-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BnZsy3oviG26/t7Qhoa9s4vnhwc1QiBfBaqpywGLw+qO9W9xwQtCnkWPvwJ5z7Nl CjaxGFXcSElt1xrSgzbKhg== 0001104659-07-084980.txt : 20071126 0001104659-07-084980.hdr.sgml : 20071126 20071126151623 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-084980 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071126 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20071126 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WANGER ADVISORS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000929521 IRS NUMBER: 362692100 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08748 FILM NUMBER: 071266151 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 227 WEST MONROE STREET STE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126349200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 227 WEST MONROE STREET STE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606-5016 0000929521 S000008981 Wanger U.S. Smaller Companies C000024403 Wanger U.S. Smaller Companies WUSAX 0000929521 S000008982 Wanger International Small Cap C000024404 Wanger International Small Cap WSCAX 0000929521 S000008983 Wanger Select C000024405 Wanger Select WATWX 0000929521 S000008984 Wanger International Select C000024406 Wanger International Select WAFFX N-Q 1 a07-29420_1nq.htm N-Q

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-8748

 

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

James R. Bordewick, Jr., Esq.
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

1-617-426-3750

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31/07

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

9/30/07

 

 




Item 1. Schedule of Investments.




Wanger U. S. Smaller Companies

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2007

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock - 97.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information - 28.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software - 6.0%

 

 

 

378,655

 

Micros Systems (a)

 

$

24,639,081

 

 

 

Information Systems for Restaurants & Hotels

 

 

 

874,900

 

Avid Technology (a)

 

23,692,292

 

 

 

Digital Nonlinear Editing Software & Systems

 

 

 

2,280,000

 

Novell (a)

 

17,419,200

 

 

 

Directory, Operating System & Identity Management Software

 

 

 

423,512

 

Blackbaud

 

10,689,443

 

 

 

Software & Services for Non-profits

 

 

 

304,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)

 

9,582,080

 

 

 

Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

 

 

545,000

 

Informatica (a)

 

8,556,500

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

 

 

215,100

 

ANSYS (a)

 

7,349,967

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

340,000

 

Epicor (a)

 

4,681,800

 

 

 

Software Systems to Run Small Businesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106,610,363

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment - 3.7%

 

 

 

743,000

 

Microsemi (a)

 

20,714,840

 

 

 

Analog/Mixed Signal Semiconductors

 

 

 

1,310,500

 

Integrated Device Technology (a)

 

20,286,540

 

 

 

Communications Semiconductors

 

 

 

189,300

 

Supertex (a)

 

7,549,284

 

 

 

Mixed-signal Semiconductors

 

 

 

762,300

 

AMIS Holdings (a)

 

7,401,933

 

 

 

Mixed-signal Semiconductors

 

 

 

140,000

 

Littelfuse (a)

 

4,996,600

 

 

 

Little Fuses

 

 

 

470,000

 

Entegris (a)

 

4,079,600

 

 

 

Semiconductor Wafer Shipping & Handling Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,028,797

 

 

 

Instrumentation - 2.9%

 

 

 

145,000

 

Mettler Toledo (a)

 

14,790,000

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

368,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)

 

14,429,280

 

 

 

GPS-based Instruments

 

 

 

250,000

 

Flir Systems (a)

 

13,847,500

 

 

 

Infrared Cameras

 

 

 

375,000

 

IPG Photonics (a)

 

7,372,500

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,439,280

 

 

 

Mobile Communications - 2.7%

 

 

 

640,000

 

American Tower (a)

 

27,865,600

 

 

 

Communications Towers in USA & Mexico

 

 

 

495,000

 

Crown Castle International (a)

 

20,111,850

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

88,000

 

Globalstar (a)

 

645,040

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,622,490

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment - 2.5%

 

 

 

2,933,100

 

Tellabs (a)

 

27,923,112

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment

 

 

 

475,000

 

Polycom (a)

 

12,758,500

 

 

 

Video Conferencing Equipment

 

 

 

85,000

 

Ciena (a)

 

3,236,800

 

 

 

Optical Transport & Broadband Access Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,918,412

 

 

 

Telephone Services - 2.2%

 

 

 

1,731,000

 

Time Warner Telecom (a)

 

38,030,070

 

 

 

Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,030,070

 

 

 

Internet Related - 2.0%

 

 

 

530,000

 

ValueClick (a)

 

11,903,800

 

 

 

Internet Advertising

 

 

 

875,000

 

TheStreet.com

 

10,596,250

 

 

 

Financial Information Website Publisher

 

 

 

1,420,000

 

CNET Networks (a)

 

10,579,000

 

 

 

Internet Advertising on Niche Websites

 

 

 

310,000

 

SkillSoft (a)

 

2,786,900

 

 

 

Web-based Learning Solutions (E-Learning)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,865,950

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment - 1.9%

 

 

 

375,600

 

Amphenol

 

14,933,856

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

158,100

 

Nice Systems (Israel) (a)

 

5,666,304

 

 

 

Audio & Video Recording Solutions

 

 

 

120,000

 

Belden CDT

 

5,629,200

 

 

 

Specialty Cable

 

 

 

97,300

 

Netgear (a)

 

2,959,866

 

 

 

Networking Products for Small Business & Home

 

 

 

66,800

 

Rogers (a)

 

2,751,492

 

 

 

PCB Laminates & High-performance Foams

 

 

 

50,000

 

Avocent (a)

 

1,456,000

 

 

 

Computer Control Switches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,396,718

 

 

 

Financial Processors - 1.3%

 

 

 

516,880

 

Global Payments

 

22,856,433

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,856,433

 

 

 

CATV - 1.2%

 

 

 

740,000

 

Discovery Holding (a)

 

21,349,000

 

 

 

CATV Programming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,349,000

 

 

 

TV Broadcasting - 0.5%

 

 

 

1,030,000

 

Entravision Communications (a)

 

9,496,600

 

 

 

Spanish Language TV, Radio & Outdoor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,496,600

 

 

 

Computer Services - 0.5%

 

 

 

753,000

 

RCM Technologies (a)(b)

 

4,932,150

 

 

 

Technology & Engineering Services

 

 

 

705,500

 

AnswerThink (a)

 

2,321,095

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

 

1




 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Services – 0.5% (cont)

 

 

 

45,000

 

SRA International (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Government IT Services

 

$

1,263,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,516,845

 

 

 

Radio - 0.5%

 

 

 

561,900

 

Salem Communications

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Stations for Religious Programming

 

4,495,200

 

260,000

 

Cumulus Media (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Stations in Small Cities

 

2,657,200

 

515,000

 

Spanish Broadcasting System (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish Language Radio Stations

 

1,328,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,481,100

 

 

 

Television Programming - 0.3%

 

 

 

600,000

 

Lions Gate Entertainment (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Film & TV Studio

 

6,186,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,186,000

 

 

 

Business Information & Marketing Services - 0.3%

 

 

 

443,200

 

Navigant Consulting (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

5,610,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,610,912

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing - 0.2%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

3,180,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,180,000

 

 

 

Gaming Equipment & Services - 0.1%

 

 

 

98,500

 

Shuffle Master (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Card Shufflers & Casino Games

 

1,472,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,472,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Information

 

509,061,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services - 20.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services - 5.2%

 

 

 

620,000

 

ITT Educational Services (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Post-secondary Degree Services

 

75,447,800

 

150,000

 

Weight Watchers International

 

 

 

 

 

Weight Loss Programs

 

8,634,000

 

99,000

 

NutriSystem (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Weight Loss Programs

 

4,642,110

 

200,000

 

Universal Technical Institute (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Vocational Training

 

3,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,323,910

 

 

 

Retail - 5.0%

 

 

 

431,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

 

 

 

 

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

34,781,700

 

885,000

 

Urban Outfitters (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel & Home Specialty Retailer

 

19,293,000

 

745,000

 

Chico’s FAS (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Women’s Specialty Retailer

 

10,467,250

 

265,000

 

AnnTaylor Stores (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Women’s Apparel Retailer

