just under 400% of gross domestic product (GDP). After repeatedly trying all of the Keynesian and monetary school recommendations on a large scale, Japan’s debt ratio stood at an all-time record of 491% in 2011. Over this 23-year span, the portion of government debt to GDP ratio more than quadrupled, advancing from near 50% to over 200%. The government’s financing needs were so great that the private debt to GDP ratio actually contracted nearly 55%, a strong indication that the composition of the debt increasingly financed unproductive activities. Since 1990, numerous episodes of seemingly better Japanese growth failed to establish a self-sustaining recovery as debt’s negative feedback loops progressively worsened.

The trajectory of Japan’s experience is beginning to take shape in the United States. Since 2009, private debt to GDP has declined while government debt to GDP has surged. If we use the International Monetary Fund’s projections for gross U.S. federal debt for this year and next, and assume that the private debt ratio is stable, the total debt to GDP ratio will rise sharply this year, and again in 2013, putting the U.S. in Japan’s footsteps. Also, the U.S. economy has witnessed episodic improvement along with gains in business and consumer confidence. But, ephemeral positive shifts in psychology cannot match the negative elements of higher levels of unproductive debt.

In most years, economic optimism seems to flourish for the first four or five months of the year. Seasonally, interest rates are usually at their yearly highs between late February and mid May. In fact, in 14 of the last 20 years the 30-year Treasury bond yield has peaked in the first half of the year. Our view remains that while interest rates can rise for many transitory reasons, underlying economic fundamentals suggest that long-term rates cannot remain elevated and will gradually move lower.

We appreciate your investment in the Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund.

 

 

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WASATCH-HOISINGTON U.S. TREASURY FUND (WHOSX) Portfolio Summary   MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

      SIX MONTHS*    1 YEAR    5 YEARS    10 YEARS

U.S. Treasury

   -5.77%    32.82%    10.88%    9.54%

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

   1.43%    7.71%    6.25%    5.80%

Data shows past performance, which is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit www.wasatchfunds.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total return would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2012 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund are 0.76%. The Net Expenses are 0.75%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor, before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. Net Expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of fees or taxes, which if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investments in fixed income funds are subject to the same interest rate, inflation, credit and other risks associated with the underlying bonds. Return of principal is not guaranteed.

 

*Not annualized.

TOP 10 HOLDINGS**

 

Holding   Maturity
Date
    % of Net
Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only     5/15/30        14.1%   
U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.125%     11/15/41        12.7%   
U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only     2/15/31        12.3%   
U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only     2/15/37        10.1%   
U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only     5/15/39        9.2%   
Holding   Maturity
Date
    % of Net
Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.750%     2/15/37        6.2%   
U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.500%     5/15/38        5.3%   
U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.500%     2/15/39        4.4%   
U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only     5/15/40        4.2%   
U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.250%     11/15/40        3.5%   
 

 

** As of March 31, 2012, there were 17 holdings in the Fund. Repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

INVESTMENTS & CASH

 

LOGO

 

Also

includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph above does not reflect the deduction of taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance shown in the chart above does not include any applicable sales charges and fees. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, including government and corporate securities, agency mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. To be included in the index the security must meet the following criteria: must have at least one year to final maturity, regardless of call features; must have at least $100 million par amount outstanding; must be rated investment grade or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poor’s, or Fitch Investor’s Service; must be fixed rate, although it can carry a coupon that steps up or changes to a predetermined schedule; must be dollar-denominated and nonconvertible. All corporate and asset-backed securities must be registered with the SEC and must be publicly issued. You cannot invest directly in this or any index.

 

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WASATCH FUNDS MANAGEMENT  DISCUSSIONS — Definitions of Financial  Terms  

MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

A bear market is generally defined as a drop of 20% or more in stock prices over at least a two-month period.

Beta is a quantitative measure of the volatility of a given stock relative to the overall market. A beta above one is more volatile than the overall market, while a beta below one is less volatile.

Someone who is “bullish” or “a bull” is optimistic with regard to the stock market’s prospects.

A bull market is defined as a prolonged period in which investment prices rise faster than their historical average. Bull markets can happen as the result of an economic recovery, an economic boom, or investor psychology.

The “cloud” is the Internet. Cloud-computing is a model for delivering information technology services in which resources are retrieved from the Internet through web-based tools and applications rather than from a direct connection to a server.

Corporate bonds are debt securities issued by a corporation for the purpose of raising money to expand its business.

Correlation, in the financial world, is a statistical measure of how asset classes, securities, markets, or countries move in relation to each other.

A credit rating is an assessment of the credit worthiness of individuals and corporations. It is based upon the history of borrowing and repayment, as well as the availability of assets and extent of liabilities. Ratings are issued by S&P or Moody’s and typically range from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). The credit quality of the investments in the Income Fund’s portfolio does not apply to the safety or stability of the Fund. Ratings and portfolio credit quality may change over time. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. The Fund itself has not been rated by an independent rating agency. For information on the rating agency’s methodology visit: http://www.standardandpoors.com/home/en/us and http://www.moodys.com.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is a measure of a country’s federal debt in relation to its gross domestic product (GDP). The higher the debt-to-GDP ratio, the less likely the country will be to pay back its debt, and the higher its risk of default.

Dividend yield is a company’s annual dividend payments divided by its market capitalization, or the dividend per share divided by the price per share. For example, a company whose stock sells for $30 per share that pays an annual dividend of $3 per share has a dividend yield of 10%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely used indicator of the overall condition of the U.S. stock market. It is a price-weighted average of 30 blue chip stocks, primarily industrial stocks, traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The stocks are chosen by the editors of The Wall Street Journal, which is published by Dow Jones & Company.

Earnings growth is a measure of growth in a company’s net income over a specific period, often one year.

The government expenditure multiplier captures the impact and consequences of a change in government spending. When the government expenditure multiplier is zero it means that GDP is unchanged from where it started, but government spending has risen by $1 and private spending has fallen by $1.

The Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA, also known as Ginnie Mae) is a U.S. government-owned

corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. GNMA is one of several government agencies permitted to issue debt for sale to the investing public.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a basic measure of a country’s economic performance and is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year.

An initial public offering (IPO) is a company’s first sale of stock to the public.

The International Monetary Fund is an organization set up in 1944 to lower trade barriers between countries, stabilize currencies by monitoring the foreign exchange systems of member countries, and lend money to developing nations.

Mortgage-backed securities are debt issues backed by a pool of mortgages. Investors receive payments from the interest and principal payments made on the underlying mortgages.

Quantitative easing is a government monetary policy used to increase the money supply by buying government securities or other securities from the market. Quantitative easing increases the money supply by flooding financial institutions with capital in an effort to promote increased lending and liquidity.

Return on capital is a measure of how effectively a company uses the money, owned or borrowed, that has been invested in its operations.

Return on equity (ROE) measures a company’s efficiency at generating profits from shareholders’ equity.

Return on investment (ROI) is a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or to compare the efficiency of a number of investments. ROI is calculated by dividing the return of an investment by the cost of the investment. The result is expressed as a percentage or ratio.

“Risk-off” is when investors become more cautious and take money out of the market, not being willing to risk it, thus risk off.

“Risk-on” is when investors are seeking the potentially higher returns of riskier assets and put money back in the market willing to risk the money, thus risk on.

The S&P 500 Index includes 500 of the United States’ largest stocks from a broad variety of industries. The Index is unmanaged but is a commonly used measure of common stock total return performance.

Sovereign debt is government debt. Under the doctrine of sovereign immunity, creditors cannot force the repayment of sovereign debt. It is subject to compulsory rescheduling, interest rate reduction, or even repudiation. The only recourse available to creditors is threat of the loss of credibility and lowering of the country’s sovereign debt rating, which may make future borrowing more difficult.

Valuation is the process of determining the current worth of an asset or company.

World’s Best Growth Companies (WBGCs) are defined by Wasatch as companies outside the United States that we believe possess an identifiable, sustainable competitive advantage, are well managed, undervalued and are producing above average earnings growth relative to their industry and country of origin.

 

 

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WASATCH FUNDS — OPERATING EXPENSES (UNAUDITED)  

MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

As a shareholder of Wasatch Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Wasatch Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six month period ended March 31, 2012.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses, based upon the actual total return of the fund during the most recent six month period ended March 31, 2012. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

In addition, the Funds charge a $15.00 IRA distribution fee, a $12.50 IRA annual maintenance fee and a $15.00 fee for redemptions paid by wire. To the extent these fees apply to your account, your expenses paid during the period would be higher and your ending account value would be lower than the amounts shown in the table below.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses

based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Wasatch Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

In addition, the Funds charge a $15.00 IRA distribution fee, a $12.50 IRA annual maintenance fee and a $15.00 fee for redemptions paid by wire. To the extent these fees apply to your account, your expenses paid during the period would be higher and your ending account value would be lower than the amounts shown in the table below. If another fund’s fees differ from those listed above, your expenses paid and your ending account value could be higher or lower than those of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

A Fund’s annualized expense ratio may vary as a result of various factors including expenses that are not reimbursable under the contractual agreement between the Fund and the Advisor such as interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other investment related costs, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses. The Long/Short and Income funds have no contractual limitation on expenses.

 

 

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    Account Value     

Expenses

Paid

During Period*

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio*

 
Fund/Class and Return  

Beginning of Period

October 1, 2011

    

End of Period

March 31, 2012

       

Core Growth Fund — Investor Class

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,230.20         $6.86         1.23%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,018.85         $6.21         1.23%   

Core Growth Fund — Institutional Class

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,047.80         $1.91         1.12%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,006.47         $1.87         1.12%   

Emerging India Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,031.50         $9.90         1.95%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,015.25         $9.82         1.95%   

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,217.60         $10.81         1.95%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,015.25         $9.82         1.95%   

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,025.00         $3.81         2.26%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,004.57         $3.78         2.26%   

Global Opportunities Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,205.80         $10.53         1.91%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,015.45         $9.62         1.91%   

Heritage Growth Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,232.20         $5.30         0.95%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,020.25         $4.80         0.95%   

International Growth Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,209.80         $8.78         1.59%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,017.05         $8.02         1.59%   

International Opportunities Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,157.30         $12.13         2.25%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,013.75         $11.33         2.25%   

Large Cap Value Fund — Investor Class

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,220.80         $6.11         1.10%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,019.50         $5.55         1.10%   

Large Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,046.00         $1.67         0.98%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,006.70         $1.64         0.98%   

Long/Short Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,156.10         $7.98         1.48%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,017.60         $7.47         1.48%   

Micro Cap Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,288.60         $12.36         2.16%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,014.20         $10.88         2.16%   

Micro Cap Value Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,227.70         $12.53         2.25%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,013.75         $11.33         2.25%   

Small Cap Growth Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,274.60         $7.05         1.24%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,018.80         $6.26         1.24%   

Small Cap Value Fund — Investor Class**

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,230.80         $9.09         1.63%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,016.85         $8.22         1.63%   

Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,046.20         $1.96         1.15%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,006.42         $1.92         1.15%   

 

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    Account Value     

Expenses

Paid

During Period*

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio*

 
Fund/Class and Return  

Beginning of Period

October 1, 2011

    

End of Period

March 31, 2012

       

Strategic Income Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,233.10         $5.30         0.95%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,020.25         $4.80         0.95%   

Ultra Growth Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,217.60         $7.43         1.34%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,018.30         $6.76         1.34%   

World Innovators Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,228.40         $10.42         1.87%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,015.65         $9.42         1.87%   

Income Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,009.00         $3.52         0.70%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,021.50         $3.54         0.70%   

U.S. Treasury Fund

          

Actual

    $1,000.00         $942.30         $3.50         0.72%   

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,021.40         $3.64         0.72%   

*Expenses are equal to a fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the full fiscal year (183/366), except for the Institutional Classes and the Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund, which have 61 days in the most recent fiscal period due to their inception date of January 31, 2012.

**The expense limitation decreased from 1.95% to 1.50% on January 31, 2012.

 

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WASATCH CORE GROWTH FUND (WGROX / WIGRX)Schedule of Investments  

 

 

 

Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 92.0%  
  Airlines 2.7%  
  267,814      Allegiant Travel Co.*   $ 14,595,863   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 0.8%  
  141,961      Body Central Corp.*     4,119,708   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 4.8%  
  169,044      ANSYS, Inc.*     10,991,241   
  153,392      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*     5,891,787   
  120,600      Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*     8,837,568   
   

 

 

 
      25,720,596   
   

 

 

 
  Asset Management & Custody
Banks 2.2%
 
  104,999      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*     11,739,938   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 2.7%  
  202,563      Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.     8,404,339   
  69,269      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     6,327,723   
   

 

 

 
      14,732,062   
   

 

 

 
  Commercial Printing 1.7%  
  806,363      InnerWorkings, Inc.*     9,394,129   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 5.1%  
  739,096      DFC Global Corp.*     13,946,742   
  253,870      First Cash Financial Services, Inc.*     10,888,484   
  190,700      Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (India)     2,505,172   
   

 

 

 
      27,340,398   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 5.7%  
  147,669      Alliance Data Systems Corp.*     18,600,387   
  174,925      ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     4,799,942   
  500,521      Higher One Holdings, Inc.*     7,482,789   
   

 

 

 
      30,883,118   
   

 

 

 
  Distributors 3.5%  
  324,917      LKQ Corp.*     10,127,663   
  239,077      Pool Corp.     8,946,261   
   

 

 

 
      19,073,924   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 3.6%  
  7,941,426      City Union Bank Ltd. (India)     7,568,088   
  1,630,720      Yes Bank Ltd. (India)     11,809,876   
   

 

 

 
      19,377,964   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Support Services 7.3%  
  1,128,212      Copart, Inc.*     29,412,487   
  158,871      LPS Brasil — Consultoria de Imoveis S.A. (Brazil)     3,230,166   
  97,185      Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*     6,970,108   
   

 

 

 
      39,612,761   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Components &
Equipment 2.7%
 
  413,519      Polypore International, Inc.*     14,539,328   
   

 

 

 
  Environmental & Facilities
Services 4.0%
 
  204,490      Tetra Tech, Inc.*     5,390,357   
  504,185      Waste Connections, Inc.     16,401,138   
   

 

 

 
      21,791,495   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Distributors 2.2%  
  467,667      PSS World Medical, Inc.*     11,850,682   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities 1.9%  
  370,642      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)     10,066,637   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Health Care Services 5.4%  
  135,092      Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*   $ 8,609,413   
  137,266      IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*     5,066,488   
  211,509      MEDNAX, Inc.*     15,729,925   
   

 

 

 
      29,405,826   
   

 

 

 
  Home Improvement Retail 0.8%  
  179,371      Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*     4,504,006   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 4.9%  
  147,926      Graco, Inc.     7,848,953   
  444,145      IDEX Corp.     18,711,829   
   

 

 

 
      26,560,782   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Retail 0.4%  
  67,590      Blue Nile, Inc.*     2,229,118   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 3.4%  
  247,566      DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.*     7,491,347   
  276,181      Vistaprint N.V.*     10,674,396   
   

 

 

 
      18,165,743   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Facilities 3.7%  
  400,023      Life Time Fitness, Inc.*     20,229,163   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.0%  
  278,130      ICON plc ADR* (Ireland)     5,901,919   
  68,040      Techne Corp.     4,769,604   
   

 

 

 
      10,671,523   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 1.4%  
  117,555      Dril-Quip, Inc.*     7,643,426   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 0.5%  
  320,020      SandRidge Energy, Inc.*     2,505,757   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 2.3%  
  192,613      Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)     8,284,285   
  170,665      CRA International, Inc.*     4,304,171   
   

 

 

 
      12,588,456   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 4.6%  
  133,940      Hittite Microwave Corp.*     7,274,282   
  387,065      Melexis N.V. (Belgium)     6,811,154   
  108,525      Power Integrations, Inc.     4,028,448   
  151,643      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     6,520,649   
   

 

 

 
      24,634,533   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 3.2%  
  402,640      CRISIL Ltd. (India)     7,917,256   
  258,426      MSCI, Inc., Class A*     9,512,661   
   

 

 

 
      17,429,917   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Chemicals 0.8%  
  144,460      Balchem Corp.     4,369,915   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Stores 1.6%  
  156,551      Hibbett Sports, Inc.*     8,539,857   
   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors 2.8%  
  151,922      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     12,652,064   
  143,605      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B*     2,497,291   
   

 

 

 
      15,149,355   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 3.3%  
  461,661      Knight Transportation, Inc.     8,152,933   
  201,657      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*     9,612,989   
   

 

 

 
      17,765,922   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $327,475,192)
    497,231,902   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  PREFERRED STOCKS 0.8%  
  Regional Banks 0.8%  
  797,675      Banco Daycoval S.A. Pfd. (Brazil)   $ 4,259,228   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $5,303,460)
    4,259,228   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 7.0%  
  Repurchase Agreement 7.0%  
  $37,636,432      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $36,475,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $38,393,147; repurchase proceeds: $37,636,464
(cost $37,636,432)
  $ 37,636,432   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $37,636,432)
    37,636,432   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $370,415,084) 99.8%
    539,127,562   
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.2%     887,436   
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 540,014,998   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

  

  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Core Growth Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Belgium

    1.4   

Brazil

    1.5   

India

    5.9   

Ireland

    1.2   

United States

    90.0   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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WASATCH EMERGING INDIA FUND (WAINX)Schedule of Investments  

 

 

 

Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 96.5%  
  Aerospace & Defense 1.4%  
  6,243      Bharat Electronics Ltd. (India)   $ 187,002   
   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics 1.3%  
  4,360      Blue Dart Express Ltd. (India)     170,309   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel, Accessories & Luxury
Goods 3.1%
 
  4,480      Page Industries Ltd. (India)     237,433   
  38,720      Titan Industries Ltd. (India)     172,984   
   

 

 

 
      410,417   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 1.1%  
  2,775      Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.* (India)     142,604   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Parts & Equipment 5.6%  
  1,745      Bosch Ltd. (India)     277,857   
  47,995      Exide Industries Ltd. (India)     140,184   
  10,812      WABCO India Ltd. (India)     324,710   
   

 

 

 
      742,751   
   

 

 

 
  Automobile Manufacturers 1.0%  
  9,465      Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (India)     129,866   
   

 

 

 
  Building Products 0.4%  
  28,690      Sintex Industries Ltd. (India)     48,600   
   

 

 

 
  Cable & Satellite 1.1%  
  120,082      Dish TV India Ltd.* (India)     150,618   
   

 

 

 
  Commodity Chemicals 3.4%  
  94,334      Berger Paints India Ltd. (India)     197,575   
  12,935      Castrol India Ltd. (India)     135,583   
  7,105      Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. (India)     126,745   
   

 

 

 
      459,903   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering 0.9%  
  24,193      Engineers India Ltd. (India)     121,808   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks 1.6%  
  5,655      Eicher Motors Ltd. (India)     218,119   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 2.5%  
  25,210      Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (India)     331,177   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 7.5%  
  335,360      City Union Bank Ltd. (India)     319,594   
  34,550      IndusInd Bank Ltd. (India)     216,849   
  407,080      South Indian Bank Ltd. (India)     197,367   
  36,360      Yes Bank Ltd. (India)     263,324   
   

 

 

 
      997,134   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Chemicals 0.8%  
  10,605      BASF India Ltd. (India)     104,718   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Metals & Mining 0.9%  
  47,840      Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (India)     125,317   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Components &
Equipment 2.0%
 
  47,289      Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. (India)     272,437   
   

 

 

 
  Fertilizers & Agricultural
Chemicals 1.0%
 
  56,390      Rallis India Ltd. (India)     134,541   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 2.0%  
  18,000      Bata India Ltd. (India)     270,998   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Gas Utilities 3.6%  
  28,173      Gujarat Gas Co. Ltd. (India)   $ 215,673   
  36,205      Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (India)     270,054   
   

 

 

 
      485,727   
   

 

 

 
  Heavy Electrical Equipment 1.7%  
  47,368      TD Power Systems Ltd.* (India)     223,614   
   

 

 

 
  Household Appliances 2.5%  
  4,445      Hawkins Cookers Ltd. (India)     136,984   
  3,434      TTK Prestige Ltd. (India)     198,511   
   

 

 

 
      335,495   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 5.3%  
  13,860      AIA Engineering Ltd. (India)     99,845   
  14,647      Cummins India Ltd. (India)     142,603   
  7,100      FAG Bearings India Ltd. (India)     235,389   
  10,065      SKF India Ltd. (India)     135,461   
  10,760      Thermax Ltd. (India)     97,790   
   

 

 

 
      711,088   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Retail 2.0%  
  11,664      MakeMyTrip Ltd.* (India)     267,922   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 1.2%  
  10,661      Info Edge India Ltd. (India)     152,763   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services 3.9%  
  6,005      CMC Ltd. (India)     117,401   
  5,234      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*     402,756   
   

 

 

 
      520,157   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.3%  
  11,115      Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. (India)     166,851   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 0.5%  
  11,855      Selan Exploration Technology Ltd. (India)     65,389   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation 1.6%  
  66,378      Petronet LNG Ltd. (India)     217,981   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 3.2%  
  4,580      GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (India)     249,475   
  1,925      Nestlé India Ltd. (India)     175,364   
   

 

 

 
      424,839   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 6.9%  
  10,757      Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd. (India)     237,332   
  78,120      Dabur India Ltd. (India)     163,616   
  28,062      Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (India)     265,500   
  45,175      Marico Ltd. (India)     153,362   
  2,435      Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care Ltd. (India)     103,479   
   

 

 

 
      923,289   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 3.1%  
  8,160      Cadila Healthcare Ltd. (India)     121,571   
  18,935      IPCA Laboratories Ltd. (India)     124,511   
  15,520      Lupin Ltd. (India)     161,156   
   

 

 

 
      407,238   
   

 

 

 
  Publishing 1.0%  
  31,127      D.B. Corp. Ltd. (India)     132,402   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 1.5%  
  14,249      eClerx Services Ltd. (India)     203,981   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 3.1%  
  18,381      Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.* (India)     419,323   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares

         Value  
             
  Specialized Finance 2.4%  
  16,400      CRISIL Ltd. (India)   $ 322,479   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Chemicals 1.7%  
  3,615      Asian Paints Ltd. (India)     227,068   
   

 

 

 
  Steel 0.4%  
  9,680      MOIL Ltd. (India)     47,483   
   

 

 

 
  Systems Software 0.8%  
  70,920      KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd. (India)     110,671   
   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 9.7%  
  57,360      Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)     267,406   
  27,105      Gruh Finance Ltd. (India)     337,822   
  24,554      Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)     324,848   
  71,601      LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (India)     368,651   
   

 

 

 
      1,298,727   
   

 

 

 
  Tobacco 1.5%  
  7,205      VST Industries Ltd. (India)     204,115   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $12,870,634)
    12,886,921   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.5%  
  Repurchase Agreement 3.5%  
  $468,757      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $455,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $478,928; repurchase proceeds: $ 468,758 (cost $468,757)   $ 468,757   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $468,757)
    468,757   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $13,339,391) 100.0%
    13,355,678   
  Other Assets less Liabilities <0.1%     5,045   
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 13,360,723   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Emerging India Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

India

    96.9   

United States

    3.1   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 95.8%  
  Airport Services 1.1%  
  2,679,533      TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S.* (Turkey)   $ 13,343,944   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 4.4%  
  527,665      Cia. Hering (Brazil)     13,653,124   
  20,678,921      Giordano International Ltd. (Hong Kong)     15,927,453   
  2,036,835      Mr Price Group Ltd. (South Africa)     25,095,503   
   

 

 

 
      54,676,080   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods 4.8%  
  138,425      LG Fashion Corp. (Korea)     4,880,701   
  12,320      LPP S.A. (Poland)     10,431,452   
  1,227,100      Restoque Comercio e Confeccoes de Roupas S.A. (Brazil)     25,387,115   
  23,068,133      Trinity Ltd. (China)     18,985,873   
   

 

 

 
      59,685,141   
   

 

 

 
  Asset Management & Custody Banks 1.3%  
  960,321      CETIP S.A. — Mercados Organizados (Brazil)     15,968,021   
   

 

 

 
  Brewers 0.9%  
  2,534,520      Guinness Anchor Berhad (Malaysia)     10,821,453   
   

 

 

 
  Broadcasting 0.6%  
  33,432,607      PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (Indonesia)     6,873,721   
   

 

 

 
  Building Products 2.2%  
  7,499,098      Dynasty Ceramic Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     15,861,139   
  26,276,994      Home Product Center Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     11,839,553   
   

 

 

 
      27,700,692   
   

 

 

 
  Casinos & Gaming 1.1%  
  29,700,660      NagaCorp Ltd. (Cambodia)     13,503,865   
   

 

 

 
  Catalog Retail 0.8%  
  86,300      Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. (Korea)     10,206,257   
   

 

 

 
  Coal & Consumable Fuels 1.9%  
  13,660,438      PT Harum Energy Tbk (Indonesia)     12,175,478   
  13,861,107      PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     10,686,877   
   

 

 

 
      22,862,355   
   

 

 

 
  Commodity Chemicals 1.3%  
  3,183,429      Berger Paints India Ltd. (India)     6,667,423   
  883,414      Castrol India Ltd. (India)     9,259,851   
   

 

 

 
      15,927,274   
   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment 1.0%  
  2,691,160      Senao International Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)     12,582,970   
   

 

 

 
  Computer & Electronics Retail 1.0%  
  1,485,885      M Video OJSC*** (Russia)     12,663,604   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Storage & Peripherals 1.2%  
  1,925,160      Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)     14,513,141   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks 1.1%  
  687,535      Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri A.S.* (Turkey)     14,034,868   
   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials 1.7%  
  24,944,405      Holcim Philippines, Inc. (Philippines)     6,890,431   
  50,453,192      PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     14,207,892   
   

 

 

 
      21,098,323   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Consumer Finance 1.2%  
  1,171,966      Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (India)   $ 15,395,785   
   

 

 

 
  Department Stores 1.0%  
  4,800,087      Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd. (China)     12,204,318   
   

 

 

 
  Distributors 1.4%  
  11,852,828      Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd. (China)     12,518,523   
  251,657      Imperial Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     5,094,305   
   

 

 

 
      17,612,828   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 7.3%  
  372,472      Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     9,972,216   
  2,875,741      IndusInd Bank Ltd. (India)     18,049,233   
  29,681,945      PT Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional Tbk* (Indonesia)     11,685,805   
  6,607,751      Security Bank Corp. (Philippines)     22,007,882   
  9,202,030      Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. (Turkey)     11,559,626   
  2,306,104      Yes Bank Ltd. (India)     16,701,091   
   

 

 

 
      89,975,853   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Chemicals 0.8%  
  2,935,823      Pidilite Industries Ltd. (India)     10,260,541   
   

 

 

 
  Drug Retail 1.3%  
  2,661,495      Clicks Group Ltd. (South Africa)     15,547,793   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment & Instruments 1.5%  
  7,106,652      Chroma ATE, Inc. (Taiwan)     18,107,040   
   

 

 

 
  Environmental & Facilities Services 0.9%  
  1,617,000      Cleanaway Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)     11,505,192   
   

 

 

 
  Food Retail 1.0%  
  1,074,927      Eurocash S.A. (Poland)     12,089,280   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 3.0%  
  1,151,525      Bata India Ltd. (India)     17,336,730   
  11,250,134      Daphne International Holdings Ltd. (China)     15,330,652   
  1,066,610      Forus S.A. (Chile)     4,145,502   
   

 

 

 
      36,812,884   
   

 

 

 
  Gas Utilities 0.9%  
  1,517,002      Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (India)     11,315,355   
   

 

 

 
  General Merchandise Stores 2.8%  
  32,320,331      PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (Indonesia)     22,444,674   
  2,383,345      Taiwan FamilyMart Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)     12,516,508   
   

 

 

 
      34,961,182   
   

 

 

 
  Gold 2.0%  
  3,060,540      Highland Gold Mining Ltd. (Russia)     6,473,472   
  986,499      Koza Altin Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkey)     18,699,305   
   

 

 

 
      25,172,777   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities 2.2%  
  7,827,402      KPJ Healthcare Berhad (Malaysia)     13,158,518   
  4,297,390      Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     14,031,011   
   

 

 

 
      27,189,529   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Supplies 1.0%  
  977,403      St. Shine Optical Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)     12,683,439   
   

 

 

 
  Highways & Railtracks 1.7%  
  314,500      Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil S.A. (Brazil)     13,287,614   
  14,557,755      PT Jasa Marga Persero Tbk (Indonesia)     8,199,086   
   

 

 

 
      21,486,700   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  Home Improvement Retail 0.6%  
  14,636,250      Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)   $ 7,122,847   
   

 

 

 
  Hypermarkets & Super Centers 4.2%  
  2,186,779      Big C Supercenter Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     11,625,016   
  30,003,501      Puregold Price Club, Inc.* (Philippines)     14,255,769   
  1,316,130      Siam Makro Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     15,273,081   
  4,751,427      Wumart Stores, Inc. (China)     10,367,039   
   

 

 

 
      51,520,905   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Gases 0.9%  
  9,856,000      Yingde Gases (China)     11,196,610   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 2.0%  
  2,390,430      Airtac International Group (Taiwan)     12,432,228   
  1,106,000      Hiwin Technologies Corp. (Taiwan)     12,478,545   
   

 

 

 
      24,910,773   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 1.7%  
  95,370      Daum Communications Corp. (Korea)     10,024,771   
  1,660,000      Pacific Online Ltd. (China)     754,745   
  1,852,000      PChome Online, Inc. (Taiwan)     10,447,678   
   

 

 

 
      21,227,194   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services 1.3%  
  34,955,000      PT Astra Graphia Tbk (Indonesia)     4,052,089   
  4,122,570      Sonda S.A. (Chile)     12,276,585   
   

 

 

 
      16,328,674   
   

 

 

 
  Life & Health Insurance 2.2%  
  9,346,844      Bangkok Life Assurance Public Co. Ltd. NVDR (Thailand)     14,542,902   
  1,894,874      Discovery Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     12,465,120   
   

 

 

 
      27,008,022   
   

 

 

 
  Marine Ports & Services 3.9%  
  739,241      Global Ports Investments plc GDR (Russia)     11,236,463   
  13,036,004      International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Philippines)     19,887,231   
  941,040      Santos Brasil Participacoes S.A.** (Brazil)     16,525,329   
   

 

 

 
      47,649,023   
   

 

 

 
  Metal & Glass Containers 0.9%  
  4,982,000      Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)     11,292,612   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 4.0%  
  5,671,248      Afren plc* (Nigeria)     12,099,794   
  571,940      Coastal Energy Co.* (Thailand)     8,944,083   
  1,569,480      Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.* (Colombia)     9,872,029   
  591,542      Parex Resources, Inc.* (Colombia)     4,171,965   
  189,368      Petrominerales Ltd. (Colombia)     3,519,111   
  533,265      TransGlobe Energy Corp.* (Egypt)     6,453,457   
  418,450      Zhaikmunai L.P. GDR* (Kazakhstan)     4,682,456   
   

 

 

 
      49,742,895   
   

 

 

 
  Other Diversified Financial Services 1.2%  
  437,696      Intergroup Financial Services Corp. (Peru)     14,443,968   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 5.5%  
  2,216,762      AVI Ltd. (South Africa)     13,430,359   
  202,348      GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (India)     11,021,998   
  1,040,130      Pinar Sut Mamulleri Sanayii A.S. (Turkey)     10,849,574   
  5,613,795      PT Mayora Indah Tbk (Indonesia)     11,787,496   
  14,055,485      Universal Robina Corp. (Philippines)     20,624,096   
   

 

 

 
      67,713,523   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Paper Packaging 0.6%  
  14,473,060      Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co. Ltd.* (China)   $ 7,624,317   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 1.9%  
  1,047,100      Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd. (India)     23,102,177   
  211,565      PT Mandom Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     190,880   
   

 

 

 
      23,293,057   
   

 

 

 
  Railroads 1.0%  
  741,723      Globaltrans Investment plc GDR (Russia)     12,683,463   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 1.1%  
  586,500      Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.* (India)     13,379,729   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 1.0%  
  6,143,690      Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)     12,412,512   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Stores 1.0%  
  21,921,000      Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.
(Hong Kong)
    12,705,453   
   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.9%  
  632,020      Gruh Finance Ltd. (India)     7,877,144   
  2,952,195      LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (India)     15,199,936   
   

 

 

 
      23,077,080   
   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors 1.3%  
  13,262,987      PT Hexindo Adiperkasa Tbk (Indonesia)     16,390,174   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 1.2%  
  913,100      Tegma Gestao Logistica (Brazil)     15,278,046   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $976,834,980)
    1,185,783,082   
   

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS 2.4%  
  Construction & Farm Machinery &
Heavy Trucks 1.2%
 
  2,889,115      Marcopolo S.A. Pfd. (Brazil)     14,824,105   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 1.2%  
  1,662,200      Alpargatas S.A. Pfd. (Brazil)     14,403,149   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $21,819,220)
    29,227,254   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.9%  
  Repurchase Agreement 2.9%  
  $35,483,088      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $34,595,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 6/30/15; value: $36,195,019; repurchase proceeds: $35,483,118 (cost $35,483,088)   $ 35,483,088   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $35,483,088)
    35,483,088   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $1,034,137,288) 101.1%
    1,250,493,424   
  Liabilities less Other Assets (1.1%)     (13,142,360
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 1,237,351,064   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

**Common units.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).

 

GDR Global Depositary Receipt.

 

NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

  

   

  

  

  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Brazil

    10.6   

Cambodia

    1.1   

Chile

    1.4   

China

    7.3   

Colombia

    1.4   

Egypt

    0.5   

Hong Kong

    2.4   

India

    14.4   

Indonesia

    10.4   

Kazakhstan

    0.4   

Korea

    2.1   

Malaysia

    2.0   

Mexico

    1.0   

Nigeria

    1.0   

Peru

    1.2   

Philippines

    6.9   

Poland

    1.9   

Russia

    3.5   

South Africa

    7.9   

Taiwan

    10.6   

Thailand

    6.4   

Turkey

    5.6   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 87.2%  
  Advertising 0.7%  
  78,600      Scan Group Ltd. (Kenya)   $ 48,740   
   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics 2.0%  
  277,942      Aramex PJSC (United Arab Emirates)     137,724   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 3.2%  
  10,711      Mr Price Group Ltd. (South Africa)     131,968   
  196,398      Padini Holdings Berhad (Malaysia)     92,958   
   

 

 

 
      224,926   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Parts & Equipment 1.7%  
  330,463      PT Astra Otoparts Tbk (Indonesia)     120,165   
   

 

 

 
  Automobile Manufacturers 0.2%  
  1,755      Kolao Holdings (Korea)     16,728   
   

 

 

 
  Brewers 8.9%  
  1,483      Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. (Singapore)     40,713   
  61      Brasseries Maroc (Morocco)     13,110   
  4,973      Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad, Class B (Malaysia)     16,720   
  80,108      East African Breweries Ltd. (Kenya)     194,844   
  3,581      Guinness Anchor Berhad (Malaysia)     15,290   
  16,651      Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd.* (Ghana)     15,644   
  28,419      Guinness Nigeria plc (Nigeria)     43,068   
  67,300      Lion Brewery Ceylon plc (Sri Lanka)     104,951   
  5,600      Namibia Breweries Ltd. (Namibia)     8,798   
  253,727      Nigerian Breweries plc (Nigeria)     156,870   
  6,852      Union de Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA (Peru)     19,273   
   

 

 

 
      629,281   
   

 

 

 
  Building Products 1.3%  
  22,202      Dynasty Ceramic Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     46,959   
  855,481      PT Arwana Citramulia Tbk (Indonesia)     46,310   
   

 

 

 
      93,269   
   

 

 

 
  Casinos & Gaming 2.5%  
  390,645      NagaCorp Ltd. (Cambodia)     177,613   
   

 

 

 
  Coal & Consumable Fuels 0.4%  
  37,843      PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     29,177   
   

 

 

 
  Commodity Chemicals 0.8%  
  7,850      Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd. (Bangladesh)     52,500   
   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials 0.7%  
  264,905      Diamond Building Products Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     50,233   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 0.9%  
  22,122      Aeon Credit Service M Berhad (Malaysia)     64,268   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 4.1%  
  25,300      BBVA Banco Continental S.A. (Peru)     64,519   
  553,100      Equity Bank Ltd. (Kenya)     128,202   
  18,770      Guaranty Trust Bank plc GDR (Nigeria)     96,290   
   

 

 

 
      289,011   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Metals & Mining 0.5%  
  13,050      Minsur S.A. (Peru)     15,514   
  11,460      Volcan Cia Minera SAA (Peru)     15,902   
   

 

 

 
      31,416   
   

 

 

 
  Drug Retail 0.4%  
  1,850      Corporativo Fragua S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)     29,607   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Food Retail 5.7%  
  73,436      CP ALL Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)   $ 155,918   
  125,500      Philippine Seven Corp. (Philippines)     143,228   
  5,593      Shoprite Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     100,290   
   

 

 

 
      399,436   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 2.4%  
  7,900      Bata Shoe Co. Bangladesh Ltd. (Bangladesh)     50,709   
  28,600      Forus S.A. (Chile)     111,157   
  1,369      PT Sepatu Bata Tbk*** (Indonesia)     9,732   
   

 

 

 
      171,598   
   

 

 

 
  General Merchandise Stores 1.0%  
  5,941      Aeon Co. M Berhad (Malaysia)     18,423   
  75,000      PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (Indonesia)     52,083   
   

 

 

 
      70,506   
   

 

 

 
  Gold 0.2%  
  816      Koza Altin Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkey)     15,467   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities 0.7%  
  29,715      KPJ Healthcare Berhad (Malaysia)     49,953   
   

 

 

 
  Home Improvement Retail 0.2%  
  29,906      Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     14,554   
   

 

 

 
  Household Appliances 0.2%  
  6,500      Singer Bangladesh Ltd. (Bangladesh)     16,769   
   

 

 

 
  Household Products 4.0%  
  32,400      DSG International Thailand Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     8,402   
  6,769      PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     14,805   
  9,070      Unilever Ghana Ltd. (Ghana)     41,332   
  1,141,695      Unilever Nigeria plc (Nigeria)     217,190   
   

 

 

 
      281,729   
   

 

 

 
  Human Resource & Employment Services 0.7%  
  67,740      JobStreet Corp. Berhad (Malaysia)     47,541   
   

 

 

 
  Hypermarkets & Super Centers 0.8%  
  1,900      Almacenes Exito S.A. (Colombia)     27,575   
  88      Label Vie* (Morocco)     16,182   
  32,660      Puregold Price Club, Inc.* (Philippines)     15,518   
   

 

 

 
      59,275   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Gases 1.0%  
  9,750      Linde Bangladesh Ltd. (Bangladesh)     69,498   
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Oil & Gas 2.7%  
  62,100      Ecopetrol S.A. (Colombia)     188,518   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 0.2%  
  157      MercadoLibre, Inc.     15,353   
   

 

 

 
  Marine Ports & Services 0.6%  
  202,300      Asian Terminals, Inc. (Philippines)     41,935   
   

 

 

 
  Motorcycle Manufacturers 0.3%  
  10,916      Atlas Honda Ltd. (Pakistan)     17,460   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 2.3%  
  7,099      Afren plc* (Nigeria)     15,146   
  9,504      Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.* (Colombia)     59,780   
  710      Petrominerales Ltd. (Colombia)     13,194   
  1,403      TransGlobe Energy Corp.* (Egypt)     16,979   
  5,256      Zhaikmunai L.P. GDR* (Kazakhstan)     58,815   
   

 

 

 
      163,914   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 2.1%  
  103,000      Chevron Lubricants Lanka plc (Sri Lanka)   $ 146,168   
   

 

 

 
  Other Diversified Financial Services 0.9%  
  1,917      Intergroup Financial Services Corp. (Peru)     63,261   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 16.4%  
  182,000      Alaska Milk Corp. (Philippines)     99,192   
  25,018      Alicorp S.A. (Peru)     65,676   
  1,668,816      Cadbury Nigeria plc* (Nigeria)     133,759   
  96      Centrale Laitiere (Morocco)     15,188   
  58,640      FAN Milk Ltd. (Ghana)     72,908   
  43,900      Grupo Herdez S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)     90,819   
  3,426      Nestlé Lanka plc (Sri Lanka)     24,336   
  66,116      Nestlé Nigeria plc (Nigeria)     174,954   
  676      Nestlé Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan)     32,870   
  1,500      Pinar Sut Mamulleri Sanayii A.S. (Turkey)     15,647   
  3,712      Tiger Brands Ltd. (South Africa)     130,495   
  2,519      Unilever Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan)     155,633   
  65,208      Universal Robina Corp. (Philippines)     95,682   
  8,200      Vinacafe Bien Hoa JSC (Vietnam)     47,194   
   

 

 

 
      1,154,353   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 1.0%  
  1,942      Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan)     16,602   
  11,500      Marico Bangladesh Ltd. (Bangladesh)     53,430   
   

 

 

 
      70,032   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 1.3%  
  13,435      Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan)     14,968   
  9,700      DHG Pharmaceutical JSC (Vietnam)     29,775   
  374,471      GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria plc (Nigeria)     49,890   
   

 

 

 
      94,633   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 2.9%  
  4,963      Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A (Brazil)     89,781   
  6,410      Jollibee Foods Corp. (Philippines)     17,467   
  18,252      Oishi Group Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     52,212   
  19,671      PT Fastfood Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     30,333   
  5,965      S&P Syndicate Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     16,822   
   

 

 

 
      206,615   
   

 

 

 
  Soft Drinks 2.3%  
  5,977      Coca-Cola Icecek A.S. (Turkey)     76,257   
  1,346,000      Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc.* (Philippines)     85,898   
   

 

 

 
      162,155   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 2.6%  
  5,095,365      Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (Colombia)     97,993   
  34,200      Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)     69,097   
  1,825      Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (Philippines)     16,152   
   

 

 

 
      183,242   
   

 

 

 
  Tobacco 4.3%  
  17,900      British American Tobacco Bangladesh Co. Ltd.* (Bangladesh)     126,935   
  26,868      British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd. (Kenya)     92,202   
  20,400      Ceylon Tobacco Co. plc (Sri Lanka)     82,807   
   

 

 

 
      301,944   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.1%  
  8,399      MTN Group Ltd. (South Africa)   $ 148,105   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $6,102,326)
    6,148,672   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 15.4%  
  Repurchase Agreement 15.4%  
  $1,083,788      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $1,045,000 of United States Treasury Notes 2.625% due 12/31/14; value: $1,110,313; repurchase proceeds: $1,083,788 (cost $1,083,788)   $ 1,083,788   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,083,788)
    1,083,788   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $7,186,114) 102.6%
    7,232,460   
  Liabilities less Other Assets (2.6%)     (180,498
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 7,051,962   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).

