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FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-08748

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Scott R. Plummer

5228 Ameriprise Financial Center

Minneapolis, MN 55474

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-612-671-1947

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2012

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

 

 

Wanger USA Report

 

 

 

Wanger USA

 

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2012

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities – 99.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information – 29.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software – 9.8%

 

 

 

413,000

 

Micros Systems (a)

Information Systems for Hotels, Restaurants & Retailers

 

$

20,286,560

 

498,000

 

Informatica (a)

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

17,335,380

 

221,000

 

Ansys (a)

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

16,221,400

 

106,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)

Web-enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

7,815,380

 

100,000

 

NetSuite (a)

End-to-end IT Systems Solutions Delivered Over the Web

 

6,380,000

 

163,000

 

SPS Commerce (a)

Supply Chain Management Software Delivered via the Web

 

6,270,610

 

195,000

 

Velti (a) (b)

Mobile Marketing Software Platform

 

1,632,150

 

160,000

 

SABA (a)

Learning Management Systems

 

1,598,400

 

9,817

 

Eloqua (a)

Marketing Automation Software

 

193,886

 

15,389

 

Exa (a)

Simulation Software

 

166,970

 

 

 

 

 

77,900,736

 

 

 

Instrumentation – 4.7%

 

 

 

109,750

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

Laboratory Equipment

 

18,738,715

 

318,000

 

IPG Photonics (a) (b)

Fiber Lasers

 

18,221,400

 

 

 

 

 

36,960,115

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment – 4.1%

 

 

 

438,000

 

Microsemi (a)

Analog/Mixed Signal Semiconductors

 

8,790,660

 

1,111,000

 

Atmel (a)

Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

5,843,860

 

281,000

 

Monolithic Power Systems (a)

High Performance Analog & Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

 

5,549,750

 

520,000

 

ON Semiconductor (a)

Mixed Signal & Power Management Semiconductors

 

3,208,400

 

86,000

 

Ultratech (a)

Semiconductor Equipment

 

2,698,680

 

243,000

 

Entegris (a)

Semiconductor Materials Management Products

 

1,975,590

 

205,000

 

Pericom Semiconductor (a)

Interface Integrated Circuits & Frequency Control Products

 

1,780,425

 

25,000

 

Hittite Microwave (a)

Radio Frequency, Microwave & Millimeterwave Semiconductors

 

1,386,750

 

203,000

 

TriQuint Semiconductor (a)

Radio Frequency Semiconductors

 

1,025,150

 

 

 

 

 

32,259,265

 

 

 

Telephone & Data Services – 2.9%

 

 

 

830,000

 

tw telecom (a)

Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services

 

21,638,100

 

197,000

 

Boingo Wireless (a) (b)

Wholesale & Retail WiFi Networks

 

1,564,180

 

 

 

 

 

23,202,280

 

 

 

Computer Services – 2.2%

 

 

 

333,000

 

ExlService Holdings (a)

Business Process Outsourcing

 

9,823,500

 

405,000

 

RCM Technologies (a)

Technology & Engineering Services

 

2,203,200

 

33,000

 

Syntel

Offshore IT Services

 

2,059,530

 

175,000

 

WNS – ADR (India) (a)

Offshore BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Services

 

1,792,000

 

297,522

 

Hackett Group (a)

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

1,243,642

 

 

 

 

 

17,121,872

 

 

 

Gaming Equipment & Services – 1.7%

 

 

 

264,000

 

Bally Technologies (a)

Slot Machines & Software

 

13,038,960

 

42,000

 

WMS Industries (a)

Slot Machine Provider

 

687,960

 

 

 

 

 

13,726,920

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment – 1.4%

 

 

 

397,000

 

II-VI (a)

Laser Optics & Specialty Materials

 

7,550,940

 

66,000

 

Netgear (a)

Networking Products for Small Business & Home

 

2,517,240

 

38,000

 