 

8,392,550

 

175,000

 

J Crew Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-channel Branded Retailer

 

7,262,500

 

409,150

 

Christopher & Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Women’s Apparel Retailer

 

4,958,898

 

150,000

 

Gaiam (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Healthy Living Catalogs & E-Commerce

 

3,604,500

 

3,800

 

Lululemon Athletica (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Premium Active Apparel Retailer

 

159,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,920,112

 

 

 

Apparel - 2.9%

 

 

 

459,000

 

Coach (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather Accessories

 

21,696,930

 

860,000

 

True Religion Apparel (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Premium Denim

 

15,136,000

 

394,200

 

Oxford Industries

 

 

 

 

 

Branded & Private Label Apparel

 

14,238,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,071,434

 

 

 

Other Durable Goods - 1.5%

 

 

 

1,478,300

 

Champion Enterprises (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes

 

16,231,734

 

288,400

 

Cavco Industries (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Higher End Manufactured Homes

 

9,661,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,893,134

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 1.5%

 

 

 

324,300

 

International Speedway

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Motorsports Racetrack Owner & Operator

 

14,872,398

 

248,200

 

Speedway Motorsports

 

 

 

 

 

Motorsport Racetrack Owner & Operator

 

9,183,400

 

40,000

 

Thor Industries

 

 

 

 

 

RV & Bus Manufacturer

 

1,799,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,855,398

 

 

 

Nondurables - 1.0%

 

 

 

323,000

 

Scotts Miracle-Gro

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Lawn & Garden Products

 

13,808,250

 

122,000

 

Jarden (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Branded Household Products

 

3,774,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,582,930

 

 

 

Casinos & Gaming - 0.8%

 

 

 

555,000

 

Pinnacle Entertainment (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

15,112,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,112,650

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Distribution - 0.6%

 

 

 

433,500

 

Pool

 

 

 

 

 

Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment

 

10,828,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,828,830

 

 

 

Furniture & Textiles - 0.6%

 

 

 

335,000

 

Knoll

 

 

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

5,942,900

 

150,000

 

Herman Miller

 

 

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

4,071,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,013,900

 

 

 

Restaurants - 0.4%

 

 

 

337,500

 

Sonic (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Service Restaurant

 

7,897,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,897,500

 

 

 

Food & Beverage - 0.3%

 

 

 

90,000

 

Hansen Natural (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Beverages

 

5,101,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,101,200

 

 

 

Travel - 0.2%

 

 

 

45,000

 

Vail Resorts (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

2,803,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,803,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

353,404,048

 

 

2




 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services - 14.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery - 7.7%

 

 

 

795,000

 

Ametek

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

$

34,359,900

 

690,600

 

Pentair

 

 

 

 

 

Pumps & Water Treatment

 

22,914,108

 

365,100

 

Nordson

 

 

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

18,331,671

 

527,300

 

ESCO Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Electric Meter Readers

 

17,527,452

 

317,300

 

Donaldson

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

13,250,448

 

182,200

 

Mine Safety Appliances

 

 

 

 

 

Safety Equipment

 

8,583,442

 

196,000

 

Clarcor

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile & Industrial Filters

 

6,705,160

 

272,000

 

Goodman Global (a)

 

 

 

 

 

HVAC Equipment Manufacturer

 

6,495,360

 

71,800

 

Toro

 

 

 

 

 

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

4,223,994

 

50,000

 

Kaydon

 

 

 

 

 

Specialized Friction & Motion Control Products

 

2,599,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

134,991,035

 

 

 

Electrical Components —2.1%

 

 

 

573,000

 

Genlyte Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

36,820,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,820,980

 

 

 

Outsourcing Services - 1.2%

 

 

 

305,000

 

Administaff

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Employer Organization

 

11,071,500

 

400,000

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

10,580,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,651,500

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services 1.1%

 

 

 

415,000

 

American Commercial Lines (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Operator/Builder of Inland Barges

 

9,847,950

 

89,000

 

G&K Services

 

 

 

 

 

Uniform Rental

 

3,577,800

 

180,000

 

Labor Ready (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Manual Labor

 

3,331,800

 

165,000

 

American Reprographics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Document Management & Logistics

 

3,088,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,846,350

 

 

 

Construction - 1.1%

 

 

 

191,400

 

Florida Rock

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregates & Concrete

 

11,960,586

 

35,000

 

Martin Marietta Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregates

 

4,674,250

 

140,000

 

M/I Homes

 

 

 

 

 

Home Builder

 

1,944,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,579,436

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution - 0.4%

 

 

 

70,000

 

Watsco

 

 

 

 

 

HVAC Distribution

 

3,250,100

 

50,000

 

Airgas

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Gas Distributor

 

2,581,500

 

75,000

 

Interline Brands (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution

 

1,724,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,555,850

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals - 0.4%

 

 

 

155,000

 

Drew Industries (a)

 

 

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

6,305,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,305,400

 

 

 

Waste Management - 0.3%

 

 

 

184,200

 

Waste Connections (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Solid Waste Management

 

5,850,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,850,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

251,600,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care - 11.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery - 4.8%

 

 

 

955,000

 

PDL BioPharma (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Proprietary Monoclonal Antibodies

 

20,637,550

 

700,000

 

BioMarin (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

17,430,000

 

125,000

 

Myriad Genetics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs/Diagnostics Hybrid

 

6,518,750

 

545,000

 

Array Biopharma (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs for Cancer & Inflammatory Diseases

 

6,120,350

 

400,000

 

Medarex (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Humanized Antibodies

 

5,664,000

 

501,400

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

5,635,736

 

535,000

 

Nektar Therapeutics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Drug Delivery Technologies

 

4,724,050

 

1,215,000

 

Decode Genetics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs for Heart Attack, Asthma & Vascular Disease

 

4,216,050

 

3,690,300

 

Medicure (a)

 

4,133,136

 

738,060

 

Medicure - Warrants (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Cardiovascular Biotech Company

 

295,224

 

301,000

 

Arena Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Novel Drug Targeting Technology

 

3,295,950

 

500,000

 

IsoRay (a)

 

1,775,000

 

100,000

 

IsoRay - Warrants (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Radiology Cancer Company

 

50,000

 

386,441

 

Neurogen (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Development-stage Biotech Focused on Neurology

 

1,715,798

 

220,000

 

Pharmacopeia (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Company with Broad Early-stage Pipeline

 

1,258,400

 

212,130

 

La Jolla Pharmaceutical (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Lupus Treatment

 

939,736

 

273,500

 

Nuvelo (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Development-stage Biotech Focused on Cardiovascular/Cancer

 

560,675

 

55,837

 

Genitope (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Cancer Vaccine

 

250,150

 

25,000

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1, Pfd. (a)(c)

 

65,000

 

 

3




 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery – 4.8% (cont)

 

 

 

12,886

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1, Pfd. (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

High Throughput Rational Drug Design

 

$

33,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,319,058

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices - 2.1%

 

 

 

412,000

 

Edwards Lifesciences (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Heart Valves

 

20,315,720

 

105,000

 

Vital Signs

 

 

 

 

 

Anesthesia, Respiratory & Sleep Products

 

5,474,700

 

93,500

 

Orthofix International (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Bone Fixation & Stimulation Devices

 

4,578,695

 

137,227

 

Advanced Medical Optics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Devices for Eye Care

 

4,197,774

 

55,000

 

Illumina (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Leading Tools & Service Provider for Genetic Analysis

 

2,853,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,420,289

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.8%

 

 

 

300,000

 

Medicis Pharmaceutical

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Dermatology

 

9,153,000

 

270,000

 

MGI Pharma (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Oncology & Acute Care

 

7,500,600

 

1,140,000

 

QLT (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Ophthalmology & Dermatology

 

6,486,600

 

50,000

 

Cephalon (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Pain, Central Nervous System & Oncology

 

3,653,000

 

505,000

 

Barrier Therapeutics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Dermatology

 

3,050,200

 

300,000

 

Collagenex Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Dermatology

 