 

GDR Global Depositary Receipt.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

   

  

  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Bangladesh

    6.0   

Brazil

    1.5   

Cambodia

    2.9   

Chile

    1.8   

Colombia

    6.3   

Egypt

    0.3   

Ghana

    2.1   

Indonesia

    5.2   

Kazakhstan

    1.0   

Kenya

    7.5   

Korea

    0.3   

Malaysia

    5.0   

Mexico

    3.1   

Morocco

    0.7   

Namibia

    0.1   

Nigeria

    14.4   

Pakistan

    3.9   

Peru

    4.0   

Philippines

    8.4   

Singapore

    0.7   

South Africa

    8.3   

Sri Lanka

    5.8   

Thailand

    5.4   

Turkey

    1.7   

United Arab Emirates

    2.2   

United States

    0.2   

Vietnam

    1.2   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 98.0%  
  Apparel Retail 1.2%  
  17,250      Jos. A Bank Clothiers, Inc.*   $ 869,573   
  87,240      Mr Price Group Ltd. (South Africa)     1,074,869   
   

 

 

 
      1,944,442   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods 1.9%  
  42,300      Gerry Weber International AG (Germany)     1,622,345   
  36,000      LG Fashion Corp. (Korea)     1,269,317   
   

 

 

 
      2,891,662   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 1.7%  
  37,190      Fidessa Group plc (United Kingdom)     984,391   
  23,410      Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*     1,715,485   
   

 

 

 
      2,699,876   
   

 

 

 
  Asset Management & Custody Banks 5.0%  
  467,400      Aberdeen Asset Management plc
(United Kingdom)
    1,921,168   
  15,850      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*     1,772,188   
  135,800      CETIP S.A. — Mercados Organizados (Brazil)     2,258,055   
  9,265      Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland)     1,806,729   
   

 

 

 
      7,758,140   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 0.6%  
  22,275      Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.     924,190   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology 1.5%  
  416,601      Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     2,325,355   
   

 

 

 
  Catalog Retail 0.5%  
  7,000      Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. (Korea)     827,854   
   

 

 

 
  Coal & Consumable Fuels 1.1%  
  700,000      PT Harum Energy Tbk (Indonesia)     623,907   
  504,500      PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk (Indonesia)     1,131,042   
   

 

 

 
      1,754,949   
   

 

 

 
  Commercial Printing 1.2%  
  162,490      InnerWorkings, Inc.*     1,893,008   
   

 

 

 
  Commodity Chemicals 2.1%  
  197,800      Castrol India Ltd. (India)     2,073,318   
  66,210      Tikkurila Oyj (Finland)     1,254,240   
   

 

 

 
      3,327,558   
   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment 0.8%  
  43,652      Riverbed Technology, Inc.*     1,225,748   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering 1.1%  
  216,015      Kentz Corp. Ltd. (United Kingdom)     1,692,870   
   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials 1.8%  
  641,000      PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (Indonesia)     1,293,356   
  1,137,000      PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk (Indonesia)     1,523,212   
   

 

 

 
      2,816,568   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 2.8%  
  59,333      DFC Global Corp.*     1,119,614   
  37,867      First Cash Financial Services, Inc.*     1,624,116   
  120,002      Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (India)     1,576,432   
   

 

 

 
      4,320,162   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 2.5%  
  265      GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Japan)   $ 1,087,155   
  145,491      Wirecard AG (Germany)     2,768,695   
   

 

 

 
      3,855,850   
   

 

 

 
  Distributors 0.7%  
  35,969      LKQ Corp.*     1,121,154   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 2.3%  
  473,835      Security Bank Corp. (Philippines)     1,578,162   
  279,497      Yes Bank Ltd. (India)     2,024,152   
   

 

 

 
      3,602,314   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Support Services 2.6%  
  97,050      Copart, Inc.*     2,530,094   
  20,488      Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*     1,469,399   
   

 

 

 
      3,999,493   
   

 

 

 
  Drug Retail 1.0%  
  258,500      Clicks Group Ltd. (South Africa)     1,510,093   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Components & Equipment 0.9%  
  38,904      Polypore International, Inc.*     1,367,865   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment & Instruments 1.1%  
  87,788      Oxford Instruments plc (United Kingdom)     1,705,905   
   

 

 

 
  Environmental & Facilities Services 1.2%  
  70,205      Tetra Tech, Inc.*     1,850,604   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 0.6%  
  66,170      Bata India Ltd. (India)     996,219   
   

 

 

 
  General Merchandise Stores 2.2%  
  23,621      Dollar Tree, Inc.*     2,231,948   
  1,700,000      PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (Indonesia)     1,180,556   
   

 

 

 
      3,412,504   
   

 

 

 
  Gold 1.3%  
  104,030      Koza Altin Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkey)     1,971,911   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 2.3%  
  79,000      AtriCure, Inc.*     786,050   
  54,177      Elekta AB, Class B (Sweden)     2,742,673   
   

 

 

 
      3,528,723   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities 1.2%  
  587,735      Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     1,918,959   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services 3.4%  
  33,480      Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*     2,133,680   
  23,855      CorVel Corp.*     951,576   
  40,450      IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*     1,493,010   
  9,900      MEDNAX, Inc.*     736,263   
   

 

 

 
      5,314,529   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology 1.9%  
  22,500      athenahealth, Inc.*     1,667,700   
  22,410      Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.     1,266,613   
   

 

 

 
      2,934,313   
   

 

 

 
  Home Improvement Retail 0.9%  
  2,850,000      Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     1,386,975   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  Industrial Machinery 4.7%  
  16,185      Andritz AG (Austria)   $ 1,583,264   
  31,170      Graco, Inc.     1,653,880   
  39,255      IDEX Corp.     1,653,813   
  72,855      Rotork plc (United Kingdom)     2,387,508   
   

 

 

 
      7,278,465   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Retail 2.5%  
  64,442      MakeMyTrip Ltd.* (India)     1,480,233   
  41,500      Start Today Co. Ltd. (Japan)     764,757   
  101,731      Yoox S.p.A.* (Italy)     1,615,206   
   

 

 

 
      3,860,196   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 3.4%  
  46,365      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     1,701,595   
  12,100      Daum Communications Corp. (Korea)     1,271,886   
  121,768      Envestnet, Inc.*     1,524,535   
  20,415      Vistaprint N.V.*     789,040   
   

 

 

 
      5,287,056   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Facilities 1.3%  
  40,380      Life Time Fitness, Inc.*     2,042,017   
   

 

 

 
  Life & Health Insurance 1.0%  
  236,465      Discovery Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     1,555,547   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.0%  
  41,835      Covance, Inc.*     1,992,601   
  15,490      Techne Corp.     1,085,849   
   

 

 

 
      3,078,450   
   

 

 

 
  Marine Ports & Services 1.0%  
  1,072,630      International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Philippines)     1,636,363   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 1.8%  
  6,900      Core Laboratories N.V.     907,833   
  28,950      ShawCor Ltd., Class A (Canada)     910,669   
  38,700      TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA (Norway)     1,061,243   
   

 

 

 
      2,879,745   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 4.7%  
  486,000      Afren plc* (Nigeria)     1,036,897   
  100,000      Coastal Energy Co.* (Thailand)     1,563,815   
  202,252      Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.* (Colombia)     1,272,165   
  57,030      Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.*     1,182,802   
  96,700      Premier Oil plc* (United Kingdom)     606,720   
  144,133      Zhaikmunai L.P. GDR* (Kazakhstan)     1,612,848   
   

 

 

 
      7,275,247   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 1.2%  
  33,629      GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (India)     1,831,789   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 0.5%  
  1,815,000      PT Kalbe Farma Tbk (Indonesia)     704,642   
   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Operating Companies 1.3%  
  83,500      Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A. (Brazil)     1,954,328   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks 0.6%  
  15,265      Signature Bank*     962,306   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 2.7%  
  25,282      Campbell Brothers Ltd. (Australia)     1,762,852   
  17,504      IHS, Inc., Class A*     1,639,250   
  30,000      Nihon M&A Center, Inc. (Japan)     794,272   
   

 

 

 
      4,196,374   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Restaurants 0.7%  
  14,028      Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.*   $ 1,033,864   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 4.9%  
  28,534      Hittite Microwave Corp.*     1,549,681   
  62,200      Linear Technology Corp.     2,096,140   
  43,000      Microchip Technology, Inc.     1,599,600   
  65,700      Power Integrations, Inc.     2,438,784   
   

 

 

 
      7,684,205   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 1.4%  
  47,000      CRISIL Ltd. (India)     924,178   
  35,305      MSCI, Inc., Class A*     1,299,577   
   

 

 

 
      2,223,755   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Stores 2.1%  
  34,618      Hibbett Sports, Inc.*     1,888,412   
  2,432,000      Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.
(Hong Kong)
    1,409,592   
   

 

 

 
      3,298,004   
   

 

 

 
  Systems Software 1.8%  
  49,279      OPNET Technologies, Inc.     1,429,091   
  29,201      Sourcefire, Inc.*     1,405,444   
   

 

 

 
      2,834,535   
   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.1%  
  339,030      LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (India)     1,745,560   
   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors 3.3%  
  162,179      MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Japan)     2,494,760   
  31,320      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     2,608,330   
   

 

 

 
      5,103,090   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 4.6%  
  26,700      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     1,451,679   
  150,940      Knight Transportation, Inc.     2,665,600   
  34,235      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*     1,631,983   
  85,700      Tegma Gestao Logistica (Brazil)     1,433,938   
   

 

 

 
      7,183,200   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $114,546,851)
    152,528,531   
   

 

 

 
  WARRANTS 0.0%  
  Health Care Equipment 0.0%  
  40,000      Cardica, Inc., expiring 9/29/14* *** †     35,200   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 0.0%  
  29,600      KFC Holdings Malaysia Berhad, expiring 9/14/15* (Malaysia)     8,937   
   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $5,000)
    44,137   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Principal

Amount

         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 1.1%  
  Repurchase Agreement 1.1%  
  $1,682,252      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $1,615,000 of United States Treasury Notes 2.625% due 12/31/14; value: $1,715,938; repurchase proceeds: $1,682,253 (cost $1,682,252)   $ 1,682,252   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,682,252)
    1,682,252   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $116,234,103) 99.1%
    154,254,920   
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.9%     1,380,838   
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 155,635,758   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).

 

†Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 11).

 

GDR Global Depositary Receipt.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

   

   

  

  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Australia

    1.2   

Austria

    1.0   

Brazil

    3.7   

Canada

    0.6   

Colombia

    0.8   

Finland

    0.8   

Germany

    2.9   

Hong Kong

    0.9   

India

    8.3   

Indonesia

    5.1   

Italy

    1.1   

Japan

    3.4   

Kazakhstan

    1.1   

Korea

    2.2   

Malaysia

    <0.1   

Nigeria

    0.7   

Norway

    0.7   

Philippines

    2.1   

South Africa

    4.0   

Sweden

    1.8   

Switzerland

    1.2   

Thailand

    1.0   

Turkey

    1.3   

United Kingdom

    7.6   

United States

    46.5   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 91.4%  
  Aerospace & Defense 1.6%  
  15,030      TransDigm Group, Inc.*   $ 1,739,873   
   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics 4.4%  
  24,462      CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     1,602,016   
  67,549      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     3,141,704   
   

 

 

 
      4,743,720   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 2.8%  
  52,317      Ross Stores, Inc.     3,039,618   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 2.8%  
  46,558      ANSYS, Inc.*     3,027,201   
   

 

 

 
  Asset Management & Custody Banks 4.0%  
  65,400      CETIP S.A. — Mercados Organizados (Brazil)     1,087,458   
  59,010      SEI Investments Co.     1,220,917   
  30,618      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     1,999,355   
   

 

 

 
      4,307,730   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 0.9%  
  11,003      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     1,005,124   
   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment 2.1%  
  8,305      F5 Networks, Inc.*     1,120,843   
  40,855      Riverbed Technology, Inc.*     1,147,208   
   

 

 

 
      2,268,051   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 2.2%  
  18,595      Alliance Data Systems Corp.*     2,342,226   
   

 

 

 
  Distributors 2.5%  
  86,408      LKQ Corp.*     2,693,337   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Metals & Mining 0.9%  
  16,174      BHP Billiton plc ADR (United Kingdom)     992,760   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Support Services 4.1%  
  167,604      Copart, Inc.*     4,369,436   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Components & Equipment 1.5%  
  45,368      Polypore International, Inc.*     1,595,139   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Components 3.8%  
  68,390      Amphenol Corp., Class A     4,087,670   
   

 

 

 
  Environmental & Facilities Services 1.1%  
  14,058      Stericycle, Inc.*     1,175,811   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 3.4%  
  81,928      St. Jude Medical, Inc.     3,630,230   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services 2.5%  
  41,912      Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*     2,671,052   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 2.4%  
  60,366      IDEX Corp.     2,543,220   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services 5.3%  
  73,963      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*     5,691,453   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.4%  
  54,152      Covance, Inc.*     2,579,260   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 4.2%  
  24,187      CARBO Ceramics, Inc.   $ 2,550,519   
  15,461      Core Laboratories N.V.     2,034,204   
   

 

 

 
      4,584,723   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 3.3%  
  166,498      SandRidge Energy, Inc.*     1,303,679   
  97,760      Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     2,212,309   
   

 

 

 
      3,515,988   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 1.1%  
  17,293      Herbalife Ltd.     1,190,104   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 0.9%  
  21,235      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (Israel)     956,849   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks 2.4%  
  40,344      Signature Bank*     2,543,286   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 4.7%  
  54,148      IHS, Inc., Class A*     5,070,960   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 3.1%  
  62,830      Tim Hortons, Inc. (Canada)     3,363,918   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 8.5%  
  38,485      Altera Corp.     1,532,473   
  91,609      Linear Technology Corp.     3,087,223   
  33,559      Microchip Technology, Inc.     1,248,395   
  41,219      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     1,772,417   
  42,556      Xilinx, Inc.     1,550,315   
   

 

 

 
      9,190,823   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 4.6%  
  15,135      IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*     2,079,852   
  52,435      MSCI, Inc., Class A*     1,930,132   
  268,453      Power Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)     967,474   
   

 

 

 
      4,977,458   
   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors 4.7%  
  61,426      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     5,115,557   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 2.0%  
  40,034      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     2,176,649   
   

 

 

 
  Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.2%  
  72,841      NII Holdings, Inc.*     1,333,719   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $74,949,995)
    98,522,945   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 8.5%  
  Repurchase Agreement 8.5%  
  $9,129,952      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $8,850,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $9,315,404; repurchase proceeds: $9,129,959 (cost $9,129,952)   $ 9,129,952   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $9,129,952)
    9,129,952   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $84,079,947) 99.9%
    107,652,897   
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.1%     88,161   
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 107,741,058   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

  

  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Heritage Growth Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Brazil

    1.1   

Canada

    3.4   

India

    1.0   

Israel

    1.0   

United Kingdom

    1.0   

United States

    92.5   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 94.5%  
  Advertising 1.3%  
  299,346      REA Group Ltd. (Australia)   $ 4,299,962   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 2.3%  
  163,120      Cia. Hering (Brazil)     4,220,666   
  310,160      Truworths International Ltd.
(South Africa)
    3,271,344   
   

 

 

 
      7,492,010   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods 1.1%  
  175,000      Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A.* (Italy)     3,625,367   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 1.8%  
  194,662      Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (Canada)     3,100,707   
  103,855      Fidessa Group plc (United Kingdom)     2,748,963   
   

 

 

 
      5,849,670   
   

 

 

 
  Asset Management & Custody Banks 3.9%  
  1,014,100      Aberdeen Asset Management plc
(United Kingdom)
    4,168,285   
  220,645      CETIP S.A. — Mercados Organizados (Brazil)     3,668,840   
  15,070      Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland)     2,938,738   
  20,210      VZ Holding AG (Switzerland)     2,305,110   
   

 

 

 
      13,080,973   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Parts & Equipment 1.0%  
  21,195      Bosch Ltd. (India)     3,374,891   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 1.4%  
  330,743      ARB Corp. Ltd. (Australia)     3,155,876   
  13,783      Delticom AG (Germany)     1,468,092   
   

 

 

 
      4,623,968   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology 2.0%  
  1,205,493      Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     6,728,738   
   

 

 

 
  Brewers 1.2%  
  275,590      Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii A.S. (Turkey)     3,848,353   
   

 

 

 
  Casinos & Gaming 4.0%  
  1,900,169      Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.*
(Hong Kong)
    5,249,728   
  269,297      Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. ADR* (China)     3,665,132   
  2,078,370      SJM Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)     4,218,872   
   

 

 

 
      13,133,732   
   

 

 

 
  Catalog Retail 0.8%  
  23,355      Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. (Korea)     2,762,076   
   

 

 

 
  Coal & Consumable Fuels 3.0%  
  2,503,700      PT Harum Energy Tbk (Indonesia)     2,231,535   
  809,245      PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk (Indonesia)     3,845,330   
  1,721,385      PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk (Indonesia)     3,859,185   
   

 

 

 
      9,936,050   
   

 

 

 
  Commodity Chemicals 0.8%  
  1,030,100      TSRC Corp. (Taiwan)     2,635,062   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering 1.0%  
  413,152      Kentz Corp. Ltd. (United Kingdom)     3,237,796   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Construction Materials 2.8%  
  2,151,000      PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (Indonesia)   $ 4,340,109   
  3,736,935      PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk (Indonesia)     5,006,283   
   

 

 

 
      9,346,392   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 1.9%  
  481,100      Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (India)     6,320,074   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 2.0%  
  357,539      Wirecard AG (Germany)     6,803,971   
   

 

 

 
  Department Stores 2.0%  
  87,500      Lojas Renner S.A. (Brazil)     3,010,701   
  595,023      Woolworths Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     3,741,745   
   

 

 

 
      6,752,446   
   

 

 

 
  Distributors 0.9%  
  2,717,607      Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd. (China)     2,870,237   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 3.6%  
  1,594,000      Metropolitan Bank & Trust (Philippines)     3,242,946   
  8,886,019      PT Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional Tbk* (Indonesia)     3,498,433   
  1,530,103      Security Bank Corp. (Philippines)     5,096,186   
   

 

 

 
      11,837,565   
   

 

 

 
  Drug Retail 0.9%  
  499,940      Clicks Group Ltd. (South Africa)     2,920,525   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Components 0.8%  
  226,240      Partron Co. Ltd. (Korea)     2,635,690   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment & Instruments 3.6%  
  1,462,520      Chroma ATE, Inc. (Taiwan)     3,726,355   
  550,463      Halma plc (United Kingdom)     3,350,738   
  251,842      Oxford Instruments plc (United Kingdom)     4,893,819   
   

 

 

 
      11,970,912   
   

 

 

 
  Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals 0.7%  
  220,169      Phosagro OAO GDR (Russia)     2,280,951   
   

 

 

 
  Food Retail 2.2%  
  102,270      BIM Birlesik Magazalar A.S. (Turkey)     3,871,365   
  1,682,000      CP ALL Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     3,571,183   
   

 

 

 
      7,442,548   
   

 

 

 
  Gold 1.8%  
  320,450      Koza Altin Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkey)     6,074,200   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 2.3%  
  151,077      Elekta AB, Class B (Sweden)     7,648,168   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Supplies 0.9%  
  224,005      St. Shine Optical Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)     2,906,840   
   

 

 

 
  Highways & Railtracks 1.1%  
  83,400      Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil S.A. (Brazil)     3,523,647   
   

 

 

 
  Human Resource & Employment Services 1.0%  
  435,224      Michael Page International plc
(United Kingdom)
    3,341,162   
   

 

 

 
  Hypermarkets & Super Centers 1.3%  
  806,760      Big C Supercenter Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     4,288,773   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  Industrial Machinery 4.5%  
  46,490      Andritz AG (Austria)   $ 4,547,787   
  316,429      Rotork plc (United Kingdom)     10,369,594   
   

 

 

 
      14,917,381   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Retail 4.0%  
  168,932      ASOS plc* (United Kingdom)     4,814,632   
  216,030      Start Today Co. Ltd. (Japan)     3,980,977   
  287,401      Yoox S.p.A.* (Italy)     4,563,131   
   

 

 

 
      13,358,740   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 1.8%  
  576,685      carsales.com Ltd. (Australia)     3,319,503   
  97,800      Kakaku.com, Inc. (Japan)     2,562,146   
   

 

 

 
      5,881,649   
   

 

 

 
  Life & Health Insurance 1.5%  
  1,015,816      Bangkok Life Assurance Public Co. Ltd. NVDR (Thailand)     1,580,524   
  539,825      Discovery Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     3,551,151   
   

 

 

 
      5,131,675   
   

 

 

 
  Marine Ports & Services 3.0%  
  3,999,600      International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Philippines)     6,101,638   
  219,200      Santos Brasil Participacoes S.A.** (Brazil)     3,849,307   
   

 

 

 
      9,950,945   
   

 

 

 
  Multi-Sector Holdings 2.3%  
  6,789,990      First Pacific Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)     7,521,161   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 2.8%  
  25,475      Core Laboratories N.V.     3,351,746   
  107,135      ShawCor Ltd., Class A (Canada)     3,370,105   
  90,140      TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA (Norway)     2,471,845   
   

 

 

 
      9,193,696   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 3.6%  
  1,174,300      Afren plc* (Nigeria)     2,505,408   
  378,245      Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.* (Colombia)     2,379,161   
  82,030      Petrominerales Ltd. (Colombia)     1,524,400   
  274,496      Premier Oil plc* (United Kingdom)     1,722,257   
  148,940      TransGlobe Energy Corp.* (Egypt)     1,802,440   
  182,385      Zhaikmunai L.P. GDR* (Kazakhstan)     2,040,888   
   

 

 

 
      11,974,554   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 2.0%  
  62,642      GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (India)     3,412,142   
  4,199,765      Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.
(Hong Kong)
    3,250,998   
   

 

 

 
      6,663,140   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 1.0%  
  357,070      Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (India)     3,378,305   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 0.9%  
  7,633,540      PT Kalbe Farma Tbk (Indonesia)     2,963,590   
   

 

 

 
  Publishing 1.2%  
  177,420      Rightmove plc (United Kingdom)     4,120,147   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 2.3%  
  107,815      Campbell Brothers Ltd. (Australia)     7,517,678   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 0.3%  
  74,045      Toridoll.corp (Japan)     890,276   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 0.9%  
  273,400      Oslo Bors VPS Holding ASA (Norway)     3,121,854   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Specialty Chemicals 0.8%  
  86,560      Soulbrain Co. Ltd. (Korea)   $ 2,742,601   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Stores 1.8%  
  1,332,970      L’Occitane International S.A. (Luxembourg)     3,172,778   
  4,931,244      Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.
(Hong Kong)
    2,858,158   
   

 

 

 
      6,030,936   
   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 2.6%  
  276,791      Gruh Finance Ltd. (India)     3,449,768   
  1,007,833      LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (India)     5,189,020   
   

 

 

 
      8,638,788   
   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors 1.8%  
  379,880      MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Japan)     5,843,602   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $242,760,029)
    313,433,467   
   

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS 1.4%  
  Diversified Banks 0.4%  
  128,451      Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A., Series B Pfd. (Brazil)     1,388,659   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 1.0%  
  379,500      Alpargatas S.A. Pfd. (Brazil)     3,288,410   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $3,531,134)
    4,677,069   
   

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 4.2%  
  Repurchase Agreement 4.2%  
  $13,964,975      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $13,410,000 of United States Treasury Notes 2.625% due 12/31/14; value: $14,248,125; repurchase proceeds: $13,964,986
(cost $13,964,975)
  $ 13,964,975   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $13,964,975)
    13,964,975   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $260,256,138) 100.1%
    332,075,511   
  Liabilities less Other Assets (0.1%)     (344,777
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 331,730,734   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

**Common units.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

GDR Global Depositary Receipt.

 

NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

  

   

  

  

  

  

 

 

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At March 31, 2012, Wasatch International Growth Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Australia

    5.7   

Austria

    1.4   

Brazil

    7.2   

Canada

    2.0   

China

    2.1   

Colombia

    1.2   

Egypt

    0.6   

Germany

    2.6   

Hong Kong

    7.3   

India

    7.9   

Indonesia

    8.1   

Italy

    2.6   

Japan

    4.2   

Kazakhstan

    0.6   

Korea

    2.6   

Luxembourg

    1.0   

Nigeria

    0.8   

Norway

    1.8   

Philippines

    4.5   

Russia

    0.7   

South Africa

    4.2   

Sweden

    2.4   

Switzerland

    1.6   

Taiwan

    2.9   

Thailand

    3.0   

Turkey

    4.3   

United Kingdom

    15.6   

United States

    1.1   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 93.8%  
  Agricultural Products 0.5%  
  2,250,000      PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk (Indonesia)   $ 879,675   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 1.4%  
  2,565,905      IT Ltd. (Hong Kong)     1,503,728   
  2,435,225      Padini Holdings Berhad (Malaysia)     1,152,628   
   

 

 

 
      2,656,356   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel, Accessories & Luxury
Goods 5.6%
 
  36,908      Gerry Weber International AG (Germany)     1,415,544   
  44,909      LG Fashion Corp. (Korea)     1,583,438   
  36,300      Page Industries Ltd. (India)     1,923,840   
  171,700      Restoque Comercio e Confeccoes de Roupas S.A. (Brazil)     3,552,251   
  163,206      Ted Baker plc (United Kingdom)     2,135,353   
   

 

 

 
      10,610,426   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 3.3%  
  163,000      Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (Canada)     2,596,373   
  64,288      Fidessa Group plc (United Kingdom)     1,701,655   
  1,539,295      Technology One Ltd. (Australia)     1,851,916   
   

 

 

 
      6,149,944   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Parts & Equipment 1.1%  
  69,407      WABCO India Ltd. (India)     2,084,458   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology 1.8%  
  614,468      Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     3,429,795   
   

 

 

 
  Brewers 1.9%  
  362,475      Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia)     1,218,702   
  102,990      Olvi Oyj, Class A (Finland)     2,398,561   
   

 

 

 
      3,617,263   
   

 

 

 
  Building Products 0.9%  
  816,500      Dynasty Ceramic Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     1,726,957   
   

 

 

 
  Catalog Retail 0.9%  
  14,240      Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. (Korea)     1,684,092   
   

 

 

 
  Coal & Consumable Fuels 1.6%  
  3,842,115      PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     2,962,261   
   

 

 

 
  Commodity Chemicals 2.7%  
  1,224,627      Berger Paints India Ltd. (India)     2,564,878   
  130,700      Tikkurila Oyj (Finland)     2,475,897   
   

 

 

 
      5,040,775   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering 1.4%  
  190,615      Kentz Corp. Ltd. (United Kingdom)     1,493,815   
  144,478      Lycopodium Ltd. (Australia)     1,098,366   
   

 

 

 
      2,592,181   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks 1.7%  
  48,845      Eicher Motors Ltd. (India)     1,884,001   
  18,305      Faiveley Transport (France)     1,268,925   
   

 

 

 
      3,152,926   
   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials 0.7%  
  6,997,973      Diamond Building Products Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     1,327,006   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 2.7%  
  400      GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Japan)   $ 1,640,989   
  183,361      Wirecard AG (Germany)     3,489,362   
   

 

 

 
      5,130,351   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 1.5%  
  5,922,575      South Indian Bank Ltd. (India)     2,871,481   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Metals & Mining 1.2%  
  702,700      Imdex Ltd. (Australia)     2,215,567   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Support Services 0.5%  
  256,000      Vicom Ltd. (Singapore)     871,871   
   

 

 

 
  Drug Retail 1.0%  
  37,353      Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. (Japan)     1,882,207   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Components & Equipment 1.0%  
  324,070      Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. (India)     1,867,005   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment & Instruments 1.5%  
  143,460      Oxford Instruments plc (United Kingdom)     2,787,729   
   

 

 

 
  Environmental & Facilities Services 0.9%  
  465,656      RPS Group plc (United Kingdom)     1,765,795   
   

 

 

 
  Food Retail 2.1%  
  2,382,000      PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk* (Indonesia)     1,302,493   
  75,942      Rami Levi Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd. (Israel)     2,622,222   
   

 

 

 
      3,924,715   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 1.1%  
  139,320      Bata India Ltd. (India)     2,097,526   
   

 

 

 
  General Merchandise Stores 2.1%  
  5,701,500      PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (Indonesia)     3,959,375   
   

 

 

 
  Gold 2.1%  
  570,985      Highland Gold Mining Ltd. (Russia)     1,207,713   
  139,704      Koza Altin Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkey)     2,648,120   
   

 

 

 
      3,855,833   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities 2.5%  
  1,719,730      KPJ Healthcare Berhad (Malaysia)     2,891,010   
  944,385      Raffles Medical Group Ltd. (Singapore)     1,743,434   
   

 

 

 
      4,634,444   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Supplies 0.7%  
  19,706      Sartorius Stedim Biotech (France)     1,385,221   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology 1.0%  
  289,236      Craneware plc (United Kingdom)     1,878,114   
   

 

 

 
  Heavy Electrical Equipment 0.1%  
  39,200      TD Power Systems Ltd.* (India)     185,054   
   

 

 

 
  Household Appliances 1.1%  
  35,400      TTK Prestige Ltd. (India)     2,046,383   
   

 

 

 
  Hypermarkets & Super Centers 1.2%  
  4,919,300      Puregold Price Club, Inc.* (Philippines)     2,337,341   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 2.7%  
  61,700      FAG Bearings India Ltd. (India)     2,045,565   
  15,409      Kennametal India Ltd. (India)     306,244   
  132,047      SKF India Ltd. (India)     1,777,172   
  1,031,000      SNC Former Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     977,528   
   

 

 

 
      5,106,509   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  Internet Retail 3.2%  
  864,000      Webjet Ltd. (Australia)   $ 2,912,316   
  190,396      Yoox S.p.A.* (Italy)     3,022,961   
   

 

 

 
      5,935,277   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 3.0%  
  18,647      Daum Communications Corp. (Korea)     1,960,070   
  76,000      Kakaku.com, Inc. (Japan)     1,991,034   
  307,000      PChome Online, Inc. (Taiwan)     1,731,878   
   

 

 

 
      5,682,982   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services 1.7%  
  612,325      EOH Holdings Ltd. (South Africa)     2,694,983   
  3,935,000      PT Astra Graphia Tbk (Indonesia)     456,157   
   

 

 

 
      3,151,140   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 3.6%  
  766,591      Afren plc* (Nigeria)     1,635,547   
  99,210      Coastal Energy Co.* (Thailand)     1,551,461   
  269,711      Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.* (Colombia)     1,696,482   
  149,050      TransGlobe Energy Corp.* (Egypt)     1,803,771   
   

 

 

 
      6,687,261   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 0.9%  
  8,519      Hankook Shell Oil Co. Ltd. (Korea)     1,612,749   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 8.9%  
  869,300      Grupo Herdez S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)     1,798,381   
  1,253,000      Petra Foods Ltd. (Singapore)     2,422,845   
  183,660      Pinar Sut Mamulleri Sanayii A.S. (Turkey)     1,915,754   
  4,799,000      PT Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk (Indonesia)     1,850,008   
  671,303      Standard Foods Corp. (Taiwan)     2,285,858   
  2,493,000      Super Group Ltd. (Singapore)     3,580,699   
  3,743,120      Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.
(Hong Kong)
    2,897,514   
   

 

 

 
      16,751,059   
   

 

 

 
  Photographic Products 1.8%  
  75,113      Mobotix AG (Germany)     2,518,350   
  2,829,500      PT Modern Internasional Tbk (Indonesia)     843,218   
   

 

 

 
      3,361,568   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 1.7%  
  125,187      eClerx Services Ltd. (India)     1,792,107   
  638,531      Sporton International, Inc. (Taiwan)     1,475,472   
   

 

 

 
      3,267,579   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 3.6%  
  313,067      Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (Australia)     2,954,746   
  271,057      Famous Brands Ltd. (South Africa)     1,766,466   
  177,800      Toridoll.corp (Japan)     2,137,768   
   

 

 

 
      6,858,980   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 1.1%  
  174,495      Oslo Bors VPS Holding ASA (Norway)     1,992,494   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Chemicals 1.9%  
  673,719      DuluxGroup Ltd. (Australia)     2,082,267   
  44,609      Soulbrain Co. Ltd. (Korea)     1,413,409   
   

 

 

 
      3,495,676   
   

 

 

 
  Steel 0.3%  
  127,344      MOIL Ltd. (India)     624,659   
   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.5%  
  616,704      Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)     2,875,006   
   

 

 

 
  Tires & Rubber 0.7%  
  199,183      Goodyear India Ltd. (India)     1,411,425   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Tobacco 0.7%  
  22,529      Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (India)   $ 1,380,175   
   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors 5.7%  
  33,727      Indutrade AB (Sweden)     1,047,692   
  305,460      MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Japan)     4,698,817   
  2,507,500      PT Hexindo Adiperkasa Tbk (Indonesia)     3,098,726   
  10,242      Thermador Groupe (France)     1,774,287   
   

 

 

 
      10,619,522   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 1.0%  
  113,766      Tegma Gestao Logistica (Brazil)     1,903,540   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $150,413,324)
    176,327,728   
   

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 6.2%  
  Repurchase Agreement 6.2%  
  $11,599,983      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $11,245,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $11,836,352; repurchase proceeds: $11,599,992
(cost $11,599,983)
  $ 11,599,983   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $11,599,983)
    11,599,983   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $162,013,307) 100.0%
    187,927,711   
  Liabilities less Other Assets (<0.1%)     (87,115
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 187,840,596   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

   

  

 

 

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At March 31, 2012, Wasatch International Opportunities Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Australia

    7.4   

Brazil

    3.1   

Canada

    1.5   

Colombia

    1.0   

Egypt

    1.0   

Finland

    2.8   

France

    2.5   

Germany

    4.2   

Hong Kong

    2.5   

India

    16.9   

Indonesia

    8.7   

Israel

    1.5   

Italy

    1.7   

Japan

    7.0   

Korea

    4.7   

Malaysia

    3.0   

Mexico

    1.0   

Nigeria

    0.9   

Norway

    1.1   

Philippines

    1.3   

Russia

    0.7   

Singapore

    4.9   

South Africa

    2.5   

Sweden

    0.6   

Taiwan

    3.1   

Thailand

    3.2   

Turkey

    2.6   

United Kingdom

    8.6   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 96.4%  
  Aerospace & Defense 4.1%  
  321,000      L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.   $ 22,717,170   
  472,000      Raytheon Co.     24,912,160   
  359,000      Rockwell Collins, Inc.     20,664,040   
   

 

 

 
      68,293,370   
   

 

 

 
  Agricultural Products 1.7%  
  908,000      Archer Daniels Midland Co.     28,747,280   
   

 

 

 
  Asset Management & Custody Banks 3.0%  
  138,000      BlackRock, Inc.     28,276,200   
  447,000      Northern Trust Corp.     21,210,150   
   

 

 

 
      49,486,350   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Parts & Equipment 1.3%  
  659,000      Johnson Controls, Inc.     21,404,320   
   

 

 

 
  Automobile Manufacturers 1.3%  
  1,687,000      Ford Motor Co.     21,070,630   
   

 

 

 
  Coal & Consumable Fuels 0.7%  
  549,000      Cameco Corp. (Canada)     11,798,010   
   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment 1.7%  
  638,000      Harris Corp.     28,761,040   
   

 

 

 
  Computer & Electronics Retail 1.1%  
  804,000      Best Buy Co., Inc.     19,038,720   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Hardware 1.0%  
  715,870      Hewlett-Packard Co.     17,059,182   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering 1.4%  
  377,200      Fluor Corp.     22,647,088   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Farm Machinery &
Heavy Trucks 1.1%
 
  225,700      Deere & Co.     18,259,130   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 1.1%  
  626,650      Computer Sciences Corp.     18,761,901   
   

 

 

 
  Department Stores 1.0%  
  428,000      Macy’s, Inc.     17,004,440   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Chemicals 1.1%  
  341,875      E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.     18,085,188   
   

 

 

 
  Drug Retail 2.9%  
  630,870      CVS Caremark Corp.     28,262,976   
  617,220      Walgreen Co.     20,670,698   
   

 

 

 
      48,933,674   
   

 

 

 
  Electric Utilities 2.3%  
  878,000      Duke Energy Corp.     18,446,780   
  316,000      NextEra Energy, Inc.     19,301,280   
   

 

 

 
      37,748,060   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Components & Equipment 1.2%  
  397,230      Emerson Electric Co.     20,727,461   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Components 0.7%  
  859,600      Corning, Inc.     12,103,168   
   

 

 

 
  Environmental & Facilities Services 1.4%  
  655,090      Waste Management, Inc.     22,901,946   
   

 

 

 
  Food Distributors 1.4%  
  759,700      Sysco Corp.     22,684,642   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Gold 1.3%  
  517,000      Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)   $ 22,479,160   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Distributors 1.6%  
  294,210      McKesson Corp.     25,822,812   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 3.9%  
  219,285      C.R. Bard, Inc.     21,647,815   
  577,795      Medtronic, Inc.     22,643,786   
  325,000      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     20,891,000   
   

 

 

 
      65,182,601   
   

 

 

 
  Home Improvement Retail 0.8%  
  268,000      Home Depot, Inc. (The)     13,483,080   
   

 

 

 
  Household Products 1.0%  
  232,000      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     17,142,480   
   

 

 

 
  Hypermarkets & Super Centers 1.8%  
  482,680      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     29,540,016   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 1.2%  
  243,000      Parker Hannifin Corp.     20,545,650   
   

 

 

 
  Insurance Brokers 1.4%  
  732,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     24,002,280   
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Oil & Gas 3.3%  
  222,000      Chevron Corp.     23,807,280   
  408,000      ConocoPhillips     31,012,080   
   

 

 

 
      54,819,360   
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Telecommunication Services 1.6%  
  858,760      AT&T, Inc.     26,819,075   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 0.5%  
  216,000      eBay, Inc.*     7,968,240   
   

 

 

 
  Investment Banking & Brokerage 1.2%  
  159,450      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     19,830,796   
   

 

 

 
  Life & Health Insurance 2.8%  
  662,350      MetLife, Inc.     24,738,772   
  867,610      Unum Group     21,239,093   
   

 

 

 
      45,977,865   
   

 

 

 
  Managed Health Care 1.6%  
  360,000      WellPoint, Inc.     26,568,000   
   

 

 

 
  Multi-Line Insurance 2.1%  
  768,470      Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*     6,393,670   
  698,000      Loews Corp.     27,829,260   
   

 

 

 
      34,222,930   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Drilling 2.5%  
  335,210      Ensco plc ADR (United Kingdom)     17,742,665   
  447,995      Transocean Ltd. (Switzerland)     24,505,327   
   

 

 

 
      42,247,992   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 3.0%  
  351,000      Halliburton Co.     11,649,690   
  265,485      National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     21,098,093   
  239,670      Schlumberger Ltd.     16,760,123   
   

 

 

 
      49,507,906   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 3.6%  
  207,819      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     16,280,541   
  998,000      Marathon Oil Corp.     31,636,600   
  559,526      Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     12,662,073   
   

 

 

 
      60,579,214   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares

         Value  
             
  Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation 2.6%  
  812,000      Spectra Energy Corp.   $ 25,618,600   
  574,560      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     17,702,194   
   

 

 

 
      43,320,794   
   

 

 

 
  Other Diversified Financial Services 2.3%  
  832,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     38,255,360   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 1.2%  
  382,010      HJ Heinz Co.     20,456,635   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 6.7%  
  326,000      Abbott Laboratories     19,980,540   
  309,000      Johnson & Johnson     20,381,640   
  714,720      Merck & Co., Inc.     27,445,248   
  1,096,000      Pfizer, Inc.     24,835,360   
  415,342      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (Israel)     18,715,311   
   

 

 

 
      111,358,099   
   

 

 

 
  Property & Casualty Insurance 3.0%  
  665,830      Allstate Corp. (The)     21,919,124   
  485,410      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     28,736,272   
   

 

 

 
      50,655,396   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks 1.5%  
  393,000      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     25,344,570   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 2.5%  
  1,461,000      Intel Corp.     41,068,710   
   

 

 

 
  Soft Drinks 1.5%  
  377,000      PepsiCo, Inc.     25,013,950   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized REITs 1.3%  
  1,019,350      Weyerhaeuser Co.     22,344,152   
   

 

 

 
  Steel 1.3%  
  509,000      Nucor Corp.     21,861,550   
   

 