NICE Systems – ADR (Israel) (a)

Audio & Video Recording Solutions

 

1,262,360

 

 

 

 

 

11,330,540

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment – 0.9%

 

 

 

275,800

 

Finisar (a)

Optical Subsystems & Components

 

3,943,940

 

133,000

 

Ixia (a)

Telecom Network Test Equipment

 

2,137,310

 

135,000

 

Infinera (a) (b)

Optical Networking Equipment

 

739,800

 

 

 

 

 

6,821,050

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing – 0.6%

 

 

 

122,000

 

Plexus (a)

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

3,695,380

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing – 0.6% (cont)

 

 

 

165,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

$

1,400,850

 

 

 

 

 

5,096,230

 

 

 

Financial Processors – 0.5%

 

 

 

91,000

 

Global Payments

Credit Card Processor

 

3,806,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Information & Marketing Services – 0.4%

 

 

 

291,200

 

Navigant Consulting (a)

Financial Consulting Firm

 

3,217,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV Broadcasting – 0.1%

 

 

 

472,000

 

Entravision Communications

Spanish Language TV & Radio Stations

 

632,480

 

 

 

Total Information

 

232,075,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services – 17.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery – 14.4%

 

 

 

822,000

 

Ametek

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

29,139,900

 

480,200

 

Nordson

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

28,149,324

 

580,000

 

Donaldson

Industrial Air Filtration

 

20,131,800

 

297,300

 

ESCO Technologies

Automatic Electric Meter Readers

 

11,550,105

 

187,000

 

Moog (a)

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

7,081,690

 

124,000

 

HEICO

FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

3,783,240

 

88,736

 

Toro

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

3,529,918

 

98,000

 

Polypore International (a) (b)

Battery Separators & Filtration Media

 

3,464,300

 

82,000

 

Kennametal

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

3,040,560

 

100,000

 

Oshkosh Corporation (a)

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

2,743,000

 

13,000

 

Middleby (a)

Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

1,503,320

 

 

 

 

 

114,117,157

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals – 1.2%

 

 

 

187,000

 

Drew Industries (a)

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

5,649,270

 

110,000

 

Albany International

Paper Machine Clothing & Composites for Aerospace

 

2,416,700

 

33,000

 

Albemarle

Refinery Catalysts & Other Specialty Chemicals

 

 

1,738,440

 

 

 

 

 

9,804,410

 

 

 

Electrical Components – 0.6%

 

 

 

75,000

 

Acuity Brands

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

4,746,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction – 0.4%

 

 

 

100,000

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security (a)

Home Building Supplies & Small Locks

 

2,701,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel – 0.3%

 

 

 

222,108

 

GrafTech International (a)

Industrial Graphite Materials Producer

 

1,996,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waste Management – 0.2%

 

 

 

33,000

 

Clean Harbors (a)

Hazardous Waste Services & Disposal

 

1,612,050

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

134,978,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services – 14.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail – 6.8%

 

 

 

363,000

 

lululemon athletica (a)

Premium Active Apparel Retailer

 

26,840,220

 

256,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

8,683,520

 

382,000

 

Pier 1 Imports

Home Furnishing Retailer

 

7,158,680

 

180,500

 

Shutterfly (a)

Internet Photo-centric Retailer

 

5,617,160

 

326,000

 

Saks (a) (b)

Luxury Department Store Retailer

 

3,361,060

 

69,500

 

Teavana (a) (b)

Specialty Tea Retailer

 

906,280

 

116,229

 

Gaiam (a)

Healthy Living Catalogs & E-Commerce, Non-theatrical Media

 

405,639

 

6,000

 

The Fresh Market (a)

Specialty Food Retailer

 

359,880

 

 

 

 

 

53,332,439

 

 

 

Travel – 2.3%

 

 

 

659,500

 

Avis Budget Group (a)

Second Largest Car Rental Company

 