2,694,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,537,400

 

 

 

Health Care Services - 1.5%

 

 

 

400,000

 

Lincare Holdings (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Home Health Care Services

 

14,660,000

 

280,000

 

LCA-Vision

 

 

 

 

 

Lasik Surgery Centers

 

8,229,200

 

165,000

 

PSS World Medical (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Supplies

 

3,156,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,045,650

 

 

 

Medical Supplies - 1.1%

 

 

 

235,700

 

ICU Medical (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Intravenous Therapy Products

 

9,133,375

 

280,000

 

QIAGEN (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Life Science Company; DNA/RNA Purification

 

5,434,800

 

70,700

 

Techne (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Cytokines, Antibodies & other Reagents for Life Science

 

4,459,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,027,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

200,350,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals - 10.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Services - 6.2%

 

 

 

981,400

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

56,587,524

 

275,800

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

21,115,248

 

203,125

 

Exterran Holdings (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Compressor Rental & Fabrication

 

16,319,063

 

241,500

 

Tetra Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.-based Services Company with Life of Field Approach

 

5,105,310

 

132,700

 

Tesco (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Developing New Well Drilling Technologies

 

3,602,805

 

67,500

 

CARBO Ceramics

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Well Stimulants

 

3,424,275

 

60,300

 

Dresser-Rand Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Compressors

 

2,575,413

 

16,000

 

Key Energy Services (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Well Workover Services

 

272,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,001,638

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers - 4.5%

 

 

 

400,000

 

Ultra Petroleum (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

24,816,000

 

416,000

 

Equitable Resources

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Producer & Utility

 

21,577,920

 

325,000

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Explores for Natural Gas & Crude Oil

 

14,579,500

 

195,000

 

Quicksilver Resources (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas & Coal Seam Gas Producer

 

9,174,750

 

153,600

 

Southwestern Energy (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

6,428,160

 

450,000

 

Vaalco Energy (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

2,056,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,632,830

 

 

 

Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution - 0.1%

 

 

 

50,000

 

Oneok

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Distribution, Pipeline Processing & Trading

 

2,370,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,370,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

190,004,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance - 10.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance - 4.1%

 

 

 

720,500

 

HCC Insurance Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

20,635,120

 

36,500

 

Markel (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

17,666,000

 

276,000

 

Leucadia National

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Holding Company

 

13,308,720

 

105,000

 

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

4,340,700

 

250,000

 

Conseco (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Life, Long-term Care, & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

4,000,000

 

87,000

 

Delphi Financial Group

 

 

 

 

 

Group Employee Benefit Products & Services

 

3,516,540

 

75,000

 

Endurance Specialty Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

3,116,250

 

 

4




 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance – 4.1% (cont)

 

 

 

177,434

 

Eastern Insurance Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Workers Comp & Specialty Insurance

 

$

2,741,355

 

200,000

 

Meadowbrook Insurance Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance Products & Services

 

1,802,000

 

77,000

 

United America Indemnity (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

1,656,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,782,955

 

 

 

Banks - 2.4%

 

 

 

280,816

 

Glacier Bancorp

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain States Bank

 

6,323,976

 

214,500

 

TCF Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Great Lakes Bank

 

5,615,610

 

146,975

 

Chittenden

 

 

 

 

 

New England Bank

 

5,167,641

 

215,000

 

First Busey

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

4,710,650

 

270,270

 

Pacific Continental

 

 

 

 

 

Niche Pacific N.W. Bank

 

4,227,023

 

135,000

 

Old Second Bancorp

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

3,847,500

 

164,305

 

Lakeland Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Bank

 

3,797,089

 

105,000

 

MB Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

3,627,750

 

95,000

 

Greene County Bancshares

 

 

 

 

 

Tennessee Bank

 

3,462,750

 

40,600

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

1,202,978

 

31,500

 

West Bancorporation

 

 

 

 

 

Des Moines Commercial Bank

 

488,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,471,847

 

 

 

Finance Companies - 2.1%

 

 

 

1,142,400

 

AmeriCredit (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Lending

 

20,083,392

 

270,000

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Space & IT Rentals

 

8,974,800

 

144,800

 

World Acceptance (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

4,789,984

 

140,000

 

Aaron Rents

 

 

 

 

 

Rent-to-own

 

3,122,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,970,176

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management - 1.1%

 

 

 

642,000

 

SEI Investments

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

17,513,760

 

189,587

 

Thomas Weisel Partners Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Boutique Bay Area Investment Bank

 

2,750,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,265

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 0.5%

 

 

 

448,000

 

People’s United

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut Savings & Loan

 

7,741,440

 

20,100

 

Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin Thrift

 

542,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,284,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

180,773,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries - 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate - 1.2%

 

 

 

440,000

 

DiamondRock Hospitality

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Owner

 

7,660,400

 

77,500

 

Gaylord Entertainment (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Convention Hotels

 

4,124,550

 

100,000

 

Digital Realty Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-focused Office Buildings

 

3,939,000

 

150,000

 

Kite Realty Group

 

 

 

 

 

Community Shopping Centers

 

2,820,000

 

90,000

 

American Campus Communities

 

 

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

2,636,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,180,050

 

 

 

Transportation - 0.7%

 

 

 

580,800

 

Heartland Express

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Trucker

 

8,293,824

 

160,000

 

JB Hunt Transport Services

 

 

 

 

 

Truck & Intermodal Carrier

 

4,208,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,501,824

 

 

 

Regulated Utilities - 0.6%

 

 

 

345,000

 

Northeast Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

Regulated Electric Utility

 

9,856,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,856,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

43,538,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock: Total 97.9%
(Cost: $1,206,544,074)

 

1,728,733,441

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligations 1.8%

 

 

 

8,700,000

 

Chevron Funding

 

8,698,876

 

 

 

4.70% Due 10/01/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,700,000

 

Toyota Motor Credit

 

8,697,738

 

 

 

5.15% Due 10/02/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,700,000

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

 

8,696,571

 

 

 

4.73% Due 10/04/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,583,000

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07 at 4.750%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation, maturing 09/13/10, market value $6,716,750 (repurchase proceeds $6,585,606)

 

6,583,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $32,676,185)

 

32,676,185

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 99.7%
(Cost: $1,239,220,259) (d)

 

1,761,409,626

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.3%

 

5,158,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100%

 

$

1,766,568,326

 

 

5





 

Notes to Statement of Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

* Security Valuation:

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at a “fair value”, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

 

 

(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

(b)

 

An affiliate may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. On September 30, 2007, the Fund held five percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the following company:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares
Held
12/31/2006

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares
Held
09/30/2007

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

RCM Technologies

 

753,000

 

 

 

753,000

 

$

4,932,150

 

 

 

 

The aggregate cost and value of this company at September 30, 2007, was $5,474,962 and $4,932,150 respectively.  Investments in affiliate companies represent 0.3% of total net assets at September 30, 2007.

 

 

 

(c)

 

Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued in good faith by the Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2007, these securities amounted to $443,727 which represents 0.03% of total net assets.

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1, Pfd.

 

9/5/01

 

25,000

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

65,000

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1, Pfd.

 

2/8/07

 

12,866

 

37,369

 

33,503

 

IsoRay - Warrants

 

3/21/07

 

100,000

 

0

 

50,000

 

Medicure - Warrants

 

12/22/06

 

738,060

 

0

 

295,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,037,369

 

$

443,727

 

 

(d)

 

At September 30, 2007, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $1,239,220,259 and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was $522,189,367 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $628,886,171 and gross unrealized depreciation of $106,696,804.