 

 
  Systems Software 3.1%  
  862,000      Microsoft Corp.     27,799,500   
  1,295,220      Symantec Corp.*     24,220,614   
   

 

 

 
      52,020,114   
   

 

 

 
  Technology Distributors 1.4%  
  636,300      Avnet, Inc.*     23,154,957   
   

 

 

 
  Water Utilities 1.3%  
  638,965      American Water Works Co., Inc.     21,743,979   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,318,380,001)
    1,608,853,323   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.4%  
  Repurchase Agreement 3.4%  
  $56,390,424      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $54,135,000 of United States Treasury Notes 2.625% due 12/31/14; value: $57,518,438; repurchase proceeds: $56,390,471
(cost $56,390,424)
  $ 56,390,424   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $56,390,424)
    56,390,424   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $1,374,770,425) 99.8%
    1,665,243,747   
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.2%     3,623,241   
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 1,668,866,988   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

  

  

  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Large Cap Value Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Canada

    2.1   

Israel

    1.2   

Switzerland

    1.5   

United Kingdom

    1.1   

United States

    94.1   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 79.6%  
  Advertising 1.3%  
  1,300,000      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)   $ 14,833,000   
   

 

 

 
  Agricultural Products 0.7%  
  270,000      Archer Daniels Midland Co.‡     8,548,200   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 1.6%  
  1,242,894      Chico’s FAS, Inc.     18,767,699   
   

 

 

 
  Automobile Manufacturers 1.1%  
  500,000      General Motors Co.*     12,825,000   
   

 

 

 
  Coal & Consumable Fuels 1.0%  
  350,000      CONSOL Energy, Inc.‡     11,935,000   
   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment 2.7%  
  1,500,000      Cisco Systems, Inc.‡     31,725,000   
   

 

 

 
  Computer & Electronics Retail 2.0%  
  988,500      Best Buy Co., Inc.‡     23,407,680   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Hardware 1.3%  
  1,594,757      Silicon Graphics International Corp.* ‡‡     15,437,248   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Storage & Peripherals 0.3%  
  200,000      Electronics for Imaging, Inc.*     3,324,000   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering 1.2%  
  750,000      Aegion Corp.*     13,372,500   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 4.7%  
  3,200,000      Convergys Corp.*     42,720,000   
  650,000      Western Union Co. (The)‡     11,440,000   
   

 

 

 
      54,160,000   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Components & Equipment 1.0%  
  225,000      Emerson Electric Co.     11,740,500   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment & Instruments 0.8%  
  210,000      Itron, Inc.*     9,536,100   
   

 

 

 
  Environmental & Facilities Services 2.1%  
  500,000      Republic Services, Inc.‡     15,280,000   
  275,000      Waste Management, Inc.‡     9,614,000   
   

 

 

 
      24,894,000   
   

 

 

 
  Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals 1.9%  
  400,000      Mosaic Co. (The)‡     22,116,000   
   

 

 

 
  General Merchandise Stores 1.8%  
  365,000      Target Corp.‡     21,268,550   
   

 

 

 
  Gold 2.0%  
  150,000      Newmont Mining Corp.‡     7,690,500   
  1,000,000      Yamana Gold, Inc.‡ (Canada)     15,620,000   
   

 

 

 
      23,310,500   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 4.1%  
  550,000      Hologic, Inc.*     11,852,500   
  200,000      Medtronic, Inc.‡     7,838,000   
  215,000      St. Jude Medical, Inc.     9,526,650   
  200,000      Stryker Corp.     11,096,000   
  997,400      Symmetry Medical, Inc.*     7,051,618   
   

 

 

 
      47,364,768   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Supplies 1.4%  
  608,267      Alere, Inc.*     15,821,025   
   

 

 

 
  Heavy Electrical Equipment 0.5%  
  187,300      General Cable Corp.*     5,446,684   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Hypermarkets & Super Centers 2.8%  
  525,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.‡   $ 32,130,000   
   

 

 

 
  Insurance Brokers 1.1%  
  250,000      Aon Corp.*     12,265,000   
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Oil & Gas 0.7%  
  100,000      ConocoPhillips     7,601,000   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 2.6%  
  300,000      Akamai Technologies, Inc.* ‡     11,010,000   
  375,000      Ancestry.com, Inc.*     8,527,500   
  400,000      WebMD Health Corp.*     10,232,000   
   

 

 

 
      29,769,500   
   

 

 

 
  Life & Health Insurance 2.7%  
  1,275,000      Unum Group‡     31,212,000   
   

 

 

 
  Multi-Line Insurance 4.6%  
  1,350,000      Loews Corp.‡     53,824,500   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Drilling 7.8%  
  625,000      Ensco plc ADR‡ (United Kingdom)     33,081,250   
  690,000      Noble Corp.* ‡     25,854,300   
  1,850,000      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.‡     31,986,500   
   

 

 

 
      90,922,050   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 1.4%  
  500,000      Halliburton Co.     16,595,000   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 3.7%  
  431,809      Devon Energy Corp.     30,710,256   
  125,000      Energen Corp.‡     6,143,750   
  100,000      Range Resources Corp.     5,814,000   
   

 

 

 
      42,668,006   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 1.2%  
  260,000      Novartis AG ADR (Switzerland)     14,406,600   
   

 

 

 
  Property & Casualty Insurance 4.3%  
  400,000      Allstate Corp. (The)‡     13,168,000   
  1,250,000      CNA Financial Corp.‡     36,662,500   
   

 

 

 
      49,830,500   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks 1.7%  
  815,000      Fifth Third Bancorp‡     11,450,750   
  1,200,000      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     7,740,000   
   

 

 

 
      19,190,750   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 1.1%  
  900,000      Resources Connection, Inc.     12,645,000   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 1.0%  
  200,000      Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     11,160,000   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 2.9%  
  1,200,000      Intel Corp.‡     33,732,000   
   

 

 

 
  Steel 0.8%  
  600,000      Commercial Metals Co.     8,892,000   
   

 

 

 
  Systems Software 3.3%  
  650,000      Microsoft Corp.‡     20,962,500   
  575,000      Oracle Corp.     16,767,000   
   

 

 

 
      37,729,500   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 1.4%  
  910,000      Knight Transportation, Inc.     16,070,600   
   

 

 

 
  Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.0%  
  425,000      Vodafone Group plc ADR
(United Kingdom)
    11,759,750   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks

(cost $845,240,363)

    922,237,210   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares

         Value  
             
  PREFERRED STOCKS 0.2%  
  Cable & Satellite 0.1%  
  37,500      Comcast Corp., 7.00%, Series B Pfd.   $ 943,125   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized REITs 0.1%  
  75,000      Public Storage, 6.625% Series M Pfd.§§§     1,877,250   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $2,275,212)
    2,820,375   
   

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 20.9%  
  Repurchase Agreement 20.9%  
  $242,749,416      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $233,305,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 6/30/15; value: $16,117,481; United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $5,136,629; United States Treasury Notes 2.375% due 3/31/16; value: $1,671,625; United States Treasury Notes 2.625% due 12/31/14; value: $224,681,563; repurchase proceeds: $242,749,618‡ (cost $242,749,416)   $ 242,749,416   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $242,749,416)
    242,749,416   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $1,090,264,991) 100.7%
    1,167,807,001   
  Liabilities less Other Assets (0.7%)     (8,670,453
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 1,159,136,548   
   

 

 

 
Number of
Contracts
         Value  
             
  CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN 0.3%  
  Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals 0.0%  
  750      Mosaic Co. (The), expiring 6/16/12, exercise price $60   $ 112,500   
   

 

 

 
  Gold 0.0%  
  1,750      Yamana Gold, Inc., expiring 4/21/12, exercise price $16     57,750   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 0.1%  
  3,000      Akamai Technologies, Inc., expiring 5/19/12, exercise price $33     1,425,000   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Drilling 0.1%  
  500      Ensco plc ADR, expiring 6/16/12, exercise price $57.50     57,500   
  2,400      Noble Corp., expiring 6/16/12, exercise price $37     561,600   
  1,757      Noble Corp., expiring 6/16/12, exercise price $41     128,261   
  502      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., expiring 5/19/12, exercise price $20     7,530   
   

 

 

 
      754,891   
   

 

 

 
Number of
Contracts
         Value  
             
  Semiconductors 0.1%  
  4,000      Intel Corp., expiring 4/21/12, exercise price $27   $ 548,000   
   

 

 

 
  Total Call Options Written
(premium $3,126,989)
    2,898,141   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  SECURITIES SOLD SHORT 10.8%  
  Aerospace & Defense 0.7%  
  112,213      Boeing Co. (The)   $ 8,345,281   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 0.3%  
  73,083      Solera Holdings, Inc.     3,353,779   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 0.9%  
  300,000      CarMax, Inc.*     10,395,000   
   

 

 

 
  Cable & Satellite 1.1%  
  200,000      Charter Communications, Inc.*     12,690,000   
   

 

 

 
  Casinos & Gaming 0.9%  
  250,000      Penn National Gaming, Inc.*     10,745,000   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Farm Machinery &
Heavy Trucks 1.0%
 
  110,000      Caterpillar, Inc.     11,717,200   
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Telecommunication Services 1.4%  
  425,000      Verizon Communications, Inc.     16,247,750   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 2.1%  
  300,000      General Mills, Inc.     11,835,000   
  200,000      Hershey Co. (The)     12,266,000   
   

 

 

 
      24,101,000   
   

 

 

 
  Retail REITs 1.4%  
  360,000      Regency Centers Corp.     16,012,800   
   

 

 

 
  Tires & Rubber 1.0%  
  1,000,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*     11,220,000   
   

 

 

 
  Total Securities Sold Short
(proceeds $118,513,228)
    124,827,810   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

‡All or a portion of this security has been designated as collateral for call options written and short sales (see Notes 7, 4 and 3, respectively).

 

‡‡Affiliated Company (see Note 10).

 

§§§Perpetual Maturity. Callable any time after first call date. Maturity date is next call date.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

   

  

   

  

  

  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Long/Short Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, options written and securities sold short, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Canada

    1.7   

Switzerland

    1.6   

United Kingdom

    4.8   

United States

    91.9   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 97.0%  
  Air Freight & Logistics 0.6%  
  1,335,381      Goodpack Ltd. (Singapore)   $ 1,880,818   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 3.9%  
  167,159      Body Central Corp.*     4,850,954   
  144,287      Rue21, Inc.*     4,233,381   
  75,400      Zumiez, Inc.*     2,722,694   
   

 

 

 
      11,807,029   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 6.8%  
  212,785      Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*     6,492,070   
  60,422      RealPage, Inc.*     1,158,290   
  267,444      Tangoe, Inc.*     5,030,622   
  85,793      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*     3,295,309   
  64,326      Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*     4,713,809   
   

 

 

 
      20,690,100   
   

 

 

 
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 3.6%

 
  45,817      Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.     3,374,422   
  60,282      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.*     5,170,990   
  62,107      Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.     2,405,404   
   

 

 

 
      10,950,816   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 1.6%  
  116,260      Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.     4,823,627   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology 2.0%  
  496,548      Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     2,771,598   
  258,770      Exact Sciences Corp.*     2,887,873   
  586,284      NeurogesX, Inc.*     298,829   
   

 

 

 
      5,958,300   
   

 

 

 
  Commercial Printing 1.1%  
  290,563      InnerWorkings, Inc.*     3,385,059   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Storage & Peripherals 0.8%  
  290,211      Intevac, Inc.*     2,466,793   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 2.6%  
  320,494      DFC Global Corp.*     6,047,722   
  113,173      Regional Management Corp.*     1,901,306   
   

 

 

 
      7,949,028   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 3.2%  
  56,456      ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     1,549,153   
  199,763      Higher One Holdings, Inc.*     2,986,457   
  266,630      Wirecard AG (Germany)     5,073,971   
   

 

 

 
      9,609,581   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 1.3%  
  4,154,569      City Union Bank Ltd. (India)     3,959,257   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Support Services 1.5%  
  132,803      Encore Capital Group, Inc.*     2,994,708   
  300,450      STR Holdings, Inc.*     1,454,178   
   

 

 

 
      4,448,886   
   

 

 

 
 

Electronic Manufacturing

Services 0.8%

 
  44,420      IPG Photonics Corp.*     2,312,061   
   

 

 

 
 

Environmental & Facilities

Services 2.0%

 
  185,549      Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*     3,701,702   
  594,574      RPS Group plc (United Kingdom)     2,254,660   
   

 

 

 
      5,956,362   
   

 

 

 
             
  General Merchandise Stores 2.5%  
  343,026      Gordmans Stores, Inc.*     7,536,281   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Health Care Distributors 1.5%  
  50,901      MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.*   $ 4,479,288   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 5.6%  
  93,380      Abaxis, Inc.*     2,720,159   
  367,533      AtriCure, Inc.*     3,656,953   
  1,091,986      Cardica, Inc.*     2,336,850   
  266,460      Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*     2,464,755   
  11,055,429      LMA International N.V. (Singapore)     3,958,736   
  123,741      NuVasive, Inc.*     2,083,799   
   

 

 

 
      17,221,252   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities 1.1%  
  124,022      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)     3,368,438   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services 4.4%  
  154,347      Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.*     3,628,698   
  146,122      CorVel Corp.*     5,828,806   
  106,790      IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*     3,941,619   
   

 

 

 
      13,399,123   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology 1.8%  
  41,625      Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.     2,352,645   
  136,410      HealthStream, Inc.*     3,163,348   
   

 

 

 
      5,515,993   
   

 

 

 
  Human Resource & Employment Services 0.4%  
  216,181      CTPartners Executive Search, Inc.*     1,359,778   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Retail 0.6%  
  81,124      MakeMyTrip Ltd.* (India)     1,863,418   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 8.3%  
  100,953      Angie’s List, Inc.*     1,907,002   
  60,691      Brightcove, Inc.*     1,505,137   
  217,595      DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.*     6,584,425   
  391,947      Envestnet, Inc.*     4,907,176   
  195,045      SciQuest, Inc.*     2,972,486   
  156,620      SPS Commerce, Inc.*     4,209,946   
  478,156      TechTarget, Inc.*     3,313,621   
   

 

 

 
      25,399,793   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services 2.9%  
  313,811      hiSoft Technology International Ltd. ADR* (China)     4,713,441   
  269,301      ServiceSource International, Inc.*     4,168,780   
   

 

 

 
      8,882,221   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Products 1.0%  
  339,569      Black Diamond, Inc.*     3,144,409   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.9%  
  118,621      Fluidigm Corp.*     1,865,908   
  187,499      ICON plc ADR* (Ireland)     3,978,729   
  270,623      MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.*     4,562,704   
  188,440      ShangPharma Corp. ADR* (China)     1,526,364   
   

 

 

 
      11,933,705   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 0.8%  
  180,915      Pason Systems, Inc. (Canada)     2,544,627   
   

 

 

 
 

Oil & Gas Exploration &

Production 1.7%

 
  820,710      Ithaca Energy, Inc.* (Canada)     2,614,564   
  368,795      Triangle Petroleum Corp.*     2,544,685   
   

 

 

 
      5,159,249   
   

 

 

 
             
  Pharmaceuticals 2.7%  
  483,245      Akorn, Inc.*     5,653,966   
  281,301      ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     2,534,522   
   

 

 

 
      8,188,488   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  Regional Banks 2.1%  
  352,730      BBCN Bancorp, Inc.*   $ 3,925,885   
  253,381      Pacific Continental Corp.     2,386,849   
   

 

 

 
      6,312,734   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 3.6%  
  128,331      CRA International, Inc.*     3,236,508   
  206,865      eClerx Services Ltd. (India)     2,961,363   
  348,835      Resources Connection, Inc.     4,901,132   
   

 

 

 
      11,099,003   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 1.8%  
  74,550      Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.*     5,494,335   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 6.9%  
  225,226      BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. ADR* (China)     1,286,040   
  172,735      Melexis N.V. (Belgium)     3,039,605   
  238,312      Micrel, Inc.     2,445,081   
  42,979      NVE Corp.*     2,277,887   
  602,132      O2Micro International Ltd. ADR* (China)     3,377,961   
  232,611      Power Integrations, Inc.     8,634,520   
   

 

 

 
      21,061,094   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 0.0%  
  154,000      Goldwater Bank, N.A.* *** † ‡‡     23,562   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Stores 2.6%  
  144,685      Hibbett Sports, Inc.*     7,892,567   
   

 

 

 
  Systems Software 1.5%  
  157,260      OPNET Technologies, Inc.     4,560,540   
   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.4%  
  578,300      Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)     2,695,971   
  116,773      Gruh Finance Ltd. (India)     1,455,394   
   

 

 

 
      4,151,365   
   

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies &

Distributors 2.4%

 
  200,328      CAI International, Inc.*     3,641,963   
  220,363      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B*     3,832,113   
   

 

 

 
      7,474,076   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 3.7%  
  245,292      Marten Transport Ltd.     5,413,594   
  88,277      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*     4,208,165   
  201,253      Vitran Corp., Inc.* (Canada)     1,605,999   
   

 

 

 
      11,227,758   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $213,577,652)
    295,490,814   
   

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS 0.8%  
  Regional Banks 0.8%  
  434,600      Banco Daycoval S.A. Pfd. (Brazil)     2,320,570   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $1,639,882)
    2,320,570   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  WARRANTS 0.1%  
  Biotechnology 0.0%  
  145,349      NeurogesX, Inc., expiring 7/22/16* *** †   $ 18,169   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 0.1%  
  121,124      Cardica, Inc., expiring 6/7/12* *** †     1,211   
  322,500      Cardica, Inc., expiring 9/29/14* *** †     283,800   
   

 

 

 
      285,011   
   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $77,861)
    303,180   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.8%  
  Repurchase Agreement 2.8%  
  $8,643,950      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $8,380,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $8,820,687; repurchase proceeds: $8,643,957 (cost $8,643,950)   $ 8,643,950   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $8,643,950)
    8,643,950   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $223,939,345) 100.7%
    306,758,514   
  Liabilities less Other Assets (0.7%)     (2,225,222
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 304,533,292   
   

 

 

 
  *Non-income producing.  
  ***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).    
  †Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 11).    
  ‡‡Affiliated Company (see Note 10).   
  ADR American Depositary Receipt.   
  See Notes to Financial Statements.  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Micro Cap Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Belgium

    1.0   

Brazil

    0.8   

Canada

    2.3   

China

    3.7   

Germany

    1.7   

India

    4.3   

Ireland

    1.3   

Singapore

    2.0   

United Kingdom

    1.7   

United States

    81.2   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 101.0%  
  Aerospace & Defense 1.0%  
  100,000      CPI Aerostructures, Inc.*   $ 1,487,000   
   

 

 

 
  Airlines 1.6%  
  43,381      Allegiant Travel Co.*     2,364,265   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 4.2%  
  81,000      Body Central Corp.*     2,350,620   
  3,600,000      Padini Holdings Berhad (Malaysia)     1,703,933   
  75,000      Rue21, Inc.*     2,200,500   
   

 

 

 
      6,255,053   
   

 

 

 
 

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury

Goods 0.9%

 
  100,000      Ted Baker plc (United Kingdom)     1,308,268   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 4.0%  
  182,000      American Software, Inc., Class A     1,561,560   
  197,000      ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (Israel)     2,497,960   
  60,000      Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*     1,830,600   
   

 

 

 
      5,890,120   
   

 

 

 
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 2.7%

 
  46,000      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.*     3,945,880   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Parts & Equipment 1.2%  
  36,000      Dorman Products, Inc.*     1,821,600   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 1.1%  
  15,000      Delticom AG (Germany)     1,597,721   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology 0.0%  
  100,000      NeurogesX, Inc.     50,970   
   

 

 

 
  Commercial Printing 2.4%  
  95,000      Ennis, Inc.     1,502,900   
  180,000      InnerWorkings, Inc.*     2,097,000   
   

 

 

 
      3,599,900   
   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment 0.5%  
  81,616      Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.*     782,697   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Hardware 0.9%  
  135,000      Silicon Graphics International Corp.*     1,306,800   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Storage & Peripherals 2.0%  
  99,000      Electronics for Imaging, Inc.*     1,645,380   
  150,000      Intevac, Inc.*     1,275,000   
   

 

 

 
      2,920,380   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering 1.0%  
  63,500      Michael Baker Corp.*     1,514,475   
   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials 2.0%  
  131,800      Caesar Stone Sdot Yam Ltd.* (Israel)     1,539,424   
  7,300,000      Diamond Building Products Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     1,384,279   
   

 

 

 
      2,923,703   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 4.2%  
  142,000      DFC Global Corp.*     2,679,540   
  67,000      First Cash Financial Services, Inc.*     2,873,630   
  40,964      Regional Management Corp.*     688,195   
   

 

 

 
      6,241,365   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 1.2%  
  117,000      Higher One Holdings, Inc.*     1,749,150   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 1.5%  
  2,200,000      City Union Bank Ltd. (India)     2,096,575   
  55,556      Idaho Trust Bancorp* *** †     172,779   
   

 

 

 
      2,269,354   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Diversified Chemicals 1.1%  
  43,000      LSB Industries, Inc.*   $ 1,673,560   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Support Services 1.1%  
  75,000      Encore Capital Group, Inc.*     1,691,250   
   

 

 

 
 

Electrical Components &

Equipment 1.1%

 
  32,000      Franklin Electric Co., Inc.     1,570,240   
   

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment &

Instruments 0.8%

 
  100,000      GSI Group, Inc.*     1,206,000   
   

 

 

 
 

Electronic Manufacturing

Services 1.0%

 
  132,000      TTM Technologies, Inc.*     1,516,680   
   

 

 

 
 

Environmental & Facilities

Services 1.0%

 
  77,000      Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*     1,536,150   
   

 

 

 
  Food Retail 1.1%  
  146,000      Roundy’s, Inc.*     1,562,200   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 0.5%  
  60,000      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*     763,200   
   

 

 

 
  Gas Utilities 0.9%  
  170,000      Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (India)     1,268,034   
   

 

 

 
  General Merchandise Stores 1.5%  
  104,842      Gordmans Stores, Inc.*     2,303,379   
   

 

 

 
  Gold 0.6%  
  400,000      Highland Gold Mining Ltd. (Russia)     846,056   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 3.7%  
  160,000      AtriCure, Inc.*     1,592,000   
  276,300      Cardica, Inc.*     591,282   
  108,000      NuVasive, Inc.*     1,818,720   
  500,000      Solta Medical, Inc.*     1,515,000   
   

 

 

 
      5,517,002   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities 2.2%  
  500,000      CVS Group plc (United Kingdom)     1,067,566   
  1,300,000      KPJ Healthcare Berhad (Malaysia)     2,185,409   
   

 

 

 
      3,252,975   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services 3.1%  
  59,000      Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.*     1,387,090   
  32,000      CorVel Corp.*     1,276,480   
  14,000      IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*     516,740   
  130,000      MModal, Inc.*     1,371,500   
  2,057      National Research Corp.     88,328   
   

 

 

 
      4,640,138   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Supplies 1.4%  
  30,000      Sartorius Stedim Biotech (France)     2,108,832   
   

 

 

 
  Home Improvement Retail 2.3%  
  62,755      Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*     1,575,778   
  4,800,000      Siam Global House Public Co. Ltd.*** (Thailand)     1,835,981   
   

 

 

 
      3,411,759   
   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 1.2%  
  170,000      Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., Class A*     1,734,000   
   

 

 

 
  Household Appliances 0.9%  
  40,000      SodaStream International Ltd.* (Israel)     1,347,200   
   

 

 

 
  Hypermarkets & Super Centers 1.2%  
  3,600,000      Puregold Price Club, Inc.* (Philippines)     1,710,493   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 1.3%  
  69,000      Hurco Cos., Inc.*     1,949,250   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  Internet Software & Services 2.1%  
  68,000      Ancestry.com, Inc.*   $ 1,546,320   
  130,000      Perficient, Inc.*     1,561,300   
   

 

 

 
      3,107,620   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Products 2.1%  
  160,000      Black Diamond, Inc.*     1,481,600   
  212,000      Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*     1,643,000   
   

 

 

 
      3,124,600   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.1%  
  100,000      MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.*     1,686,000   
   

 

 

 
  Mortgage REITs 3.2%  
  143,000      Colony Financial, Inc.     2,342,340   
  450,000      NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.     2,434,500   
   

 

 

 
      4,776,840   
   

 

 

 
  Office REITs 1.2%  
  7,500,000      Prosperity REIT (Hong Kong)     1,758,126   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 2.7%  
  261,000      Electromagnetic GeoServices AS* (Norway)     770,283   
  114,000      Matrix Service Co.*     1,597,140   
  117,000      Tesco Corp.*     1,660,230   
   

 

 

 
      4,027,653   
   

 

 

 
 

Oil & Gas Exploration &

Production 1.2%

 
  350,000      Abraxas Petroleum Corp.*     1,092,000   
  82,000      Evolution Petroleum Corp.*     762,600   
   

 

 

 
      1,854,600   
   

 

 

 
 

Other Diversified Financial

Services 0.1%

 
  20,000      Hypoport AG* (Germany)     218,628   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 1.8%  
  900,000      Super Group Ltd. (Singapore)     1,292,671   
  1,800,000     

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

(Hong Kong)

    1,393,363   
   

 

 

 
      2,686,034   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 0.0%  
  4,700      Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (India)     57,706   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks 3.6%  
  67,819      Eagle Bancorp, Inc.*     1,135,290   
  57,000      First of Long Island Corp. (The)     1,510,500   
  61,000      Lakeland Financial Corp.     1,587,830   
  82,000      OBA Financial Services, Inc.*     1,168,500   
   

 

 

 
      5,402,120   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 1.8%  
  85,900      Dolan Co. (The)*     782,549   
  50,000      Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*     1,878,000   
   

 

 

 
      2,660,549   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 2.7%  
  120,000      Caribou Coffee Co., Inc.*     2,236,800   
  240,000      Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.*     1,752,000   
   

 

 

 
      3,988,800   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductor Equipment 0.9%  
  199,000      Photronics, Inc.*     1,323,350   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 2.8%  
  280,000      TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.*     1,930,600   
  67,000      Volterra Semiconductor Corp.*     2,305,805   
   

 

 

 
      4,236,405   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 0.0%  
  41,900      Goldwater Bank, N.A.*** †     6,411   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Specialty Chemicals 2.0%  
  100,000      GSE Holding, Inc.*   $ 1,313,000   
  94,000      KMG Chemicals, Inc.     1,696,700   
   

 

 

 
      3,009,700   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Stores 1.5%  
  204,300      easyhome Ltd. (Canada)     1,524,780   
  35,000      Teavana Holdings, Inc.*     690,200   
   

 

 

 
      2,214,980   
   

 

 

 
  Steel 1.3%  
  30,000      Haynes International, Inc.     1,900,500   
   

 

 

 
  Systems Software 1.1%  
  58,000      OPNET Technologies, Inc.     1,682,000   
   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 3.2%  
  200,000      Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc.*     1,748,000   
  107,000      BofI Holding, Inc.*     1,827,560   
  100,000      Ocean Shore Holding Co.     1,160,000   
   

 

 

 
      4,735,560   
   

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies &

Distributors 2.8%

 
  90,000      Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*     2,318,400   
  100,000      CAI International, Inc.*     1,818,000   
   

 

 

 
      4,136,400   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 1.4%  
  94,000      Marten Transport Ltd.     2,074,580   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $122,613,150)
    150,306,261   
   

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS 1.0%  
  Diversified Banks 0.8%  
  170,000      Banco ABC Brasil S.A. Pfd. (Brazil)     1,238,908   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 0.2%  
  52,631      Acetylon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Series B Pfd.*** †     312,628   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $1,353,675)
    1,551,536   
   

 

 

 
  LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST 0.8%  
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 0.8%  
  65,299      Compressco Partners L.P.**     1,126,408   
   

 

 

 
  Total Limited Partnership Interest
(cost $1,064,003)
    1,126,408   
   

 

 

 
  WARRANTS 0.1%  
  Biotechnology 0.0%  
  30,399      NeurogesX, Inc., expiring 12/28/12* *** †       
  50,000      NeurogesX, Inc., expiring 7/22/16* *** †     6,250   
   

 

 

 
      6,250   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 0.1%  
  58,140      Cardica, Inc., expiring 6/7/12* *** †     581   
  110,500      Cardica, Inc., expiring 9/29/14* *** †     97,240   
   

 

 

 
      97,821   
   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $33,165)
    104,071   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Principal
Amount

         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.6%  
  Repurchase Agreement 3.6%  
  $5,414,139      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $5,200,000 of United States Treasury Notes 2.625% due 12/31/14; value: $5,525,000; repurchase proceeds: $5,414,143‡ (cost $5,414,139)   $ 5,414,139   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $5,414,139)
    5,414,139   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $130,478,132) 106.5%
    158,502,415   
   

 

 

 
  Liabilities less Other Assets (6.5%)     (9,661,907
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 148,840,508   
   

 

 

 
Contracts         

Net

Unrealized

Depreciation

 
             
  FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS SHORT 0.0%  
  3,000,000 EUR      USD, State Street Bank and Trust Co., settlement date 9/10/12, (cost $3,951,000, value $4,003,119)   $ (52,119
   

 

 

 
  Total Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Short
(cost $3,951,000, value $4,003,119)
    (52,119
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

**Common units.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).

 

†Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 11).

 

‡All or a portion of this security has been designated as collateral for forward foreign currency exchange contracts (see Note 4).

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  

  

   

   

   

  

  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Brazil

    0.8   

Canada

    1.0   

France

    1.4   

Germany

    1.2   

Hong Kong

    2.1   

India

    2.2   

Israel

    3.5   

Malaysia

    2.5   

Norway

    0.5   

Philippines

    1.1   

Russia

    0.6   

Singapore

    0.8   

Thailand

    2.1   

United Kingdom

    1.6   

United States

    78.6   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 93.4%  
  Aerospace & Defense 1.7%  
  721,113      HEICO Corp., Class A   $ 28,952,687   
   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics 2.4%  
  36,319,023      Aramex PJSC* (United Arab Emirates)     17,996,603   
  617,502      HUB Group, Inc., Class A*     22,248,597   
   

 

 

 
      40,245,200   
   

 

 

 
  Airlines 0.5%  
  164,502      Allegiant Travel Co.*     8,965,359   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 3.7%  
  1,019,712      Chico’s FAS, Inc.     15,397,651   
  1,056,650      Rue21, Inc.*     31,002,111   
  467,720      Zumiez, Inc.*     16,889,369   
   

 

 

 
      63,289,131   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 6.2%  
  441,142      Concur Technologies, Inc.*     25,312,728   
  77,807      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     7,706,006   
  539,736      RealPage, Inc.*     10,346,739   
  861,086      Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*     63,100,382   
   

 

 

 
      106,465,855   
   

 

 

 
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 0.5%

 
  289,855      Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     9,394,201   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 3.0%  
  572,906      Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.     23,769,870   
  295,833      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     27,024,345   
   

 

 

 
      50,794,215   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology 2.9%  
  1,794,615      Exact Sciences Corp.*     20,027,903   
  398,079      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*     9,418,549   
  3,882,558      NeurogesX, Inc.* ‡‡     1,978,940   
  645,125      Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.*     3,161,113   
  716,655      Seattle Genetics, Inc.*     14,605,429   
   

 

 

 
      49,191,934   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Storage & Peripherals 0.2%  
  125,140      Fusion-io, Inc.*     3,555,227   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 4.6%  
  441,753      ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     12,121,702   
  577,682      Higher One Holdings, Inc.*     8,636,346   
  389,258      Syntel, Inc.     21,798,448   
  1,911,100      Wirecard AG (Germany)     36,368,251   
   

 

 

 
      78,924,747   
   

 

 

 
  Distributors 1.1%  
  619,623      LKQ Corp.*     19,313,649   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 3.5%  
  761,965      HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (India)     25,983,006   
  4,581,117      Yes Bank Ltd. (India)     33,177,017   
   

 

 

 
      59,160,023   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Support Services 1.8%  
  1,124,516      Copart, Inc.*     29,316,132   
  66,375      Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. (Canada)     1,577,070   
   

 

 

 
      30,893,202   
   

 

 

 
 

Electrical Components &

Equipment 1.2%

 
  573,007      Polypore International, Inc.*     20,146,926   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
 

Environmental & Facilities

Services 1.9%

 
  2,232,175      RPS Group plc (United Kingdom)   $ 8,464,539   
  939,995      Tetra Tech, Inc.*     24,778,268   
   

 

 

 
      33,242,807   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Distributors 1.4%  
  264,672      MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.*     23,291,136   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 1.2%  
  548,950      Abaxis, Inc.*     15,990,913   
  487,760      DexCom, Inc.*     5,087,337   
  24,690      Zonare Medical Systems, Inc.* *** †     247   
   

 

 

 
      21,078,497   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services 0.6%  
  142,820      MEDNAX, Inc.*     10,621,523   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology 0.7%  
  215,273      Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.     12,167,230   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 1.5%  
  484,674      Graco, Inc.     25,716,802   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Retail 3.5%  
  488,931      Blue Nile, Inc.*     16,124,945   
  455,261      MakeMyTrip Ltd.* (India)     10,457,345   
  257,684      Shutterfly, Inc.*     8,073,240   
  947,283      Yoox S.p.A.* (Italy)     15,040,227   
  186,046      zooplus AG* (Germany)     10,329,950   
   

 

 

 
      60,025,707   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 4.9%  
  844,056      Angie’s List, Inc. — Private Shares* *** †     14,950,567   
  800,225      DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.*     24,214,809   
  484,477      LoopNet, Inc.*     9,098,478   
  26,366      Millennial Media, Inc.*     619,601   
  663,972      SciQuest, Inc.*     10,118,933   
  656,681      Vistaprint N.V.*     25,380,721   
   

 

 

 
      84,383,109   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services 1.9%  
  275,737      Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp., Class A*
    21,217,962   
  782,975      ServiceSource International, Inc.*     12,120,453   
   

 

 

 
      33,338,415   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Facilities 2.8%  
  955,913      Life Time Fitness, Inc.*     48,340,520   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 4.0%  
  721,002      Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. (India)     10,823,168   
  709,685      Fluidigm Corp.*     11,163,345   
  1,256,063      ICON plc ADR* (Ireland)     26,653,657   
  287,547      Techne Corp.     20,157,044   
   

 

 

 
      68,797,214   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 3.5%  
  334,085      Dril-Quip, Inc.*     21,722,207   
  903,720      Pason Systems, Inc. (Canada)     12,711,109   
  382,702      ShawCor Ltd., Class A (Canada)     12,038,512   
  496,825      TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA (Norway)     13,624,078   
   

 

 

 
      60,095,906   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration &
Production 2.7%
 
  704,941      Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.*     14,620,476   
  3,387,260      Premier Oil plc* (United Kingdom)     21,252,517   
  784,115      TransGlobe Energy Corp.* (Egypt)     9,472,109   
   

 

 

 
      45,345,102   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 0.1%  
  203,175      Amyris, Inc.*   $ 1,052,447   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats 1.3%  
  2,461      Annie’s, Inc.*     85,741   
  411,088      GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (India)     22,392,172   
   

 

 

 
      22,477,913   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 0.8%  
  582,400      Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd. (India)     12,849,497   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 0.7%  
  659,439      Cempra, Inc.*     4,978,765   
  793,037      ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     7,145,263   
   

 

 

 
      12,124,028   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 3.1%  
  394,337      CRA International, Inc.*     9,945,179   
  1,618,614      Resources Connection, Inc.‡     22,741,527   
  642,823      Stantec, Inc.* (Canada)     20,467,484   
   

 

 

 
      53,154,190   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 3.4%  
  614,680      Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.* (India)     14,022,595   
  588,843      Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.*     43,397,729   
   

 

 

 
      57,420,324   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 5.9%  
  497,561      Hittite Microwave Corp.*     27,022,538   
  1,483,018      Power Integrations, Inc.‡‡     55,049,628   
  440,959      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     18,961,237   
   

 

 

 
      101,033,403   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 1.5%  
  708,325      MSCI, Inc., Class A*     26,073,443   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Stores 2.3%  
  723,503      Hibbett Sports, Inc.*     39,467,089   
   

 

 

 
  Systems Software 3.0%  
  498,519      NetSuite, Inc.*     25,070,520   
  530,697      Sourcefire, Inc.*     25,542,447   
   

 

 

 
      50,612,967   
   

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies &

Distributors 2.7%

 
  547,600      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     45,604,128   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 4.7%  
  120,800      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     6,567,896   
  4,221,115      Knight Transportation, Inc.‡ ‡‡     74,544,891   
   

 

 

 
      81,112,787   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,053,428,119)
    1,598,718,540   
   

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS 0.1%  
  Biotechnology 0.1%  
  677,966      Nanosys, Inc., Series D Pfd.* *** †     776,271   
  161,519      Nanosys, Inc., Series E Pfd.* *** †     184,939   
   

 

 

 
      961,210   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $2,184,939)
    961,210   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST 0.4%  
 

Asset Management &

Custody Banks 0.4%

 
  Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P.*** †   $ 5,344,330   
  Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P.*** †     1,669,550   
   

 

 

 
      7,013,880   
   

 

 

 
  Total Limited Partnership Interest (cost $5,878,853)     7,013,880   
   

 

 

 
  WARRANTS 0.0%  
  Biotechnology 0.0%  
  1,941,279      NeurogesX, Inc., expiring 7/22/16* *** †     242,660   
   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $242,660)
    242,660   
   

 

 

 
  RIGHTS 0.0%  
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.0%  
  208,525      Valera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ureteral Stent CSR* *** †       
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 0.0%  
  208,525      Valera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. VP003 (Octreotide Implant) CSR* *** †       
   

 

 

 
  Total Rights
(cost $406,537)
      
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 5.5%  
  Repurchase Agreement 5.5%  
  $94,503,832      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $91,580,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $96,396,009; repurchase proceeds: $94,503,911‡
(cost $94,503,832)
  $ 94,503,832   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $94,503,832)
    94,503,832   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $1,156,644,940) 99.4%
    1,701,440,122   
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.6%     10,243,537   
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 1,711,683,659   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).

 

†Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 11).

 

‡All or a portion of this security has been designated as collateral for purchase commitments (see Note 12).

 

‡‡Affiliated company (see Note 10).