10,143,110

 

400,000

 

Hertz (a)
Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

5,492,000

 

72,000

 

HomeAway (a) (b)
Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

1,688,400

 

37,000

 

Choice Hotels
Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

1,183,630

 

 

 

 

 

18,507,140

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Furniture & Textiles – 1.8%

 

 

 

590,000

 

Knoll

Office Furniture

 

$

8,230,500

 

125,000

 

Herman Miller
Office Furniture

 

2,430,000

 

135,000

 

Interface
Modular Carpet

 

1,783,350

 

100,000

 

Caesarstone (Israel) (a)

Quartz Countertops

 

1,410,000

 

 

 

 

 

13,853,850

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Distribution – 1.1%

 

 

 

213,000

 

Pool

Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment

 

8,856,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services – 0.9%

 

 

 

163,000

 

Lifetime Fitness (a)

Sport & Fitness Club Operator

 

7,455,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel – 0.7%

 

 

 

108,500

 

Warnaco Group (a)

Global Branded Apparel Manufacturer

 

5,631,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casinos & Gaming – 0.6%

 

 

 

392,000

 

Pinnacle Entertainment (a)

Regional Casino Operator

 

4,802,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nondurables – 0.4%

 

 

 

96,000

 

Helen of Troy (a)

Personal Care, Housewares, Healthcare & Home Environment Products

 

3,055,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Products – 0.2%

 

 

 

110,000

 

Skullcandy (a) (b)

Lifestyle Branded Headphones

 

1,512,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Beverage – 0.0%

 

 

 

2,800

 

Annie’s (a) (b)

Developer & Marketer of Natural & Organic Food

 

125,552

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

117,132,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance – 13.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks – 7.4%

 

 

 

373,000

 

MB Financial

Chicago Bank

 

7,366,750

 

253,000

 

Lakeland Financial

Indiana Bank

 

6,982,800

 

107,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

6,469,220

 

485,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp

Midwest Bank

 

6,387,450

 

103,000

 

City National

Bank & Asset Manager

 

5,305,530

 

504,000

 

Valley National Bancorp (b)

New Jersey/New York Bank

 

5,050,080

 

161,194

 

Hancock Holding

Gulf Coast Bank

 

 

4,988,954

 

368,000

 

TCF Financial

Great Lakes Bank

 

4,393,920

 

666,200

 

First Busey

Illinois Bank

 

3,251,056

 

400,000

 

First Commonwealth

Western Pennsylvania Bank

 

2,820,000

 

216,000

 

Virginia Commerce (a)

Northern Virginia Bank

 

1,890,000

 

97,700

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp

Baltimore, D.C. Bank

 

1,880,725

 

123,380

 

Pacific Continental Bank

Pacific Northwest Bank

 

1,101,784

 

504,451

 

Guaranty Bancorp (a)

Colorado Bank

 

1,018,991

 

 

 

 

 

58,907,260

 

 

 

Finance Companies – 3.2%

 

 

 

125,000

 

World Acceptance (a)

Personal Loans

 

8,431,250

 

243,400

 

CAI International (a)

International Container Leasing

 

4,994,568

 

174,900

 

McGrath Rentcorp

Temporary Space & IT Rentals

 

4,563,141

 

115,000

 

Textainer Group Holdings (b)

Top International Container Leasor

 

3,513,250

 

258,600

 

H & E Equipment Services

Heavy Equipment Leasing

 

3,134,232

 

20,575

 

Regional Management (a)

Consumer Loans

 

354,919

 

 

 

 

 

24,991,360

 

 

 

Savings & Loans – 1.5%

 

 

 

408,600

 

ViewPoint Financial

Texas Thrift

 

7,832,862

 

142,000

 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp

Northeast Thrift

 

3,248,960

 

52,011

 

Kaiser Federal

Los Angeles Savings & Loan

 

784,846

 

 

 

 

 