 

6




Wanger International Small Cap

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2007

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock - 95.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe - 49.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands - 8.2%

 

 

 

447,692

 

Fugro

 

$          36,318,399

 

 

 

Oilfield Services

 

 

 

215,600

 

Smit Internationale

 

18,806,132

 

 

 

Harbor & Offshore Towage & Marine Services

 

 

 

608,450

 

Aalberts Industries

 

14,507,999

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

350,000

 

Koninklijke TenCate

 

14,170,016

 

 

 

Advanced Textiles & Industrial Fabrics

 

 

 

152,000

 

Imtech

 

12,489,747

 

 

 

Engineering & Technical Services

 

 

 

410,000

 

Unit 4 Agresso

 

12,084,550

 

 

 

Business & Security Software

 

 

 

248,000

 

OPG Groep

 

8,075,791

 

 

 

Health Care Supplies & Pharmacies

 

 

 

380,527

 

Wavin

 

6,796,588

 

 

 

Largest European Plastic Pipe Systems Company

 

 

 

127,661

 

Boskalis Westminster

 

6,428,804

 

 

 

Dredging & Maritime Contractor

 

 

 

220,000

 

USG People

 

6,271,593

 

 

 

Temporary Staffing Services

 

 

 

150,000

 

SBM Offshore

 

5,893,607

 

 

 

Builds & Leases Offshore Vessels to Process & Store Crude Oil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,843,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France - 8.2%

 

 

 

900,000

 

SES Global

 

21,234,431

 

 

 

Satellite Broadcasting Services

 

 

 

200,000

 

Carbone Lorraine

 

15,514,850

 

 

 

Advanced Industrial Materials

 

 

 

150,000

 

Iliad

 

13,889,750

 

 

 

Alternative Internet & Telecoms Provider

 

 

 

113,000

 

Rubis

 

10,629,171

 

 

 

Tank Storage & LPG Supplier

 

 

 

90,000

 

Norbert Dentressangle

 

9,637,008

 

 

 

Transport

 

 

 

196,002

 

Trigano

 

8,859,323

 

 

 

Leisure Vehicles & Camping Equipment

 

 

 

82,000

 

Eurofins Scientific

 

7,516,556

 

 

 

Food Screening & Testing

 

 

 

211,000

 

Legrand

 

7,090,924

 

 

 

Electrical Components

 

 

 

56,000

 

Bacou Dalloz

 

6,982,825

 

 

 

Safety Equipment

 

 

 

47,000

 

Neopost

 

6,632,387

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

 

 

72,000

 

Imerys

 

6,568,405

 

 

 

Industrial Minerals Producer

 

 

 

106,000

 

April Group

 

6,533,887

 

 

 

Insurance Policy Construction

 

 

 

46,000

 

Pierre & Vacances

 

6,382,258

 

 

 

Vacation Apartment Lets

 

 

 

120,000

 

Meetic (a)

 

5,346,139

 

 

 

Dating Services

 

 

 

30,000

 

Ciments Francais

 

5,273,194

 

 

 

Leading French & Emerging Markets Cement Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

330,000

 

Hi-Media

 

3,310,887

 

 

 

Leading Online Advertiser in Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,401,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 7.6%

 

 

 

2,250,000

 

Charles Taylor (b)

 

16,568,253

 

 

 

Insurance Services

 

 

 

750,000

 

Northgate

 

14,194,836

 

 

 

Light Commercial Vehicle Rental Specialist

 

 

 

1,102,000

 

Tullow Oil

 

13,424,622

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

618,214

 

Expro International Group

 

12,423,362

 

 

 

Offshore Oilfield Services

 

 

 

910,000

 

Smith & Nephew

 

11,130,221

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Taylor Nelson Sofres

 

9,239,151

 

 

 

Market Research

 

 

 

1,260,000

 

RPS Group

 

8,733,252

 

 

 

Environmental Consulting & Planning

 

 

 

700,000

 

Informa Group

 

7,162,377

 

 

 

Global Publisher & Event Organizer

 

 

 

215,000

 

Randgold Resources

 

7,146,600

 

 

 

Gold Mining in Western Africa

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Begbies Traynor

 

6,486,105

 

 

 

Financial Restructuring & Corporate Recovery Services

 

 

 

300,000

 

Rotork

 

6,195,270

 

 

 

Valve Actuators for Oil & Water Pipelines

 

 

 

300,000

 

Intertek Testing

 

5,802,235

 

 

 

Testing, Inspection, Certification Services

 

 

 

790,133

 

Detica

 

5,013,627

 

 

 

UK IT Services Company

 

 

 

1,008,000

 

BBA Group

 

4,712,865

 

 

 

Aviation Support Services

 

 

 

205,000

 

Keller Group

 

4,124,763

 

 

 

International Ground Engineering Specialist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

132,357,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany - 5.2%

 

 

 

142,000

 

Wincor Nixdorf

 

11,738,203

 

 

 

Retail POS Systems & ATM Machines

 

 

 

91,000

 

Elringklinger

 

10,312,526

 

 

 

Automobile Components

 

 

 

300,000

 

Rhoen-Klinikum

 

9,617,505

 

 

 

Health Care Services

 

 

 

4,400

 

Porsche

 

9,341,149

 

 

 

Specialty Automobile Manufacturer

 

 

 

220,700

 

CTS Eventim

 

8,731,642

 

 

 

Event Ticket Sales

 

 

 

98,000

 

MPC Muechmeyer Petersen Capital

 

8,376,587

 

 

 

Alternative Asset Manager

 

 

 

75,000

 

Vossloh

 

8,094,461

 

 

 

Rail Infrastructure & Diesel Locomotives

 

 

 

205,000

 

Deutsche Beteiligungs

 

7,174,389

 

 

 

Private Equity Investment Management

 

 

 

35,000

 

Rational

 

6,732,906

 

 

 

Commercial Oven Manufacturer

 

 

 

154,000

 

GFK

 

6,227,457

 

 

 

Market Research Services

 

 

 

 

1




 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany – 5.2% (cont)

 

 

 

255,000

 

Takkt

 

$            4,318,901

 

 

 

Mail Order Retailer of Office & Warehouse Durables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,665,726

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland - 5.1%

 

 

 

180,000

 

Kuehne & Nagel

 

17,717,844

 

 

 

Freight Forwarding/Logistics

 

 

 

7,000

 

Sika

 

13,611,470

 

 

 

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

48,000

 

Nobel Biocare Holding

 

12,984,211

 

 

 

Dental Implants & Ceramic Crowns

 

 

 

115,000

 

Synthes

 

12,875,061

 

 

 

Products for Orthopedic Surgery

 

 

 

48,000

 

Burckhardt Compression

 

10,554,920

 

 

 

Gas Compression Pumps

 

 

 

74,000

 

Geberit

 

9,680,223

 

 

 

Plumbing Supplies

 

 

 

8,000

 

Givaudan

 

7,388,758

 

 

 

Fragrances & Flavors

 

 

 

130,000

 

Logitech International (a)

 

3,870,131

 

 

 

Branded Peripheral Computer Devices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,682,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden - 3.0%

 

 

 

1,125,000

 

Hexagon

 

22,828,053

 

 

 

Measurement Equipment & Polymers

 

 

 

1,974,000

 

SWECO

 

19,682,082

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

2,760,000

 

Securitas Systems

 

10,180,534

 

 

 

Commercial Security Installation & Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,690,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland - 2.4%

 

 

 

600,000

 

IAWS Group

 

13,337,667

 

 

 

Baked Goods

 

 

 

2,579,500

 

United Drug

 

12,059,201

 

 

 

Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

 

 

200,000

 

Paddy Power

 

7,009,520

 

 

 

Irish Betting Services

 

 

 

229,000

 

Kingspan Group

 

5,020,678

 

 

 

Building Insulation & Environmental Containers

 

 

 

320,000

 

Grafton Group

 

3,583,990

 

 

 

Builders Materials Wholesaling & Do-it-yourself Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,011,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy - 1.6%

 

 

 

2,742,000

 

CIR

 

10,698,491

 

 

 

Italian Holding Company

 

 

 

1,100,000

 

Amplifon

 

8,708,569

 

 

 

Hearing Aid Retailer

 

 

 

573,000

 

GranitiFiandre

 

8,054,826

 

 

 

Innovative Stoneware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,461,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finland - 1.1%

 

 

 

488,000

 

Poyry

 

12,222,833

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

147,500

 

Stockmann

 

7,119,680

 

 

 