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  

   

   

   

  

  

  

 
 
 

 

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At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Canada

    2.9   

Egypt

    0.6   

Germany

    2.9   

India

    8.1   

Ireland

    1.7   

Italy

    0.9   

Norway

    0.8   

United Arab Emirates

    1.1   

United Kingdom

    1.9   

United States

    79.1   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

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WASATCH SMALL CAP VALUE FUND (WMCVX / WICVX) — Schedule of Investments  

 

 

 

Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 94.8%  
  Aerospace & Defense 2.0%  
  93,920      HEICO Corp., Class A   $ 3,770,888   
   

 

 

 
  Agricultural Products 1.3%  
  145,761      Darling International, Inc.*     2,539,157   
   

 

 

 
  Airlines 2.1%  
  75,297      Allegiant Travel Co.*     4,103,687   
   

 

 

 
  Airport Services 1.8%  
  210,267      Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.*     3,406,325   
   

 

 

 
  Apparel Retail 7.5%  
  188,251      Body Central Corp.*     5,463,044   
  329,568      Chico’s FAS, Inc.     4,976,477   
  134,560      Rue21, Inc.*     3,947,990   
   

 

 

 
      14,387,511   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 1.0%  
  61,411      Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*     1,873,650   
   

 

 

 
  Asset Management & Custody
Banks 1.7%
 
  38,390      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.*     3,293,094   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Storage & Peripherals 0.9%  
  203,942      Intevac, Inc.*     1,733,507   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering 1.0%  
  103,690      MYR Group, Inc.*     1,851,903   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 1.8%  
  181,667      DFC Global Corp.*     3,428,056   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced
Services 1.7%
 
  59,193      Syntel, Inc.     3,314,808   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 4.3%  
  2,876,000      City Union Bank Ltd. (India)     2,740,795   
  5,356,975      South Indian Bank Ltd. (India)     2,597,258   
  395,600      Yes Bank Ltd. (India)     2,864,984   
   

 

 

 
      8,203,037   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Support Services 6.5%  
  322,190      Copart, Inc.*     8,399,493   
  56,126      Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*     4,025,357   
   

 

 

 
      12,424,850   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Components &
Equipment 2.5%
 
  133,630      Polypore International, Inc.*     4,698,431   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Manufacturing
Services 2.3%
 
  151,701      Fabrinet*     2,686,625   
  148,595      TTM Technologies, Inc.*     1,707,356   
   

 

 

 
      4,393,981   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 1.6%  
  239,525      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*     3,046,758   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities 1.6%  
  109,459      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)     2,972,906   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services 4.7%  
  125,433      CorVel Corp.*     5,003,523   
  52,025      MEDNAX, Inc.*     3,869,099   
   

 

 

 
      8,872,622   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Supplies 1.3%  
  34,637      Sartorius Stedim Biotech (France)     2,434,787   
   

 

 

 
  Heavy Electrical Equipment 1.2%  
  77,263      General Cable Corp.*     2,246,808   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Home Improvement Retail 1.0%  
  78,053      Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*   $ 1,959,911   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 1.0%  
  46,794      IDEX Corp.     1,971,431   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 5.4%  
  159,589      Ancestry.com, Inc.*     3,629,054   
  322,501      TechTarget, Inc.*     2,234,932   
  116,792      Vistaprint N.V.*     4,514,011   
   

 

 

 
      10,377,997   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.6%  
  142,792      ICON plc ADR* (Ireland)     3,030,046   
   

 

 

 
  Office Services & Supplies 1.1%  
  376,490      American Reprographics Co.*     2,029,281   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 0.8%  
  58,525      TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA (Norway)     1,604,889   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration &
Production 2.8%
 
  166,658      Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.*     3,456,487   
  80,250      Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     1,816,057   
   

 

 

 
      5,272,544   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 1.3%  
  62,797      World Fuel Services Corp.     2,574,677   
   

 

 

 
  Property & Casualty Insurance 1.3%  
  113,565      Tower Group, Inc.     2,547,263   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks 4.2%  
  188,552      BBCN Bancorp, Inc.*     2,098,584   
  92,261      Community Bank System, Inc.     2,655,271   
  72,896      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     3,338,637   
   

 

 

 
      8,092,492   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 7.7%  
  101,587      Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)     4,369,257   
  97,510      CRA International, Inc.*     2,459,202   
  77,532      Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*     2,912,102   
  208,380      Resources Connection, Inc.     2,927,739   
  837,000      Sporton International, Inc. (Taiwan)     1,934,080   
   

 

 

 
      14,602,380   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 7.0%  
  384,017      BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. ADR* (China)     2,192,737   
  365,905      MaxLinear, Inc., Class A*     2,038,091   
  294,981      Micrel, Inc.     3,026,505   
  355,175      O2Micro International Ltd. ADR* (China)     1,992,532   
  251,316      Pericom Semiconductor Corp.*     2,033,147   
  54,120      Power Integrations, Inc.     2,008,934   
   

 

 

 
      13,291,946   
   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies &
Distributors 5.2%
 
  139,467      Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*     3,592,670   
  156,080      Houston Wire & Cable Co.     2,167,951   
  49,225      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     4,099,458   
   

 

 

 
      9,860,079   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 5.6%  
  134,680      Knight Transportation, Inc.     2,378,449   
  178,084      Marten Transport Ltd.     3,930,314   
  44,124      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*     2,103,391   
  276,376      Vitran Corp., Inc.* (Canada)     2,205,480   
   

 

 

 
      10,617,634   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks

(cost $146,149,937)

    180,829,336   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 5.2%  
  Repurchase Agreement 5.2%  
  $9,972,865      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $9,575,000 of United States Treasury Notes 2.625% due 12/31/14; value: $10,173,438; repurchase proceeds: $9,972,873
(cost $9,972,865)
  $ 9,972,865   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Investments

(cost $9,972,865)

    9,972,865   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments

(cost $156,122,802) 100.0%

    190,802,201   
  Liabilities less Other Assets (<0.1%)     (93,036
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 190,709,165   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Canada

    1.2   

China

    2.3   

France

    1.3   

India

    4.5   

Ireland

    1.7   

Norway

    0.9   

Taiwan

    1.1   

United States

    87.0   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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WASATCH STRATEGIC INCOME FUND (WASIX) Schedule of Investments  

 

 

 

Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 76.0%  
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 2.9%

 
  40,600      PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio   $ 1,276,058   
   

 

 

 
  Cable & Satellite 1.5%  
  31,000      Shaw Communications, Inc. (Canada)     655,590   
   

 

 

 
  Computer & Electronics Retail 1.0%  
  19,500      Best Buy Co., Inc.     461,760   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 4.1%  
  32,830      Capital One Financial Corp.     1,829,944   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 9.9%  
  5,100      MasterCard, Inc., Class A     2,144,754   
  19,035      Visa, Inc., Class A     2,246,130   
   

 

 

 
      4,390,884   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified REITs 0.6%  
  177,857      Star Asia Financial Ltd.* †     266,786   
   

 

 

 
  Drug Retail 2.2%  
  28,500      Walgreen Co.     954,465   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services 2.0%  
  14,240      Chemed Corp.     892,563   
   

 

 

 
  Hypermarkets & Super Centers 1.1%  
  8,185      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     500,922   
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Oil & Gas 3.1%  
  5,900      Occidental Petroleum Corp.     561,857   
  24,357      Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)     795,226   
   

 

 

 
      1,357,083   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services 0.8%  
  1,625      International Business Machines Corp.     339,056   
   

 

 

 
  Mortgage REITs 12.3%  
  47,600      American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.     1,036,252   
  28,907      Capstead Mortgage Corp.     378,971   
  120,991      Colony Financial, Inc.     1,981,832   
  23,600      Hatteras Financial Corp.     658,440   
  256,366      NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.     1,386,940   
   

 

 

 
      5,442,435   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Drilling 2.2%  
  17,600      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     949,520   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 2.8%  
  11,600      CARBO Ceramics, Inc.     1,223,220   
   

 

 

 
 

Oil & Gas Exploration &

Production 1.3%

 
  25,100      Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     568,013   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 3.6%  
  23,380      Herbalife Ltd.     1,609,012   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 1.9%  
  18,875      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (Israel)     850,508   
   

 

 

 
  Railroads 2.9%  
  16,000      Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)     1,270,607   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks 4.0%  
  268,005      CapitalSource, Inc.     1,768,833   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 1.2%  
  5,270      McDonald’s Corp.     516,987   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Semiconductors 9.9%  
  17,345      Altera Corp.   $ 690,678   
  45,830      Intel Corp.     1,288,281   
  15,070      Linear Technology Corp.     507,859   
  16,815      Microchip Technology, Inc.     625,518   
  33,365      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)     509,817   
  20,700      Xilinx, Inc.     754,101   
   

 

 

 
      4,376,254   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 2.6%  
  3,900      CME Group, Inc.     1,128,387   
   

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies &

Distributors 1.5%

 
  3,130      W.W. Grainger, Inc.     672,355   
   

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication

Services 0.6%

 
  10,590      America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., Series L ADR (Mexico)     262,950   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $29,115,306)
    33,564,192   
   

 

 

 
  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MEMBERSHIP INTEREST 6.6%  
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 1.5%

 
  61,000      Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, LLC     566,080   
  77,279      Star Asia SPV, LLC*** †     124,419   
   

 

 

 
      690,499   
   

 

 

 
  Residential REITs 1.6%  
  50,000      Apollo Global Management, LLC     714,000   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 3.5%  
  166,100      KKR Financial Holdings, LLC     1,529,781   
   

 

 

 
  Total Limited Liability Company Membership Interest
(cost $3,202,020)
    2,934,280   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  CORPORATE BONDS 0.0%  
  Gold 0.0%  
  $210,762      Redcorp Ventures Ltd., 13.00%, 7/11/12, Series D*** † §§ (Canada)   $ 2,112   
   

 

 

 
  Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $155,654)
    2,112   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  MUTUAL FUNDS 0.6%  
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 0.6%

 
  7,800      iPath US Treasury 10-year Bear ETN*   $ 263,484   
   

 

 

 
  Total Mutual Funds
(cost $418,351)
    263,484   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 16.5%  
  Repurchase Agreement 16.5%  
  $7,278,946      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $7,055,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $7,426,008; repurchase proceeds: $7,278,952 (cost $7,278,946)   $ 7,278,946   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $7,278,946)
    7,278,946   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $40,170,277) 99.7%
    44,043,014   
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.3%     122,494   
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 44,165,508   
   

 

 

 
  *Non-income producing.   
  ***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).    
  †Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 11).    
  §§In Default.   
  ADR American Depositary Receipt.   
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.  
  See Notes to Financial Statements.  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Strategic Income Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Canada

    7.4   

Israel

    2.3   

Mexico

    0.7   

Taiwan

    1.4   

United States

    88.2   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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WASATCH ULTRA GROWTH FUND (WAMCX) Schedule of Investments  

 

 

 

Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 94.6%  
  Apparel Retail 1.5%  
  82,268      Body Central Corp.*   $ 2,387,417   
   

 

 

 
  Application Software 8.1%  
  30,885      Concur Technologies, Inc.*     1,772,181   
  101,639      Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*     3,101,006   
  64,228      RealPage, Inc.*     1,231,251   
  153,938      Tangoe, Inc.*     2,895,574   
  48,545      Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*     3,557,377   
   

 

 

 
      12,557,389   
   

 

 

 
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 1.4%

 
  65,578      CETIP S.A. — Mercados Organizados (Brazil)     1,090,418   
  12,430      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.*     1,066,245   
   

 

 

 
      2,156,663   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Parts & Equipment 1.4%  
  73,475      WABCO India Ltd. (India)     2,206,630   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology 3.8%  
  273,698      Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     1,527,709   
  191,044      Exact Sciences Corp.*     2,132,051   
  401,759      NeurogesX, Inc.*     204,776   
  30,504      OncoGenex Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     405,398   
  171,272      Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.*     839,233   
  42,466      Seattle Genetics, Inc.*     865,457   
   

 

 

 
      5,974,624   
   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment 2.4%  
  14,476      F5 Networks, Inc.*     1,953,681   
  61,440      Riverbed Technology, Inc.*     1,725,235   
   

 

 

 
      3,678,916   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Storage & Peripherals 1.1%  
  206,849      Intevac, Inc.*     1,758,217   
   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials 1.0%  
  5,705,580      PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia)     1,606,722   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance 3.8%  
  174,471      DFC Global Corp.*     3,292,268   
  30,514      First Cash Financial Services, Inc.*     1,308,745   
  99,714     

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial

Services Ltd. (India)

    1,309,915   
   

 

 

 
      5,910,928   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 3.2%  
  44,366      ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     1,217,403   
  68,990      Higher One Holdings, Inc.*     1,031,400   
  18,340      Syntel, Inc.     1,027,040   
  89,659      Wirecard AG (Germany)     1,706,212   
   

 

 

 
      4,982,055   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 3.9%  
  1,399,402      City Union Bank Ltd. (India)     1,333,614   
  144,621      HDFC Bank Ltd. (India)     1,467,501   
  35,963      HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (India)     1,226,338   
  290,600      Yes Bank Ltd. (India)     2,104,561   
   

 

 

 
      6,132,014   
   

 

 

 
 

Electrical Components &

Equipment 2.8%

 
  122,960      Polypore International, Inc.*     4,323,274   
   

 

 

 
             
 

Electronic Manufacturing

Services 0.9%

 
  25,193      IPG Photonics Corp.*     1,311,296   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
 

Environmental & Facilities

Services 1.8%

 
  40,878      Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*   $ 815,516   
  60,559      Waste Connections, Inc.     1,969,984   
   

 

 

 
      2,785,500   
   

 

 

 
  General Merchandise Stores 2.1%  
  146,347      Gordmans Stores, Inc.*     3,215,244   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 4.2%  
  209,828      AtriCure, Inc.*     2,087,788   
  706,100      Cardica, Inc.*     1,511,054   
  137,715      Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*     1,273,864   
  96,899      NuVasive, Inc.*     1,631,779   
  16,460      Zonare Medical Systems, Inc.* *** †     165   
   

 

 

 
      6,504,650   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services 0.6%  
  26,211      IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*     967,448   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology 1.5%  
  41,230      Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.     2,330,320   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 2.1%  
  74,697      IDEX Corp.     3,146,984   
  5,463      Proto Labs, Inc.*     186,234   
   

 

 

 
      3,333,218   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Retail 3.9%  
  25,650      HomeAway, Inc.*     650,740   
  120,445      MakeMyTrip Ltd.* (India)     2,766,622   
  50,450      Shutterfly, Inc.*     1,580,598   
  68,455      Yoox S.p.A.* (Italy)     1,086,876   
   

 

 

 
      6,084,836   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 6.4%  
  52,674      Angie’s List, Inc.*     995,012   
  18,234      Brightcove, Inc.*     452,203   
  88,365      Envestnet, Inc.*     1,106,330   
  122,841      SciQuest, Inc.*     1,872,097   
  65,412      SPS Commerce, Inc.*     1,758,274   
  249,712      TechTarget, Inc.*     1,730,504   
  52,135      Vistaprint N.V.*     2,015,018   
  91,388      Xtera Communications, Inc.* *** †     914   
   

 

 

 
      9,930,352   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services 6.3%  
  75,677      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*     5,823,345   
  142,370      hiSoft Technology International Ltd. ADR* (China)     2,138,398   
  113,304      ServiceSource International, Inc.*     1,753,946   
   

 

 

 
      9,715,689   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Products 0.9%  
  155,626      Black Diamond, Inc.*     1,441,097   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.3%  
  58,391      Fluidigm Corp.*     918,491   
  55,138      ICON plc ADR* (Ireland)     1,170,028   
  88,919      MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.*     1,499,174   
   

 

 

 
      3,587,693   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 1.1%  
  25,415      Dril-Quip, Inc.*     1,652,483   
   

 

 

 
 

Oil & Gas Exploration &

Production 0.8%

 
  62,915      Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.*     1,304,857   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 0.2%  
  65,300      Amyris, Inc.*     338,254   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  Packaged Foods & Meats 1.8%  
  50,790      GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (India)   $ 2,766,557   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 0.0%  
  50,403      Ophthonix, Inc.* *** †     504   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 1.7%  
  57,500      Cempra, Inc.*     434,125   
  238,497      ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     2,148,858   
   

 

 

 
      2,582,983   
   

 

 

 
  Research & Consulting Services 2.0%  
  20,599      CoStar Group, Inc.*     1,422,361   
  120,139      eClerx Services Ltd. (India)     1,719,842   
   

 

 

 
      3,142,203   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 2.1%  
  80,000      Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.* (India)     1,825,027   
  19,605      Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.*     1,444,889   
   

 

 

 
      3,269,916   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 8.5%  
  46,943      Hittite Microwave Corp.*     2,549,474   
  25,395      NVE Corp.*     1,345,935   
  120,496      Power Integrations, Inc.††     4,472,812   
  83,537      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     3,592,091   
  37,450      Volterra Semiconductor Corp.*     1,288,842   
   

 

 

 
      13,249,154   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 2.2%  
  98,350      CRISIL Ltd. (India)     1,933,892   
  41,735      MSCI, Inc., Class A*     1,536,265   
   

 

 

 
      3,470,157   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Chemicals 1.3%  
  51,234      Balchem Corp.     1,549,829   
  95,000      EcoSynthetix, Inc.* (Canada)     529,152   
   

 

 

 
      2,078,981   
   

 

 

 
  Systems Software 4.5%  
  26,272      NetSuite, Inc.*     1,321,219   
  96,760      OPNET Technologies, Inc.     2,806,040   
  58,109      Sourcefire, Inc.*     2,796,786   
   

 

 

 
      6,924,045   
   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.0%  
  288,293      LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (India)     1,484,331   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $112,626,796)
    147,146,617   
   

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS 0.7%  
  Biotechnology 0.1%  
  169,492      Nanosys, Inc., Series D Pfd.* *** †     194,068   
  40,380      Nanosys, Inc., Series E Pfd.* *** †     46,235   
   

 

 

 
      240,303   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology 0.6%  
  253,064     

Data Sciences International, Inc.,

Series B Pfd.* *** †

    807,502   
  243,902      TherOx, Inc., Series I Pfd.* *** †     70,732   
   

 

 

 
      878,234   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $2,021,238)
    1,118,537   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST 4.1%  
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 4.1%

 
  Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P.*** †   $ 4,807,536   
  Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P.*** †     1,669,550   
   

 

 

 
      6,477,086   
   

 

 

 
  Total Limited Partnership Interest
(cost $5,424,467)
    6,477,086   
   

 

 

 
  WARRANTS 0.1%  
  Biotechnology 0.0%  
  43,605      NeurogesX, Inc., expiring 7/22/16* *** †     5,451   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 0.1%  
  165,000      Cardica, Inc., expiring 9/29/14* *** †     145,200   
   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $26,076)
    150,651   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.6%  
  Repurchase Agreement 0.6%  
  $872,599      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $850,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $894,700; repurchase proceeds: $872,600†† (cost $872,599)   $ 872,599   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $872,599)
    872,599   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $120,971,176) 100.1%
    155,765,490   
  Liabilities less Other Assets (0.1%)     (215,493
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 155,549,997   
   

 

 

 
  *Non-income producing.  
  ***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).    
  †Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 11).    
  ††All or a portion of this security has been designated as collateral for purchase commitments (see Note 12).    
  ADR American Depositary Receipt.  
  See Notes to Financial Statements.  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Brazil

    0.7   

Canada

    0.3   

China

    1.4   

Germany

    1.1   

India

    14.3   

Indonesia

    1.0   

Ireland

    0.8   

Italy

    0.7   

United Kingdom

    1.0   

United States

    78.7   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares          Value  
             
  COMMON STOCKS 82.0%  
  Application Software 0.8%  
  19,736      BasWare Oyj (Finland)   $ 506,732   
  8,824      Fidessa Group plc (United Kingdom)     233,565   
  1,678      SimCorp A/S (Denmark)     293,120   
   

 

 

 
      1,033,417   
   

 

 

 
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 2.5%

 
  27,500      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     1,571,075   
  93,087      CETIP S.A. — Mercados Organizados (Brazil)     1,547,832   
   

 

 

 
      3,118,907   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 1.2%  
  88,890      Halfords Group plc (United Kingdom)     441,568   
  32,953      Mekonomen AB (Sweden)     1,058,517   
   

 

 

 
      1,500,085   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology 4.6%  
  678,299      Abcam plc (United Kingdom)     3,786,083   
  83,960      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*     1,986,494   
   

 

 

 
      5,772,577   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Hardware 5.3%  
  9,276      Apple, Inc.*     5,560,683   
  112,729      Silicon Graphics International Corp.*     1,091,217   
   

 

 

 
      6,651,900   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Storage & Peripherals 1.1%  
  45,400      EMC Corp.*     1,356,552   
   

 

 

 
  Data Processing & Outsourced Services 11.2%  
  6,553      Alliance Data Systems Corp.*     825,416   
  11,275      MasterCard, Inc., Class A     4,741,588   
  35,000      VeriFone Systems, Inc.*     1,815,450   
  39,495      Visa, Inc., Class A     4,660,410   
  98,966      Wirecard AG (Germany)     1,883,324   
   

 

 

 
      13,926,188   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Support Services 1.8%  
  48,970      Copart, Inc.*     1,276,648   
  42,338      Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. (Canada)     1,005,951   
   

 

 

 
      2,282,599   
   

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment &

Instruments 0.1%

 
  6,039      Hologram Industries (France)     176,388   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 6.6%  
  102,100      DiaSorin S.p.A. (Italy)     2,973,994   
  86,793      Mindray Medical International Ltd. ADR (China)     2,861,565   
  89,700      NuVasive, Inc.*     1,510,548   
  7,024      STRATEC Biomedical AG (Germany)     290,275   
  9,111      Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     628,294   
   

 

 

 
      8,264,676   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities 0.2%  
  93,307      CVS Group plc (United Kingdom)     199,223   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services 3.0%  
  105,511      Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.*     2,480,564   
  165,000      Diagnosticos da America S.A. (Brazil)     1,268,569   
   

 

 

 
      3,749,133   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Supplies 2.1%  
  28,427      Sartorius Stedim Biotech (France)     1,998,259   
  485,382      Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. (China)     550,153   
   

 

 

 
      2,548,412   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
             
  Health Care Technology 0.2%  
  77,155      RaySearch Laboratories AB (Sweden)   $ 277,578   
   

 

 

 
  Household Appliances 1.2%  
  43,009      SodaStream International Ltd.* (Israel)     1,448,543   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Retail 3.2%  
  6,266      Amazon.com, Inc.*     1,268,927   
  37,375      ASOS plc* (United Kingdom)     1,065,203   
  1,768      Netflix, Inc.*     203,391   
  28,100      Start Today Co. Ltd. (Japan)     517,824   
  15,606      zooplus AG* (Germany)     866,502   
   

 

 

 
      3,921,847   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services 10.9%  
  37,056      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     1,359,955   
  86,825      Ancestry.com, Inc.*     1,974,401   
  97,112      eBay, Inc.*     3,582,462   
  7,660      Google, Inc., Class A*     4,911,898   
  3,053      LinkedIn Corp., Class A*     311,376   
  38,125      Vistaprint N.V.*     1,473,531   
  6,528      Xtera Communications, Inc.*** †     65   
   

 

 

 
      13,613,688   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services 1.3%  
  20,900      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*     1,608,255   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.4%  
  47,685      Covance, Inc.*     2,271,236   
  6,397      Eurofins Scientific (France)     697,578   
   

 

 

 
      2,968,814   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 1.1%  
  32,300      World Fuel Services Corp.     1,324,300   
   

 

 

 
 

Other Diversified Financial

Services 0.2%

 
  26,238      Hypoport AG* (Germany)     286,819   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 1.5%  
  27,400      Herbalife Ltd.     1,885,668   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 3.7%  
  43,130      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (Israel)     1,943,438   
  49,600      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.* (Canada)     2,663,024   
   

 

 

 
      4,606,462   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants 1.4%  
  93,505      Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A (Brazil)     1,691,505   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors 7.4%  
  54,812      Altera Corp.     2,182,614   
  98,200      BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. ADR* (China)     560,722   
  117,900      Intel Corp.     3,314,169   
  34,725      Microchip Technology, Inc.     1,291,770   
  52,700      Xilinx, Inc.     1,919,861   
   

 

 

 
      9,269,136   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 3.1%  
  14,958      IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*     2,055,528   
  49,700      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     1,853,313   
   

 

 

 
      3,908,841   
   

 

 

 
  Systems Software 1.2%  
  20,000      Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.* (Israel)     1,276,800   
  7,728      Init Innovation In Traffic Systems AG (Germany)     189,560   
   

 

 

 
      1,466,360   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares

         Value  
             
  Technology Distributors 0.8%  
  27,000      SYNNEX Corp.*   $ 1,029,780   
   

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies &

Distributors 0.9%

 
  75,150      MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Japan)     1,156,014   
   

 

 

 
  Trucking 1.0%  
  15,672      Trancom Co. Ltd. (Japan)     307,740   
  65,631      Zipcar, Inc.*     971,995   
   

 

 

 
      1,279,735   
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $82,819,711)
    102,323,402   
   

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS 1.6%  
  Health Care Equipment 1.6%  
  32,357      Sartorius AG Pfd. (Germany)     2,049,997   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $1,224,920)
    2,049,997   
   

 

 

 
  LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST 0.4%  
 

Asset Management & Custody

Banks 0.4%

 
  Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P.*** †     534,433   
   

 

 

 
  Total Limited Partnership Interest
(cost $454,387)
    534,433   
   

 

 

 
  WARRANTS 0.1%  
  Health Care Equipment 0.1%  
  71,500      Cardica, Inc., expiring 9/29/14* *** †     62,920   
   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $8,937)
    62,920   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 16.7%   
  Repurchase Agreement 16.7%  
  $20,766,789      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $19,705,000 of United States Treasury Notes 2.375% due 3/31/16; value: $21,182,875; repurchase proceeds: $20,766,807†† (cost $20,766,789)   $ 20,766,789   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $20,766,789)
    20,766,789   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $105,274,744) 100.8%
    125,737,541   
  Liabilities less Other Assets (0.8%)     (1,025,467
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 124,712,074   
   

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).

 

†Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 11).

 

††All or a portion of this security has been designated as collateral for purchase commitments (see Note 12).

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  

   

   

   

  

  

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch World Innovators Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Brazil

    4.3   

Canada

    3.5   

China

    3.8   

Denmark

    0.3   

Finland

    0.5   

France

    2.7   

Germany

    5.3   

Israel

    4.4   

Italy

    2.8   

Japan

    1.9   

Sweden

    1.3   

United Kingdom

    5.5   

United States

    63.7   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  ASSET BACKED SECURITIES 2.9%  
  $1,500,000      Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 5.65%, 9/20/19, Series 2007-A8, Class A8   $ 1,793,316   
  900,000      Citibank Omni Master Trust, 4.90%, 11/15/18, Series 2009-A17, Class A17†     985,422   
  1,310,000      World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, 3.96%, 4/15/19,
Series 2010-A, Class A
    1,413,956   
   

 

 

 
  Total Asset Backed Securities
(cost $4,136,841)
    4,192,694   
   

 

 

 
  COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS 21.4%  
  250,000      Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,
5.075%, 11/10/42, Series 2005-1, Class A4†††
    257,654   
  24,760      Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., 2.863%, 2/25/33, Series 2003-A, Class 3A1†††     20,090   
  233,635      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, 4.735%, 9/11/42,
Series 2005-PWR9, Class A2
    238,956   
  157,166      Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, 4.50%, 8/25/19,
Series 2004-J7, Class 2A1
    159,474   
  760,232      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.50%, 9/15/22, Series 3760, Class BA     764,384   
  569,621      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.50%, 4/15/24, Series 3780, Class TA     572,540   
  63,231      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.274%, 11/1/35, Series 1M0010†††     66,558   
  119,748      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.385%, 5/1/31, Series 847292†††     127,027   
  96,839      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.447%, 12/1/32, Series 847527†††     102,457   
  32,229      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.62%, 8/1/33, Series 847281†††     34,364   
  444,130      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.643%, 1/1/25, Series 775629†††     447,438   
  267,865      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.811%, 5/1/25, Series 775617†††     281,345   
  557,797      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.00%, 6/15/17, Series 2714, Class BW     562,693   
  264,306      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 1/15/18, Series 2903, Class BA     265,025   
  413,830      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 12/1/18, Series G11657     444,212   
  44,479      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 2/15/23, Series 2960, Class KP     44,816   
  48,417      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.125%, 6/15/18, Series R016, Class AM     49,058   
  352,619      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 5/15/15, Series 2808, Class VA     376,384   
  117,965      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 10/1/25, Series C90925     129,540   
  360,108      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/29, Series C46102     393,641   
  387,276      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
2.035%, 12/1/35, Series 848390†††
    400,652   
  378,845      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
2.055%, 1/1/35, Series 825245†††
    397,238   
  177,521      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
2.218%, 11/1/34, Series 782320†††
    188,165   
  16,844      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
2.475%, 10/1/32, Series 659567†††
    17,037   
  197,873      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
2.815%, 1/1/18, Series 57735†††
    203,047   
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  $208,784      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
3.025%, 2/1/21, Series 313380†††
  $ 213,054   
  357,988      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
3.50%, 6/25/23, Series 2003-46, Class LD
    375,303   
  420,985      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
3.875%, 1/25/39, Series 2009-2, Class WJ
    445,714   
  281,016      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
4.00%, 10/25/32, Series 2003-28, Class GA
    292,413   
  208,695      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
4.076%, 7/1/19, Series 070377†††
    213,631   
  397,981      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
4.50%, 5/1/19, Series 725445
    427,698   
  375,789      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
4.50%, 7/1/19, Series 725609
    403,849   
  577,844      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
4.50%, 6/25/29, Series 2005-121, Class V
    621,392   
  37,452      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
4.50%, 1/25/30, Series 2004-67, Class AC
    37,476   
  1,301,800      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
5.00%, 7/25/23, Series 2005-4, Class VG
    1,374,175   
  18,883      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
5.00%, 8/25/34, Series 2004-W10, Class A24
    18,883   
  250,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
5.50%, 5/25/23, Series 2003-42, Class EK
    286,021   
  885,678      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 2.125%, 7/20/34, Series 80987†††     917,164   
  320,001      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 2.25%, 1/20/30, Series 80364†††     330,644   
  866,571      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 2.375%, 6/20/30, Series 80416†††     897,486   
  1,077,040      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 3.00%, 8/20/38, Series 2010-47, Class CG     1,115,617   
  1,154,275      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 3.00%, 12/20/38, Series 2010-89, Class PA     1,194,860   
  1,603,619      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 3.00%, 5/20/39, Series 2010-68, Class YE     1,662,899   
  1,179,320      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 3.00%, 6/20/41, Series 2011-138, Class PN     1,214,221   
  269,822      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 3.25%, 7/20/37, Series 2010-33, Class AP     271,693   
  869,824      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.00%, 6/20/38, Series 2009-69, Class WC     912,895   
  1,244,406      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.00%, 9/20/38, Series 2009-108, Class WG     1,332,039   
  1,248,119      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.00%, 3/20/39, Series 2009-31, Class TA     1,322,053   
  1,124,056      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.00%, 4/16/39, Series 2009-110, Class AB     1,176,363   
  617,366      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.50%, 8/15/24, Series 717874     669,734   
  3,929      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.50%, 1/20/31, Series 2005-38, Class A     3,929   
  940,089      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.50%, 6/20/34, Series 2009-101, Class G     985,043   
  962,577      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.50%, 8/20/34, Series 2009-36, Class G     1,013,361   
  933,763      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.50%, 8/16/35, Series 2009-62, Class DT     973,724   
  559,464      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.50%, 2/20/38, Series 2009-55, Class NP     607,686   
  877,645      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.50%, 3/20/39, Series 2009-14, Class AG     953,675   
  365,566      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 4.658%, 12/16/30, Series 2005-12, Class C     381,843   
  781,533      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 5.00%, 9/16/31, Series 2009-38, Class A     825,645   
  500,000      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 5.00%, 7/20/34, Series 2004-105, Class MC     560,155   
 

 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  $ 195,258      Government National Mortgage Assoc., 5.00%, 8/20/39, Series 004513   $ 210,272   
   

 

 

 
  Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $30,064,756)
    30,786,405   
   

 

 

 
  CORPORATE BONDS 38.0%  
  Aerospace & Defense 1.0%  
  200,000      General Dynamics Corp., 4.25%, 5/15/13     208,255   
  250,000      Martin Marietta Corp., 7.375%, 4/15/13     264,633   
  1,000,000      Raytheon Co., 1.625%, 10/15/15     1,017,921   
   

 

 

 
      1,490,809   
   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics 0.4%  
  500,000      United Parcel Service, Inc., 3.875%, 4/1/14     531,569   
   

 

 

 
  Automotive Retail 0.6%  
  775,000      AutoZone, Inc., 5.50%, 11/15/15     873,254   
   

 

 

 
  Beverages — Non-alcoholic 1.0%  
  500,000      PepsiAmericas, Inc., 5.00%, 5/15/17     585,238   
  750,000      PepsiCo, Inc., 5.00%, 6/1/18     875,386   
   

 

 

 
      1,460,624   
   

 

 

 
  Cable & Satellite 0.6%  
  800,000      Comcast Corp., 4.95%, 6/15/16     898,586   
   

 

 

 
 

Commercial Banks — Central

U.S. 0.4%

 
  600,000      SunTrust Bank, 4.00%, 6/30/14†††     593,485   
   

 

 

 
 

Commercial Banks — Southern

U.S. 0.6%

 
  800,000      BB&T Corp., 3.20%, 3/15/16 MTN     840,982   
   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks — Non-U.S. 1.5%  
  1,100,000      Royal Bank of Canada, 2.30%, 7/20/16 MTN (Canada)     1,128,960   
  1,000,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The),
2.375%, 10/19/16 (Canada)
    1,025,757   
   

 

 

 
      2,154,717   
   

 

 

 
  Computer Hardware 0.8%  
  900,000      Hewlett-Packard Co., 2.125%, 9/13/15     907,131   
  300,000      Hewlett-Packard Co., 6.50%, 7/1/12     303,982   
   

 

 

 
      1,211,113   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks 0.8%  
  500,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.,
5.85%, 9/1/17 MTN
    598,996   
  500,000      PACCAR Financial Corp.,
1.95%, 12/17/12 MTN
    504,619   
   

 

 

 
      1,103,615   
   

 

 

 
  Cosmetics & Toiletries 0.4%  
  476,910      Procter & Gamble — ESOP,
9.36%, 1/1/21, Series A
    631,615   
   

 

 

 
  Distillers & Vintners 0.4%  
  504,000      Diageo Capital plc, 7.375%, 1/15/14 (United Kingdom)     562,097   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks 3.6%  
  1,250,000      Bank of America Corp.,
7.375%, 5/15/14 MTN
    1,356,912   
  500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
3.625%, 2/7/16
    499,858   
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  $500,000      SouthTrust Corp., 5.80%, 6/15/14   $ 541,438   
  1,125,000      US Bancorp, 4.20%, 5/15/14     1,203,830   
  750,000      Wachovia Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/14     807,251   
  700,000      Wachovia Corp., 5.75%, 2/1/18 MTN     813,844   
   

 

 

 
      5,223,133   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Financial Services 0.8%  
  1,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
5.625%, 5/1/18
    1,159,087   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Metals & Mining 0.3%  
  450,000      Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc., 4.50%, 5/15/13 (Canada)     469,050   
   

 

 

 
  Drug Retail 0.3%  
  400,000      Walgreen Co., 4.875%, 8/1/13     423,420   
   

 

 

 
  Electric Utilities 0.9%  
  300,000      Florida Power & Light Co., 4.85%, 2/1/13     310,510   
  600,000      Georgia Power Co., 5.125%, 11/15/12, Series K     616,721   
  350,000      Iberdrola International B.V.,
6.75%, 6/15/12
    353,200   
   

 

 

 
      1,280,431   
   

 

 

 
  Enterprise Software & Services 0.8%  
  1,000,000      Oracle Corp., 5.75%, 4/15/18     1,215,713   
   

 

 

 
  Finance — Auto Loans 0.4%  
  500,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
1.25%, 11/17/14
    505,846   
   

 

 

 
  Finance — Consumer Loans 0.7%  
  1,000,000      John Deere Capital Corp., 2.00%, 1/13/17 MTN     1,020,059   
   

 

 

 
  Finance — Credit Card 0.8%  
  975,000      American Express Co., 6.15%, 8/28/17     1,145,509   
   

 

 

 
  Finance — Other Services 0.4%  
  500,000      Sun Canada Financial Co.,
7.25%, 12/15/15†
    564,071   
   

 

 

 
  Footwear 0.5%  
  600,000      Nike, Inc., 5.15%, 10/15/15 MTN     674,149   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment 0.2%  
  250,000      Baxter International, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/15     276,592   
   

 

 

 
  Household Appliances 0.3%  
  350,000      Whirlpool Corp., 8.00%, 5/1/12 MTN     351,780   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Conglomerates 2.8%  
  500,000      3M Co., 4.375%, 8/15/13 MTN     526,596   
  2,350,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
5.40%, 2/15/17 MTN
    2,691,274   
  740,000      Tyco International Finance S.A.,
6.00%, 11/15/13
    797,984   
   

 

 

 
      4,015,854   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Gases 0.5%  
  600,000      Praxair, Inc., 4.625%, 3/30/15     665,652   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery 0.4%  
  600,000      Parker Hannifin Corp., 4.875%, 2/15/13     621,607   
   

 

 

 
  Instruments — Scientific 0.4%  
  600,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.,
2.15%, 12/28/12
    605,034   
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Telecommunication Services 1.4%  
  149,929      Ameritech Capital Funding, 9.10%, 6/1/16     175,791   
  870,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.50%, 8/15/15     905,533   
 

 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  $520,000      Verizon Communications, Inc.,
5.55%, 2/15/16
  $ 597,242   
  300,000      Verizon Global Funding Corp.,
4.375%, 6/1/13
    312,951   
   

 

 

 
      1,991,517   
   

 

 

 
  Life & Health Insurance 1.4%  
  500,000      Principal Life Income Funding Trusts, 5.30%, 4/24/13 MTN     522,321   
  850,000      Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.20%, 1/15/15     939,826   
  480,000      Prudential Holdings, LLC, 7.245%, 12/18/23, Series FSA†     551,923   
   

 

 

 
      2,014,070   
   

 

 

 
  Medical Instruments 0.9%  
  1,100,000      Medtronic, Inc., 4.75%, 9/15/15, Series B     1,231,237   
   

 

 

 
  Medical — Drugs 0.5%  
  575,000      Pharmacia Corp., 6.75%, 12/15/27     721,112   
   

 

 

 
  Medical — Health Maintenance Organizations 0.7%  
  1,000,000      WellPoint, Inc., 2.375%, 2/15/17     1,007,004   
   

 

 

 
  Movies & Entertainment 0.7%  
  300,000      Walt Disney Co. (The), 2.75%, 8/16/21     298,815   
  250,000      Walt Disney Co. (The), 4.50%,
12/15/13 MTN
    266,754   
  350,000      Walt Disney Co. (The), 6.00%, 7/17/17, Series C MTN     426,322   
   

 

 

 
      991,891   
   

 

 

 
  Oil Companies — Exploration & Production 0.5%  
  600,000      Apache Finance Canada Corp.,
4.375%, 5/15/15 (Canada)
    658,898   
   

 

 

 
  Oil Companies — Integrated 0.6%  
  750,000      ConocoPhillips, 5.75%, 2/1/19     912,650   
   

 

 

 
 

Other Diversified Financial

Services 0.2%

 
  260,000      Source One Mortgage Services,
9.00%, 6/1/12 MTN
    262,878   
   

 

 

 
  Personal Products 0.5%  
  655,000      Avon Products, Inc., 5.625%, 3/1/14     701,422   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals 2.7%  
  745,000      AstraZeneca plc, 5.90%, 9/15/17
(United Kingdom)
    892,904   
  795,000      Cardinal Health, Inc., 6.00%, 6/15/17     910,096   
  1,000,000      Johnson & Johnson, 5.55%, 8/15/17     1,218,218   
  725,000      Pharmacia Corp., 6.50%, 12/1/18     903,241   
   

 

 

 
      3,924,459   
   

 

 

 
  Property & Casualty Insurance 0.3%  
  435,000      Allstate Corp. (The), 7.50%, 6/15/13     469,934   
   

 

 

 
  Railroads 0.2%  
  300,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC,
4.30%, 7/1/13
    311,696   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks 0.5%  
  700,000      Fifth Third Bancorp, 5.45%, 1/15/17     771,161   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductor Equipment 0.2%  
  250,000      Applied Materials, Inc., 2.65%, 6/15/16     259,352   
   

 

 

 
  Soft Drinks 0.4%  
  600,000      Bottling Group, LLC, 4.625%, 11/15/12     615,193   
   

 

 

 
  Specialized Finance 0.4%  
  600,000      CME Group, Inc., 5.40%, 8/1/13     635,656   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  Specialty Chemicals 1.1%  
  $1,150,000      Lubrizol Corp., 8.875%, 2/1/19   $ 1,558,325   
   

 

 

 
  Steel 0.7%  
  950,000      Nucor Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/12     976,177   
   

 

 

 
  Super-Regional Banks — U.S. 1.0%  
  1,350,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 5.875%, 6/13/16     1,493,216   
   

 

 

 
  Transport — Rail 0.5%  
  700,000      Union Pacific Corp., 5.375%, 5/1/14     759,287   
   

 

 

 
  Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $53,296,397)
    54,836,588   
   

 

 

 
  MUNICIPAL BONDS 1.3%  
  650,000      Arizona State Transportation Board Highway Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/23     735,124   
  625,000      City of Liberty, MO, 4.45%, 10/1/13 (NATL-RE)     637,981   
  500,000      Richmond Joint Powers Financing Authority, 8.25%, 7/1/19 Class B     552,730   
   

 

 

 
  Total Municipal Bonds
(cost $1,794,201)
    1,925,835   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
  MUTUAL FUNDS 0.5%  
  44,453      Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund   $ 759,257   
   

 

 

 
  Total Mutual Funds
(cost $666,443)
    759,257   
   

 

 

 
  EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 0.5%  
  6,000      iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund     694,200   
   

 

 

 
  Total Exchange Traded Funds
(cost $519,311)
    694,200   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
SECURITIES 21.8%
 
  $1,000,000      Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.65%, 5/11/15   $ 1,056,454   
  1,000,000      Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.85%, 2/11/15     1,087,304   
  1,000,000      Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.875%, 10/7/13     1,052,108   
  650,000      Federal Farm Credit Bank, 4.875%, 4/1/14     705,075   
  1,550,000      Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.00%, 9/14/12     1,583,052   
  1,500,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.875%, 12/19/14     1,501,484   
  1,150,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.25%, 11/16/15 MTN     1,152,295   
  2,000,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.50%, 5/27/16     2,124,306   
  1,500,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.52%, 12/9/14     1,576,509   
  1,300,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.00%, 7/28/14     1,380,896   
  700,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.75%, 11/17/15     799,475   
  3,000,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 1.00%, 3/21/17, Series 0000##     2,983,278   
 

 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  $1,500,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
1.125%, 12/28/16, Series 0001##
  $ 1,503,726   
  1,525,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
1.25%, 10/26/16, Series 4##
    1,528,951   
  1,050,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
2.05%, 5/23/17
    1,083,596   
  1,000,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
2.075%, 3/7/16
    1,003,270   
  2,200,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
2.625%, 11/20/14
    2,320,287   
  700,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
3.00%, 12/29/16
    704,273   
  1,800,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
4.875%, 12/15/16
    2,111,672   
  600,000      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
5.24%, 8/7/18
    636,629   
  579,429      New Valley Generation IV,
4.687%, 1/15/22***
    635,170   
  800,000      Tennessee Valley Authority,
6.00%, 3/15/13, Series C
    843,602   
  1,000,000      Tennessee Valley Authority,
6.25%, 12/15/17, Series E
    1,262,040   
  1,000,000      Tennessee Valley Authority Generic Strip, 0.00%, 11/1/18, Series C###     861,497   
   

 

 

 
  Total U.S. Government Agency Securities
(cost $30,770,216)
    31,496,949   
   

 

 

 
  U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED BONDS 2.0%  
  1,251,650      U.S. Treasury Bond, 0.125%, 1/15/22#     1,281,377   
  1,406,340      U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.625%, 1/15/18#     1,616,192   
   

 

 

 
  Total U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Bonds
(cost $2,658,723)
    2,897,569   
   

 

 

 
  U.S. TREASURY NOTES 9.3%  
  2,250,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 2.75%, 12/31/17     2,435,801   
  4,325,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 3.25%, 12/31/16     4,776,422   
  5,500,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 3.625%, 8/15/19     6,242,071   
   

 

 

 
  Total U.S. Treasury Notes
(cost $13,307,750)
    13,454,294   
   

 

 

 
Shares          Value  
  PREFERRED STOCKS 1.2%  
  Cable & Satellite 0.3%  
  15,000      Comcast Corp., 6.625%, Pfd.   $ 379,500   
  2,500      Comcast Corp., 7.00%, Series B Pfd.     62,875   
   

 

 

 
      442,375   
   

 

 

 
 

Investment Banking &

Brokerage 0.3%

 
  15,000      Morgan Stanley Cap TR VI, 6.60%, Pfd.     372,300   
   

 

 

 
  Mortgage REITs 0.2%  
  9,200      Harris Preferred Capital Corp.,
7.375%, Series A Pfd.§§§
    234,140   
   

 

 

 
 

Other Diversified Financial

Services 0.4%

 
  25,000      Bank One Capital TR VI, 7.20%, Pfd.     638,750   
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $1,661,165)
    1,687,565   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.8%  
  Repurchase Agreement 0.8%  
  $1,086,079      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $1,055,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/17; value: $1,110,480; repurchase proceeds: $1,086,080 (cost $1,086,079)   $ 1,086,079   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,086,079)
    1,086,079   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $139,961,882) 99.7%
    143,817,435   
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.3%     453,867   
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 144,271,302   
   

 

 

 
  ***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (see Note 15).    
  †Liquid security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.    
  †††Variable rate securities.   
  §§§Perpetual Maturity. Callable any time after first call date. Maturity date is next call date.    
  #Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. A U.S. Treasury Note or Bond that offers protection from inflation by paying a fixed rate of interest on principal amount that is adjusted for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index.      
  ##Step Bond. The rate shown is as of March 31, 2012 and will reset at a future date.    
  ###Zero Coupon Bond.   
  MTN Medium Term Note.   
  NATL-RE National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation.   
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.   
  See Notes to Financial Statements.   