11,866,668

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management – 0.9%

 

 

 

206,000

 

SEI Investments

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

4,418,700

 

85,000

 

Eaton Vance

Specialty Mutual Funds

 

2,461,600

 

 

 

 

 

6,880,300

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.5%

 

 

 

27,000

 

Allied World Holdings

Commerical Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

2,085,750

 

 

3



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.5% (cont)

 

 

 

19,000

 

Enstar Group (a)

Insurance/Reinsurance & Related Services

 

$

1,893,350

 

 

 

 

 

3,979,100

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Companies – 0.4%

 

 

 

146,500

 

Leucadia National
Holding Company

 

3,332,875

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

109,957,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care – 10.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery – 7.3%

 

 

 

368,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a) (b)
Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

9,917,600

 

204,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)
Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

8,215,080

 

411,000

 

Isis Pharmaceuticals (a)
Biotech Pioneer in Antisense Drugs

 

5,782,770

 

233,000

 

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (a)

Biotech Focused on Cancer

 

5,644,425

 

605,000

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)
Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

5,596,250

 

47,000

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)
Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

5,376,800

 

202,000

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)

Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas

 

4,940,920

 

86,000

 

Synageva Biopharma (a)
Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

4,594,980

 

50,000

 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals (a)
Commercial-stage Biotech Focused on Cancer

 

4,225,000

 

201,000

 

InterMune (a) (b)

Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C

 

1,802,970

 

127,000

 

Raptor Pharmaceutical (a) (b)

Orphan Drug Company

 

706,120

 

435,500

 

Chelsea Therapeutics International (a) (b)
Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

522,600

 

 

 

 

 

57,325,515

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices – 1.5%

 

 

 

164,644

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)
Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

9,378,122

 

83,000

 

Hill-Rom Holdings
Hospital Beds/Patient Handling

 

2,411,980

 

 

 

 

 

11,790,102

 

 

 

Medical Supplies – 1.3%

 

 

 

247,600

 

Cepheid (a)
Molecular Diagnostics

 

8,544,676

 

26,000

 

Techne
Cytokines, Antibodies & Other Reagents for Life Science

 

1,870,440

 

 

 

 

 

10,415,116

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%

 

 

 

385,000

 

Akorn (a)
Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty Generic Drugs

 

5,089,700

 

116,100

 

Alimera Sciences (a) (b)
Ophthalmology-focused Pharmaceutical Company

 

299,538

 

45,000

 

Horizon Pharma (a)
Specialty Pharmaceutical Company

 

156,150

 

 

 

 

 

5,545,388

 

 

 

Health Care Services – 0.1%

 

 

 

100,000

 

Health Management Associates (a)

Non-urban Hospitals

 

839,000

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

85,915,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries – 8.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate – 7.7%

 

 

 

449,700

 

Ryman Hospitality Properties (a)
Convention Hotels

 

17,776,641

 

503,000

 

Extra Space Storage
Self Storage Facilities

 

16,724,750

 

371,600

 

Biomed Realty Trust

Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

6,956,352

 

227,200

 

DuPont Fabros Technology

Technology-focused Office Buildings

 

5,736,800

 

935,000

 

Kite Realty Group

Community Shopping Centers

 

4,768,500

 

264,000

 

Education Realty Trust

Student Housing

 

2,877,600

 

341,000

 

DCT Industrial Trust

Industrial Properties

 

2,206,270

 

119,000

 

Associated Estates Realty

Multifamily Properties

 

1,804,040

 

40,000

 

Kilroy Realty

West Coast Office Buildings

 

1,791,200

 

 

 

 

 

60,642,153

 

 

 

Transportation – 0.7%

 

 

 

184,487

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)

Truck Sales & Service

 

3,553,220

 

56,500

 

World Fuel Services

Global Fuel Broker

 

2,011,965

 

 

 

 

 

5,565,185

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

66,207,338

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals – 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Services – 2.9%

 

 

 

436,100

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)
Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

$

19,820,745

 

79,000

 

Hornbeck Offshore (a)
Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

2,895,350

 

 

 

 

 

22,716,095

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers – 1.5%

 

 

 

92,000

 

SM Energy
Oil & Gas Producer

 

4,978,120

 

81,000

 

Rosetta Resources (a)
Oil & Gas Producer Exploring in South Texas & Montana

 

3,879,900

 

58,000

 

PDC Energy (a)
Oil & Gas Producer in the U.S.