Department Stores in Finland, Baltics & Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,342,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Austria - 1.1%

 

 

 

310,000

 

Zumtobel

 

11,790,771

 

 

 

Lighting Systems

 

 

 

118,000

 

Wienerberger

 

7,388,491

 

 

 

Bricks & Clay Roofing Tiles

 

 

 

118,000

 

Wienerberger - Rights (a)

 

 

 

 

Bricks & Clay Roofing Tiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,179,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poland - 1.1%

 

 

 

396,800

 

Central European Distribution (a)

 

19,010,688

 

 

 

Vodka Production & Alcohol Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,010,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece - 1.1%

 

 

 

454,500

 

Intralot

 

18,802,173

 

 

 

Lottery & Gaming Systems & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,802,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark - 1.1%

 

 

 

87,000

 

Novozymes

 

10,970,529

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

125,000

 

Thrane & Thrane

 

7,650,380

 

 

 

Mobile Transceivers for Satellite Communications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,620,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain - 1.0%

 

 

 

120,000

 

Red Electrica de Espana

 

6,214,463

 

 

 

Spanish Power Grid

 

 

 

300,000

 

Prisa

 

5,931,825

 

 

 

Leading Spanish-speaking Publisher

 

 

 

130,000

 

Sogecable (a)

 

4,721,277

 

 

 

Spain’s Main Pay-TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,867,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic - 0.7%

 

 

 

56,000

 

Komercni Banka

 

13,015,096

 

 

 

Leading Czech Universal Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,015,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway - 0.3%

 

 

 

865,000

 

Kongsberg Automotive

 

5,802,835

 

 

 

Automotive Seating & Component Supplier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,802,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia - 0.3%

 

 

 

153,900

 

RosBusinessConsulting (a)

 

4,844,772

 

 

 

Financial Information, Media & IT Services in Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,844,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

851,600,528

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia - 29.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Japan - 13.6%

 

 

 

215,000

 

Ibiden

 

18,102,767

 

 

 

Electronic Parts & Ceramics

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

Kansai Paint

 

14,538,936

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

17,500

 

Jupiter Telecommunications (a)

 

13,560,172

 

 

 

Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

 

 

 

2




 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan – 13.6% (cont)

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

Park24

 

$          11,245,426

 

 

 

Parking Lot Operator

 

 

 

320,000

 

Hoya

 

10,883,548

 

 

 

Opto-electrical Components & Eyeglass Lenses

 

 

 

400,000

 

As One

 

9,748,531

 

 

 

Scientific Supplies Distributor

 

 

 

5,200

 

Kenedix

 

9,026,157

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Management

 

 

 

430,000

 

Yusen Air & Sea Service

 

8,835,402

 

 

 

Airfreight Logistics

 

 

 

250,000

 

Kintetsu World Express

 

8,531,776

 

 

 

Airfreight Logistics

 

 

 

128,000

 

USS

 

8,403,435

 

 

 

Used Car Auctioneer

 

 

 

450,000

 

Ushio

 

8,155,662

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

 

 

265,000

 

Aeon Mall

 

8,089,378

 

 

 

Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

 

 

500,000

 

Cosel

 

7,419,871

 

 

 

Industrial Standard Switching Power Supply System

 

 

 

3,920

 

Risa Partners

 

7,322,003

 

 

 

NPL & Real Estate Related Investment

 

 

 

400,000

 

Topcon

 

7,107,269

 

 

 

Positioning & Medical Instrument

 

 

 

160,000

 

Union Tool

 

6,882,360

 

 

 

Precision Drill Bit Manufacturer

 

 

 

325,000

 

T. Hasegawa

 

6,115,966

 

 

 

Industrial Flavors & Fragrances

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

Kansai Urban Banking

 

5,824,764

 

 

 

Regional Bank

 

 

 

45,000

 

Nakanishi

 

5,785,577

 

 

 

Dental Tools & Machinery

 

 

 

320,000

 

FCC

 

5,747,578

 

 

 

Auto/Motorcycle Clutches

 

 

 

216,000

 

Ito En

 

5,255,392

 

 

 

Bottled Tea & Other Beverages

 

 

 

130,000

 

Takata

 

5,055,713

 

 

 

Safety Related Auto Parts

 

 

 

130,000

 

SYSMEX

 

5,001,443

 

 

 

In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Equipment & Reagent Manufacturer

 

 

 

109,500

 

Unicharm PetCare

 

4,862,671

 

 

 

Pet Food & Pet Toiletries

 

 

 

750,000

 

Bank of Fukuoka

 

4,374,282

 

 

 

Regional Bank

 

 

 

222,000

 

Ain Pharmaciez

 

4,056,901

 

 

 

Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator

 

 

 

440,000

 

Kamigumi

 

3,685,198

 

 

 

Port Cargo Handling & Logistics

 

 

 

720

 

Osaka Securities Exchange

 

3,176,888

 

 

 

Osaka Securities Exchange

 

 

 

24,000

 

Hirose Electric

 

2,911,523

 

 

 

Electrical Connectors

 

 

 

4,400

 

FullCast

 

2,779,747

 

 

 

Employment Outsourcing

 

 

 

75,100

 

Aeon Delight

 

2,674,251

 

 

 

Facility Maintenance & Management

 

 

 

1,200

 

Wacom

 

2,487,339

 

 

 

Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

 

 

60,000

 

Point

 

2,061,757

 

 

 

Apparel Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

550

 

Japan Pure Chemical

 

1,980,073

 

 

 

Precious Metal Plating Chemicals for Electronics

 

 

 

1,030

 

Message

 

1,763,318

 

 

 

Nursing Care Facility Operator

 

 

 

64,800

 

Ito En, Pfd. (a)

 

1,289,061

 

 

 

Bottled Tea & Other Beverages

 

 

 

23,600

 

Nagaileben

 

437,425

 

 

 

Medical/Health Care Related Clothes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

235,179,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China - 5.2%

 

 

 

7,788,000

 

China Shipping Development

 

25,241,346

 

 

 

China’s Dominant Shipper for Oil & Coal

 

 

 

14,441,000

 

Lenovo Group

 

11,039,815

 

 

 

Third Largest PC Vendor Globally

 

 

 

8,278,000

 

Jiangsu Expressway

 

10,601,443

 

 

 

Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

 

 

9,334,000

 

China Green

 

10,050,007

 

 

 

Agricultural Grower & Processor in China

 

 

 

2,370,000

 

Fu Ji Food & Catering Services

 

7,401,424

 

 

 

Food Catering Service Provider in China

 

 

 

6,330,000

 

Travelsky Technology

 

6,778,413

 

 

 

Online Air Travel Bookings in China

 

 

 

9,542,000

 

Xinyu Hengdeli

 

5,032,539

 

 

 

A High-end Watch Retailer in China

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

Hopewell Highway Infrastructure

 

4,753,495

 

 

 

Guangdong Tollroad Leading to Hong Kong & Macau

 

 

 

6,512,000

 

TPV Technology

 

4,648,790

 

 

 

Original Design Manufacturer for LCD Monitor & Flat TV

 

 

 

115,000

 

Sohu.com (a)

 

4,336,650

 

 

 

Advertising on Chinese Internet Portal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,883,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea - 3.1%

 

 

 

145,000

 

Taewoong

 

17,107,393

 

 

 

A Player in the Niche Customized Forging Market

 

 

 

55,000

 

MegaStudy

 

16,655,831

 

 

 

Online Education Service Provider

 

 

 

332,800

 

Sung Kwang Bend

 

10,286,744

 

 

 

A Large Customized Industrial Pipe Fitting Manufacturer

 

 

 

272,000

 

Woongjin Coway

 

8,886,513

 

 

 

South Korean Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

 

 

87,000

 

YBM Sisa.com

 

1,751,284

 

 

 

Online Language Educator & Tester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,687,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong - 3.1%

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

 

39,739,086

 

 

 

Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

2,960,000

 

Lifestyle International

 

8,338,725

 

 

 

Mid to High-end Department Store Operator in Hong Kong & China

 