At March 31, 2012, Wasatch-1st Source Income Fund’s investments, excluding short-term investments, were in the following countries:

 

Country   %  

Canada

    2.3   

United Kingdom

    1.0   

United States

    96.7   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS 97.8%   
  $30,500,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.125%, 11/15/41   $ 29,256,180   
  8,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.125%, 2/15/42     7,668,752   
  9,700,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.50%, 2/15/39     10,077,388   
  3,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.875%, 8/15/40     3,318,282   
  6,335,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.25%, 5/15/39     7,463,422   
  6,900,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.25%, 11/15/40     8,125,826   
  1,400,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375%, 2/15/38     1,681,093   
  1,040,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375%, 5/15/40     1,249,788   
  10,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.50%, 5/15/38     12,240,620   
  6,000,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.50%, 8/15/39     7,350,000   
  11,300,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.75%, 2/15/37     14,301,563   
  6,260,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.75%, 2/15/41     7,978,564   
  58,400,000      U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only, 5/15/30     32,626,620   
  52,300,000      U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only, 2/15/31     28,480,697   
  54,837,000      U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only, 2/15/37     23,319,379   
  55,000,000      U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only, 5/15/39     21,343,905   
  26,000,000      U.S. Treasury Strip, principal only, 5/15/40     9,680,684   
   

 

 

 
  Total U.S. Government Obligations
(cost $209,796,876)
    226,162,763   
   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
         Value  
             
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 1.9%  
  Repurchase Agreement 1.9%  
  $4,305,896      Repurchase Agreement dated 3/30/12, 0.01% due 4/2/12 with State Street Bank and Trust Co. collateralized by $4,175,000 of United States Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/13/17; value: $4,394,555; repurchase proceeds: $4,305,899 (cost $4,305,896)   $ 4,305,896   
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $4,305,896)
    4,305,896   
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $214,102,772) 99.7%
    230,468,659   
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.3%     639,137   
   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS 100.0%   $ 231,107,796   
   

 

 

 
  See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

 

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        CORE
GROWTH
FUND
     EMERGING
INDIA
FUND
    

EMERGING

MARKETS

SMALL CAP
FUND

 
          

Assets:

          

Investments, at cost

          

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 332,778,652       $ 12,870,634       $ 998,654,200   

Repurchase agreements

       37,636,432         468,757         35,483,088   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $ 370,415,084       $ 13,339,391       $ 1,034,137,288   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments, at market value

          

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 501,491,130       $ 12,886,921       $ 1,215,010,336   

Repurchase agreements

       37,636,432         468,757         35,483,088   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       539,127,562         13,355,678         1,250,493,424   

Cash

                         

Foreign currency on deposit (cost of $0, $69,799, $962,883, $254,335, $2,004, $111,422, $7,293 and $89,354, respectively)

               70,133         965,150   

Receivable for investment securities sold

       2,083,978                 3,081,760   

Capital shares receivable

       472,898         7,484         1,458,948   

Interest and dividends receivable

       158,072         15,558         1,562,515   

Receivable from Advisor

               6,263           

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       42,005         36,602         106,328   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       541,884,515         13,491,718         1,257,668,125   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Payable for securities purchased

                       10,502,954   

Capital shares payable

       1,163,965         500         1,960,197   

Payable to Advisor

       454,888                 1,573,077   

Accrued fund administration fees

       7,712         188         17,395   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

       157,425         41,125         343,963   

Other payables

       85,527         89,182         5,919,475   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       1,869,517         130,995         20,317,061   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 540,014,998       $ 13,360,723       $ 1,237,351,064   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

          

Capital stock

     $ 134,526       $ 71,359       $ 4,708,270   

Paid-in-capital in excess of par

       434,757,732         14,066,819         1,092,463,088   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

       (1,770,402      (157,612      (5,042,909

Undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

       (61,729,346      (547,104      (65,178,191

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

       168,622,488         (72,739      210,400,806   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 540,014,998       $ 13,360,723       $ 1,237,351,064   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

          

Investor Class

       531,265,671         13,360,723         1,237,351,064   

Institutional Class2

       8,749,327                   
          

Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized,
$.01 par value)

          

Investor Class

       13,234,682         7,135,928         470,827,031   

Institutional Class2

       217,912                   
          

NET ASSET VALUE, REDEMPTION PRICE AND OFFERING
PRICE PER SHARE

          

Investor Class

     $ 40.14       $ 1.87       $ 2.63   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class2

     $ 40.15       $       $   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Fund inception date was January 31, 2012.

 

2 

Institutional Class inception date was January 31, 2012.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FRONTIER

EMERGING

SMALL COUNTRIES

FUND1

   

GLOBAL

OPPORTUNITIES

FUND

   

HERITAGE

GROWTH

FUND

   

INTERNATIONAL

GROWTH

FUND

   

INTERNATIONAL

OPPORTUNITIES

FUND

 
       
       
       
$ 6,102,326      $ 114,551,851      $ 74,949,995      $ 246,291,163      $ 150,413,324   
  1,083,788        1,682,252        9,129,952        13,964,975        11,599,983   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 7,186,114      $ 116,234,103      $ 84,079,947      $ 260,256,138      $ 162,013,307   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
$ 6,148,672      $ 152,572,668      $ 98,522,945      $ 318,110,536      $ 176,327,728   
  1,083,788        1,682,252        9,129,952        13,964,975        11,599,983   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  7,232,460        154,254,920        107,652,897        332,075,511        187,927,711   
  145,844                      9,452          
 

 

    

253,952

  

  

    2,005        105,078        7,299        88,867   
  310        3,029,860               6,154        13   
  257,959        104,796        221,065        2,303,193        115,192   
  34,544        204,492        35,618        671,215        520,185   
  26,131                               
  61,541        28,109        11,026        30,764        21,365   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  8,012,741        157,624,182        108,025,684        335,103,588        188,673,333   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
  914,494        1,512,987        152,071        2,312,204        63   
         154,804        34,307        166,974        159,489   
         197,746        52,728        340,739        252,204   
  65        2,234        1,524        4,590        2,661   
  44,306        120,653        43,996        130,792        163,334   
  1,914                      417,555        254,986   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  960,779        1,988,424        284,626        3,372,854        832,737   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 7,051,962      $ 155,635,758      $ 107,741,058      $ 331,730,734      $ 187,840,596   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
$ 34,422      $ 394,085      $ 81,821      $ 159,305      $ 822,781   
  6,959,432        101,044,845        81,436,806        294,053,873        165,270,285   
  25,295        (1,429,340     (247,241     (1,407,815     (813,086

 

(11,609

    17,606,993        2,903,064        (32,460,691     (3,099,849

 

44,422

  

    38,019,175        23,566,608        71,386,062        25,660,465   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 7,051,962      $ 155,635,758      $ 107,741,058      $ 331,730,734      $ 187,840,596   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
  7,051,962        155,635,758        107,741,058        331,730,734        187,840,596   
                                
       
 
    
  
       
  3,442,201        39,408,515        8,182,111        15,930,503        82,278,135   
                                
       
 
    
  
       
$ 2.05      $ 3.95      $ 13.17      $ 20.82      $ 2.28   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$      $      $      $      $   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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LARGE CAP
VALUE

FUND

     LONG/SHORT
FUND
    

MICRO

CAP

FUND

 
          

Assets:

          

Investments, at cost

          

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 1,318,380,001       $ 830,373,993       $ 213,755,395   

Affiliated issuers1

               17,141,582         1,540,000   

Repurchase agreements

       56,390,424         242,749,416         8,643,950   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $ 1,374,770,425       $ 1,090,264,991       $ 223,939,345   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments, at market value

          

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 1,608,853,323       $ 909,620,337       $ 298,091,002   

Affiliated issuers1

               15,437,248         23,562   

Repurchase agreements

       56,390,424         242,749,416         8,643,950   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,665,243,747         1,167,807,001         306,758,514   

Cash

                         

Foreign currency on deposit (cost of $0, $0, $0, $23,503, $26,051, $154,056, $1,622 and $0, respectively)

                         

Receivable for investment securities sold

       4,720,138         13,947,104         14,473   

Receivable from broker for securities sold short

               104,928,398           

Capital shares receivable

       714,458         5,965,810         149,112   

Interest and dividends receivable

       2,266,437         1,083,943         106,000   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       176,065         76,163         16,755   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,673,120,845         1,293,808,419         307,044,854   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Call options written at value (premiums of $0, $3,126,989, $0, $0, $0, $0, $0 and $0, respectively)

               2,898,141           

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds of $0, $118,513,228, $0, $0, $0, $0, $0 and $0, respectively)

               124,827,810           

Payable for securities purchased

               4,977,854         1,774,343   

Capital shares payable

       2,321,504         786,286         109,548   

Dividends payable to shareholders

       233,262                   

Payable to Advisor

       1,221,722         1,060,701         498,644   

Accrued fund administration fees

       23,977         16,267         4,319   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

       453,392         104,812         97,199   

Other payables

                       27,509   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

                         
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       4,253,857         134,671,871         2,511,562   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,668,866,988       $ 1,159,136,548       $ 304,533,292   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

          

Capital stock

     $ 1,161,795       $ 845,947       $ 536,881   

Paid-in-capital in excess of par

       1,389,113,268         1,064,944,948         282,302,555   

Undistributed net investment loss

       (10,716      (938,129      (1,963,030

Undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

       (11,870,686      22,827,506         (59,132,707

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

       290,473,327         71,456,276         82,789,593   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,668,866,988       $ 1,159,136,548       $ 304,533,292   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

          

Investor Class

       1,658,890,380         1,159,136,548         304,533,292   

Institutional Class2

       9,976,608                   

Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized,
$.01 par value)

          

Investor Class

       115,484,859         84,594,712         53,688,142   

Institutional Class2

       694,686                   

NET ASSET VALUE, REDEMPTION PRICE AND OFFERING
PRICE PER SHARE

          

Investor Class

     $ 14.36       $ 13.70       $ 5.67   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class2

     $ 14.36       $       $   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1See

Note 10 for information on affiliated issuers.

 

2Institutional

Class inception date was January 31, 2012.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MICRO CAP

VALUE

FUND

    SMALL CAP
GROWTH
FUND
   

SMALL CAP
VALUE

FUND

    STRATEGIC
INCOME
FUND
    ULTRA
GROWTH
FUND
 
       
       
       
$ 125,063,993      $ 957,311,392      $ 146,149,937      $ 32,891,331      $ 120,098,577   
         104,829,716                        
  5,414,139        94,503,832        9,972,865        7,278,946        872,599   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 130,478,132      $ 1,156,644,940      $ 156,122,802      $ 40,170,277      $ 120,971,176   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
$ 153,088,276      $ 1,475,362,831      $ 180,829,336      $ 36,764,068      $ 154,892,891   
         131,573,459                        
  5,414,139        94,503,832        9,972,865        7,278,946        872,599   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  158,502,415        1,701,440,122        190,802,201        44,043,014        155,765,490   
                       5,154          
       
  23,503        26,071        154,103        1,622          
  1,520,588        12,529,718        365,206               430,302   
                                
  29,132        7,257,936        3,522        50,605        53,239   
  181,404        477,944        50,334        131,323        50,828   
  16,326        72,228        31,306        20,381        16,611   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  160,273,368        1,721,804,019        191,406,672        44,252,099        156,316,470   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
       
                                
       
                                
  655,433        5,794,114        278,724        1,907        485,671   
  10,308,161        1,191,644        64,072        40,816        52,888   
                       3,084          
  239,515        1,420,579        160,237        19,279        129,532   
  2,251        23,950        2,736        619        2,188   
  97,247        556,648        96,292        20,886        89,468   
  78,134        1,133,425        95,446               6,726   
  52,119                               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  11,432,860        10,120,360        697,507        86,591        766,473   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 148,840,508      $ 1,711,683,659      $ 190,709,165      $ 44,165,508      $ 155,549,997   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
$ 542,138      $ 396,409      $ 496,538      $ 47,842      $ 67,215   
  114,309,858        1,147,902,946        262,333,031        46,153,028        116,515,178   
  (2,162,540     (6,144,349     (909,874     (45,930     (250,681
       
  8,260,946        25,872,699        (105,794,530     (5,862,194     4,431,506   
       
  27,890,106        543,655,954        34,584,000        3,872,762        34,786,779   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 148,840,508      $ 1,711,683,659      $ 190,709,165      $ 44,165,508      $ 155,549,997   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
  148,840,508        1,711,683,659        183,406,401        44,165,508        155,549,997   
                7,302,764                 
 
    
 
       
  54,213,826        39,640,931        47,756,064        4,784,153        6,721,462   
                1,897,699                 
       
       
$ 2.75      $ 43.18      $ 3.84      $ 9.23      $ 23.14   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$      $      $ 3.85      $      $   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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        WORLD
INNOVATORS
FUND
     INCOME
FUND
    

U.S.

TREASURY

FUND

 
          

Assets:

          

Investments, at cost

          

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 84,507,955       $ 138,875,803       $ 209,796,876   

Repurchase agreements

       20,766,789         1,086,079         4,305,896   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $ 105,274,744       $ 139,961,882       $ 214,102,772   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments, at market value

          

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 104,970,752       $ 142,731,356       $ 226,162,763   

Repurchase agreements

       20,766,789         1,086,079         4,305,896   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       125,737,541         143,817,435         230,468,659   

Receivable for investment securities sold

       753,355                   

Capital shares receivable

       153,660         8,507         258,170   

Interest and dividends receivable

       81,090         1,100,558         998,915   

Receivable from Advisor

       32,694                   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       18,684         22,142         34,436   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       126,777,024         144,948,642         231,760,180   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Payable for securities purchased

       1,931,323                   

Capital shares payable

       64,872         533,475         346,570   

Dividends payable to shareholders

               40,200         140,995   

Payable to Advisor

               67,415         101,472   

Accrued fund administration fees

       1,621         2,071         3,428   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

       67,134         34,179         59,919   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       2,064,950         677,340         652,384   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 124,712,074       $ 144,271,302       $ 231,107,796   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

          

Capital stock

     $ 69,002       $ 139,868       $ 137,966   

Paid-in-capital in excess of par

       119,354,308         141,384,834         215,536,503   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

       (548,561      278,169         45,032   

Undistributed net realized loss on investments and foreign currency translations

       (14,623,484      (1,387,122      (977,592

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

       20,460,809         3,855,553         16,365,887   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 124,712,074       $ 144,271,302       $ 231,107,796   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

          

Investor Class

       124,712,074         144,271,302         231,107,796   

Institutional Class1

                         

Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized,
$.01 par value)

          

Investor Class

       6,900,210         13,986,808         13,796,599   

Institutional Class1

                         

NET ASSET VALUE, REDEMPTION PRICE AND OFFERING
PRICE PER SHARE

          

Investor Class

     $ 18.07       $ 10.31       $ 16.75   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class1

     $       $       $   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Institutional Class inception date was January 31, 2012.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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WASATCH FUNDSStatements of Operations  

 

 

 

        CORE
GROWTH
FUND
    

EMERGING

INDIA

FUND

    

EMERGING

MARKETS

SMALL CAP
FUND

 
          

Investment Income:

          

Interest

     $ 1,294       $ 24       $ 3,182   

Dividends2

          

Unaffiliated issuers

       1,310,704         39,513         5,499,305   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

       1,311,998         39,537         5,502,487   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

          

Investment advisory fees

       2,483,284         83,729         8,467,180   

Shareholder servicing fees — Investor Class

       322,352         27,347         887,474   

Shareholder servicing fees — Institutional Class3

       1,597                   

Fund administration fees

       44,802         1,019         87,072   

Fund accounting fees

       31,742         12,826         64,411   

Reports to shareholders

       47,902         1,277         102,360   

Custody fees

       45,760         20,948         505,853   

Federal and state registration fees — Investor Class

       14,898         5,185         45,116   

Federal and state registration fees — Institutional Class3

       1,296                   

Legal fees

       11,607         229         20,289   

Trustees’ fees

       17,742         338         31,093   

Interest

       2,544         231         4,369   

Offering and organization costs

               54,875           

Audit fees

       11,506         11,306         11,012   

Other expenses

       17,952 4       4,747         36,475   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reimbursement

       3,054,984         224,057         10,262,704   

Reimbursement of expenses by Advisor

       (2,517      (114,977      (823,502
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       3,052,467         109,080         9,439,202   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       (1,740,469      (69,543      (3,936,715
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

          

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations

          

Unaffiliated issuers

       20,671,940         (475,799      (45,056,937

Net realized gain on options written

       178,735                   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investments, options written and foreign currency translations

       81,251,936         1,021,287         246,215,005   

Change in deferred foreign capital gains taxes

       (85,527      (89,182      (4,066,471
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net gain on investments

       102,017,084         456,306         197,091,597   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 100,276,615       $ 386,763       $ 193,154,882   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1Fund

inception date was January 31, 2012.

 

2Net

of $80,576, $0, $256,399, $4,327, $76,560, $7,465, $118,563 and $92,710 in foreign withholding taxes, respectively.

 

3Institutional

Class inception date was January 31, 2012.

 

4 

Includes class specific expenses of $238 for Investor Class and $47 for Institutional Class.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FRONTIER

EMERGING

SMALL COUNTRIES

FUND1

   

GLOBAL

OPPORTUNITIES

FUND

   

HERITAGE

GROWTH

FUND

   

INTERNATIONAL

GROWTH
FUND

   

INTERNATIONAL

OPPORTUNITIES

FUND

 
       
       
$ 9      $ 274      $ 311      $ 202      $ 566   
       
  36,472        949,243        347,852        1,454,420        1,163,782   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  36,481        949,517        348,163        1,454,622        1,164,348   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
  8,522        1,328,109        317,009        1,838,706        1,636,519   
  12,003        149,900        82,426        217,614        253,173   
                                
  85        16,050        8,156        26,559        15,153   
  5,496        28,522        10,613        30,186        25,613   
  815        28,240        8,217        26,909        39,014   
  20,199        62,901        2,987        118,766        85,906   
  513        29,526        9,459        24,623        12,951   
                                
  163        5,260        2,088        7,352        4,160   
  274        8,134        3,015        11,244        6,253   
  34        7,433        350        12,281        2,661   
  11,808                               
  5,344        11,588        11,012        11,012        11,382   
  1,322        13,202        6,420        15,399        13,178   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  66,578        1,688,865        461,752        2,340,651        2,105,963   
  (55,392            (31,178            (215,016

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  11,186        1,688,865        430,574        2,340,651        1,890,947   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  25,295        (739,348     (82,411     (886,029     (726,599

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
       
  (11,609     17,552,217        3,196,518        (5,685,153     (3,009,652
                                

 

46,336

  

    15,676,310        14,790,932        62,091,508        28,014,829   
  (1,914                   (312,059     (249,501

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  32,813        33,228,527        17,987,450        56,094,296        24,755,676   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 58,108      $ 32,489,179      $ 17,905,039      $ 55,208,267      $ 24,029,077   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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LARGE CAP
VALUE

FUND

     LONG/SHORT
FUND
    

MICRO

CAP

FUND

 
          

Investment Income:

          

Interest

     $ 3,279       $ 10,263       $ 240   

Dividends1

          

Unaffiliated issuers

       21,332,369         6,494,107         1,108,883   

Affiliated issuers2

                         
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

       21,335,648         6,504,370         1,109,123   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

          

Investment advisory fees

       7,494,327         5,541,453         2,774,489   

Shareholder servicing fees — Investor Class

       1,356,224         433,861         132,220   

Shareholder servicing fees — Institutional Class3

       1,358                   

Fund administration fees

       150,429         90,807         25,677   

Fund accounting fees

       88,278         55,784         23,775   

Reports to shareholders

       159,958         75,276         24,796   

Custody fees

       21,129         23,289         30,107   

Federal and state registration fees — Investor Class

       68,090         35,111         10,664   

Federal and state registration fees — Institutional Class3

       1,198                   

Legal fees

       40,970         21,059         6,948   

Trustees’ fees

       63,019         32,120         10,604   

Dividends on securities sold short

               901,405           

Interest

       8,838         207,905         1,488   

Audit fees

       11,506         11,218         11,012   

Other expenses

       43,350 4       13,211         14,359   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reimbursement

       9,508,674         7,442,499         3,066,139   

Reimbursement of expenses by Advisor

       (341,344                
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       9,167,330         7,442,499         3,066,139   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       12,168,318         (938,129      (1,957,016
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

          

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations

          

Unaffiliated issuers

       11,298,708         25,292,572         10,961,418   

Affiliated issuers

               (2,152,018        

Net realized gain on options written

               15,796,445           

Net realized loss on short positions

               (9,323,285        

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investments, options written and foreign currency translations

       302,225,338         106,518,765         61,917,242   

Change in deferred foreign capital gains taxes

                       (19,306
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net gain on investments

       313,524,046         136,132,479         72,859,354   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 325,692,364       $ 135,194,350       $ 70,902,338   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1Net

of $85,168, $93,964, $56,065, $23,257, $51,891, $0, $3,976 and $1,031 in foreign withholding taxes, respectively.

 

2See

Note 10 for information on affiliated issuers.

 

3Institutional

Class inception date was January 31, 2012.

 

4 

Includes class specific expenses of $238 for Investor Class and $47 for Institutional Class.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MICRO CAP
VALUE

FUND

    SMALL CAP
GROWTH
FUND
   

SMALL CAP
VALUE

FUND

    STRATEGIC
INCOME
FUND
    ULTRA
GROWTH
FUND
 
       
       
$ 598      $ 2,157      $ 254      $ 164      $ 48   
       
  713,108        2,413,863        617,629        583,748        417,768   
         666,367                        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  713,706        3,082,387        617,883        583,912        417,816   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
  1,476,397        7,582,592        1,219,257        119,125        730,521   
  152,035        1,111,764        160,801        27,527        120,818   
                1,670                 
  13,673        136,761        16,607        3,058        13,189   
  19,226        84,589        17,370        8,964        18,418   
  18,571        161,750        20,910        2,161        15,860   
  22,944        150,915        14,623        1,046        32,193   
  17,513        31,449        11,209        10,504        14,752   
                820                 
  3,877        35,104        4,615        668        3,742   
  5,920        53,820        7,036        1,004        5,671   
                                
  833        8,163        988        135        2,917   
  11,012        11,012        11,506        11,012        11,012   
  13,677        40,312        12,019 4      4,762        11,990   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,755,678        9,408,231        1,499,431        189,966        981,083   
  (51,315            (1,919     (28,162       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,704,363        9,408,231        1,497,512        161,804        981,083   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (990,657     (6,325,844     (879,629     422,108        (563,267

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
       
  7,906,792        32,388,104        7,730,065        1,048,972        4,432,662   
         (789,831                     
  1,277,422                               
                                

 

22,232,092

  

    332,400,853        30,596,578        5,108,441        24,833,870   
  (77,982     (956,000     (95,446            (6,726

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  31,338,324        363,043,126        38,231,197        6,157,413        29,259,806   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 30,347,667      $ 356,717,282      $ 37,351,568      $ 6,579,521      $ 28,696,539   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED  MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

        WORLD
INNOVATORS
FUND
     INCOME
FUND
     U.S.
TREASURY
FUND
 
          

Investment Income:

          

Interest

     $ 469       $ 1,819,544       $ 3,480,228   

Dividends1

          

Unaffiliated issuers

       335,104         83,165           
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

       335,573         1,902,709         3,480,228   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

          

Investment advisory fees

       691,673         383,131         549,623   

Shareholder servicing fees — Investor Class

       82,104         27,344         142,152   

Fund administration fees

       8,300         12,581         19,820   

Fund accounting fees

       16,477         23,655         14,057   

Reports to shareholders

       10,834         3,880         15,370   

Custody fees

       13,812         6,539         2,506   

Federal and state registration fees — Investor Class

       12,633         8,661         19,920   

Legal fees

       1,987         3,323         4,686   

Trustees’ fees

       2,965         5,060         7,126   

Interest

       403                   

Audit fees

       11,218         10,864         10,829   

Other expenses

       8,604         4,730         5,484   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reimbursement

       861,010         489,768         791,573   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       861,010         489,768         791,573   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       (525,437      1,412,941         2,688,655   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

          

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations

          

Unaffiliated issuers

       1,668,314         274,354         (470,469

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investments and foreign currency translations

       17,768,904         (328,598      (16,805,919
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investments

       19,437,218         (54,244      (17,276,388
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 18,911,781       $ 1,358,697       $ (14,587,733
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Net of $13,502, $0 and $0 in foreign withholding taxes, respectively.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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CORE GROWTH
FUND

     EMERGING INDIA
FUND
 
      Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
September 30, 2011
     Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     Period Ended
September 30, 20111
 
           

Operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,740,469    $ (2,710,160    $ (69,543    $ (2,931

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign
currency translations

     20,671,940         35,854,115         (475,799      (79,340

Net realized gain on options written

     178,735                           

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investments, options written and foreign currency
translations

     81,166,409         5,895,469         932,105         (1,004,844
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     100,276,615         39,039,424         386,763         (1,087,115

Dividends paid from:

           

Investor Class

           

Net investment income

                     (82,606        

Net realized gains

                               
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                     (82,606        

Capital share transactions:

           

Investor Class

           

Shares sold

     55,990,232         83,103,061         6,108,979         13,493,360   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

                     80,715           

Shares redeemed

     (57,894,502      (107,505,309      (3,745,159      (1,831,563

Redemption fees

     7,680         14,798         31,730         5,619   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,896,590      (24,387,450      2,476,265         11,667,416   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class3

           

Shares sold

     8,348,966                           

Shares redeemed

     (7,680                        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     8,341,286                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     106,721,311         14,651,974         2,780,422         10,580,301   

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

     433,293,687         418,641,713         10,580,301           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 540,014,998       $ 433,293,687       $ 13,360,723       $ 10,580,301   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in
net assets at end of period

   $ (1,770,402    $ (29,933    $ (157,612    $ (5,463
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital share transactions — shares:

           

Investor Class

           

Shares sold

     1,497,827         2,403,205         3,445,014         6,731,700   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

                     52,755           

Shares redeemed

     (1,541,752      (3,103,065      (2,157,669      (935,872
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (43,925      (699,860      1,340,100         5,795,828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class3

           

Shares sold

     218,103                           

Shares redeemed

     (191                        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     217,912                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Fund inception date was April 26, 2011.

 

2 

Fund inception date was January 31, 2012.

 

3 

Institutional Class inception date was January 31, 2012.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS

SMALL CAP

FUND

   

FRONTIER EMERGING

SMALL COUNTRIES

FUND

   

GLOBAL

OPPORTUNITIES

FUND

 
Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
   

Period Ended

March 31, 20122
(Unaudited)

    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
       
       
$ (3,936,715   $ 1,685,999      $ 25,295      $ (739,348   $ (1,160,375

 

(45,056,937

    (7,427,647     (11,609     17,552,217        26,239,766   
                                

 

242,148,534

  

    (110,687,870     44,422        15,676,310        (29,345,661

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       193,154,882        (116,429,518     58,108        32,489,179        (4,266,270
       
       
         (86,408                     
                       (18,174,913     (9,401,467

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         (86,408            (18,174,913     (9,401,467
       
       
  442,066,751        1,008,804,331        6,993,854        14,361,005        106,033,780   
         80,915               18,021,095        9,039,015   
  (172,299,014     (565,437,338            (90,919,687     (136,478,673
  230,826        514,482               4,286        24,601   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  269,998,563        443,962,390        6,993,854        (58,533,301     (21,381,277

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
                                
                                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  463,153,445        327,446,464        7,051,962        (44,219,035     (35,049,014
       
  774,197,619        446,751,155               199,854,793        234,903,807   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 1,237,351,064      $ 774,197,619      $ 7,051,962      $ 155,635,758      $ 199,854,793   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

(5,042,909

  $ (1,106,194   $ 25,295      $ (1,429,340   $ (689,992

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
       
  185,636,978        404,408,930        3,442,201        3,808,627        24,718,548   
         32,217               5,223,506        2,126,627   
  (73,852,524     (233,756,865            (23,870,357     (31,791,124

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  111,784,454        170,684,282        3,442,201        (14,838,224     (4,945,949

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
                                
                                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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WASATCH FUNDSStatements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)  

 

 

 

      

HERITAGE GROWTH

FUND

    

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH

FUND

 
        Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
September 30, 2011
     Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
             

Operations:

             

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (82,411    $ (19,757    $ (886,029    $ (30,953

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations

       3,196,518         8,331,814         (5,685,153      38,507,204   

Net realized gain on options written

                                 

Net realized loss on short positions

                                 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investments, options written and foreign currency translations

       14,790,932         (6,110,436      61,779,449         (67,796,279
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       17,905,039         2,201,621         55,208,267         (29,320,028

Dividends paid from:

             

Investor Class

             

Net investment income

       (106,542      (659,028                

Net realized gains

       (990,738                        
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       (1,097,280      (659,028                

Institutional Class1

             

Net investment income

                                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                 

Capital share transactions:

             

Investor Class

             

Shares sold

       26,286,752         7,731,214         90,920,235         242,214,904   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       1,072,610         632,899                   

Shares redeemed

       (8,989,997      (15,622,676      (95,897,978      (217,092,446

Redemption fees

       3,020         3,249         19,096         232,716   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       18,372,385         (7,255,314      (4,958,647      25,355,174   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class1

             

Shares sold

                                 

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

                                 

Shares redeemed

                                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

                                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       35,180,144         (5,712,721      50,249,620         (3,964,854

Net assets:

             

Beginning of period

       72,560,914         78,273,635         281,481,114         285,445,968   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 107,741,058       $ 72,560,914       $ 331,730,734       $ 281,481,114   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of period

     $ (247,241    $ (58,288    $ (1,407,815    $ (521,786
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital share transactions — shares:

             

Investor Class

             

Shares sold

       2,110,608         645,254         4,767,034         12,065,101   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       90,592         53,850                   

Shares redeemed

       (720,194      (1,314,925      (5,193,851      (11,007,778
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,481,006         (615,821      (426,817      1,057,323   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class1

             

Shares sold

                                 

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

                                 

Shares redeemed

                                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

                                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Institutional Class inception date was January 31, 2012.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
   

LARGE CAP VALUE

FUND

   

LONG/SHORT

FUND

 
Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
         
         
$ (726,599   $ (990,926   $ 12,168,318      $ 21,749,846      $ (938,129   $ (2,610,066

 

(3,009,652

    25,669,103        11,298,708        42,167,738        23,140,554        2,210,569   
                              15,796,445        10,495,379   
                              (9,323,285     (7,636,158

 

27,765,328

  

    (42,181,041     302,225,338        (152,130,438     106,518,765        (54,385,836

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  24,029,077        (17,502,864     325,692,364        (88,212,854     135,194,350        (51,926,112
         
         
                (12,195,160     (21,370,753            (300,223
  (17,671,323     (4,411,467                            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (17,671,323     (4,411,467     (12,195,160     (21,370,753            (300,223
         
                (30,340                     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                (30,340                     
         
         
  44,351,096        74,164,386        202,705,916        594,644,079        335,348,385        775,781,045   
  17,496,781        4,358,588        11,589,206        20,250,309               275,190   
  (31,938,226     (57,233,455     (415,160,321     (579,983,268     (144,748,396     (190,889,262
  4,570        15,863        24,820        30,458        43,774        103,061   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  29,914,221        21,305,382        (200,840,379     34,941,578        190,643,763        585,270,034   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
                9,897,866                        
                30,207                        
                (158,295                     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                9,769,778                        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  36,271,975        (608,949     122,396,263        (74,642,029     325,838,113        533,043,699   
         
  151,568,621        152,177,570        1,546,470,725        1,621,112,754        833,298,435        300,254,736   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 187,840,596      $ 151,568,621      $ 1,668,866,988      $ 1,546,470,725      $ 1,159,136,548      $ 833,298,435   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

(813,086

  $ (86,487   $ (10,716   $ 46,466      $ (938,129   $   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  19,916,186        28,815,261        15,216,965        43,168,920        25,402,276        59,803,681   
  9,018,959        1,689,375        854,073        1,494,620               21,072   
  (14,406,807     (21,903,479     (31,048,651     (42,497,952     (11,103,183     (15,111,108

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  14,528,338        8,601,157        (14,977,613     2,165,588        14,299,093        44,713,645   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
                703,635                        
                2,104                        
                (11,053                     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                694,686                        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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WASATCH FUNDS Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

 

 

      

MICRO CAP

FUND

    

MICRO CAP VALUE

FUND

 
        Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
September 30, 2011
     Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
             

Operations:

             

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (1,957,016    $ (3,350,720    $ (990,657    $ (2,322,268

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency translations

       10,961,418         17,922,246         7,906,792         8,967,482   

Net realized gain on options written

                       1,277,422         1,917,183   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

       61,897,936         (11,900,519      22,154,110         (12,424,282
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       70,902,338         2,671,007         30,347,667         (3,861,885

Dividends paid from:

             

Investor Class

             

Net investment income

                                 

Net realized gains

                                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                 

Capital share transactions:

             

Investor Class

             

Shares sold

       5,961,628         27,569,041         9,597,100         20,267,692   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

                                 

Shares redeemed

       (25,746,622      (60,383,633      (33,902,503      (59,204,228

Redemption fees

       766         7,507         3,336         6,458   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       (19,784,228      (32,807,085      (24,302,067      (38,930,078
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class1

             

Shares sold

                                 

Shares redeemed

                                 

Net increase

                                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       51,118,110         (30,136,078      6,045,600         (42,791,963
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets:

             

Beginning of period

       253,415,182         283,551,260         142,794,908         185,586,871   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 304,533,292       $ 253,415,182       $ 148,840,508       $ 142,794,908   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in
net assets at end of period

     $ (1,963,030    $ (6,014    $ (2,162,540    $ (1,171,883
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital share transactions — shares:

             

Investor Class

             

Shares sold

       1,146,637         5,264,916         3,828,090         7,715,342   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

                                 

Shares redeemed

       (4,993,981      (11,582,929      (13,220,425      (22,141,027
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (3,847,344      (6,318,013      (9,392,335      (14,425,685
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class1

             

Shares sold

                                 

Shares redeemed

                                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

                                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Institutional Class inception date was January 31, 2012.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

SMALL CAP GROWTH

FUND

   

SMALL CAP VALUE

FUND

   

STRATEGIC INCOME

FUND

 

Six Months

Ended

March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
         
         
$ (6,325,844   $ (4,645,023   $ (879,629   $ (1,422,666   $ 422,108      $ 769,609   

 

31,598,273

  

    95,874,416        7,730,065        21,012,052        1,048,972        1,457,891   
                                       

 

331,444,853

  

    (70,410,040     30,501,132        (10,544,351     5,108,441        (1,868,864

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  356,717,282        20,819,353        37,351,568        9,045,035        6,579,521        358,636   
         
         
                              (402,938     (762,128
  (62,046,614                                   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (62,046,614                          (402,938     (762,128
         
         
  233,314,401        472,872,914        5,664,650        22,166,451        18,970,942        12,790,479   
  60,087,427                             394,044        743,844   
  (174,413,485     (305,913,508     (28,737,422     (73,383,270     (5,440,196     (8,596,748
  42,320        116,381        2,654        1,744        6,801        6,276   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  119,030,663        167,075,787        (23,070,118     (51,215,075     13,931,591        4,943,851   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
                7,191,325                        
                (165,060                     
                7,026,265                        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  413,701,331        187,895,140        21,307,715        (42,170,040     20,108,174        4,540,359   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  1,297,982,328        1,110,087,188        169,401,450        211,571,490        24,057,334        19,516,975   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 1,711,683,659      $ 1,297,982,328      $ 190,709,165      $ 169,401,450      $ 44,165,508      $ 24,057,334   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

(6,144,349

  $ 181,495      $ (909,874   $ (30,245   $ (45,930   $ (65,100

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  5,801,166        12,035,701        1,577,663        6,163,122        2,182,414        1,499,462   
  1,599,772                             45,326        90,253   
  (4,454,105     (7,765,020     (8,048,912     (20,529,110     (623,288     (1,009,685

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,946,833        4,270,681        (6,471,249     (14,365,988     1,604,452        580,030   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
                1,940,821                        
                (43,122                     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                1,897,699                        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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WASATCH FUNDS Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)  

 

 

 

      

ULTRA GROWTH

FUND

    

WORLD INNOVATORS

FUND

 
        Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
September 30, 2011
     Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
             

Operations:

             

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (563,267    $ (961,454    $ (525,437    $ (623,127

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign
currency translations

       4,432,662         47,278,810         1,668,314         11,934,101   

Net realized gain on short positions

                               1,201   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investments, options written and foreign currency translations

       24,827,144         (34,096,952      17,768,904         (6,461,019
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       28,696,539         12,220,404         18,911,781         4,851,156   

Dividends paid from:

             

Investor Class

             

Net investment income

                                 

Net realized gains

       (7,674,675                        
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       (7,674,675                        

Capital share transactions:

             

Investor Class

             

Shares sold

       8,876,163         52,244,137         40,624,755         16,841,982   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       7,457,542                           

Shares redeemed

       (16,011,507      (108,860,106      (7,324,039      (14,984,425

Redemption fees

       3,341         32,578         6,610         17,318   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       325,539         (56,583,391      33,307,326         1,874,875   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       21,347,403         (44,362,987      52,219,107         6,726,031   

Net assets:

             

Beginning of period

       134,202,594         178,565,581         72,492,967         65,766,936   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 155,549,997       $ 134,202,594       $ 124,712,074       $ 72,492,967   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in
net assets at end of period

     $ (250,681    $ 312,586       $ (548,561    $ (23,124
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital share transactions — shares:

             

Investor Class

             

Shares sold

       415,886         2,402,075         2,417,242         1,075,228   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       368,820                           

Shares redeemed

       (737,055      (4,747,763      (446,048      (962,741
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       47,651         (2,345,688      1,971,194         112,487   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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MARCH 31, 2012

 

 

 

INCOME

FUND

   

U.S. TREASURY

FUND

         
         

Six Months

Ended

March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
   

Six Months

Ended March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
           
         
         
$ 1,412,941      $ 3,218,588      $ 2,688,655      $ 5,592,630       

 

274,354

  

    1,612,886        (470,469     8,827,015       
                             

 

(328,598

    (2,067,301     (16,805,919     19,561,036       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
  1,358,697        2,764,173        (14,587,733     33,980,681       
         
         
  (1,392,542     (3,218,058     (2,655,723     (5,596,881    
                (9,334,135     (10,250,028    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
  (1,392,542     (3,218,058     (11,989,858     (15,846,909    
         
         
  27,206,716        43,348,706        119,222,297        75,135,021       
  1,147,538        2,645,734        11,052,511        14,324,462       
  (19,668,607     (48,023,388     (60,085,168     (121,243,175    
  2,625        4,599        127,443        163,643       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
  8,688,272        (2,024,349     70,317,083        (31,620,049    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
  8,654,427        (2,478,234     43,739,492        (13,486,277    
         
  135,616,875        138,095,109        187,368,304        200,854,581       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
$ 144,271,302      $ 135,616,875      $ 231,107,796      $ 187,368,304       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

$

278,169

  

  $ 257,770      $ 45,032      $ 12,100       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
         
         
  2,636,432        4,228,888        6,597,714        5,167,394       
  111,327        258,544        611,047        1,036,188       
  (1,906,102     (4,695,493     (3,406,287     (7,910,147    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
  841,657        (208,061     3,802,474        (1,706,565    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

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WASATCH FUNDSFinancial Highlights  

 

 

 

          Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations
                Less Distributions        
    

Net Asset

Value

Beginning

of Period

   

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)

   

Net Realized

and Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

on Investments

   