 

1,834,540

 

47,000

 

Approach Resources (a)
Oil & Gas Producer in West Texas Permian

 

1,416,110

 

86,400

 

Houston American Energy (a) (b)

Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in Colombia

 

77,751

 

 

 

 

 

12,186,421

 

 

 

Mining – 0.9%

 

 

 

56,000

 

Core Labs (Netherlands)
Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

6,802,880

 

100,000

 

Augusta Resource (a) (b)

US Copper/Moly Mine

 

270,000

 

 

 

 

 

7,072,880

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

41,975,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities

(Cost: $471,491,369) – 99.7%

 

788,241,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral – 4.4%

 

 

 

34,500,250

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.01%) (c)

 

34,500,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $34,500,250)

 

34,500,250

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $505,991,619) – 104.1%(d)(e)

 

822,742,035

(f)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned – (4.4)%

 

(34,500,250

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.3%

 

2,245,886

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets – 100.0%

 

$

790,487,671

 

 

ADR       American Depositary Receipts

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)                                 Non-income producing security.

(b)                                 All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2012. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $33,572,918.

(c)                                  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(d)                                 At September 30, 2012, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $505,991,619 and net unrealized appreciation was $316,750,416 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $353,395,687 and gross unrealized depreciation of $36,645,271.

(e)                                  On September 30, 2012, the market value of foreign securities represented 1.43% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Netherlands

 

$

6,802,880

 

0.86

 

Israel

 

2,672,360

 

0.34

 

India

 

1,792,000

 

0.23

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

11,267,240

 

1.43

 

 

(f)                                   Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

· Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

· Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

 

· Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trusts’ Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; and circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default. The Committee may also meet

 

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to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

$

232,075,778

 

$

 

$

 

$

232,075,778

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

134,978,118

 

 

 

134,978,118

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

117,132,471

 

 

 

117,132,471

 

Finance

 

109,957,563

 

 

 

109,957,563

 

Health Care

 

85,915,121

 

 

 

85,915,121

 

Other Industries

 

66,207,338

 

 

 

66,207,338

 

Energy & Minerals

 

41,975,396

 

 

 

41,975,396

 

Total Equities

 

788,241,785

 

 

 

788,241,785

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

34,500,250

 

 

 

34,500,250

 

Total Investments

 

$

822,742,035

 

$

 

$

 

$

822,742,035

 

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

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Wanger International Report

 

Wanger International

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2012

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 97.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 43.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan — 17.0%

 

 

 

2,292,100

 

Seven Bank
ATM Processing Services

 

$

6,993,839

 

622,589

 

Kansai Paint (a)
Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

6,900,156

 

2,275

 

Wacom
Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

5,505,046

 

180,000

 

Hoshizaki Electric
Commercial Kitchen Equipment

 

5,227,458

 

300,300

 

Park24
Parking Lot Operator

 

4,906,897

 

191,918

 

Glory
Currency Handling Systems & Related Equipment

 

4,497,454

 

311,631

 

Start Today (a)
Online Japanese Apparel Retailer

 

4,451,649

 

867

 

Orix JREIT
Diversified REIT

 

4,234,805

 

91,286

 

Miraca Holdings
Outsourced Lab Testing, Diagnostic Equipment & Reagents

 

4,099,487

 

339,100

 

Kuraray (a)
Special Resin, Fine Chemical, Fibers & Textures

 

3,850,946

 