 

 

 

3




 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong – 3.1% (cont)

 

 

 

14,500,000

 

Global Digital Creations (a)

 

$            5,293,072

 

 

 

Digital Cinema Solution Provider/Network Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,370,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore - 1.7%

 

 

 

2,300,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

19,877,921

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

ComfortDelGro

 

6,514,477

 

 

 

Taxi & Mass Transit Service

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

OLAM

 

2,736,374

 

 

 

Agriculture Supply Chain Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,128,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India - 1.4%

 

 

 

300,000

 

Housing Development Finance

 

19,023,592

 

 

 

Indian Mortgage Lender

 

 

 

230,000

 

Asian Paints

 

5,768,555

 

 

 

India’s Largest Paint Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,792,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan - 0.7%

 

 

 

2,199,138

 

Wah Lee Industrial

 

5,098,901

 

 

 

Distributor of Chemicals, Materials & Equipment

 

 

 

1,073,177

 

Everlight Electronics

 

4,670,755

 

 

 

Led Packager

 

 

 

272,695

 

Formosa International Hotels

 

2,136,711

 

 

 

Hotel, Food & Beverage Operation & Hospitality Management Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,906,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia - 0.4%

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

Perusahaan Gas Negara

 

6,618,678

 

 

 

Gas Pipeline Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,618,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

505,568,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries - 12.3%

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa - 3.3%

 

 

 

1,575,000

 

Uranium One (a)

 

20,822,651

 

 

 

Uranium Mines in South Africa, Kazakhstan, Australia & the U.S.

 

 

 

484,000

 

Impala Platinum Holdings

 

16,824,038

 

 

 

Platinum Group Metals Mining & Refining

 

 

 

518,000

 

Naspers

 

14,338,916

 

 

 

Media & Education in Africa & other Emerging Markets

 

 

 

1,320,700

 

Mr. Price

 

5,020,707

 

 

 

South African Retailer of Apparel, Household Goods & Sporting Goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,006,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada - 3.0%

 

 

 

630,000

 

ShawCor

 

22,675,313

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

 

 

157,500

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

 

16,647,750

 

 

 

World’s Largest Producer of Potash

 

 

 

437,000

 

RONA (a)

 

9,569,054

 

 

 

Leading Canadian Do-it-yourself Retailer

 

 

 

250,000

 

Ivanhoe Mines (a)

 

3,247,374

 

 

 

Copper Mine Project in Mongolia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,139,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia - 2.8%

 

 

 

900,000

 

Billabong International

 

11,930,546

 

 

 

Action Sports Apparel Brand Manager

 

 

 

250,000

 

Australian Stock Exchange

 

11,874,330

 

 

 

Australian Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

1,403,100

 

Sino Gold (a)

 

9,362,707

 

 

 

Gold Mining in The People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

550,000

 

Jubilee Mines

 

8,408,612

 

 

 

Nickel Mining in Australia

 

 

 

125,000

 

Perpetual Trustees

 

8,088,154

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,664,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States - 2.7%

 

 

 

260,000

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

19,905,600

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

 

 

125,800

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

7,253,628

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

 

 

165,000

 

Dresser-Rand Group (a)

 

7,047,150

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Compressors

 

 

 

250,000

 

QIAGEN (a)

 

4,825,025

 

 

 

Life Science Company; DNA/RNA Purification

 

 

 

180,000

 

BioMarin (a)

 

4,482,000

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

122,900

 

Tesco (a)

 

3,336,735

 

 

 

Developing New Well Drilling Technologies

 

 

 

6,100

 

Lululemon Athletica (a)

 

256,383

 

 

 

Premium Active Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,106,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand - 0.5%

 

 

 

2,099,559

 

Sky City Entertainment

 

8,283,833

 

 

 

Casino/Entertainment Complex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,283,833

 

Total Other Countries

 

214,200,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America - 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil - 3.1%

 

 

 

1,780,000

 

Suzano

 

28,647,027

 

 

 

Brazilian Pulp & Paper Producer

 

 

 

750,000

 

Natura Cosmeticos

 

9,001,636

 

 

 

Direct Retailer of Cosmetics

 

 

 

217,000

 

Porto Seguro

 

8,334,315

 

 

 

Auto & Life Insurance

 

 

 

450,000

 

Localiza Rent A Car

 

4,590,835

 

 

 

Car Rental

 

 

 

177,100

 

Redecard (a)

 

3,304,321

 

 

 

Credit/Debit Card Acquirer/Processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,878,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico - 1.3%

 

 

 

160,000

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Surest

 

7,939,200

 

 

 

Cancun & Cozumel Airport Operator

 

 

 

5,500,000

 

Consorcio ARA

 

7,366,925

 

 

 

Affordable Housing Builder

 

 

 

 

4




 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico – 1.3% (cont)

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos (a)

 

$            7,186,351

 

 

 

Affordable Housing Builder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,492,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

76,370,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (Cost: $992,946,995) - 95.0%

 

1,647,739,738

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term Obligations 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,345,000

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/28/07, due 10/01/07 at 4.750%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation, maturing 02/24/11, market value $24,835,200 (repurchase proceeds $24,354,636)

 

24,345,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,400,000

 

Toyota Motor Credit

 

8,396,724

 

 

 

5.15% Due 10/02/07

 

 

 

8,400,000

 

CARGILL ASIA PAC TREAS Ltd.

 

8,395,286

 

 

 

(c) 5.05% Due 10/05/07

 

 

 

8,400,000

 

IBM International Group (c)

 

8,391,226

 

 

 

4.70% Due 10/09/07

 

 

 

8,400,000

 

Avon Capital (c)

 

8,389,857

 

 

 

4.83% Due 10/10/07

 

 

 

8,400,000

 

Novartis Finance (c)

 

8,389,127

 

 

 

4.66% Due 10/11/07

 

 

 

8,300,000

 

General Electric Capital

 

8,300,000

 

 

 

4.68% Due 10/05/07

 

 

 

8,300,000

 

Chevron Funding

 

8,297,833

 

 

 

4.70% Due 10/01/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Obligations (Cost: $82,905,054)

 

82,905,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost: $1,075,852,049) - 99.8% (d)

 

1,730,644,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.2%

 

3,577,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets - 100%

 

$

1,734,222,286

 

 


 

Notes to Statement of Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

* Security Valuation:

 

 

 

 

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at a “fair value”, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

 

 

(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

(b)

 

An affiliate may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares.  On September 30, 2007, the Fund held five percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the following company:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares
Held
12/31/2006

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares
Held
09/30/2007

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Charles Taylor

 

1,700,000

 

50,000

 

 

2,250,000

 

$ 16,568,253

 

 

 

 

The aggregate cost and value of this company at September 30, 2007, was $12,255,826 and $16,568,253 respectively.  Investments in affiliate companies represent 1.0% of total net assets at September 30, 2007. 

 

 

 

(c)

 

Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of these securities to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt pursuant from registration to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At September 30, 2007, these securities amounted to $33,565,496, which represents 1.9% of net assets.

 

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(d)

 

At September 30, 2007, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $1,075,852,049 and net unrealized appreciation was $654,792,744 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $694,024,089 and gross unrealized depreciation of $39,231,345.