Total from

Investment
Operations

   

Redemption

Fees

(See Note 2)

   

Dividends

from Net

Investment

Income

   

Distributions

from Net

Realized

Gains

   

Total

Distributions

 

Core Growth Fund — Investor Class

  

           

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 32.63        (0.13     7.64        7.51        4                      

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 29.95        (0.19     2.87        2.68        4                      

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 25.88        0.03        4.05        4.08        4      (0.01            (0.01

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 26.38        4      (0.23     (0.23     4      (0.27            (0.27

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 42.98        0.19        (8.98     (8.79     4             (7.81     (7.81

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 41.08        (0.05     5.65        5.60        4      (0.14     (3.56     (3.70

Core Growth Fund — Institutional Class

  

             

Period ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)9

  $ 38.32        (0.04     1.87        1.83                               

Emerging India Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 1.83        (0.01     0.06        0.05        4      (0.01            (0.01

Period ended 9/30/1111

  $ 2.00        4      (0.17     (0.17     4                      

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 2.16        (0.01     0.48        0.47        4                      

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 2.37        4      (0.21     (0.21     4      4             4 

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 1.57        0.01        0.80        0.81        4      (0.01            (0.01

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 1.24        4      0.33        0.33        4      4             4 

Period ended 9/30/0817

  $ 2.00        4      (0.76     (0.76     4      4             4 

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

  

             

Period ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)10

  $ 2.00        0.01        0.04        0.05                               

Global Opportunities Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 3.68        (0.02     0.72        0.70        4             (0.43     (0.43

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 3.97        (0.02     (0.13     (0.15     4             (0.14     (0.14

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 3.38        (0.02     0.70        0.68        4      (0.01     (0.08     (0.09

Period ended 9/30/0914

  $ 2.00        (0.01     1.39        1.38        4                      

Heritage Growth Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 10.83        4      2.50        2.50        4      (0.02     (0.14     (0.16

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 10.70        4      0.22        0.22        4      (0.09            (0.09

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 9.28        0.09        1.39        1.48        4      (0.06            (0.06

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 9.00        0.06        0.26        0.32        4      (0.02     (0.02     (0.04

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 12.57        0.06        (2.57     (2.51     4             (1.06     (1.06

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 11.40        (0.01     1.53        1.52        4      4      (0.35     (0.35

International Growth Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 17.21        (0.06     3.67        3.61        4                      

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 18.66        4      (1.46     (1.46     0.01                        

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 13.91        0.02        4.73        4.75        4                      

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 11.83        (0.13     2.24        2.11        4      (0.03            (0.03

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 24.42        (0.28     (9.19     (9.47     4      (0.68     (2.44     (3.12

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 21.83        0.03        6.61        6.64        4             (4.05     (4.05

International Opportunities Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 2.24        (0.01     0.32        0.31        4             (0.27     (0.27

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 2.57        (0.01     (0.25     (0.26     4             (0.07     (0.07

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 1.97        (0.01     0.63        0.62        4      (0.02            (0.02

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 1.60        0.01        0.36        0.37        4      4               

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 3.65        0.07        (1.45     (1.38     4      (0.14     (0.53     (0.67

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 2.71        (0.01     1.13        1.12        4      4      (0.18     (0.18

Large Cap Value Fund — Investor Class

  

         

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 11.85        0.10        2.51        2.61        4      (0.10            (0.10

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 12.64        0.17        (0.79     (0.62     4      (0.17            (0.17

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 11.97        0.17        0.67        0.84        4      (0.17            (0.17

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 12.93        0.20        (0.96     (0.76     4      (0.20            (0.20

Period ended 9/30/0815

  $ 14.44        0.14 16      (1.52     (1.38            (0.13            (0.13

Year ended 3/31/08

  $ 14.80        0.21        0.31        0.52               (0.21     (0.67     (0.88

Year ended 3/31/07

  $ 14.14        0.22        1.66        1.88               (0.21     (1.01     (1.22

Large Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

  

             

Period ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)9

  $ 13.77        0.02        0.61        0.63               (0.04            (0.04

Long/Short Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 11.85        (0.01     1.86        1.85        4                      

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 11.74        (0.04     0.16        0.12        4      (0.01            (0.01

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 11.13        (0.01     0.62        0.61        4      4             4 

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 10.81        0.02        0.50        0.52        4      (0.05     (0.15     (0.20

Period ended 9/30/0815

  $ 11.27        0.05 16      (0.46     (0.41            (0.05            (0.05

Year ended 3/31/08

  $ 11.59        0.27        0.02        0.29               (0.28     (0.33     (0.61

Year ended 3/31/07

  $ 11.21        0.26        0.90        1.16               (0.28     (0.50     (0.78

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            Ratios to Average Net Assets     Supplemental Data  

Net Asset

Value

End of

Period

    Total Return  (%)1    

Expenses

Net of

Waivers and

Reimbursements (%)2

   

Expenses

Before

Waivers and

Reimbursements (%)2

   

Net Investment

Income Net of

Waivers and

Reimbursements (%)2

   

Net Investment

Income Before

Waivers and

Reimbursements (%)2

   

Net Assets

End of

Period

(000’s)

   

Portfolio

Turnover

Rate1 3

 
             
$ 40.14        23.02        1.23 5      1.23 5      (0.70     (0.70   $ 531,266        11
$ 32.63        8.95        1.22        1.22        (0.57     (0.57   $ 433,294        27
$ 29.95        15.75        1.29 12      1.29 12      0.02        0.02      $ 418,642        19
$ 25.88        (0.45     1.34        1.34        0.24        0.24      $ 409,949        30
$ 26.38        (24.82     1.21        1.21        0.52        0.52      $ 645,769        44
$ 42.98        14.28        1.18        1.18        (0.09     (0.09   $ 1,250,618        54
             
$ 40.15        4.78        1.12 5      1.32 5      (0.72     (0.92   $ 8,749        11
             
$ 1.87        3.15        1.95 5      4.01 5      (1.25     (3.31   $ 13,361        12
$ 1.83        (8.50     1.95        4.85        (0.07     (2.97   $ 10,580        2
             
$ 2.63        21.76        1.95 5      2.12 5      (0.81     (0.98   $ 1,237,351        24
$ 2.16        (8.85     1.96        2.19        0.22        (0.01   $ 774,198        48
$ 2.37        51.69        2.06 13      2.39 13      0.82        0.49      $ 446,751        23
$ 1.57        26.80        2.10        3.03        0.12        (0.81   $ 50,489        78
$ 1.24        (37.88     2.10        2.67        0.27        (0.29   $ 36,176        38
             
$ 2.05        2.50        2.26 6      13.43 6      5.10        (6.07   $ 7,052        %8 
             
$ 3.95        20.58        1.91 5      1.91 5      (0.84     (0.84   $ 155,636        27
$ 3.68        (4.21     1.94        1.94        (0.41     (0.41   $ 199,855        59
$ 3.97        20.41        2.25 13      2.33 13      (0.73     (0.81   $ 234,904        23
$ 3.38        69.00        2.25        2.61        (0.67     (1.03   $ 117,385        22
             
$ 13.17        23.22        0.95 5      1.02 5      (0.18     (0.25   $ 107,741        15
$ 10.83        2.01        0.95        1.04        (0.02     (0.11   $ 72,561        35
$ 10.70        16.06        0.96 12      1.11 12      0.81        0.66      $ 78,274        36
$ 9.28        3.74        0.95        1.21        0.74        0.48      $ 77,194        33
$ 9.00        (21.54     0.95        1.01        0.44        0.38      $ 95,414        48
$ 12.57        13.59        0.95        0.95        (0.06     (0.06   $ 208,918        56
             
$ 20.82        20.98        1.59 6      1.59 6      (0.60     (0.60   $ 331,731        21
$ 17.21        (7.77     1.66        1.66        (0.01     (0.01   $ 281,481        70
$ 18.66        34.15        1.86 13      1.86 13      0.10        0.10      $ 285,446        44
$ 13.91        18.03        1.94        1.94        0.03        0.03      $ 173,226        56
$ 11.83        (44.01     1.83        1.83        (0.15     (0.15   $ 194,780        44
$ 24.42        34.02        1.76        1.76        0.11        0.11      $ 534,903        60
             
$ 2.28        15.73        2.25 5      2.51 5      (0.87     (1.13   $ 187,840        30
$ 2.24        (10.49     2.25        2.55        (0.58     (0.88   $ 151,569        108
$ 2.57        31.71        2.26 12      2.62 12      (0.60     (0.96   $ 152,178        51
$ 1.97        23.60        2.26 6      2.79 6      (0.28     (0.81   $ 93,856        69
$ 1.60        (45.33     2.25        2.59        (0.09     (0.43   $ 55,691        63
$ 3.65        42.73        2.25        2.51        (0.18     (0.44   $ 56,433        54
             
$ 14.36        22.08        1.10 5      1.14 5      1.46        1.42      $ 1,658,890        10
$ 11.85        (5.08     1.10        1.11        1.24        1.23      $ 1,546,471        26
$ 12.64        7.07        1.11 12      1.14 12      1.36        1.33      $ 1,621,113        17
$ 11.97        (5.63     1.10        1.22        1.93        1.81      $ 1,385,508        16
$ 12.93        (9.65     1.04        1.29        1.99        1.74      $ 780,384        5
$ 14.44        3.22        1.13        1.38        1.43        1.18      $ 447,674        36
$ 14.80        13.69        1.15        1.40        1.52        1.27      $ 167,133        26
             
$ 14.36        4.60        0.98 5      1.22 5      1.60        1.36      $ 9,977        10
             
$ 13.70        15.61        1.48 7      1.48 7      (0.19     (0.19   $ 1,159,137        40
$ 11.85        0.98        1.63 7      1.63 7      (0.44     (0.44   $ 833,298        82
$ 11.74        5.52        1.71 13 7      1.71 13 7      0.03        0.03      $ 300,255        60
$ 11.13        5.35        1.91 7      1.96 7      0.24        0.19      $ 146,127        167
$ 10.81        (3.66     1.77 7      2.02 7      0.95        0.70      $ 122,114        71
$ 11.27        2.34        1.75 7      2.00 7      2.25        2.00      $ 87,410        179
$ 11.59        10.44        1.84 7      2.09 7      2.40        2.15      $ 53,894        172

 

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WASATCH FUNDSFinancial Highlights (continued)  

 

 

 

          Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations
                Less Distributions        
    

Net Asset

Value

Beginning

of Period

   

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)

   

Net Realized

and Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

on Investments

   

Total from

Investment

Operations

   

Redemption

Fees

(See Note 2)

   

Dividends

from Net

Investment

Income

   

Distributions

from Net

Realized

Gains

   

Total

Distributions

 

Micro Cap Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 4.40        (0.04     1.31        1.27        4                      

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 4.44        (0.06     0.02        (0.04     4                      

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 3.89        (0.05     0.60        0.55        4                      

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 4.14        (0.03     (0.21     (0.24     4      (0.01            (0.01

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 7.19        (0.07     (1.81     (1.88     4             (1.17     (1.17

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 6.79        (0.09     1.29        1.20        4             (0.80     (0.80

Micro Cap Value Fund

  

             

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 2.24        (0.02     0.53        0.51        4                      

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 2.38        (0.04     (0.10     (0.14     4                      

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 2.11        (0.02     0.30        0.28        4      (0.01            (0.01

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 1.80        (0.02     0.33        0.31        4                      

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 2.98        (0.02     (0.75     (0.77     4             (0.41     (0.41

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 2.93        (0.03     0.64        0.61        4             (0.56     (0.56

Small Cap Growth Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 35.37        (0.16     9.63        9.47        4             (1.66     (1.66

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 34.24        (0.13     1.26        1.13        4                      

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 28.59        (0.22     5.87        5.65        4                      

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 26.50        (0.12     2.27        2.15        4             (0.06     (0.06

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 40.10        (0.16     (8.85     (9.01     4             (4.59     (4.59

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 36.99        (0.25     6.28        6.03        4             (2.92     (2.92

Small Cap Value Fund — Investor Class

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 3.12        (0.02     0.74        0.72        4                      

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 3.08        (0.02     0.06        0.04        4                      

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 2.75        (0.01     0.34        0.33        4                      

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 2.82        (0.01     (0.06     (0.07     4                      

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 5.22        0.01        (1.11     (1.10     4      (0.01     (1.29     (1.30

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 5.29        0.01        0.67        0.68        4      (0.04     (0.71     (0.75

Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

  

             

Period ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)9

  $ 3.68        4      0.17        0.17                               

Strategic Income Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 7.57        0.11        1.65        1.76        4      (0.10            (0.10

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 7.51        0.25        0.06        0.31        4      (0.25            (0.25

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 6.77        0.31        0.70        1.01        4      (0.27            (0.27

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 7.62        0.29        (0.85     (0.56     4      (0.29            (0.29

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 11.00        0.55        (2.29     (1.74     4      (0.50     (1.14     (1.64

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 10.48        0.48        0.54        1.02        0.01        (0.47     (0.04     (0.51

Ultra Growth Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 20.11        (0.08     4.29        4.21        4             (1.18     (1.18

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 19.80        (0.17     0.48        0.31        4                      

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 15.66        (0.15     4.29        4.14        4                      

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 15.76        (0.14     0.04        (0.10     4                      

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 27.78        (0.22     (8.28     (8.50     4             (3.52     (3.52

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 24.09        (0.33     5.80        5.47        4             (1.78     (1.78

World Innovators Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 14.71        (0.07     3.43        3.36        4                      

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 13.65        (0.13     1.19        1.06        4                      

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 11.12        (0.10     2.65        2.55        4      (0.02            (0.02

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 10.31        (0.12     0.93        0.81        4                      

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 17.69        (0.25     (5.65     (5.90     4             (1.48     (1.48

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 13.97        (0.12     4.43        4.31        4             (0.59     (0.59

Wasatch-1st Source Income Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 10.32        0.10        (0.01     0.09        4      (0.10            (0.10

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 10.34        0.25        (0.02     0.23        4      (0.25            (0.25

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 10.04        0.29        0.30        0.59        4      (0.29            (0.29

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 9.59        0.33        0.46        0.79        4      (0.34            (0.34

Period ended 9/30/0815

  $ 9.95        0.18 16      (0.35     (0.17            (0.19            (0.19

Year ended 3/31/08

  $ 9.73        0.40        0.24        0.64               (0.42            (0.42

Year ended 3/31/07

  $ 9.63        0.38        0.13        0.51               (0.41            (0.41

U.S. Treasury Fund

               

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

  $ 18.75        0.21        (1.23     (1.02     0.01        (0.21     (0.78     (0.99

Year ended 9/30/11

  $ 17.17        0.52        2.63        3.15        0.02        (0.52     (1.07     (1.59

Year ended 9/30/10

  $ 16.29        0.54        1.35        1.89        0.01        (0.54     (0.48     (1.02

Year ended 9/30/09

  $ 14.95        0.55        1.29        1.84        0.05        (0.55            (0.55

Year ended 9/30/08

  $ 13.84        0.58        1.10        1.68        0.01        (0.58            (0.58

Year ended 9/30/07

  $ 14.12        0.64        (0.29     0.35        0.01        (0.64            (0.64

See Notes to Financial Highlights and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Ratios to Average Net Assets     Supplemental Data  

Net Asset

Value

End of

Period

    Total Return  (%)1    

Expenses

Net of

Waivers and

Reimbursements (%)2

   

Expenses

Before

Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2

   

Net Investment

Income Net of

Waivers and

Reimbursements (%)2

   

Net Investment

Income Before

Waivers and

Reimbursements (%)2

   

Net Assets

End of

Period

(000’s)

   

Portfolio

Turnover

Rate1 3

 
             
$ 5.67        28.86        2.16 6      2.16 6      (1.38     (1.38   $ 304,533        12
$ 4.40        (0.90     2.14        2.14        (1.05     (1.05   $ 253,415        30
$ 4.44        14.14        2.18 5      2.18 5      (1.10     (1.10   $ 283,551        34
$ 3.89        (5.70     2.24        2.24        (0.96     (0.96   $ 272,537        46
$ 4.14        (30.46     2.16        2.16        (1.26     (1.26   $ 359,394        54
$ 7.19        18.72        2.14        2.14        (1.25     (1.25   $ 631,417        48
             
$ 2.75        22.77        2.25 5      2.32 5      (1.31     (1.38   $ 148,841        53
$ 2.24        (5.88     2.25        2.28        (1.21     (1.24   $ 142,795        94
$ 2.38        13.26        2.26 12      2.37 12      (1.32     (1.43   $ 185,587        88
$ 2.11        17.22        2.26 7      2.46 7      (1.36     (1.56   $ 115,216        145
$ 1.80        (29.67     2.25        2.35        (1.21     (1.31   $ 97,912        144
$ 2.98        22.84        2.25        2.30        (1.06     (1.11   $ 120,039        105
             
$ 43.18        27.46        1.24 5      1.24 5      (0.83     (0.83   $ 1,711,684        9
$ 35.37        3.30        1.23        1.23        (0.32     (0.32   $ 1,297,982        23
$ 34.24        19.76        1.27 13      1.27 13      (0.74     (0.74   $ 1,110,087        17
$ 28.59        8.20        1.29        1.29        (0.60     (0.60   $ 809,318        52
$ 26.50        (25.42     1.21        1.21        (0.47     (0.47   $ 735,546        51
$ 40.10        16.94        1.19        1.19        (0.52     (0.52   $ 1,075,433        43
             
$ 3.84        23.08        1.63 5      1.63 5      (0.96     (0.96   $ 183,406        25
$ 3.12        1.30        1.78        1.78        (0.65     (0.65   $ 169,401        46
$ 3.08        12.00        1.85 12      1.85 12      (0.23     (0.23   $ 211,571        62
$ 2.75        (2.48     1.92        1.92        (0.33     (0.33   $ 218,358        89
$ 2.82        (26.26     1.76        1.76        0.15        0.15      $ 336,914        78
$ 5.22        13.32        1.69        1.69        0.18        0.18      $ 660,637        84
             
$ 3.85        4.62        1.15 5      1.33 5      (0.64     (0.82   $ 7,303        25
             
$ 9.23        23.31        0.95 5      1.12 5      2.48        2.31      $ 44,166        37
$ 7.57        3.94        0.95        1.21        2.99        2.73      $ 24,057        62
$ 7.51        15.18        0.99 13 7      1.33 13 7      4.35        4.01      $ 19,517        73
$ 6.77        (6.49     1.05 7      1.71 7      4.93        4.27      $ 17,710        84
$ 7.62        (18.17     0.97 7      1.46 7      5.96        5.47      $ 21,889        81
$ 11.00        9.77        1.05 7      1.57 7      4.14        3.62      $ 23,621        86
             
$ 23.14        21.76        1.34 5      1.34 5      (0.77     (0.77   $ 155,550        22
$ 20.11        1.57        1.42        1.42        (0.51     (0.51   $ 134,203        60
$ 19.80        26.44        1.68 12      1.68 12      (1.14     (1.14   $ 178,566        45
$ 15.66        (0.63     1.75        1.77        (1.12     (1.14   $ 121,284        64
$ 15.76        (35.09     1.53        1.53        (0.93     (0.93   $ 144,004        84
$ 27.78        23.80        1.49        1.49        (1.12     (1.12   $ 268,633        55
             
$ 18.07        22.84        1.87 5      1.87 5      (1.14     (1.14   $ 124,712        35
$ 14.71        7.77        1.95        1.95        (0.84     (0.84   $ 72,493        85
$ 13.65        22.91        1.96 12      2.05 12      (0.74     (0.83   $ 65,767        74
$ 11.12        7.86        1.95        2.14        (0.88     (1.07   $ 59,540        41
$ 10.31        (36.07     1.92        1.92        (1.24     (1.24   $ 82,164        89
$ 17.69        31.63        1.85        1.85        (0.97     (0.97   $ 204,142        78
             
$ 10.31        0.90        0.70        0.70        2.03        2.03      $ 144,271        24
$ 10.32        2.26        0.71        0.71        2.42        2.42      $ 135,617        43
$ 10.34        5.95        0.72 13      0.73 13      2.87        2.86      $ 138,095        51
$ 10.04        8.42        0.84        0.88        3.44        3.40      $ 114,496        28
$ 9.59        (1.69     0.87        1.12        3.66        3.41      $ 89,081        15
$ 9.95        6.74        0.95        1.20        4.05        3.80      $ 86,981        56
$ 9.73        5.43        0.92        1.17        3.95        3.70      $ 78,921        59
             
$ 16.75        (5.77     0.72        0.72        2.45        2.45      $ 231,108        6
$ 18.75        22.06        0.75        0.76        3.44        3.43      $ 187,368        44
$ 17.17        12.65        0.75 13      0.78 13      3.56        3.53      $ 200,855        49
$ 16.29        12.49        0.75        0.79        3.34        3.30      $ 154,099        62
$ 14.95        12.33        0.74        0.74        3.85        3.85      $ 121,240        31
$ 13.84        2.68        0.71        0.71        4.23        4.23      $ 115,788        19

 

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1Not

annualized for periods less than one year.

 

2Annualized

for periods less than one year.

 

3Portfolio

turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

4Represents

amounts less than $.005 per share.

 

5Includes

interest expense of less than 0.01%.

 

6Includes

interest expense of 0.01%.

 

7Includes

interest expense and dividend payments for securities sold short. The ratios excluding such expenses are listed below:

 

     Expenses Net of
Waivers and
Reimbursements2
    Expenses Before
Waivers and
Reimbursements2
 

Long/Short Fund

    

Six Months ended 3/31/12 (unaudited)

     1.26     1.26

Year ended 9/30/11

     1.30     1.30

Year ended 9/30/10

     1.34 %13      1.34 %13 

Year ended 9/30/09

     1.47     1.52

Period ended 9/30/0815

     1.46     1.71

Year ended 3/31/08

     1.57     1.82

Year ended 3/31/07

     1.56     1.81

Micro Cap Value Fund

    

Year ended 9/30/09

     2.25     2.45

Strategic Income Fund

    

Year ended 9/30/10

     0.95 %13      1.29 %13 

Year ended 9/30/09

     0.95     1.61

Year ended 9/30/08

     0.95     1.44

Year ended 9/30/07

     0.95     1.47

 

8Amount

represents less than one-half of a percent.

 

9Institutional

Class inception date was January 31, 2012.

 

10Fund

inception date was January 31, 2012.

 

11Fund

inception date was April 26, 2011.

 

12Includes

extraordinary expenses of 0.01% (see Note 9).

 

13Includes

extraordinary expenses of less than 0.01% (see Note 9).

 

14Fund

inception date was November 17, 2008.

 

15Effective

September 19, 2008, the Fund changed its fiscal year end to September 30.

 

16Average

shares method used in calculation.

 

17Fund

inception date was October 1, 2007.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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1. ORGANIZATION

Wasatch Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and consists of 19 series or funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). The Core Growth Fund, Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, Heritage Growth Fund, International Growth Fund, International Opportunities Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Micro Cap Fund, Micro Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Strategic Income Fund, Ultra Growth Fund, World Innovators Fund, Wasatch-1st Source Income Fund (“Income Fund”) (sub-advised), and Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund (“U.S. Treasury Fund”) (sub-advised) are each diversified funds. The Emerging India Fund, Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund, Global Opportunities Fund and Long/Short Fund are non-diversified funds. Each Fund maintains its own investment objective.

On November 9, 2011, the Trust re-designated the shares of the Funds into Investor Class shares effective January 31, 2012, and authorized and designated a new Institutional Class of shares in the Funds. Currently, only three funds offer Institutional Class shares: Wasatch Core Growth Fund, Wasatch Large Cap Value Fund and Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund, which commenced operations on January 31, 2012. Each class of shares for each Fund has identical rights and privileges except with respect to distribution and service charges, voting rights on matters affecting a single class of shares and the exchange privileges of each class of shares. The Funds have entered into an investment advisory agreement with Wasatch Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor” or “Wasatch”) as investment advisor.

The Core Growth, Emerging India, Emerging Markets Small Cap, Frontier Emerging Small Countries, Global Opportunities, Heritage Growth, International Growth, International Opportunities, Large Cap Value, Long/Short, Micro Cap, Micro Cap Value, Small Cap Growth, Small Cap Value, Strategic Income, Ultra Growth, and World Innovators Funds are referred to herein as the “Equity Funds.”

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant policies related to investments of the Funds held at March 31, 2012. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Valuation of Securities — All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value as described in Note 15.

Foreign Currency Translations — Values of investments denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates each business day. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend income are translated into U.S. dollars using the current prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized and unrealized gains or losses on securities is reflected as a component of such gains

or losses. Transactions in foreign denominated assets may involve greater risks than domestic transactions.

At March 31, 2012, the foreign currencies held by the Funds were as follows (amounts in U.S. dollars):

 

     Cost of
Currency
     Value of
Currency
 

Emerging India Fund

    

Indian Rupee

  $ 69,799       $ 70,133   

 

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

    

Brazilian Real

  $ 441,668       $ 443,534   

Egyptian Pound

    1         1   

New Taiwan Dollar

    274,476         274,876   

Turkish Lira

    246,738         246,739   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 962,883       $ 965,150   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

    

Bangladesh Taka

  $ 37,782       $ 37,782   

Kenyan Shilling

    168,384         168,000   

Malaysian Ringgit

    67         67   

Philippine Peso

    106         106   

Sri Lanka Rupee

    48,002         48,002   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 254,341       $ 253,957   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Global Opportunities Fund

    

Canadian Dollar

  $ 1,971       $ 1,972   

Hong Kong Dollar

    33         33   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 2,004       $ 2,005   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Heritage Growth Fund

    

Brazilian Real

  $ 111,422       $ 105,078   

 

 

International Growth Fund

    

Canadian Dollar

  $ 7,293       $ 7,299   

 

 

International Opportunities Fund

    

Australian Dollar

  $ 18,207       $ 18,261   

Brazilian Real

    19,848         19,307   

Indian Rupee

    35,401         35,401   

Malaysian Ringgit

    15,898         15,898   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 89,354       $ 88,867   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Micro Cap Value Fund

    

Malaysian Ringgit

  $ 23,503       $ 23,503   

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

    

Canadian Dollar

  $ 26,051       $ 26,071   

 

 

Small Cap Value Fund

    

New Taiwan Dollar

  $ 154,056       $ 154,103   

 

 

Strategic Income Fund

    

Canadian Dollar

  $ 1,620       $ 1,620   

Hong Kong Dollar

    2         2   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 1,622       $ 1,622   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in Securities and Related Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded after the ex-dividend

 

 

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date based on when the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Bond discount and premiums are amortized using the interest method. To the extent dividends received from Real Estate Investment Trust securities include return of capital distributions; such distributions are recorded as income, and adjusted accordingly for tax purposes.

Expenses — The Funds contract for various services on a collective basis. Most expenses are directly attributable to each Fund and therefore are charged accordingly. Expenses that are not directly attributable to one or more Funds are allocated among applicable Funds on an equitable and consistent basis considering such things as the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Funds.

Use of Management Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported changes in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications — In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, however, the risk of loss is expected to be remote.

Redemption Fees — The Funds deduct a fee of 2.00% from redemption proceeds on shares of the Funds held 60 days or less. Redemption fees retained by the Funds are credited to additional paid-in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncements — In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control of Repurchase Agreements.” ASU 2011-03 is an amendment to Topic 860 “Transfers and Servicing.” These amendments simplify the accounting for repurchase agreements by eliminating the requirement that the transferor demonstrate it has adequate collateral to fund substantially all the cost of purchasing replacement assets. As a result, more arrangements could be accounted for as secured borrowings rather than sales. The guidance applies to public and nonpublic companies and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The guidance should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-03 and its impact on the financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).” ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within

Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity, and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

Other — Income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as certain shareholder servicing fees.

3. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Repurchase Agreements — The Funds may engage in repurchase transactions. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase and the fund to resell the obligation at an agreed upon price and time. The market value of the collateral must be at least equal at all times to the total amount of the repurchase obligation, including interest. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the fund has the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred.

Short Sales — The Long/Short Fund, the Strategic Income Fund and to a lesser extent the other Equity Funds may enter into short sales whereby a fund sells a security it generally does not own (the security is borrowed), in anticipation of a decline in the security’s price. The initial amount of a short sale is recorded as a liability which is marked-to-market daily. Fluctuations in the value of the short liability are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. If a Fund shorts a security when also holding a long position in the security (a “short against the box”), as the security’s price declines, the short position increases in value, offsetting the long position’s decrease in value. The opposite effect occurs if the security’s price rises. A Fund realizes a gain or loss upon closing of the short sale (returning the security to the counterparty by way of purchase or delivery of a long position owned). Possible losses from short sales may be unlimited, whereas losses from security purchases cannot exceed the total amount invested. The Funds are liable to the buyer for any dividends payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. These dividends are an expense of the Funds. The Funds designate collateral consisting of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid assets sufficient to collateralize the market value of short positions.

 

 

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4. FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Foreign Currency Contracts — The Funds may enter into foreign currency contracts to settle planned purchases or sales of securities or to protect against a possible loss resulting from the adverse change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency involved in an underlying transaction. Foreign currency contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in currency exchange rates. Foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by a fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a foreign currency contract is closed, the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected on the Schedule of Investments. In addition, a fund could be exposed to a credit risk if a counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably. In connection with these contracts, the Funds may segregate cash and/or securities in a sufficient amount as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

Options Transactions — The Equity Funds and the Income Fund may buy and sell put and call options and write covered put and call options, including over-the-counter options, on portfolio securities where the completion of the obligation is dependent upon the credit standing of another party. Options are a type of derivative financial instrument. The Funds may invest in derivative financial instruments, including options, in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. The risk in writing a call option is that a fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option is that a fund may incur a loss if the market

price of the security decreases and the option is exercised.

The risk in buying an option is that a fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. A fund also has the additional risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist. Option contracts are valued daily and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded. A fund will realize a gain or loss upon expiration or closing of the option transaction. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call option, the purchase cost for a written put option, or the cost of a security for a purchased put or call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. The Funds designate collateral consisting of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid assets sufficient to collateralize the market value of written options.

5. DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually for all Funds, except for dividends from net investment income in five funds. The Wasatch-1st Source Income Fund declares and pays dividends monthly. The Large Cap Value, Long/Short, Strategic Income, and U.S. Treasury Funds declare and pay dividends quarterly. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. The Funds may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction (tax equalization).

To the extent these book and tax differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end

of the fiscal year among additional paid-in capital, undistributed net investment income (loss), and undistributed net realized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency translations.

 

 

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6. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

Cost of investment securities purchased and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding U.S. government and short-term securities for the period ended March 31, 2012 are summarized below:

 

    

Core

Growth

Fund

    

Emerging

India

Fund

    

Emerging
Markets

Small Cap
Fund

     Frontier
Emerging
Small
Countries
Fund
     Global
Opportunities
Fund
    

Heritage
Growth

Fund

    

International
Growth

Fund

 

Purchases

  $ 52,798,862       $ 3,132,727       $ 485,841,259       $ 6,117,464       $ 45,938,453       $ 23,448,974       $ 61,367,647   

Sales

    76,741,639         1,265,502         223,075,346         14,154         121,739,553         12,603,044         78,285,356   
     International
Opportunities
Fund
    

Large Cap
Value

Fund

     Long/Short
Fund
     Micro Cap
Fund
    

Micro Cap
Value

Fund

     Small Cap
Growth
Fund
    

Small Cap
Value

Fund

 

Purchases

  $ 61,491,257       $ 160,220,557       $ 476,843,257       $ 32,585,419       $ 74,191,408       $ 132,394,033       $ 43,933,347   

Sales

    47,575,576         356,196,355         322,630,971         55,424,432         74,274,924         173,735,619         68,429,468   
    

Strategic
Income

Fund

     Ultra
Growth
Fund
     World
Innovators
Fund
     Income
Fund
                      

Purchases

  $ 18,743,472       $ 32,135,644       $ 49,635,774       $ 20,772,565            

Sales

    10,683,079         40,903,404         29,205,560         12,645,978            


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Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities in the Income Fund were $21,834,189 and $19,294,879, respectively.

Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities in the U.S. Treasury Fund were $70,245,818 and $12,332,614, respectively.

7. OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN

Options written activity during the period ended March 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

    

Options

Outstanding at

9/30/2011

     Written      Closed      Exercised      Expired     

Options

Outstanding at

3/31/2012

 

Core Growth Fund

                

Premium amount

  $ 178,735       $       $       $       $ (178,735    $   

Number of contracts

    500                                 (500        

Long/Short Fund

                

Premium amount

  $ 10,278,040       $ 11,123,153       $ (1,279,269    $ (8,429,728    $ (8,565,207    $ 3,126,989   

Number of contracts

    35,095         59,984         (8,500      (36,650      (35,270      14,659   

Micro Cap Value Fund

                

Premium amount

  $ 762,276       $ 1,415,929       $ (1,145,228    $ (859,906    $ (173,071    $   

Number of contracts

    2,600         7,541         (4,101      (5,347      (693        

8. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all taxable income to shareholders. The Funds are no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2008. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total of amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next 12 months. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise taxes has been made.

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”) was signed by the President of the United States of America. The Modernization Act modernizes several tax provisions related to Regulated Investment Companies (“RICs”) and their shareholders. One key change made by the Modernization Act includes that capital losses will generally retain their character as short-term or long-term and may be carried forward indefinitely. Generally, the Modernization Act is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010.

As of March 31, 2012, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     

Core

Growth

Fund

    

Emerging

India

Fund

    

Emerging

Markets

Small Cap

Fund

    

Frontier

Emerging

Small

Countries

Fund

    

Global
Opportunities

Fund

    

Heritage

Growth Fund

    

International
Growth

Fund

 

Cost

   $ 370,506,642       $ 13,365,549       $ 1,034,678,788       $ 7,186,114       $ 116,260,245       $ 84,329,111       $ 260,735,500   
  

 

 

 

Gross appreciation

   $ 177,685,194       $ 785,670       $ 227,949,237       $ 155,475       $ 39,884,730       $ 26,893,933       $ 77,062,362   

Gross (depreciation)

     (9,064,274      (795,541      (12,134,601      (109,129      (1,890,055      (3,570,147      (5,722,351
  

 

 

 

Net appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 168,620,920       $ (9,871    $ 215,814,636       $ 46,346       $ 37,994,675       $ 23,323,786       $ 71,340,011   
  

 

 

 
      International
Opportunities
Fund
    

Large Cap

Value

Fund

    

Long/Short

Fund

    

Micro Cap

Fund

    

Micro Cap

Value

Fund

    

Small Cap

Growth

Fund

    

Small Cap

Value

Fund

 

Cost

   $ 161,944,854       $ 1,375,593,543       $ 1,094,331,142       $ 224,981,593       $ 131,392,030       $ 1,162,362,999       $ 158,175,467   
  

 

 

 

Gross appreciation

   $ 30,908,325       $ 348,942,771       $ 91,428,178       $ 99,131,605       $ 31,135,445       $ 564,786,254       $ 37,979,426   

Gross (depreciation)

     (4,925,649      (59,292,567      (17,952,319      (17,354,684      (4,025,060      (25,709,131      (5,352,692
  

 

 

 

Net appreciation

   $ 25,982,676       $ 289,650,204       $ 73,475,859       $ 81,776,921       $ 27,110,385       $ 539,077,123       $ 32,626,734   
  

 

 

 

 

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Strategic

Income

Fund

   

Ultra

Growth

Fund

   

World

Innovators

Fund

   

Income

Fund

   

U.S.

Treasury

Fund

         

Cost

  $ 40,220,841      $ 120,972,975      $ 105,740,221      $ 139,961,882      $ 214,609,885       
 

 

 

     

Gross appreciation

  $ 5,321,036      $ 43,405,593      $ 22,084,309      $ 4,151,190      $ 19,645,689       

Gross (depreciation)

    (1,498,863     (8,613,078     (2,086,989     (295,637     (3,786,915    
 

 

 

     

Net appreciation

  $ 3,822,173      $ 34,792,515      $ 19,997,320      $ 3,855,553      $ 15,858,774       
 

 

 

     

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, unrealized appreciation on passive foreign investment companies and other temporary tax adjustments.

The components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis as of September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

    

Core

Growth

Fund

    

Emerging

India

Fund

    

Emerging
Markets

Small Cap
Fund

    

Global

Opportunities

Fund

    

Heritage

Growth

Fund

    

International

Growth

Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $       $ 82,637       $       $       $       $   

Undistributed capital gains

                            18,174,884         835,673           
 

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

            82,637                 18,174,884         835,673           

Accumulated capital and other losses

    (81,436,874      (71,305      (20,112,645      (174,584      (58,288      (26,593,909

Other undistributed ordinary losses

                            (10,425                

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*

    86,282,999         (1,092,944      (32,862,531      21,892,687         8,637,287         8,903,198   
 

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

  $ 4,846,125       $ (1,081,612    $ (52,975,176    $ 39,882,562       $ 9,414,672       $ (17,690,711
 

 

 

 
    

International

Opportunities

Fund

    

Large Cap

Value

Fund

    

Long/Short

Fund

    

Micro

Cap

Fund

    

Micro Cap
Value

Fund

    

Small Cap

Growth

Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $       $ 332,757       $       $       $       $   

Undistributed capital gains

    17,671,310                                         62,045,617   
 

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

    17,671,310         332,757                                 62,045,617   

Accumulated capital and other losses

            (23,171,056      (3,699,507      (69,481,010      (1,239,578      (198,905

Other undistributed ordinary losses

    (19,118      (286,291                                

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*

    (2,262,416      (11,750,349      (38,149,190      20,272,528         4,880,423         206,866,924   
 

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

  $ 15,389,776       $ (34,874,939    $ (41,848,697    $ (49,208,482    $ 3,640,845       $ 268,713,636   
 

 

 

 
    

Small Cap

Value

Fund

    

Strategic

Income

Fund

    

Ultra

Growth

Fund

    

World

Innovators

Fund

    

Income

Fund

    

U.S.

Treasury

Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $       $ 53,698       $       $       $ 347,355       $ 113,945   

Undistributed capital gains

                    7,675,318                         9,334,125   
 

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

            53,698         7,675,318                 347,355         9,448,070   

Accumulated capital and other losses

    (110,596,002      (6,885,030      (38,569      (15,733,805      (1,516,902      -   

Other undistributed ordinary losses

            (16,060                      (44,585      (101,845

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*

    1,124,029         (1,364,553      10,308,991         2,110,788         3,994,577         32,664,693   
 

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

  $ (109,471,973    $ (8,211,945    $ 17,945,740       $ (13,623,017    $ 2,780,445       $ 42,010,918   
 

 

 

 

 

*On investments, securities sold short, derivative and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

Capital loss carryforwards are available through the date specified below to offset future realized net capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. To the extent future gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed.

 

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Capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2011 are as follows:

 

Fund   2014      2016      2017      2018  

Core Growth Fund

  $       $       $       $ 81,406,941   

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

                    3,795,857         6,828,580   

International Growth Fund

                            26,072,123   

Large Cap Value Fund

                            23,171,056   

Long/Short Fund

                    634,432         3,065,075   

Micro Cap Fund

                    20,111,960         49,352,340   

Micro Cap Value Fund

                    306,366           

Small Cap Value Fund

                    46,713,137         63,852,620   

Strategic Income Fund

                    239,302         6,645,728   

World Innovators Fund

                    650,448         15,064,621   

Income Fund

    721,508         561,725                   

Capital loss carryforwards noted below may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future taxable gains distributions. Under the Modernization Act, a Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused.

Capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2011 with no expiration are as follows:

 

Fund    Short Term  

Emerging India Fund

   $ 71,305   

Net capital losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year have been elected by the Funds to be treated as being incurred on the first business day of the Funds’ next taxable year. For the year ended September 30, 2011, the following Funds deferred to October 1, 2011 post October capital and currency losses as follows:

 

Fund    Capital Losses  

Core Growth Fund

   $ 29,933   

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

     9,488,208   

Global Opportunities Fund

     174,584   

Heritage Growth Fund

     58,288   

International Growth Fund

     521,786   

Micro Cap Fund

     16,710   

Micro Cap Value Fund

     933,212   

Small Cap Growth Fund

     198,905   

Small Cap Value Fund

     30,245   

Ultra Growth Fund

     38,569   

World Innovators Fund

     18,736   

During the tax year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds used capital loss carryforwards in the following amounts:

 

Fund    Amount Used  

Core Growth Fund

   $ 39,621,936   

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

     4,217,856   

Heritage Growth Fund

     7,509,279   

International Growth Fund

     39,147,511   

International Opportunities Fund

     136,323   

Large Cap Value Fund

     42,167,614   

Long/Short Fund

     5,417,851   

Micro Cap Fund

     16,305,404   

Micro Cap Value Fund

     11,553,397   

Small Cap Growth Fund

     33,681,395   

Small Cap Value Fund

     22,337,499   

Strategic Income Fund

     1,538,224   

Ultra Growth Fund

     39,273,897   

World Innovators Fund

     12,595,804   

Income Fund

     1,578,786   

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2011 was as follows:

 

2011  

Core

Growth

Fund

    

Emerging

India

Fund1

    

Emerging

Markets

Small Cap

Fund

    

Global

Opportunities

Fund

    

Heritage

Growth

Fund

    

International

Growth

Fund

 

Ordinary income

  $       $       $ 86,408       $ 1,872,935       $ 653,414       $   

Capital gain

                            7,528,532         5,614           
 

 

 

 

Total

  $       $       $ 86,408       $ 9,401,467       $ 659,028       $   
 

 

 

 
2011  

International

Opportunities

Fund

    

Large Cap

Value

Fund

    

Long/Short

Fund

    

Micro

Cap

Fund

    

Micro Cap

Value

Fund

    

Small Cap

Growth

Fund

 

Ordinary income

  $       $ 21,370,753       $ 300,223       $       $       $   

Capital gain

    4,411,467                                           
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,411,467       $ 21,370,753       $ 300,223       $       $       $   
 

 

 

 
2011  

Small Cap
Value

Fund

    

Strategic
Income

Fund

     Ultra Growth
Fund
     World
Innovators
Fund
     Income
Fund
    

U.S.