106,000

 

Sanrio (a)
Character Goods & Licensing

 

3,791,263

 

33,599

 

Nakanishi
Dental Tools & Machinery

 

3,607,821

 

289,200

 

NGK Insulators (a)
Ceramic Products for Auto, Power & Electronics

 

3,460,148

 

106,641

 

Kintetsu World Express
Airfreight Logistics

 

3,413,044

 

3,270

 

Jupiter Telecommunications
Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

3,318,606

 

38,900

 

FP Corporation
Disposable Food Trays & Containers

 

3,061,793

 

137,542

 

Aeon Delight
Facility Maintenance & Management

 

3,029,857

 

600

 

Mori Hills REIT Investment
Tokyo Centric Diversified REIT

 

2,922,197

 

243,109

 

Japan Airport Terminal
Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

 

2,884,921

 

800

 

Kenedix Realty Investment
Tokyo Midsize Office REIT

 

2,876,751

 

179,847

 

Daiseki
Waste Disposal & Recycling

 

2,786,410

 

92,000

 

Doshisha
Wholesaler

 

2,666,208

 

54,400

 

Disco (a)
Semiconductor Dicing & Grinding Equipment

 

2,616,109

 

34,111

 

Ain Pharmaciez
Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator

 

2,436,484

 

213,700

 

Asahi Diamond Industrial
Consumable Diamond Tools

 

2,396,190

 

1,135

 

Advance Residence Investment
Residential REIT

 

2,388,456

 

93,825

 

Aeon Mall
Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

2,291,018

 

150,039

 

Nihon Parkerizing
Metal Surface Treatment Agents & Processing

 

2,280,626

 

76,500

 

Horiba
Measuring Instruments & Analyzers

 

2,255,174

 

88,900

 

Misumi Group
Industrial Components Distributor

 

2,204,080

 

85,646

 

Icom
Two Way Radio Communication Equipment

 

2,066,945

 

161,860

 

Ushio
Industrial Light Sources

 

1,941,564

 

47,300

 

Hamamatsu Photonics
Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

1,625,104

 

226,900

 

Sintokogio
Automated Casting Machines, Surface Treatment System & Consumables

 

1,558,342

 

27,900

 

Itochu Techno-Science
IT Network Sales & Services

 

1,450,106

 

75,000

 

Nabtesco (a)
Machinery Components

 

1,380,654

 

86,800

 

Lifenet Insurance (a) (b)
Online Life Insurance Company in Japan

 

1,145,406

 

121,266

 

Torishima Pump Manufacturing
Industrial Pump for Power Generation & Water Supply Systems

 

862,267

 

135

 

Global One Real Estate
Office REIT

 

819,734

 

24,958

 

Miura
Industrial Boiler

 

603,364

 

3

 

Fukuoka REIT
Diversified REIT in Fukuoka

 

21,854

 

 

 

 

 

120,830,233

 

 

 

Taiwan — 6.6%

 

 

 

4,081,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom
Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

10,070,768

 

1,829,000

 

Taiwan Mobile
Taiwan’s Second Largest Moblile Operator

 

6,669,880

 

2,243,000

 

CTCI Corp
International Engineering Firm

 

5,123,940

 

690,234

 

Simplo Technology
Battery Packs for Notebook & Tablet PCs

 

4,119,735

 

1,274,000

 

Taiwan Hon Chuan
Beverage Packaging (Bottles, Caps, Labels) Manufacturer

 

2,784,103

 

216,000

 

St. Shine Optical
World’s Leading Disposable Contact Lens Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)

 

2,772,105

 

1,311,000

 

Chroma Ate
Automatic Test Systems, Testing & Measurement Instruments

 

2,754,180

 

748,000

 

Advantech
Industrial PC & Components

 

2,725,804

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Taiwan — 6.6% (cont)

 

 

 

517,060

 

Radiant Opto-Electronics
LCD Back Light Units & Modules

 