 

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Wanger Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2007

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock – 93.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services - 26.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - 10.6%

 

 

 

157,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

$

12,669,900

 

 

 

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

335,000

 

Safeway

 

11,091,850

 

 

 

Supermarkets

 

 

 

80,000

 

Costco Wholesale

 

4,909,600

 

 

 

Warehouse Superstores

 

 

 

291,000

 

Chico’s FAS (a)

 

4,088,550

 

 

 

Women’s Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,759,900

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services - 5.6%

 

 

 

123,000

 

ITT Educational Services (a)

 

14,967,870

 

 

 

Post-secondary Degree Services

 

 

 

139,100

 

Universal Technical Institute (a)

 

2,503,800

 

 

 

Vocational Training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,471,670

 

 

 

Travel - 4.8%

 

 

 

335,000

 

Expedia (a)

 

10,679,800

 

 

 

Online Travel Services Company

 

 

 

189,000

 

Hertz (a)

 

4,294,080

 

 

 

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,973,880

 

 

 

Apparel - 2.2%

 

 

 

146,000

 

Coach (a)

 

6,901,420

 

 

 

Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather Accessories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,901,420

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 2.2%

 

 

 

75,000

 

Harley-Davidson

 

3,465,750

 

 

 

Motorcycles & Related Merchandise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,000

 

International Speedway

 

3,210,200

 

 

 

Largest Motorsports Racetrack Owner & Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,675,950

 

 

 

Furniture & Textiles - 0.7%

 

 

 

79,300

 

Herman Miller

 

2,152,202

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,152,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

80,935,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Group - 23.6%

 

 

 

 

 

CATV - 6.9%

 

 

 

282,000

 

Liberty Global Series C (a)

 

10,902,120

 

 

 

Cable TV Franchises outside the USA

 

 

 

281,000

 

Discovery Holding (a)

 

8,106,850

 

 

 

CATV Programming

 

 

 

57,000

 

Liberty Global Series A (a)

 

2,338,140

 

 

 

Cable TV Franchises outside the USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,347,110

 

 

 

Mobile Communications - 4.4%

 

 

 

217,000

 

American Tower (a)

 

9,448,180

 

 

 

Communications Towers in USA & Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

566,000

 

Globalstar (a)

 

4,148,780

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,596,960

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment - 4.4%

 

 

 

1,416,000

 

Tellabs (a)

 

13,480,320

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,480,320

 

 

 

Business Software - 3.5%

 

 

 

218,000

 

Avid Technology (a)

 

5,903,440

 

 

 

Digital Nonlinear Editing Software & Systems

 

 

 

648,000

 

Novell (a)

 

4,950,720

 

 

 

Directory, Operating System & Identity Management Software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,854,160

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing - 1.8%

 

 

 

2,693,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)

 

5,709,160

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,709,160

 

 

 

Internet Related - 1.7%

 

 

 

600,000

 

SkillSoft (a)

 

5,394,000

 

 

 

Web-based Learning Solutions (E-Learning)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,394,000

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment - 0.8%

 

 

 

255,000

 

Canadian Solar (a)

 

2,407,200

 

 

 

Solar Cell & Module Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,407,200

 

 

 

Computer Services - 0.1%

 

 

 

86,500

 

AnswerThink (a)

 

284,585

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

284,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Information Group

 

73,073,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals - 20.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Mining - 11.6%

 

 

 

1,624,500

 

Uranium One (South Africa) (a)

 

21,477,077

 

 

 

Uranium Mines in South Africa, Kazakhstan, Australia & the U.S.

 

 

 

135,300

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (Canada)

 

14,301,210

 

 

 

World’s Largest Producer of Potash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,778,287

 

 

 

Oil Services - 6.4%

 

 

 

473,500

 

Tetra Technologies (a)

 

10,009,790

 

 

 

U.S.-based Services Company with Life of Field Approach

 

 

 

113,000

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

6,515,580

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

 

 

28,500

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

2,181,960

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

 

 

11,000

 

Diamond Offshore

 

1,246,190

 

 

 

Contract Driller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,953,520

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers - 2.0%

 

 

 

5,505,000

 

Petro Rubiales Energy (Canada) (a)(b)

 

$

6,226,437

 

 

 

Oil  Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

 

 

10,000

 

Petro Rubiales Energy-Warrants (Canada) (a)(b)

 

12,567

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Columbia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,239,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

61,970,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance - 11.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance - 7.0%

 

 

 

783,000

 

Conseco (a)

 

12,528,000

 

 

 

Life, Long-Term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

 

 

10,600

 

Markel (a)

 

5,130,400

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

226,000

 

Montpelier Re

 

4,000,200

 

 

 

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,658,600

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management - 4.8%

 

 

 

387,000

 

Janus Capital Group

 

10,944,360

 

 

 

Manages Mutual Funds

 

 

 

149,000

 

SEI Investments

 

4,064,720

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,009,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

36,667,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services - 9.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services - 3.8%

 

 

 

134,000

 

Expeditors International of Washington

 

6,338,200

 

 

 

International Freight Forwarder

 

 

 

230,000

 

American Commercial Lines (a)

 

5,457,900

 

 

 

Operator/Builder of Inland Barges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,796,100

 

 

 

Outsourcing Services - 2.2%

 

 

 

264,000

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

6,982,800

 

 

 

Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,982,800

 

 

 

Waste Management - 1.7%

 

 

 

141,000

 

Waste Management

 

5,321,340

 

 

 

U.S. Garbage Collection & Disposal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,321,340

 

 

 

Steel - 1.7%

 

 

 

218,000

 

Worthington Industries

 

5,136,080

 

 

 

Steel Processing & Manufactured Metal Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,136,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

29,236,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care - 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Services - 1.1%

 

 

 

94,000

 

Lincare Holdings (a)

 

3,445,100

 

 

 

Home Health Care Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,445,100

 

 

 

Other - 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation - 1.0%

 

 

 

117,000

 

JB Hunt Transport Services

 

3,077,100

 

 

 

Truck & Intermodal Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,077,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (Cost: $214,771,887) - 93.0%

 

288,405,528

 

 

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Principal Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term Obligations - 6.7%

 

 

 

20,820,000

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07 at 4.750%, collateralized by a U.S. Agency Obligation, maturing to 09/13/10, market value of $21,237,963 (repurchase proceeds $20,828,241)

 

20,820,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Obligation (Cost: 20,820,000)

 

20,820,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.7%
(Cost: $235,591,887) (c)(d)

 

309,225,528

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.3%

 

859,172

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100%

 

$

310,084,700

 

 


Notes to Statement of Investments:

* Security Valuation:

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. A security for which there is no rep orted sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at a “fair value”, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

(a)                                  Non-income producing security.

(b)                                 Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued in good faith by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2007, these securities amounted to $7,100,942 which represents 2.29% of total net assets.

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares/
Par

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Petro Rubiales Energy

 

7/12/2007

 

5,505,000

 

$

4,132,484

 

$

6,226,436

 

Petro Rubiales Energy Warrants

 

7/12/2007

 

1,932,950

 

551,426

 

874,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,683,910

 

$

7,100,942

 

 

(c)                                  On September 30, 2007, the market value of foreign securities represents 13.50% of total net assets.

The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

Currency

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

Canadian Dollar

 

$

20,540,214

 

6.60

 

South African Rand

 

21,477,077

 

6.90

 

 

 

$

42,017,291

 

13.50

 

 

(d)                                 At September 30, 2007, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $231,591,887 and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was $73,956,722 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $90,225,685 and gross unrealized depreciation of $16,268,964.

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Wanger International Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2007

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock 94.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe - 51.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland - 10.4%

 

 

 

21,000

 

Kuehne & Nagel

 

$

2,067,082

 

 

 

Freight Forwarding/Logistics

 

 

 

7,000

 

Nobel Biocare Holding

 

1,893,531

 

 

 

Dental Implants & Ceramic Crowns

 

 

 

14,500

 

Synthes

 

1,623,377

 

 

 

Products for Orthopedic Surgery

 

 

 

5,950

 

Geberit

 

778,342

 

 

 

Plumbing Supplies

 

 

 

2,265

 

Swatch Group

 

742,558

 

 

 

Watch & Electronics Manufacturer

 

 

 

9,000

 

Schindler

 

567,024

 

 

 

Elevator Manufacturer & Service Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,671,914

 

 

 

Netherlands - 9.5%

 

 

 

42,000

 

Fugro

 

3,407,192

 

 

 

Oilfield Services

 

 

 

26,000

 

SBM Offshore

 

1,021,558

 

 

 

Builds & Leases Offshore Vessels to Process & Store Crude Oil

 

 

 

38,619

 

Aalberts Industries

 

920,839

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

21,700

 

OPG Groep

 

706,632

 

 

 

Health Care Supplies & Pharmacies

 

 

 