Treasury

Fund

 

Ordinary income

  $       $ 762,128       $       $       $ 3,218,058       $ 5,596,881   

Capital gain

                                            10,250,028   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $       $ 762,128       $       $       $ 3,218,058       $ 15,846,909   
 

 

 

 

 

1Inceptiondate of the Fund was April 26, 2011.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:

 

  

  

2010   Core Growth
Fund
     Emerging
Markets
Small Cap
Fund
     Global
Opportunities
Fund
     Heritage
Growth Fund
     International
Growth
Fund
     International
Opportunities
Fund
 

Ordinary income

  $ 87,230       $ 379,097       $ 3,456,368       $ 499,403       $       $ 1,049,066   

Capital gain

                                              
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 87,230       $ 379,097       $ 3,456,368       $ 499,403       $       $ 1,049,066   
 

 

 

 
2010  

Large Cap
Value

Fund

     Long/Short
Fund
    

Micro

Cap

Fund

    

Micro Cap

Value

Fund

    

Small Cap

Growth

Fund

    

Small Cap

Value

Fund

 

Ordinary income

  $ 21,589,760       $ 98,009       $       $ 569,692       $       $   

Capital gain

                                              
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 21,589,760       $ 98,009       $       $ 569,692       $       $   
 

 

 

 
2010  

Strategic
Income

Fund

     Ultra
Growth
Fund
     World
Innovators
Fund
    

Income

Fund

    

U.S.

Treasury

Fund

        

Ordinary income

  $ 678,070       $       $ 79,109       $ 3,572,685       $ 5,847,330      

Capital gain

                                    4,184,315      
 

 

 

    

Total

  $ 678,070       $       $ 79,109       $ 3,572,685       $ 10,031,645      
 

 

 

    

The tax character of distributions paid may differ from that shown in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets due to short-term gains being treated as ordinary income for tax purposes.

9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Investment Advisory Fees, Expense Limitations — As the Funds’ investment advisor, the Advisor receives a monthly fee calculated on average daily net assets. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain Funds should a Fund’s operating expenses exceed a specified annual limitation through at least January 31, 2013. If operating expenses are less than the specified expense limit for the Fund, the Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement of the fees waived or reduced to the

 

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extent that the operating expenses and the amounts reimbursed do not exceed such expense limit for the Fund, under the period of the agreement (currently the period for the 12 months commencing January 31, 2012). Such reimbursement shall be paid only while the expense limitation agreement is in effect and only if such amount paid, together with all other amounts reimbursed under this agreement in the fiscal year, does not cause the Fund to exceed the expense limitation. All amounts not recovered at the end of the period expire on January 31, 2013. On November 9, 2011, the Board of Trustees and the Advisor agreed to a reduction in the advisory fee for the Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund from 1.50% to 1.00% effective January 31, 2012. Additionally, the Advisor and the Funds executed an amended and restated expense limitation agreement, wherein the Advisor contractually agreed to an expense limitation of 1.50% on the Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund effective January 31, 2012, and continuing through at least January 31, 2013. Ordinary operating expenses exclude any interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other investment-related costs and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. The costs of the Proxy Statement related to the identification and shareholder approval of Trustee Nominees were treated as extraordinary expenses. The impact of these payments is reflected in the net expense ratios in the Financial Highlights. Investment advisory fees and fees waived, if any, for the period ended March 31, 2012 are disclosed in the Statements of Operations. Investment advisory fee and expense limitation annual rates are shown below.

 

Fund   Advisory
Fee
    Expense
Limitation
Investor
Class
   

Expense
Limitation

Institutional
Class

   

Contractual Expense

Limitation/

Reimbursement

Recoverable

Expiration Date

   

Reimbursement

Recoverable

 

Core Growth Fund

    1.00     1.50     1.12     01/31/2013      $ 2,517   

Emerging India Fund

    1.50     1.95     N/A        01/31/2013        34,255   

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

    1.75     1.95     N/A        01/31/2013        200,374   

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

    1.75     2.25     N/A        01/31/2013        55,392   

Global Opportunities Fund

    1.50     1.95     N/A        01/31/2013          

Heritage Growth Fund

    0.70     0.95     N/A        01/31/2013        5,713   

International Growth Fund

    1.25     1.75     N/A        01/31/2013          

International Opportunities Fund

    1.95     2.25     N/A        01/31/2013        54,353   

Large Cap Value Fund

    0.90     1.10     0.98     01/31/2013        100,920   

Long/Short Fund

    1.10            N/A        N/A        N/A   

Micro Cap Fund

    1.95     2.25     N/A        01/31/2013          

Micro Cap Value Fund

    1.95     2.25     N/A        01/31/2013        6,963   

Small Cap Growth Fund

    1.00     1.50     N/A        01/31/2013          

Small Cap Value Fund

    1.00 %1      1.50 %2      1.15     01/31/2013        428   

Strategic Income Fund

    0.70     0.95     N/A        01/31/2013        6,743   

Ultra Growth Fund

    1.00     1.50     N/A        01/31/2013          

World Innovators Fund

    1.50     1.95     N/A        01/31/2013          

Income Fund

    0.55            N/A        N/A        N/A   

U.S. Treasury Fund

    0.50     0.75     N/A        01/31/2013          

 

1 

The advisory fee decreased from 1.50% to 1.00% on 1/31/2012.

2 

The expense limitation decreased from 1.95% to 1.50% on 1/31/2012.

Affiliated Trades — Certain Funds are permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain related affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Funds from or to another fund (or funds) that are, or could be, considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, each transaction is effected at the current market price, as that term is defined under the procedures. During the period ended March 31, 2012, the Funds below engaged in purchases and sales of securities pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Global Opportunities Fund

  $       $ 1,496,592   

International Growth Fund

    1,046,793         1,786,358   

International Opportunities Fund

    2,485,615           

Micro Cap Value Fund

            249,458   

Affiliated Transaction — The Large Cap Value Fund had an in-kind purchase of $4,255,413 from an affiliate.

Institutional Class Legal Fees — As disclosed in the annual report dated September 30, 2011, the Board approved a multi-class plan pursuant to which the Board has established and designated two classes for each series known as Institutional Class shares and Investor Class shares. The Advisor paid the legal costs associated with the establishment and designation of the new share classes.

 

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10% Shareholders — As of March 31, 2012, the Funds had individual shareholder accounts and/or omnibus shareholder accounts (comprised of a group of individual shareholders), which individually amounted to more than 10% of the total shares outstanding of the fund as detailed below:

 

     Number of
Accounts
     % of Shares
Outstanding
 

Core Growth Fund

    2         46.15

Emerging India Fund

    2         40.93

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

    2         71.53

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

    3         66.97

Global Opportunities Fund

    2         62.48

Heritage Growth Fund

    2         50.65

International Growth Fund

    2         43.61

International Opportunities Fund

    2         62.10

Large Cap Value Fund

    3         76.58

Long/Short Fund

    2         63.54

Micro Cap Fund

    2         29.00

Micro Cap Value Fund

    2         49.40

Small Cap Growth Fund

    2         51.17

Small Cap Value Fund

    2         31.62

Strategic Income Fund

    3         69.76

Ultra Growth Fund

    2         48.97

World Innovators Fund

    2         39.07

Income Fund

    2         85.76

U.S. Treasury Fund

    2         35.05

Affiliated Interests — As of March 31, 2012, Wasatch Advisors, Inc. and its affiliates, and the retirement plans of Wasatch Advisors, Inc. and its affiliates, held shares which may be redeemed at any time as detailed below:

 

    

Number of

Accounts*

     % of Shares
Outstanding
 

Core Growth Fund

    14         0.58

Emerging India Fund

    19         21.07

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

    24         0.42

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

    17         31.50

Global Opportunities Fund

    24         2.52

Heritage Growth Fund

    10         3.66

International Growth Fund

    13         1.05

International Opportunities Fund

    22         3.33

Large Cap Value Fund

    15         0.13

Long/Short Fund

    11         0.21

Micro Cap Fund

    16         0.65

Micro Cap Value Fund

    12         1.65

Small Cap Growth Fund

    22         1.50

Small Cap Value Fund

    12         1.81

Strategic Income Fund

    5         21.56

Ultra Growth Fund

    9         1.20

World Innovators Fund

    10         1.93

Income Fund

    2         0.01

U.S. Treasury Fund

    7         0.70

 

* Multiple accounts with the same beneficial owner are treated as one account.

Payments by Former Service Provider — BISYS Fund Services, Inc. (“BISYS”) is a former service provider to the Large Cap Value Fund, Long/Short Fund and Income Fund. In August 2010, these funds received a one-time payment from the BISYS Fair Fund (a fund established pursuant to a settlement between the SEC and BISYS that requires, among other things, a distribution of settlement monies from the Fair Fund to benefit affected mutual funds). The impact of these payments is reflected in the net expense ratios in the Financial Highlights.

 

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10. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

If a Fund’s holding represents ownership of 5% or more of the voting securities of a company, the company is deemed to be an affiliate as defined by the 1940 Act. The following Funds conducted transactions during the period ended March 31, 2012 with an “affiliated company” as so defined:

 

     Share Activity      Dividends
Credited to
Income for the
period ended
3/31/12
     Gain (Loss)
Realized on
Sale of Shares
for the
period ended
3/31/12
 
      Balance
9/30/11
     Purchases /
Additions
     Sales /
Reductions
     Balance
3/31/12
       

Long/Short Fund

                 

Silicon Graphics International Corp.*

     1,447,300         496,467         349,010         1,594,757       $       $ (2,152,018

 

 

Micro Cap Fund

                 

Goldwater Bank, N.A.

     154,000                         154,000       $       $   

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

                 

Knight Transportation, Inc.

     4,139,457         81,658                 4,221,115       $ 501,635       $   

NeurogesX, Inc.

     3,882,558                         3,882,558                   

Power Integrations, Inc.

     1,731,197                 248,179         1,483,018         164,732         (789,831

 

*On December 22, 2011, a Schedule 13D was filed for Silicon Graphics International Corp. (“the Company”) on behalf of the Advisor and the Wasatch Long/Short Fund, including the portfolio managers Mike Shinnick and Ralph Shive (“Reporting Persons”).

11. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

The Funds may own investments that were purchased through private placement transactions or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and cannot be sold without prior registration under the Securities Act or may be limited due to certain restrictions. These securities are generally deemed to be illiquid and are valued at fair value as determined by a designated Pricing Committee, comprised of personnel of the Advisor, with oversight by the Board of Trustees and in accordance with Board-approved Pricing Policies and Procedures. If and when such securities are registered, the costs of registering such securities are paid by the issuer. At March 31, 2012, the Funds held the following restricted securities:

 

     

Security

Type

  

Acquisition

Date

   Acquisition
Cost
    

Fair

Value

     Value as % of
Net Assets
 

Global Opportunities Fund

              

Cardica, Inc.

   Warrants    9/25/09    $ 5,000       $ 35,200         0.02

 

 

Micro Cap Fund

              

Cardica, Inc.

   Warrants    6/7/07    $ 19,380       $ 1,211           

Cardica, Inc.

   Warrants    9/25/09      40,312         283,800         0.09

Goldwater Bank, N.A.

   Common Stock    2/28/07      1,540,000         23,562         0.01

NeurogesX, Inc.

   Warrants    7/21/11      18,169         18,169         0.01
        

 

 

 
         $ 1,617,861       $ 326,742         0.11

 

 

Micro Cap Value Fund

              

Acetylon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Series B

   Preferred Stock    2/3/11    $ 249,997       $ 312,628         0.21

Cardica, Inc.

   Warrants    6/7/07      9,302         581           

Cardica, Inc.

   Warrants    9/25/09      13,813         97,240         0.07

Goldwater Bank, N.A.

   Common Stock    2/28/07      419,000         6,411           

Idaho Trust Bancorp

   Common Stock    8/30/06      500,004         172,779         0.12

NeurogesX, Inc.

   Warrants    7/21/11      6,250         6,250           

NeurogesX, Inc.

   Warrants    12/28/07      3,800                   
        

 

 

 
         $ 1,202,166       $ 595,889         0.40

 

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Security

Type

  

Acquisition

Date

   Acquisition
Cost
    

Fair

Value

     Value as %
of Net Assets
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

              

Angie’s List, Inc. — Private Shares

   Common Stock    9/3/10 - 3/15/11    $ 7,254,248       $ 14,950,567         0.87

Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P.

   LP Interest    10/10/03 - 11/23/11      4,543,853         5,344,330         0.31

Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P.

   LP Interest    3/16/06 - 10/28/11      1,335,000         1,669,550         0.10

Nanosys, Inc., Series D

   Preferred Stock    11/8/05      2,000,000         776,271         0.05

Nanosys, Inc., Series E

   Preferred Stock    8/13/10      184,939         184,939         0.01

NeurogesX, Inc.

   Warrants    7/21/11      242,660         242,660         0.01

Valera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ureteral Stent CSR

   Rights    2/1/06 - 2/2/06      162,615                   

Valera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. VP003 (Octreotide Implant) CSR

   Rights    2/1/06 - 2/2/06      243,922                   

Zonare Medical Systems, Inc.

   Common Stock    6/30/04      1,500,000         247           
        

 

 

 
         $ 17,467,237       $ 23,168,564         1.35

 

 

Strategic Income Fund

              

Redcorp Ventures Ltd., 13.00%, 7/11/12

   Corporate Bonds    7/5/07    $ 155,655       $ 2,112         0.01

Star Asia Financial Ltd.

   Common Stock    2/22/07 - 3/19/10      305,812         266,786         0.60

Star Asia SPV, LLC

   LLC Membership Interest    3/19/10      479,727         124,419         0.28
        

 

 

 
         $ 941,194       $ 393,317         0.89

 

 

Ultra Growth Fund

              

Cardica, Inc.

   Warrants    9/25/09    $ 20,625       $ 145,200         0.09

Data Sciences International, Inc., Series B

   Preferred Stock    1/20/06      475,001         807,502         0.52

Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P.

   LP Interest    10/10/03 - 11/23/11      4,089,467         4,807,536         3.09

Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P.

   LP Interest    3/16/06  - 10/28/11      1,335,000         1,669,550         1.07

Nanosys, Inc., Series D

   Preferred Stock    11/8/05      500,001         194,068         0.13

Nanosys, Inc., Series E

   Preferred Stock    8/13/10      46,235         46,235         0.03

NeurogesX, Inc.

   Warrants    7/21/11      5,451         5,451           

Ophthonix, Inc.

   Common Stock    9/23/05      499,998         504           

TherOx, Inc., Series I

   Preferred Stock    7/7/05      1,000,000         70,732         0.05

Xtera Communications, Inc.

   Common Stock    9/3/03      99,065         914           

Zonare Medical Systems, Inc.

   Common Stock    6/30/04      1,000,000         165           
        

 

 

 
         $ 9,070,843       $ 7,747,857         4.98

 

 

World Innovators Fund

              

Cardica, Inc.

   Warrants    9/25/09    $ 8,937       $ 62,920         0.05

Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P.

   LP Interest    10/10/03  - 11/23/11      454,387         534,433         0.43

Xtera Communications, Inc.

   Common Stock    9/3/03      7,076         65           
        

 

 

 
         $ 470,400       $ 597,418         0.48

12. PURCHASE COMMITMENTS

In September 2003, the Small Cap Growth, Ultra Growth and World Innovators Funds entered into subscription agreements to acquire limited partnership interests in Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P. The remaining commitment amounts at March 31, 2012 were $400,000, $360,000 and $40,000, respectively. Securities held by the Funds have been designated to meet these purchase commitments.

In December 2005, the Small Cap Growth and Ultra Growth Funds entered into subscription agreements to acquire limited partnership interests in Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P. The remaining commitment amounts at March 31, 2012 were $165,000 per Fund. Securities held by the Funds have been designated to meet these purchase commitments as indicated in the Schedules of Investments.

13. LINE OF CREDIT

The Equity Funds opened two lines of credit totaling $75,000,000, one of which is $25,000,000 uncommitted, and the other of which is $50,000,000 committed, with State Street Bank and Trust Company on June 4, 2007 (together, the “Line”). The Line is for temporary or emergency purposes such as to provide liquidity for shareholder redemptions. The Equity Funds incur commitment fees on the undrawn portion of the committed part of the Line, and interest expense to the extent of amounts drawn (borrowed) under the entire Line. Interest is based on the higher of (a) the Federal Funds rate as in effect on the date of borrowing, plus a margin, or (b) the overnight London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rate as in effect on the date of borrowing, plus a margin. Commitment fees are pro-rated among the Equity Funds based upon relative average net assets. Interest expense is charged directly to a fund based upon actual amounts borrowed by the Fund.

 

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For the period ended March 31, 2012, the following Funds had borrowings:

 

     Average Daily
Borrowings
     Number of
Days
Outstanding
     Interest
Expense
    

Weighted

Average

Annualized

Interest Rate

    

Balance at

March 31, 2012

 

Emerging India Fund

  $ 237,979         22       $ 167         1.15   

Global Opportunities Fund

    3,998,780         50         6,374         1.15        

International Growth Fund

    3,701,144         93         10,956         1.15        

International Opportunities Fund

    4,451,737         13         1,852         1.15        

Small Cap Growth Fund

    2,333,727         9         666         1.14        

Ultra Growth Fund

    1,259,703         55         2,201         1.14        

14. PRINCIPAL RISKS

Market and Credit Risk — In the normal course of business the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit risk). Similar to credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions will default. The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Inflation Risk — Inflation risk is the possibility that inflation will reduce the purchasing power of a currency, and subsequently reduce the value of a security or asset, and may result in rising interest rates. Inflation is the overall upward price movement of goods and services in an economy that causes the value of a currency to decline.

Interest Rate Risk — Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. A rise in interest rates typically causes a fall in values. Interest rate risk should be modest for shorter-term securities, moderate for intermediate-term securities and high for longer-term securities. Generally, an increase in the average maturity of a fund will make it more sensitive to interest rate risk. The interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of principal, by a lender to a borrower for the use of assets.

Foreign Currency Risk — If a fund invests directly in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies, it will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. This also includes the risk associated with higher transaction costs, delayed settlements, currency controls and adverse economic developments related to foreign investments.

Region Risk — The Funds invest in equity and fixed income securities of non-U.S. issuers. Although the Funds maintain diversified investment portfolios, political or economic developments within a particular country or region may have an adverse effect on the ability of domiciled issuers to meet their obligations. These risks are exaggerated for securities of issuers tied economically to emerging and frontier market countries. Additionally, political or economic developments may have an adverse effect on the liquidity and volatility of portfolio securities and currency holdings.

Shareholder Concentration Risk — A significant portion of the net assets of the International Opportunities Fund is owned by a group of shareholders advised by a common investment advisor. If this group of shareholders simultaneously redeems on the advice of their investment advisor, Fund expenses may increase and performance may be materially affected. However, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse the International Opportunities Fund should its operating expenses exceed 2.25% through at least January 31, 2013.

15. SECURITIES VALUATION

Equity securities (common and preferred stock) — Securities are valued as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued using a commercial pricing service at the last quoted sales price taken from the primary market in which each security trades and, with respect to equity securities traded on NASDAQ, such securities are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) or last sales price if no NOCP is available. If there are no sales on the primary exchange or market on a given day, then the security is valued at the most recent bid price on the primary exchange or market as provided by a pricing service. In some instances, particularly on foreign exchanges, an official close or evaluated price may be used if the pricing service is unable to provide the last trade or most recent bid price. To the extent that these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy (see Note 16). Additionally, a Fund’s investments are valued at fair value by the Pricing Committee if the Advisor determines that an event impacting the value of an investment occurred between the closing time of a security’s primary market or exchange (for example, a foreign exchange or market) and the time the Fund’s share price is calculated. Significant events include, but are not limited to the following: significant fluctuations in domestic markets, foreign markets or foreign currencies; occurrences not directly tied to the securities markets such as natural disasters, armed conflicts or significant governmental actions; and

 

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major announcements affecting a single issuer or an entire market or market sector. In responding to a significant event, the Pricing Committee determines the fair value of affected securities by considering factors including, but not limited to: index options and futures traded subsequent to the close; American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) or other related receipts; currency spot or forward markets that trade after pricing of the foreign exchange; other derivative securities traded after the close such as Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts (“SPDRs”) and other exchange traded funds (“ETFs”); and alternative market quotes on the affected securities. When applicable, the Funds use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to assist in adjusting the valuation of foreign securities. When a Fund uses this fair value pricing method, the values assigned to the Fund’s foreign securities may not be the quoted or published prices of the investments on their primary markets or exchanges and the securities are categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. These valuation procedures generally apply equally to long or short equity positions in a Fund. However, if there are no sales on the primary exchange or market on a given day for a short equity position, then the security is valued at the most recent ask price on the primary exchange or market as provided by a pricing service.

Corporate debt securities — Investments are valued at current market value by a commercial pricing service, or by using the last sale or bid price based on observable inputs. Observable inputs may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data including market research publications. Although most corporate bonds are categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances where observable inputs are not available, they are categorized as level 3.

Short-term notes — Investments maturing in 60 days or less at the time of purchase, are generally valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that the amortized cost method would not represent fair value, in which case the securities are marked-to-market. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Asset-backed securities — Investments are priced using the closing bid as supplied by a commercial pricing service based on observable inputs. Observable inputs may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data including market research publications, new issue data, monthly payment information and collateral performance. Although most asset-backed securities are categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances where observable inputs are not available, they are categorized as level 3.

U.S. government issuers — Investments are priced using the closing bid as supplied by a commercial pricing service based on observable inputs. Observable inputs may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data including market research publications. Although most U.S. government bonds are categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances where observable inputs are not available, they are categorized as level 3.

Derivative instruments — Listed derivatives that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price in the market where they are principally traded. If there are no sales on the primary exchange or market on a given day, then the option is valued at the most recent bid price on the primary exchange or market as provided by a pricing service.

Restricted securities — If market quotations are not readily available for the Funds’ investments in securities such as restricted securities, private placements, securities for which trading has been halted or other illiquid securities, these investments are valued at fair value in accordance with Board-approved Pricing Policies and Procedures by the Joint Pricing Committee of the Advisor and the Funds (“Pricing Committee”) with oversight by the Board of Trustees. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. For each applicable investment that is fair valued, the Pricing Committee considers, to the extent applicable, various factors including, but not limited to, the financial condition of the company or limited partnership, operating results, prices paid in follow-on rounds, comparable companies in the public market, the nature and duration of the restrictions for holding the securities, and other relevant factors. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

As of March 31, 2012, the aggregate amount of fair valued securities, excluding any foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic fair valuation model, as a percentage of net assets for the Funds was as follows:

 

Core Growth Fund

       

Emerging India Fund

       

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

     5.44

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

     4.83

Global Opportunities Fund

     0.02

Heritage Growth Fund

       

International Growth Fund

     2.37

International Opportunities Fund

     2.15

Large Cap Value Fund

       

Long/Short Fund

       

Micro Cap Fund

     0.11

Micro Cap Value Fund

     2.56

Small Cap Growth Fund

     1.35

 

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Small Cap Value Fund

       

Strategic Income Fund

     0.29

Ultra Growth Fund

     4.98

World Innovators Fund

     0.48

Income Fund

     0.44

U.S. Treasury Fund

       

16. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Funds use various methods to measure the fair value of most of their investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP established a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

  Ÿ  

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. The inputs may include quoted prices for the identical investment on an inactive market, prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

  Ÿ  

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether a security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.

The Funds’ policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of March 31, 2012 in valuing the Funds’ assets and liabilities:

 

Fund    Category    Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Value at
3/31/12
 

Core Growth Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

      $ 497,231,902       $       $   —       $ 497,231,902   

Preferred Stocks

        4,259,228                         4,259,228   

Short-Term Investments

                37,636,432                 37,636,432   
     

 

 

 
      $ 501,491,130       $ 37,636,432       $       $ 539,127,562   
     

 

 

 

Emerging India Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

      $ 12,886,921       $       $       $ 12,886,921   

Short-Term Investments

                468,757                 468,757   
     

 

 

 
      $ 12,886,921       $ 468,757       $       $ 13,355,678   
     

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   Building Products    $       $ 27,700,692       $       $ 27,700,692   
   Computer &
Electronics Retail
             12,663,604                 12,663,604   
   Hypermarkets &
Super Centers
     24,622,808         26,898,097                 51,520,905   
   Other      1,093,897,881                         1,093,897,881   

Preferred Stocks

        29,227,254                         29,227,254   

Short-Term Investments

                35,483,088                 35,483,088   
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,147,747,943       $ 102,745,481       $       $ 1,250,493,424   
     

 

 

 

 

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Fund    Category    Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Value at
3/31/12
 

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

              
   Building Products    $ 46,310       $ 46,959       $       $ 93,269   
  

Construction

Materials

             50,233                 50,233   
   Food Retail      243,518         155,918                 399,436   
   Footwear      161,866         9,732                 171,598   
   Household Products      273,327         8,402                 281,729   
   Restaurants      137,581         69,034                 206,615   
   Other      4,945,792                         4,945,792   

Short-Term Investments

                1,083,788                 1,083,788   
     

 

 

 
      $ 5,808,394       $ 1,424,066       $       $ 7,232,460   
     

 

 

 

Global Opportunities Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

      $ 152,528,531       $       $       $ 152,528,531   

Warrants

        8,937                 35,200         44,137   

Short-Term Investments

                1,682,252                 1,682,252   
     

 

 

 
      $ 152,537,468       $ 1,682,252       $ 35,200       $ 154,254,920   
     

 

 

 

Heritage Growth Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

      $ 98,522,945       $       $       $ 98,522,945   

Short-Term Investments

                9,129,952                 9,129,952   
     

 

 

 
      $ 98,522,945       $ 9,129,952       $       $ 107,652,897   
     

 

 

 

International Growth Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   Food Retail    $ 3,871,365       $ 3,571,183       $       $ 7,442,548   
   Hypermarkets & Super Centers              4,288,773                 4,288,773   
   Other      301,702,146                         301,702,146   

Preferred Stocks

        4,677,069                         4,677,069   

Short-Term Investments

                13,964,975                 13,964,975   
     

 

 

 
      $ 310,250,580       $ 21,824,931       $       $ 332,075,511   
     

 

 

 

International Opportunities Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   Building Products    $       $ 1,726,957       $       $ 1,726,957   
   Construction Materials              1,327,006                 1,327,006   
   Industrial Machinery      4,128,981         977,528                 5,106,509   
   Other      168,167,256                         168,167,256   

Short-Term Investments

                11,599,983                 11,599,983   
     

 

 

 
      $ 172,296,237       $ 15,631,474       $       $ 187,927,711   
     

 

 

 

Large Cap Value Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

      $ 1,608,853,323       $       $       $ 1,608,853,323   

Short-Term Investments

                56,390,424                 56,390,424   
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,608,853,323       $ 56,390,424       $       $ 1,665,243,747   
     

 

 

 

Long/Short Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

      $ 922,237,210       $       $       $ 922,237,210   

Preferred Stocks

        2,820,375                         2,820,375   

Short-Term Investments

                242,749,416                 242,749,416   
     

 

 

 
      $ 925,057,585       $ 242,749,416       $       $ 1,167,807,001   
     

 

 

 

Liabilities

              

Equity Contracts

      $ (2,898,141    $       $       $ (2,898,141

Securities Sold Short

        (124,827,810                      (124,827,810
     

 

 

 
      $ (127,725,951    $       $       $ (127,725,951
     

 

 

 

 

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Fund    Category   

Quoted Prices

in Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)

     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Value at
3/31/12
 

Micro Cap Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   Specialized Finance    $       $       $ 23,562       $ 23,562   
   Other      295,467,252                         295,467,252   

Preferred Stocks

        2,320,570                         2,320,570   

Warrants

                18,169         285,011         303,180   

Short-Term Investments

                8,643,950                 8,643,950   
     

 

 

 
      $ 297,787,822       $ 8,662,119       $ 308,573       $ 306,758,514   
     

 

 

 

Micro Cap Value Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   Construction Materials    $ 1,539,424       $ 1,384,279       $       $ 2,923,703   
   Diversified Banks      2,096,575                 172,779         2,269,354   
   Home Improvement Retail      1,575,778         1,835,981                 3,411,759   
   Specialized Finance                      6,411         6,411   
   Other      141,695,034                         141,695,034   

Preferred Stocks

   Pharmaceuticals                      312,628         312,628   
   Other      1,238,908                         1,238,908   

Limited Partnership Interest

        1,126,408                         1,126,408   

Warrants

                6,250         97,821         104,071   

Short-Term Investments

                5,414,139                 5,414,139   
     

 

 

 
      $ 149,272,127       $ 8,640,649       $ 589,639       $ 158,502,415   
     

 

 

 

Liabilities

              

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

      $       $ (52,119    $       $ (52,119
     

 

 

 
      $       $ (52,119    $       $ (52,119
     

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   Health Care Equipment    $ 21,078,250       $       $ 247       $ 21,078,497   
   Internet Software & Services      69,432,542                 14,950,567         84,383,109   
   Other      1,493,256,934                         1,493,256,934   

Preferred Stocks

                        961,210         961,210   

Limited Partnership Interest

                        7,013,880         7,013,880   

Warrants

                242,660                 242,660   

Rights

                                  

Short-Term Investments

                94,503,832                 94,503,832   
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,583,767,726       $ 94,746,492       $ 22,925,904       $ 1,701,440,122   
     

 

 

 

Small Cap Value Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

      $ 180,829,336       $       $       $ 180,829,336   

Short-Term Investments

                9,972,865                 9,972,865   
     

 

 

 
      $ 180,829,336       $ 9,972,865       $       $ 190,802,201   
     

 

 

 

Strategic Income Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   Diversified REITs    $       $ 266,786       $       $ 266,786   
   Other      33,297,406                         33,297,406   

Limited Liability Company Membership Interest

        2,809,861                 124,419         2,934,280   

Corporate Bonds

                        2,112         2,112   

Mutual Funds

        263,484                         263,484   

Short-Term Investments

                7,278,946                 7,278,946   
     

 

 

 
      $ 36,370,751       $ 7,545,732       $ 126,531       $ 44,043,014   
     

 

 

 

 

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Fund    Category    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Value at
3/31/12
 

Ultra Growth Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   Health Care Equipment    $ 6,504,485       $       $ 165       $ 6,504,650   
   Internet Software & Services      9,929,438                 914         9,930,352   
   Personal Products                      504         504   
   Other      130,711,111                         130,711,111   
   Biotechnology                      240,303         240,303   

Preferred Stocks

   Health Care Technology                      878,234         878,234   

Limited Partnership Interest

                        6,477,086         6,477,086   

Warrants

                5,451         145,200         150,651   

Short-Term Investments

                872,599                 872,599   
     

 

 

 
      $ 147,145,034       $ 878,050       $ 7,742,406       $ 155,765,490   
     

 

 

 

World Innovators Fund

              

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   Internet Software & Services    $ 13,613,623       $       $ 65       $ 13,613,688   
   Other      88,709,714                         88,709,714   

Preferred Stocks

        2,049,997                         2,049,997   

Limited Partnership Interest

                        534,433         534,433   

Warrants

                        62,920         62,920   

Short-Term Investments

                20,766,789                 20,766,789   
     

 

 

 
      $ 104,373,334       $ 20,766,789       $ 597,418       $ 125,737,541   
     

 

 

 

Income Fund

              

Assets

              

Asset Backed Securities

      $       $ 4,192,694       $       $ 4,192,694   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                30,786,405                 30,786,405   

Corporate Bonds

                54,836,588                 54,836,588   

Municipal Bonds

                1,925,835                 1,925,835   

Mutual Funds

        759,257                         759,257   

Exchange Traded Funds

        694,200                         694,200   

U.S. Government Agency Securities

                30,861,779         635,170         31,496,949   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Bonds

                2,897,569                 2,897,569   

U.S. Treasury Notes

                13,454,294                 13,454,294   

Preferred Stocks

        1,687,565                         1,687,565   

Short-Term Investments

                1,086,079                 1,086,079   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 3,141,022       $ 140,041,243       $ 635,170       $ 143,817,435   
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Fund

              

Assets

              

U.S. Government Obligations

      $       $ 226,162,763       $       $ 226,162,763   

Short-Term Investments

         —         4,305,896                 4,305,896   
     

 

 

 
      $       $ 230,468,659       $       $ 230,468,659   
     

 

 

 

The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value for the period ended March 31, 2012 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

There were significant transfers between level 1 and level 2 due to fair valuation in certain foreign markets.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (level 3) for the Funds during the period ended March 31, 2012:

 

Fund   Market
Value
Beginning
Balance
9/30/2011
 

Purchases

at Cost

    Sales
(Proceeds)
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Transfers

in at
Market

Value

   

Transfers

out at
Market

Value

   

Market

Value
Ending

Balance
3/31/2012

    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Investments Held
at 3/31/2012
 

Global Opportunities
Fund

   

Warrants

  $27,200   $      $      $      $      $ 8,000      $   —      $   —      $ 35,200      $ 8,000   
 

 

 

Micro Cap Fund

                   

Common Stocks

  55,440                                 (31,878                   23,562        (31,878

Warrants

  220,511                                 64,500                      285,011        64,500   
 

 

 
  275,951                                 32,622                      308,573        32,622   
 

 

 

Micro Cap Value Fund

  

Common Stocks

  200,085                                 (20,895                   179,190        (20,895

Preferred Stocks

  249,997                                 62,631                      312,628        62,631   

Warrants

  75,721                                 22,100                      97,821        22,100   
 

 

 
  525,803                                 63,836                      589,639        63,836   
 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  

Common Stocks

  247     7,254,247                             7,696,320                      14,950,814        7,696,320   

Preferred Stocks

  8,424,480            (7,254,247                   (209,023                   961,210          

Limited Partnership Interest

  6,271,172     160,000                             582,708                      7,013,880        582,708   
 

 

 
  14,695,899     7,414,247        (7,254,247                   8,070,005                      22,925,904        8,279,028   
 

 

 

Strategic Income Fund

  

Limited Liability Company Membership Interest

  154,558            (30,139                                        124,419          

Corporate Bonds

  5,054            (2,886     (100     681        (637                   2,112        (2,872
 

 

 
  159,612            (33,025     (100     681        (637                   126,531        (2,872
 

 

 

Ultra Growth Fund

                   

Common Stocks

  1,583                                                      1,583          

Preferred Stocks

  1,255,122                                 (136,585                   1,118,537        (136,585

Limited Partnership Interest

  5,786,902     150,000                             540,184                      6,477,086        540,184   

Warrants

  112,200                                 33,000                      145,200        33,000   
 

 

 
  7,155,807     150,000                             436,599                      7,742,406        436,599   
 

 

 

World Innovators Fund

                   

Common Stocks

  65                                                      65          

Limited Partnership Interest

  484,252     10,000                             40,181                      534,433        40,181   

Warrants

  48,620                                 14,300                      62,920        14,300   
 

 

 
  532,937     10,000                             54,481                      597,418        54,481   
 

 

 

Income Fund

                   

U.S. Government Agency Securities

  $674,288   $      $ (41,920   $ (808   $ (1,397   $ 5,007      $      $      $ 635,170      $ 6,374   
 

 

 

 

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17. FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS*

The following is a summary of the fair valuations of the Funds’ derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

WASATCH CORE GROWTH FUND

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012:

 

     Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under Statement 133  
     

Interest Rate

Contracts

     Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    

Credit

Contracts

     Equity
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

                 

Net realized gain on options written

   $   —       $   —       $   —       $ 178,735       $   —       $ 178,735   
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

                 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

   $   —       $   —       $   —       $ (56,235    $   —       $ (56,235
  

 

 

 

WASATCH LONG/SHORT FUND

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2012:

 

     Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under Statement 133  
      Interest Rate
Contracts
     Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Liabilities Derivatives

                 

Call options written at value

   $   —       $   —       $   —       $ 2,898,141       $   —       $ 2,898,141   
  

 

 

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012:

 

     Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under Statement 133  
      Interest Rate
Contracts
     Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

                 

Net realized gain on options written

   $   —       $   —       $   —       $ 15,796,445       $   —       $ 15,796,445   
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

                 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

   $   —       $   —       $   —       $ (3,996,882    $   —       $ (3,996,882
  

 

 

 

WASATCH MICRO CAP VALUE FUND

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2012:

 

     Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under Statement 133  
      Interest Rate
Contracts
     Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Liabilities Derivatives

                 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

   $   —       $ 52,119       $   —       $   —       $   —       $ 52,119   
  

 

 

 

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012:

 

     Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under Statement 133  
      Interest Rate
Contracts
     Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

                 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations

   $   —       $ 349,207       $   —       $       $   —       $ 349,207   

Net realized gain on options written

                             1,277,422                 1,277,422   
  

 

 

 
   $   —       $ 349,207       $   —       $ 1,277,422       $   —       $ 1,626,629   
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

                 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

   $   —       $ (290,790    $   —       $ (370,206    $   —       $ (660,996
  

 

 

 
                 

WASATCH WORLD INNOVATORS FUND

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012:

 

     Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under Statement 133  
      Interest Rate
Contracts
     Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

                 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations

   $   —       $   —       $   —       $ (7,511    $   —       $ (7,511
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

                 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

   $   —       $   —       $   —       $ 24,057       $   —       $ 24,057   
  

 

 

 

 

* See Note 4 — Financial Derivative Instruments for additional information.

For the period ended March 31, 2012, the average monthly balance of outstanding derivative financial instruments was as follows:

 

      Core Growth
Fund
     Long/Short
Fund
     Micro Cap
Value
Fund
     World
Innovators
Fund
 

Forward currency contracts:

           

Average number of contracts — U.S. dollars purchased

                     1           

Average U.S. dollar amounts purchased

   $       $       $ 4,835,395       $   

Option contracts:

           

Average number of put contracts purchased

                             150   

Average number of call contracts purchased

                             25   

Average number of call contracts written

     167         31,548         1,446           

Average value of put contracts purchased

   $       $       $       $ 567   

Average value of call contracts purchased

   $       $       $       $ 25,113   

Average value of call contracts written

   $ 14,167       $ 8,143,701       $ 396,223       $   

18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events and has determined that there are no additional events that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

Management Information. The business affairs of Wasatch Funds are supervised by its Board of Trustees. The Board consists of four trustees who are elected and serve until their successors are elected and qualified.

The trustees and executive officers of Wasatch Funds and their principal occupations for at least the last five years are set forth below.

 

Name, Address

and Age

  Position(s)
Held with
Wasatch Funds
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
during Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustees
during Past 5 Years2

Independent Trustees

         

James U. Jensen, J.D., MBA

150 Social Hall Ave.

4th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Age 67

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board  

Indefinite

Served as Chairman of the Board since 2004 and Trustee since 1986

  Chief Executive Officer of Clearwater Law & Governance Group (an operating law firm board governance consulting company) April 2008 to present; Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Intelisum, Inc. (a company pursuing computer and measurement technology and products) 2001 - 2008; Consultant on corporate growth and technology transfer since 2004; Vice President, Corporate Development, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, and Secretary, NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 1991 to 2004.   19  

Director and Board Chairman of Bayhill Capital Corporation (telephone communications)

since December 2007.

William R. Swinyard, Ph.D.

150 Social Hall Ave.

4th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Age 71

  Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee  

Indefinite

Served as Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2004 and Trustee since 1986

  Retired Professor of Business Management and Holder of the
Fred G. Meyer Chair of Marketing (Emeritus), Brigham Young University, from 1978 to 2007.
  19   None

D. James Croft, Ph.D.

150 Social Hall Ave.

4th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Age 70

  Trustee  

Indefinite

Served as Trustee since 2005

  Consultant to the mortgage industry on issues of mortgage quality, identification of mortgage fraud, strategic planning and client development since 2004; Founder & Executive Director, Mortgage Asset Research Institute, from 1990 to 2004.   19   None

Miriam M. Allison3

150 Social Hall Ave.

4th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Age 64

  Trustee  

Indefinite

Served as Trustee

since 2010

  Rancher since 2004. From 2001 to 2005, Chairman of UMB Fund Services, Inc.   19  

Director, Northwestern

Mutual Series Fund, Inc. (28 portfolios) since 2006.

 

Interested Trustee

         

Samuel S. Stewart, Jr.,

Ph.D. CFA4

150 Social Hall Ave.

4th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Age 69

  President and Trustee  

Indefinite

Served as President and Trustee since 1986

  Chairman of the Board for the Advisor since 1975; Chief Investment Officer of the Advisor from 2004 to June 2009; Director of Research of the Advisor from 1975 to 2004; Chairman of the Board of Wasatch Funds from 1986 to 2004.   19   None

 

 

1  

A Trustee may serve until his/her death, resignation, removal or retirement. Each Independent Trustee shall retire as Trustee at the end of the calendar year in which he/she attains the age of 75 years.

 

2  

Directorships are those held by a Trustee in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act or any company registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act.

 

3  

Ms. Allison previously owned shares of UMB Financial Corp., the parent company of UMB Fund Services, Inc., the Funds’ transfer agent. Ms. Allison no longer owns such shares.