8,400

 

Boskalis Westminster

 

423,011

 

 

 

Dredging & Maritime Contractor

 

 

 

9,000

 

USG People

 

256,565

 

 

 

Temporary Staffing Services

 

 

 

12,868

 

Wavin

 

229,835

 

 

 

Largest European Plastic Pipe Systems Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,965,632

 

 

 

Ireland - 5.7%

 

 

 

38,917

 

CRH

 

1,542,711

 

 

 

Global Building Materials

 

 

 

60,000

 

IAWS Group

 

1,333,767

 

 

 

Baked Goods

 

 

 

279,900

 

United Drug

 

1,308,536

 

 

 

Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,185,014

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 5.5%

 

 

 

175,000

 

Smith & Nephew

 

2,140,427

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

108,000

 

Informa Group

 

1,105,052

 

 

 

Global Publisher & Event Organizer

 

 

 

39,000

 

Intertek Testing

 

754,291

 

 

 

Testing, Inspection, Certification Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,999,770

 

 

 

Sweden - 4.1%

 

 

 

105,000

 

Hexagon

 

2,130,618

 

 

 

Measurement Equipment & Polymers

 

 

 

247,000

 

Securitas Systems

 

911,084

 

 

 

Commercial Security Installation & Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,041,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany - 3.5%

 

 

 

12,700

 

Wincor Nixdorf

 

1,049,825

 

 

 

Retail POS Systems & ATM Machines

 

 

 

375

 

Porsche

 

796,121

 

 

 

Specialty Automobile Manufacturer

 

 

 

5,550

 

Deutsche Boerse

 

755,273

 

 

 

Trading, Clearing, Settlement Services for Financial Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,601,219

 

 

 

France - 3.2%

 

 

 

100,000

 

SES Global

 

2,359,381

 

 

 

Satellite Broadcasting Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,359,381

 

 

 

Austria - 3.1%

 

 

 

60,000

 

Zumtobel

 

2,282,085

 

 

 

Lighting Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,282,085

 

 

 

Greece - 2.4%

 

 

 

43,000

 

Intralot

 

1,778,864

 

 

 

Lottery & Gaming Systems & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,778,864

 

 

 

Spain - 2.0%

 

 

 

15,000

 

Red Electrica de Espana

 

776,808

 

 

 

Spanish Power Grid

 

 

 

33,000

 

Prisa

 

652,501

 

 

 

Leading Spanish-speaking Publisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,429,309

 

 

 

Denmark - 1.7%

 

 

 

10,000

 

Novozymes

 

1,260,980

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,260,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

37,575,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia - 27.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Japan - 16.9%

 

 

 

5,900

 

Nintendo

 

3,054,254

 

 

 

Entertainment Software & Hardware

 

 

 

2,350

 

Jupiter Telecommunications (a)

 

1,820,938

 

 

 

Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

 

 

53,000

 

Hoya

 

1,802,588

 

 

 

Opto-electrical Components & Eyeglass Lenses

 

 

 

20,000

 

Ibiden

 

1,683,978

 

 

 

Electronic Parts & Ceramics

 

 

 

173,000

 

Kansai Paint

 

1,323,808

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

750

 

Kenedix

 

1,301,850

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Management

 

 

 

110,000

 

Park24

 

989,597

 

 

 

Parking Lot Operator

 

 

 

24,000

 

Ushio

 

434,969

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,411,982

 

 

 

China - 5.1%

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Lenovo Group

 

1,605,402

 

 

 

Third Largest PC Vendor Globally

 

 

 

360,000

 

China Shipping Development

 

1,166,780

 

 

 

China’s Dominant Shipper for Oil & Coal

 

 

 

 

1




 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China – 5.1% (cont)

 

 

 

762,000

 

Jiangsu Expressway

 

$

975,876

 

 

 

Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,748,058

 

 

 

Hong Kong - 3.7%

 

 

 

90,000

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

 

2,751,168

 

 

 

Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,751,168

 

 

 

Singapore 1.3%

 

 

 

112,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

967,968

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

967,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

19,879,176

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries - 16.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Canada - 6.0%

 

 

 

26,400

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

 

2,790,480

 

 

 

World’s Largest Producer of Potash

 

 

 

42,000

 

RONA (a)

 

919,680

 

 

 

Leading Canadian Do-it-yourself Retailer

 

 

 

552,300

 

Petro Rubiales Energy (a)(b)

 

624,680

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Columbia

 

 

 

276,150

 

Petro Rubiales Energy (a)(b)

 

124,936

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Columbia Warrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,459,776

 

 

 

United States - 5.0%

 

 

 

16,000

 

Diamond Offshore

 

1,812,640

 

 

 

Contract Driller

 

 

 

14,500

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

1,110,120

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

 

 

40,000

 

QIAGEN (a)

 

772,004

 

 

 

Life Science Company; DNA/RNA Purification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,694,764

 

 

 

South Africa - 5.0%

 

 

 

59,000

 

Impala Platinum Holdings

 

2,050,864

 

 

 

Platinum Group Metals Mining & Refining

 

 

 

58,000

 

Naspers

 

1,605,516

 

 

 

Media & Education in Africa & Other Emerging Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,656,380

 

 

 

Australia - 0.8%

 

 

 

87,200

 

Sino Gold (a)

 

581,874

 

 

 

Gold Mining in The People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

581,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

12,392,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (Cost: $50,205,596) - 94.9%

 

69,847,840

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligation - 7.0%

 

 

 

$

5,116,000

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07 at 4.750%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation maturing 03/01/10, market value $5,221,519 (repurchase proceeds $5,118,025)

 

5,116,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Obligation (Cost: $5,116,000)

 

5,116,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost: $55,321,596) - 101.9% (c)(d)

 

74,963,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities - (1.9)%

 

(1,383,064

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets - 100%

 

$

73,580,776

 

 


 

Notes to Statements of Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

* Security Valuation:

 

 

 

 

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at a “fair value”, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

 

 

(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

(b)

 

Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities a law.  These Securities are valued under good faith by the Board of Trustees.  At September 30, 2007 these securities amounted to $749,616 which represents 1.0% of total net assets.

 

2




 

 

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Date

 

Shares/ Par

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Petro Rubiales Energy Restricted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

07/12/2007

 

552,300

 

$

369,594

 

$

624,680

 

Petro Rubiales Energy Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

07/12/2007

 

276,150

 

78,779

 

124,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

448,373

 

$

749,616

 

 

(c)

 

At September 30, 2007, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $55,321,596 and net unrealized appreciation was $19,642,244 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $21,699,249 and gross unrealized depreciation of $2,057,005.

 

 

 

(d)

 

On September 30, 2007, the market value of foreign securities represents 101.9% of total net assets.

 

 

 

 

 

The Funds foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

% of Net
Assets

 

Euro

 

$

22,373,514

 

30.4

%

Japanese Yen

 

12,411,982

 

16.9

 

US Dollars

 

10,829,240

 

14.7

 

Swiss Francs

 

7,671,914

 

10.5

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

6,499,225

 

8.8

 

Pound Sterling

 

3,999,770

 

5.4

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

11,178,195

 

15.2

 

 

 

$

74,963,840

 

101.9

%

 

3




Item  2. Controls and Procedures.

(a)          The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)         There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.




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.

(registrant)

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

 

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 26, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

 

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 26, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Bruce H. Lauer

 

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 26, 2007

 

 



EX-99.CERT 2 a07-29420_1ex99dcert.htm EX-99.CERT

Exhibit 99.CERT

I, Bruce H. Lauer, certify that:

1.                                       I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Wanger Advisors Trust;

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)                                  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)                                 designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)                                  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)                           disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)                                  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses  in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)                                 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:       November 26, 2007

 

/s/ Bruce H. Lauer

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 




I, Charles P. McQuaid, certify that:

1.                                       I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Wanger Advisors Trust;

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)                                  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)                                 designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)                                  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)                                 disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)                                  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses  in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)                                 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:       November 26, 2007

 

/s/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

 

 

 

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President

 

 

 



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