 

Dr. Stewart is an Interested Trustee because he serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Advisor.

 

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Name, Address
and Age
 

Position(s)
Held with

Wasatch Funds

  Term of Office and
Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
during Past 5 Years

Officers

     

Daniel D. Thurber

150 Social Hall Ave.

4th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Age 42

  Vice President  

Indefinite

Served as Vice President since February 2007

  General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Compliance for the Advisor since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary for Wasatch Funds from May 2006 to February 2007.

Russell L. Biles

150 Social Hall Ave.

4th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Age 44

  Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President and Secretary  

Indefinite

Served as Chief Compliance

Officer and Vice President

since February 2007 and

Secretary since November 2008

  Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President for Wasatch Funds since February 2007; Secretary for Wasatch Funds since November 2008; Counsel for the Advisor since October 2006; Senior Compliance Administrator for the Advisor from October 2005 to October 2006.

Cindy B. Firestone CPA

150 Social Hall Ave.

4th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Age 54

  Treasurer  

Indefinite

Served as Treasurer since

May 2009

  Treasurer for Wasatch Funds since May 2009; Assistant Treasurer for Wasatch Funds from November 2008 to May 2009; Internal Auditor for the Advisor from December 2002 to August 2011.

 

Additional information about the Funds’ trustees is provided in the Statement of Additional Information and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800.551.1700.

 

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND RECORD

A description of the policies and procedures that Wasatch Advisors uses to vote proxies related to the Funds’ portfolio securities is set forth in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information which is available without charge, upon request, on the Funds’ website at www.wasatchfunds.com or by calling 800.551.1700 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

Wasatch Funds’ proxy voting record is available on the Funds’ website at www.wasatchfunds.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov no later than August 31 for the prior 12 months ending June 30.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE ON FORM N-Q

The Funds file their complete schedules of investments with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, commencing with the quarter ended December 31, 2004, on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and may be viewed at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330).

BOARD CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

At a meeting held on November 9, 2011 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wasatch Funds Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the Advisory and Service Contract (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and Wasatch Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”) on behalf of each series of the Trust (other than the Wasatch Emerging India Fund and the Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund) (each a “Fund”); the sub-advisory agreement between the Advisor and Hoisington Investment Management Company (“HIMCO”) on behalf of the Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund (the “U.S. Treasury Fund”); and the sub-advisory agreement between the Advisor and 1st Source Corporation Investment Advisors, Inc. (“1st Source”) on behalf of the Wasatch-1st Source Income Fund (the “Income Fund”) (the foregoing sub-advisory agreements are each a “Sub-Advisory Agreement” and collectively, the “Sub-Advisory Agreements,” and HIMCO and 1st Source are each a “Sub-Advisor”). The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the advisory and service contract between the Trust and the Advisor on behalf of the Wasatch Emerging India Fund at a meeting held on February 14-15, 2011 and such advisory agreement was not up for renewal at the Meeting. The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, also unanimously approved the Advisory and Service Contract between the Trust and the Advisor on behalf of the Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund and the Board’s considerations are set forth below.

In preparation for their role in the evaluation of the Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Advisor and HIMCO on behalf of the U.S. Treasury Fund and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Advisor and 1st Source on behalf of the Income Fund, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions on November 1, 2011 and November 8, 2011. In addition to the executive sessions, the Independent Trustees also met at their quarterly meetings as well as at other times between the quarterly meetings with management. In evaluating the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Independent Trustees took into account the information provided and the knowledge gained from these meetings. At their regular Board meetings and executive sessions, the Independent Trustees were joined by independent legal counsel. In advance of the November meetings, the Board and independent legal counsel received materials and other information which outlined, among other things:

Ÿ  

the terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, including the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor and each Sub-Advisor;

Ÿ  

the organization and business operations of the Advisor and Sub-Advisors, including the experience of persons who have managed and who will manage each respective Fund;

Ÿ  

the profitability of the Advisor from serving as advisor to each respective Fund (plus profitability analysis for advisors to unaffiliated investment companies);

Ÿ  

the management fees of the Advisor, including comparisons of such fees with the management fees of comparable, unaffiliated funds prepared by an independent third party and the Advisor’s fees for other clients;

Ÿ  

the sub-advisory fees of each Sub-Advisor with respect to the U.S. Treasury Fund and Income Fund (including the respective Sub-Advisor’s fee schedule for other clients);

Ÿ  

the expenses of each Fund, including comparisons with the expense ratios of comparable, unaffiliated funds compiled by an independent third party; and

Ÿ  

each respective Fund’s past performance plus such Fund’s performance compared to other unaffiliated funds compiled by independent third parties and with recognized benchmarks.

As the Independent Trustees reviewed the materials, they also requested in writing (through their independent legal counsel) and received supplemental information and responses to various questions. In addition to the material provided by the Advisor, the Independent Trustees also received from independent counsel a legal memorandum outlining, among other things, the duties of the Independent Trustees under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as well as the general principles of relevant state law in reviewing and approving advisory contracts; the requirements of the 1940 Act in such matters; an advisor’s fiduciary duty with respect to advisory agreements and compensation; the standards used by courts in determining whether investment company boards of trustees have fulfilled their duties and factors to be considered by the Board in voting on advisory agreements.

 

 

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During the executive sessions noted above, the Independent Trustees met with independent legal counsel to discuss, among other things, the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements, the information provided, and the Independent Trustees’ duties in reviewing and approving advisory contracts. The Independent Trustees, in consultation with independent counsel, also reviewed the factors set out in judicial decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) directives relating to the approval of advisory contracts. The information provided for the Meeting supplements the information the Board receives throughout the year regarding the Funds’ performance, expense ratios, portfolio composition, trade execution and sales activity. The Independent Trustees considered the legal advice provided by legal counsel and the materials provided, and relied upon their own business judgment and the knowledge they gained from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year of the Funds, the Advisor, the Sub-Advisors and the services they provided in determining the factors to be considered and the weight to be given to such factors in evaluating advisory agreements. Each Independent Trustee may have accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Advisory Agreement and applicable Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Independent Trustees did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling. The Independent Trustees’ considerations were instead based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information presented. The principal factors considered by the Board and its conclusions are described below.

 

A.   NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES

In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Advisor’s and Sub-Advisors’ services, the Independent Trustees reviewed information concerning the types of services (advisory and non-advisory or administrative services) that the Advisor and Sub-Advisors provide to the applicable Fund; the performance record of the applicable Fund; and information describing the Advisor’s and Sub-Advisors’ organization and business. In connection with their service as Independent Trustees of the Trust, the Independent Trustees also periodically have met with the Advisor’s and Sub-Advisors’ personnel and have evaluated their professional experience, qualifications and credentials as well as their investment approach and research process. The Independent Trustees considered the compensation arrangements of portfolio managers to evaluate the ability of the Advisor to attract and retain high quality investment personnel, preserve stability, and reward performance without providing an incentive for taking undue risks.

In addition to the foregoing, in light of the regulatory emphasis on compliance, in reviewing the services that have been provided to each Fund, the Independent Trustees also considered the Advisor’s and Sub-Advisors’ compliance and regulatory history.

In their review of services, the Independent Trustees also evaluated the quality of administrative or non-advisory services provided. The terms of the Advisory Agreement provide that the Advisor shall administer the Trust’s affairs to the

extent requested by and subject to the supervision of the Board for the period and terms of the contract. In this regard, the Advisor provides business, administrative, compliance, marketing and other services required to operate the Funds, such as assistance with preparation and filing of regulatory and tax reports, preparation and distribution of prospectuses and shareholder reports, provision of information to Fund trustees, analysis to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, valuation of portfolio securities, and oversight of the performance of the Funds’ service providers (e.g., administrator, fund accountant, transfer agent and custodian). The Advisor also pays for office space and facilities for each Fund.

With respect to the Sub-Advisors, it was noted that the Sub-Advisory Agreements are essentially agreements for portfolio management services only and the Sub-Advisors were not expected to supply other significant administrative services. The Trustees further noted that the Advisor, based on its evaluation of the Sub-Advisors, recommended the renewal of each Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Based on their review, the Independent Trustees found that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements were satisfactory on behalf of each applicable Fund.

 

B.   THE INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNDS

In evaluating each Fund’s performance, the Trustees reviewed both short-term and long-term performance of each Fund relative to its peer group and relevant benchmarks. More specifically, the Independent Trustees reviewed, among other things, a report prepared by an unaffiliated third party comparing the respective Fund’s total return for the one-, two-, three-, four-, five-, and 10-year periods ended August 31, 2011 (or for the periods available for Funds that did not exist for part of the foregoing timeframes) compared to the performance of unaffiliated funds with similar investment objectives or classifications (a “Peer Group”) and a benchmark assigned by the unaffiliated third party (the “Benchmark”) for the prescribed periods. The Independent Trustees also reviewed materials reflecting the respective Fund’s historic performance for the quarter, one-, three-, five-, and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2011 (or for the periods available for Funds that did not exist for part of the foregoing timeframes together with the average annual return since inception for Funds with a shorter duration) compared to its respective benchmarks and unaffiliated funds in its investment category. In addition, the Independent Trustees received analyst reports prepared by a second unaffiliated party for the following Funds: Core Growth Fund, Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, International Growth Fund, International Opportunities Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Micro Cap Fund, Micro Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Ultra Growth Fund. This information supplemented the performance information provided to the Board at each of its quarterly meetings as well as at other meetings or executive sessions during the year. Further, the Independent Trustees also recognized the limitations on some of the usefulness of the performance

 

 

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comparison information as the closest Peer Group for a Fund may not adequately reflect the Wasatch Fund’s investment strategies and may be invested in sectors or industries in which the applicable Fund has limited or no exposure, including the Micro Cap Fund and Micro Cap Value Fund (collectively, the “Micro Cap Funds”). As the Peer Group assigned to the Micro Cap Funds appears to generally focus on companies with larger market capitalizations than those sought by the Micro Cap Funds, the Independent Trustees also reviewed the Micro Cap Funds’ performance compared to a custom peer group provided by the Advisor. In reviewing the performance information, the Independent Trustees recognized that the snapshot of performance information may differ significantly based on the time period being measured. Further, the Independent Trustees recognized that the investment experience of a particular shareholder in the Wasatch Funds will vary depending on when such shareholder invests in the applicable Fund and the performance of that Fund during the shareholder’s investment period. Based on their review of performance, the Independent Board Members determined the following:

The Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund and U.S. Treasury Fund have had generally favorable performance, outperforming their respective Benchmark for the one-, two- and three-year periods ended August 31, 2011. The performance of the Core Growth Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund over time has been generally favorable. They have outperformed their respective Benchmark in each of the last five years ended August 31, 2011 and for the 10-year period ended August 31, 2011. Although the Global Opportunities Fund has been operating for only two years, the Fund has had favorable performance, outperforming its Benchmark for the one- and two-year periods ended August 31, 2011. The World Innovators Fund has had generally favorable performance, outperforming its Benchmark in the last four years ended August 31, 2011. The Heritage Growth Fund, International Growth Fund, Long/Short Fund and Strategic Income Fund similarly have had generally favorable performance over time. These Funds have outperformed their respective Benchmark for each of the last five years ended August 31, 2011. The International Opportunities Fund also has had generally favorable performance, outperforming its Benchmark for each of the last five-years ended August 31, 2011, except for the most recent one-year period ended August 31, 2011.

The Independent Trustees further noted that the investment performance over time of the following Funds also has been satisfactory. In this regard, the Independent Trustees noted that although the Micro Cap Value Fund underperformed its Benchmark for the one- and two-year periods ended August 31, 2011, the Fund outperformed its Benchmark in the longer three-, four- and five-year periods. Although the Micro Cap Fund outperformed its Benchmark over the 10-year period, the Fund has underperformed its Benchmark in more recent periods. As noted above, the Board, however, recognized some of the limitations of the Peer Group for the Micro Cap Funds and that the performance of the Micro Cap Fund was more favorable when compared to the custom peer group of other micro cap

funds. Although the Small Cap Value Fund has underperformed its Benchmark in recent years, the Fund has improved its performance outperforming its Benchmark for the one-year period ended August 31, 2011. The Ultra Growth Fund has had some mixed results during its tenure. However, the Fund outperformed its Benchmark in the two-, three-, and 10-year periods ended August 31, 2011. The Income Fund’s performance has been satisfactory, providing performance generally comparable to its Benchmark during the last five years and the 10-year period ended August 31, 2011. Although the Large Cap Value Fund underperformed its Benchmark for the one-, two- and three-year periods ended August 31, 2011, the Large Cap Value Fund has outperformed its Benchmark over the longer periods.

 

C.   FEES, EXPENSES AND PROFITABILITY

 

1. Fees and Expenses

The Independent Trustees considered the fees of the Advisor and Sub-Advisors. In their evaluation of fees and expenses, the Independent Trustees reviewed the Advisor’s management fees and expense ratios for each Fund in absolute terms as well as with comparisons of fees and expenses of funds with similar objectives. In this regard, the Independent Trustees reviewed and considered, among other things, comparisons of each respective Fund’s actual management fees, total expenses (including and excluding 12b-1/non-12b-1 service fees), and non-management expenses (such as transfer agency, custodian, administrative and accounting fees) with those of unaffiliated funds in its Peer Group, compiled by an independent third party. In addition, with respect to the Micro Cap Funds, the Independent Trustees also reviewed comparisons of the respective Fund’s management fee and net expense ratio with those of a custom peer group provided by the Advisor. In reviewing fees, the Independent Trustees also considered the expense limitation agreement provided by the Advisor for the Funds, the amounts the Advisor has reimbursed to the Funds for the last three fiscal years (if any) and any proposed changes to the expense limitation agreement (as described below). In their evaluation of the fees, the Independent Trustees considered, but were not limited to, the following factors:

With respect to the Micro Cap Fund, Micro Cap Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, such Funds had advisory fees and expense ratios above the median of their Peer Group. Although the advisory fee of the Small Cap Growth Fund was also above the median of its Peer Group, its total expense ratio was equal to the median. In evaluating the fees for these Funds, the Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the nature of the asset class (small- or mid-cap), the Advisor’s expertise in the asset class, the due diligence needed to evaluate smaller companies and the capacity constraints of the asset class. In their considerations, the Independent Trustees recognized the Advisor’s expertise in the small cap and micro cap arena and the research intensive approach the Advisor follows in evaluating companies in this category and the related costs incurred. The Independent Trustees also considered the

 

 

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inherent capacity constraints with small cap and micro cap investing which, in turn, limits the revenue potential from these Funds for the Advisor. More specifically, the Independent Trustees recognized that it is difficult to replicate the performance of small cap and micro cap funds at higher asset levels. Accordingly, the Advisor has continued its strategy to close Funds to new and/or existing investors as necessary to limit asset size and protect shareholder performance and the integrity of a Fund’s investment strategy. The Funds that have been closed to new and sometimes existing investors from time to time in the past include: the Core Growth Fund, International Growth Fund, International Opportunities Fund, Micro Cap Fund, Micro Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Ultra Growth Fund and World Innovators Fund. The Independent Trustees seek to encourage the Advisor’s practice of closing Funds when necessary or appropriate to maintain or enhance performance. However, the Independent Trustees recognized that this practice also limits the Advisor’s ability to earn fees on a larger asset base and exposes the Advisor to reduced revenues from asset outflows if a Fund is closed to, or otherwise limits, new investments. In addition to the foregoing, the Trustees also considered the Funds’ performance as described above when evaluating fees. The Independent Trustees also noted that the Advisor has agreed to reduce the advisory fee of the Small Cap Value Fund to 1.00% of average daily net assets as well as to reduce the expense cap to 1.50% of average daily net assets (subject to certain limitations). Given the foregoing factors, among others, the Independent Trustees determined the advisory fees for the foregoing Funds were acceptable.

With respect to the Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, International Growth Fund, and International Opportunities Fund, the Independent Trustees noted that the advisory fees and expense ratios were above the median of their respective Peer Group. As with the above Funds, the Independent Trustees considered any capacity constraints of these Funds which limit their asset size. The Independent Trustees also noted that the international aspect of these Funds adds an additional cost to the Advisor’s research-intensive investment program to cover an international landscape. In addition, the Independent Trustees recognized, as noted above, the generally favorable performance of the Funds, as described above. Given the foregoing factors, among others, the Independent Trustees determined the advisory fees for the foregoing Funds were acceptable.

With respect to the Core Growth Fund, the Independent Trustees noted the advisory fee was slightly above, but the total expense ratio was below the median for its Peer Group. The Trustees also considered the capacity constraints of the Fund, the research-intensive approach of the Advisor, and the performance of the Fund. Given the foregoing factors, among others, the Independent Trustees determined that the advisory fee for the foregoing Fund was acceptable.

With respect to the Heritage Growth Fund and Strategic Income Fund, the Independent Trustees noted that the advisory fees and expense ratios of these Funds were below the median of their respective Peer Group. With respect to the Long/Short Fund and Income Fund the Independent

Trustees noted that the advisory fee was above the median of their respective Peer Group, but the total expense ratio was below the median. Given their investment strategies, these Funds are also generally not subject to capacity constraints limiting the assets size of the Funds upon which advisory fees are calculated. Further, the Independent Trustees considered the Funds’ performance as outlined above. Given the foregoing factors, among others, the Independent Trustees determined that the advisory fees for the foregoing Funds were acceptable.

With respect to the Ultra Growth Fund, the Independent Trustees noted that the advisory fee and expense ratio were above the median for its Peer Group. The Trustees considered the capacity constraints applicable to the Fund. The Independent Trustees also considered the Fund’s performance. The Trustees further noted that the advisory fee and expense limitation of the Fund had been reduced in 2010. Given the foregoing factors, among others, the Independent Trustees determined that the advisory fee for the foregoing Fund was acceptable.

With respect to the Large Cap Value Fund, World Innovators Fund and U.S. Treasury Fund, the Funds’ advisory fees and expense ratios were above the median for their respective Peer Group. While the World Innovators Fund may experience some capacity constraints, the other Funds should not. As with the other Funds, the Trustees considered the fees in light of the Funds’ performance as outlined above. Given the foregoing factors, among others, the Independent Trustees determined that the advisory fees for the foregoing Funds were acceptable.

 

2. Fees Charged to Other Advisor and Sub-Advisor Clients

In reviewing fees, the Independent Trustees also compared the advisory fees to the fees the Advisor assesses other types of clients, including institutional and high net worth separate accounts, private investment companies, and a foreign fund sub-advised by the Advisor. Currently, the Advisor manages separate account client assets in styles similar to those used for certain Funds, including the Core Growth Fund, Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, Heritage Growth Fund, International Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Micro Cap Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Ultra Growth Fund. With respect to separate accounts, the weighted average fees for these accounts are generally lower than the comparable Fund (except the fees are the same in the case of the Heritage Growth Fund and Ultra Growth Fund). The Independent Trustees considered the differences in the product types, including the services provided, noting that the Advisor seeks to charge a higher fee to clients who require a higher degree of service. In this regard, the Independent Trustees have noted that the services provided to a Fund in managing and operating a registered investment company are more extensive than those provided to a separately managed account. The Advisor provides services to each Fund that extend beyond the portfolio management services provided to its separate account clients. As described in more detail above, these services include business, administrative, operational expertise (such as portfolio accounting, pricing, foreign

 

 

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registrations, and foreign filings), oversight of third party service providers (including sub-advisors), trustee support, marketing and other services required to operate a Fund. Further, the Independent Trustees recognized that each Fund operates in a highly regulated industry requiring extensive compliance. Such responsibilities generally are not required to the same extent for separate accounts. In addition, the Trustees considered the fees the Advisor assesses for other types of clients, including wrap accounts, uniform managed accounts, model accounts and sub-advisory accounts in which the fees may be lower but the services provided are also reduced. Similarly, with respect to the private investment companies, such companies are not generally subject to the extensive regulatory scheme required of operating registered investment companies such as the Funds, and therefore the services required differ. The Independent Trustees further noted the advisory fee arrangement of the private investment companies with the Advisor generally includes a performance fee and therefore its fee structure differs significantly from that of the Funds. In light of the foregoing, the Independent Trustees determined that the nature and number of services provided to operate a Fund merit higher fees than those of separate and other accounts.

In considering the fees of the Sub-Advisors for the Income Fund and U.S. Treasury Fund, the Independent Trustees also considered the pricing schedule the respective Sub-Advisor charges for investment management services for other clients. In this regard, the sub-advisory fee for the U.S. Treasury Fund was at the lower end of HIMCO’s fee schedule. Similarly, the sub-advisory fee for the Income Fund was at the low end of fees 1st Source assesses for institutional accounts. The Independent Trustees also noted that the sub-advisory fees were established through arm’s length negotiations between the Advisor and the Sub-Advisors, which are unaffiliated with the Advisor.

 

3. Profitability of the Advisor

The Independent Trustees reviewed pro forma profitability information for the Advisor derived from its relationship with each Fund for the calendar year ended December 31, 2010 and estimated profitability for the calendar year ended December 31, 2011. In reviewing profitability, the Independent Trustees reviewed the methodology utilized to allocate revenue and expenses of the Advisor among the Funds. In considering profitability, the Independent Trustees recognized the inherent limitations in determining profitability which may be affected by many factors, including the allocation of expenses across multiple investment products served by the Advisor. The allocation of research and personnel expenses is also particularly difficult given the Advisor’s shared research culture. The Independent Trustees also noted that the Advisor is privately held and is taxed as a Subchapter S corporation, thus certain expenses had to be attributed and/or estimated.

In addition to reviewing the Advisor’s profitability, the Trustees also reviewed the Advisor’s relative profitability compared to publicly available information concerning

unaffiliated publicly traded investment managers. However, the Independent Trustees recognized the difficulties in comparing the profitability of various advisors given that, among other things, many of these managers are much larger than the Advisor, have different lines of business, may employ different expense allocations and charges, the profitability derived from individual funds or product lines is not generally publicly available and the profitability information of managers that is available may not be representative of the industry. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Independent Trustees noted that the Advisor’s profitability is within a reasonable range compared to the peer group of unaffiliated advisors. Based on their review, the Independent Trustees were satisfied that the Advisor’s level of profitability from its relationship with each Fund was not unreasonable in light of the services provided.

With respect to the Sub-Advisors, although a profitability analysis was not available, the Independent Trustees received certain financial statements of the Sub-Advisors. Given that the Sub-Advisors’ fees are at the low end of their respective fee schedules, the fact that the sub-advisory fees are established through arm’s length negotiations, and the range of fees the Sub-Advisors assess to other clients, the Independent Trustees concluded that HIMCO’s and 1st Source’s profitability from the Sub-Advisor’s respective relationships with the U.S. Treasury Fund and Income Fund is not unreasonable.

In addition to the above, the Independent Trustees also considered that the Advisor benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby it receives brokerage and research services from brokers that execute a Fund’s purchases and sales of securities, as described in further detail below.

 

D.   ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND WHETHER FEE LEVELS REFLECT THESE ECONOMIES OF SCALE

With respect to economies of scale, the Independent Trustees recognized the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a Fund being spread over a larger asset base, although economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision. One method to help shareholders share in these benefits is to include breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule. The advisory fee schedules of the Funds, however, do not have breakpoints because, as noted above, the Independent Trustees recognized the capacity constraints of the Funds investing in small- and micro-cap companies. Because the Advisor generally seeks to maintain the assets of these Funds at a level that it believes can be managed effectively, the potential for the assets to grow beyond these levels to achieve economies of scale is limited. Further, with respect to the Funds without such capacity constraints, the Independent Trustees recognized the Advisor’s position that to the extent economies of scale exist, the proposed level of advisory fee reflects such economies of scale. Considering the factors above, the Independent Trustees concluded the absence of breakpoints was acceptable and that such economies as exist are adequately reflected in the Advisor’s fee structure.

 

 

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E.   INDIRECT BENEFITS

In evaluating fees, the Independent Trustees also considered any indirect benefits or profits the Advisor or its affiliates may receive as a result of its relationship with the Funds. In this regard, the Independent Trustees considered that the Advisor benefits from soft dollar arrangements pursuant to which it receives research from brokers that execute an applicable Fund’s brokerage transactions. The Advisor may receive soft dollar benefits from each Fund, subject to the exceptions noted below for the sub-advised Funds. The Independent Trustees reviewed information regarding the soft dollar arrangements including, among other things, the commissions paid, the research credits earned and the services provided. Further, the Independent Trustees at prior meetings have had extensive discussions regarding the soft dollar arrangements. The Independent Trustees recognized that soft dollar arrangements provide benefits to the Advisor derived from a Fund’s transactions by obtaining research that it would otherwise have to acquire with hard dollars. Accordingly, the Advisor’s profitability would be somewhat lower if it did not receive the research services pursuant to soft dollar arrangements. The Independent Trustees took these “fall out” benefits, if any, into account when reviewing the level of advisory fees. With respect to the Sub-Advisors, the Independent Trustees recognized that the Sub-Advisors currently do not have soft dollar arrangements on behalf of their respective Funds.

 

F.   ANNUAL APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Independent Trustees did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Trustees, including a majority of Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund, the 1st Source Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Income Fund and the HIMCO Sub-Advisory Agreement for the U.S. Treasury Fund, were fair and reasonable, that the Advisor’s and Sub-Advisors’ fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to each respective Fund, and that the Advisory Agreement should be approved on behalf of each Fund and the Sub-Advisory Agreements should be approved on behalf of the Income Fund and the U.S. Treasury Fund, respectively.

BOARD CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR THE WASATCH FRONTIER EMERGING SMALL COUNTRIES FUND

At a meeting held on November 9, 2011 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Wasatch Funds Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the Advisory and Service Contract (the “New Fund Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and Wasatch Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”) on behalf of the Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (the “New Fund”).

To assist the Board in its evaluation of the New Fund Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees received

materials and other information, with adequate time for careful review in advance of the meeting, which outlined, among other things:

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the terms and conditions of the New Fund Advisory Agreement, including the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the New Fund by the Advisor;

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the organization and business operations of the Advisor, including the experience of persons who will manage the New Fund;

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the proposed management fees of the Advisor, including comparisons of such fees with the management fees of comparable, unaffiliated funds prepared by an independent third party;

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the projected expenses of the New Fund, including comparisons with the expense ratios of comparable, unaffiliated funds compiled by an independent third party;

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the profitability of the Advisor for advisory services; and

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the soft dollar practices of the Advisor.

In addition to the foregoing materials, independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees provided, in advance of the meeting, a legal memorandum outlining, among other things, the duties of the Independent Trustees under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as well as the general principles of relevant state law in reviewing and approving advisory contracts; the requirements of the 1940 Act in such matters; an advisor’s fiduciary duty with respect to advisory agreements and compensation; the standards used by courts in determining whether investment company boards of trustees have fulfilled their duties and factors to be considered by the board in voting on advisory agreements.

During the previous day, the Independent Trustees also met privately with their legal counsel to review the Board’s duties in reviewing advisory contracts and consider, among other things, the approval of the Advisory Agreement on behalf of the New Fund. With this background, the Independent Trustees considered the approval of the New Fund Advisory Agreement for the New Fund.

The Independent Trustees, in consultation with independent counsel, reviewed the factors set out in judicial decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) directives relating to the approval of advisory contracts. As outlined in more detail below, the Independent Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to the New Fund, including the following: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisor; (b) the performance of the Advisor; (c) the costs of the services to be provided and profits estimated to be realized by the Advisor and its affiliates; (d) the extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the New Fund grows; and (e) whether fee levels reflect any such economies of scale.

With respect to the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Advisor, the Independent Trustees reviewed the information regarding the types of services (advisory and non-advisory or administrative) to be provided under the New Fund Advisory Agreement for the New Fund; narrative and statistical information concerning the Advisor’s performance record with other funds it advises and information describing the Advisor’s organization and

 

 

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business. Further, given the Independent Trustees’ experience with other Wasatch Funds, the Independent Trustees noted that they were familiar with and have a good understanding of the organization, operations and personnel of the Advisor, including its research department and personnel as well as the professional experience, qualifications and credentials of the proposed portfolio managers for the New Fund. Based on their review, the Independent Trustees concluded that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided to the New Fund under the New Fund Advisory Agreement were satisfactory.

With respect to investment performance, it was noted that because the New Fund had not commenced operations and did not have its own performance history, the Board reviewed and considered performance information regarding the Advisor’s past performance record with other funds.

In evaluating the proposed management fees and expenses, the Independent Trustees considered the New Fund’s proposed management fee and expected expense ratio in absolute terms and as compared with the fees and expenses of a peer group of comparable unaffiliated funds provided by an independent third party. In addition, the Independent Trustees considered the expense limitation agreement provided by the Advisor on behalf of the New Fund. Although the Advisor does not currently manage other funds or separately managed accounts with the same investment style as for the New Fund, the Independent Trustees had reviewed the fees charged by the Advisor for non-mutual fund separate accounts and other types of clients, including wrap accounts, uniform managed accounts, model accounts and sub-advisory accounts in which the fees may be lower but the services provided are also reduced. The Independent Trustees recognized the differences in services provided to separately managed accounts and those required in operating and managing registered investment companies, such as the New Fund. The Independent Trustees also considered the costs of the research personnel-intensive approach followed by the Advisor, the expected costs of investing in emerging and frontier markets and the overall expense structure of the New Fund and peer group. Based upon this information, the Independent Trustees noted that the proposed advisory fee was the highest among the peer group but recognized the experience and quality of the advisory services provided by the Advisor and the expected expenses in operating this type of Fund with the Advisor’s research approach.

In conjunction with its review of fees, the Independent Trustees also considered the profitability of the Advisor for its advisory activities to the Wasatch Funds. The Independent Trustees reviewed the Advisor’s profitability margin for the calendar year ended December 31, 2010 and estimated profitability for the calendar year ended December 31, 2011 and reviewed the allocation methodology used in preparing the profitability data. In reviewing profitability, the Independent Trustees recognized the subjective nature of determining profitability which may be affected by numerous factors, including the allocation of expenses. In addition to reviewing the Advisor’s profitability, the Trustees also reviewed the Advisor’s relative profitability compared to publicly available information concerning unaffiliated publicly traded investment managers. However, the Independent

Trustees recognized the difficulties in comparing the profitability of various advisors given that, among other things, many of these managers are much larger than the Advisor, have different lines of business, may employ different expense allocations and charges, the profitability derived from individual funds or product lines is not generally publicly available and the profitability information of managers that is available may not be representative of the industry. The Independent Trustees also noted that the Advisor is privately held and is taxed as a Subchapter S corporation, thus certain expenses had to be attributed and/or estimated. Based on their review, the Trustees were satisfied that the Advisor’s level of profitability was not unreasonable in light of the services to be provided.

In reviewing compensation, the Independent Trustees noted that, similar to other Wasatch funds, the proposed advisory fee schedule for the New Fund did not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Independent Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be one way for the benefits of any economies of scale to be shared with investors. The Independent Trustees noted that most of the Wasatch Funds invest in small- and micro- cap securities, and that, traditionally, the Advisor has periodically closed certain equity funds at asset levels it believes are necessary or appropriate to manage the respective fund effectively. In this regard, the Independent Trustees are aware that it is more difficult to replicate performance in small-cap and micro-cap funds at larger asset sizes, and therefore a fund may be closed to new and/or existing shareholders. This practice enhances the Advisor’s focus on achieving performance by maintaining assets at levels it can effectively manage but may limit economies of scale derived from a larger asset base. The Independent Trustees also are aware that this practice may limit the Advisor’s profit potential from earning additional fees on a larger asset base and may expose the Advisor to reduced revenues from asset outflows when a fund is closed to investors. Considering the above, the Independent Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the New Fund’s advisory fee schedule was acceptable.

In evaluating fees, the Independent Trustees also considered any indirect benefits or profits the Advisor or its affiliates may receive as a result of its relationship with the New Fund. In this regard, the Independent Trustees have reviewed information concerning the Advisor’s soft dollar arrangements, including its policies for allocating brokerage commissions in exchange for brokerage and research services. In light of their experience, the Independent Trustees are familiar with the Advisor’s soft dollar arrangements and recognize that the Advisor’s profitability may be lower if the Advisor was required to pay for this research with hard dollars.

The Independent Trustees did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Trustees, including a majority of Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the New Fund Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable, that the Advisor’s fees are reasonable in light of the services expected to be provided to the New Fund, and that the New Fund Advisory Agreement should be approved.

 

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISOR

Wasatch Advisors, Inc.

150 Social Hall Avenue, 4th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

SUB-ADVISOR FOR THE WASATCH-1ST SOURCE INCOME FUND

1st Source Corporation Investment Advisors, Inc.

100 North Michigan Street

South Bend, IN 46601

SUB-ADVISOR FOR THE U.S. TREASURY FUND

Hoisington Investment Management Co.

6836 Bee Caves Rd.

Building 2, Suite 100

Austin, TX 78746

ADMINISTRATOR AND FUND ACCOUNTANT

State Street Bank and Trust Company

801 Pennsylvania Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64105

DISTRIBUTOR

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

TRANSFER AGENT

UMB Fund Services, Inc.

803 West Michigan Street, Suite A

Milwaukee, WI 53233-2301

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and Trust Company

801 Pennsylvania Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64105

LEGAL COUNSEL TO WASATCH FUNDS AND INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

Chapman and Cutler, LLP

111 West Monroe Street

Chicago, IL 60603

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

1100 Walnut, Suite 1300

Kansas City, MO 64106

 

 

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Wasatch Funds provides reports to shareholders twice a year. The annual report is for the Funds’ fiscal year which ends September 30. The semi-annual report is for the six months or period ending March 31. Additionally, the Funds’ schedules of investments for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year are available to shareholders as described on page 139. These reports provide shareholders with important information that will help them evaluate the management and performance of their investments. It is the desire of Wasatch Funds to help shareholders stay in tune with their investments. If you have any questions about the information in this report, a shareholder services representative will be happy to assist you when you call 800.551.1700.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

The holdings of each Wasatch Fund are detailed in the “Schedule of Investments.” This section provides a snapshot of the securities each Fund was invested in on the last day of the reporting period. The Wasatch Equity Funds invest primarily in Common Stocks of companies which are grouped together by industry. The Wasatch-1st Source Income Fund invests primarily in fixed income securities. The U.S. Treasury Fund invests primarily in U.S. Treasury securities. The Equity Funds will typically have only minor holdings in Short-Term Investments. At times the Funds may take temporary defensive positions by increasing cash or holdings in Short-Term Investments. Please see the prospectus under “Additional Information about the Funds.”

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

These financial statements show the Assets and Liabilities of a Fund on the last day of the reporting period. A Fund’s Assets include the value of securities owned, amounts receivable for purchases of Fund shares (capital shares receivable), securities sold, interest and dividends, prepaid expenses and other assets. Liabilities are amounts owed for shareholder redemptions (capital shares payable), securities purchased, investment advisory fees (payable to Advisor) and other payables. Totaling up the assets and subtracting the liabilities results in a Fund’s Net Assets.

Net Assets consist of capital stock, paid-in capital in excess of par, undistributed net investment income or loss, undistributed net realized gain or loss on investments and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. Capital stock is stock authorized by a company’s charter and having par value, stated value or no par value. Par value is set by the company issuing the shares and has no relation to Net Asset Value. The par value of one share of each Wasatch Fund is $.01. Paid-in capital in excess of par is capital received from shareholders in exchange for Fund shares that exceeds the par value of the shares. For example, if you bought one share of a Fund for $10, $.01 would show as “Capital stock” on the books of the Fund, and $9.99 would be accounted for under “Paid-in capital in excess of par.” Undistributed net investment income or loss is the amount of net investment income or loss of a Fund since inception that has not been paid to shareholders as a dividend.

Undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments is the amount of net realized gains or losses generated by a Fund since inception that have not been distributed to shareholders in the form of a capital gain distribution. A gain or loss is realized when a security is sold by a Fund. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments is the change in value from the purchase price of securities a Fund continues to hold.

The number of shares a Fund is authorized to sell can be found under Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding. Issued and outstanding indicates the number of shares owned by shareholders.

Net Asset Value (NAV), Redemption Price and Offering Price Per Share shows the value of one outstanding share of a Fund on the date of the report. A Fund’s share price (NAV) is calculated by dividing the value of all securities and other assets owned by a Fund, less the liabilities charged to that Fund, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. The share price is calculated at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Please see Wasatch Funds’ prospectus for more information about how share prices are calculated. Information about how the share price is affected by a Fund’s operation can be found under “Financial Highlights” on page 148.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Statements of Operations show investment income and expenses for each Fund as well as realized gains or losses from securities sold and the appreciation or depreciation in the value of a Fund’s holdings during the reporting period.

Investment Income shows Interest and Dividends earned from interest-bearing and dividend-paying securities in a Fund’s portfolio.

Expenses show the various fees and expenses paid out of a Fund’s assets such as the fee paid to Wasatch Advisors, the Funds’ investment advisor. Additional fees include shareholder servicing, fund administration and accounting, custody of fund assets, federal and state registration, legal counsel, auditing and trustees’ fees and other expenses. The Funds pay for printing and mailing statements, prospectuses, annual reports and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Net Investment Income (Loss) is the amount of dividends and interest income earned on securities held by a Fund, less the Fund’s expenses.

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations is the net gain or loss on securities a Fund has sold. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations is the change in value of securities a Fund continues to hold.

Net gain (loss) on investments is the result of changes in the market value of securities a Fund has sold and securities it continues to hold.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

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Assets show the increase or decrease in a Fund’s net assets during the reporting period. Investment operations, dividends and capital share transactions affect a Fund’s net assets. Operations is a summary of the Statements of Operations. It includes investment income or loss, net realized gain or loss on investments and foreign currency translations a Fund has sold as well as appreciation or depreciation in the value of investments a Fund continues to hold.

Dividends are distributed by Wasatch Funds to sharehold-ers when Fund investments have earned income in excess of net expenses or when capital gains in excess of capital losses are realized from the sale of securities. Most shareholders choose to reinvest their dividends and capital gain distribu- tions. Each Fund is required by Internal Revenue Code regulations to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders in order to retain its status as a “regulated investment company.”

Capital share transactions are any transactions involving shares of a Fund, including the selling of Fund shares, shares issued by a Fund to shareholders for the reinvestment of dividends, and share redemptions.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Financial Highlights contain important historical operating information that you may find useful in making decisions or understanding the performance of your investment.

Net Asset Value (NAV) is defined under “Statements of Assets and Liabilities” on page 147. The difference between the Net asset value, beginning of period and the Net asset value, end of period in the Financial Highlights is the change in value of a Fund’s shares over the reporting period, but not its total return.

Income (loss) from investment operations shows how the share price was affected by a Fund’s operations on a per share basis. Net investment income (loss) is the per share

amount of dividends and interest income earned on securities held by a Fund, less the Fund’s expenses. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments is the per share increase or decrease in the value of securities a Fund holds or has sold during the reporting period. Gains or (losses) are realized when securities are sold. Gains or (losses) are unrealized when securities increase or decrease in value but are not sold.

Distributions are the per share amount a Fund paid to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains.

Total return is the percentage increase or decrease in the value of an investment over a stated period of time. A total return percentage includes both changes in unrealized and realized gains and income. For the purposes of calculating total return, it is assumed that dividends and distributions are reinvested at the share price on the ex-dividend date of the distribution. A FUND’S TOTAL RETURN CANNOT BE COMPUTED DIRECTLY FROM THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data are provided to help you better understand your investment. Net assets, end of period, are the net assets of a Fund on the reporting date. Ratio of expenses to average net assets shows the total of a Fund’s operating expenses divided by its average net assets for the stated period before and after waivers and reimbursements by the Advisor, if any. Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets shows a Fund’s net investment income (loss) divided by its average net assets for the stated period before and after waivers and reimbursements by the Advisor, if any. Portfolio turnover rate measures a Fund’s buying and selling activity during the reporting period. It is computed by dividing total purchases or sales, whichever is less, by the average monthly market value of a Fund’s portfolio securities. This calculation does not include securities with a maturity date of less than 12 months.

 
CONTACT WASATCH  

 

 

 

TELEPHONE

800.551.1700

M - F, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. CT

Automated Line, 24 Hours

U.S. MAIL

Wasatch Funds

P.O. Box 2172

Milwaukee, WI 53201-2172

OVERNIGHT MAIL

Wasatch Funds

803 West Michigan Street, Suite A

Milwaukee, WI 53233-2301

ONLINE

www.wasatchfunds.com

shareholderservice@wasatchfunds.com

 

 

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Item 2:  Code of Ethics.

Not required.

Item 3:  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not required.

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not required.

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments is included as a part of the 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 Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Shareholders may submit for the Governance and Nominating Committee’s (the “Committee”) consideration, recommendations regarding potential Trustee nominees. Any shareholder submissions must conform to the policies and procedures governing such nominations as established by the Committee and published on the Registrant’s website www.wasatchfunds.com.

Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers 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”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).


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(b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12.  Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

Not required.

 

(a)(2)

The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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SIGNATURES

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

 

WASATCH FUNDS TRUST
By:        

/s/ Samuel S. Stewart, Jr.

  Samuel S. Stewart, Jr.
  President (principal executive officer) of Wasatch Funds Trust
Date:   June 1, 2012

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/ Samuel S. Stewart, Jr.

  Samuel S. Stewart, Jr.
  President (principal executive officer) of Wasatch Funds Trust
Date:   June 1, 2012

 

By:        

/s/ Cindy B. Firestone

  Cindy B. Firestone
  Treasurer (principal financial officer) of Wasatch Funds Trust
Date:   June 1, 2012