$

2,234,793

 

908,330

 

Tripod Technologies
Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)

 

2,221,407

 

345,681

 

PC Home
Taiwanese Internet Retail Company

 

1,954,201

 

366,000

 

President Chain Store
Taiwan’s Number One Convenience Chain Store Operator

 

1,953,693

 

435,000

 

Lung Yen
Funeral Services & Columbaria

 

1,494,327

 

4,000

 

Chipbond
Semiconductor Back-end Packaging Services

 

6,322

 

 

 

 

 

46,885,258

 

 

 

Singapore — 4.4%

 

 

 

2,833,000

 

Olam International
Agriculture Supply Chain Manager

 

4,699,534

 

2,300,000

 

Ascendas REIT
Industrial Property Landlord

 

4,505,018

 

4,444,000

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust
Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

4,233,395

 

3,500,000

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

4,016,621

 

4,300,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

3,932,156

 

2,229,000

 

CDL Hospitality Trust
Hotel Owner/Operator

 

3,684,672

 

1,728,000

 

Goodpack Limited
International Bulk Container Leasing

 

2,606,471

 

409,000

 

Singapore Exchange
Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

2,324,612

 

560,000

 

Petra Foods
Cocoa Processor & Chocolate Manufacturer

 

1,117,992

 

 

 

 

 

31,120,471

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 4.2%

 

 

 

740,000

 

Melco Crown Entertainment — ADR (b)
Macau Casino Operator

 

9,975,200

 

2,500,000

 

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

 

5,153,136

 

1,777,500

 

L’Occitane International
Skin Care & Cosmetics Producer

 

4,686,504

 

1,137,000

 

AAC Technologies
Miniature Acoustic Components

 

4,088,087

 

3,400,000

 

Sasa International
Cosmetics Retailer

 

2,318,258

 

1,133,000

 

MGM China Holdings
Macau Casino Operator

 

1,946,042

 

1,000,000

 

Melco International
Macau Casino Operator

 

887,615

 

993,500

 

Vitasoy International
Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

 

866,826

 

 

 

 

 

29,921,668

 

 

 

China — 2.7%

 

 

 

2,495,000

 

Digital China
IT Distribution & Systems Integration Services

 

3,959,540

 

2,692,000

 

Want Want
Chinese Branded Consumer Food Company

 

3,426,806

 

47,422

 

NetEase.com — ADR (b)
Chinese Online Gaming Services

 

2,662,271

 

30,000,000

 

RexLot Holdings
Lottery Equipment Supplier in China

 

2,274,642

 

49,227

 

51job — ADR (b)
Integrated Human Resource Services

 

2,205,370

 

126,700

 

New Oriental Education & Technology — ADR (a)
Education Service Provider

 

2,112,089

 

1,032,000

 

Zhaojin Mining Industry
Gold Mining & Refining in China

 

1,869,179

 

3,344,000

 

AMVIG Holdings
Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

995,531

 

 

 

 

 

19,505,428

 

 

 

India — 2.4%

 

 

 

256,300

 

United Breweries
India’s Largest Brewer

 

3,175,749

 

38,900

 

Asian Paints
India’s Largest Paint Company

 

2,899,262

 

1,008,500

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone
Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

2,430,629

 

1,520,000

 

Redington India
Supply Chain Solutions for IT & Mobile Handsets in Emerging Markets

 

2,250,544

 

175,600

 

Shriram Transport Finance
Used Truck Finance

 

2,058,702

 

62,000

 

Colgate Palmolive India (b)
Consumer Products in Oral Care

 

1,420,642

 

165,000

 

Titan Industries
Jewlery, Watches, Eyeglasses

 

815,751

 

3,351,370

 

REI Agro
Basmati Rice Processing

 

673,514

 

6,929

 

TTK Prestige (b)
Branded Cooking Equipment

 

488,404

 

199,131

 

SKIL Ports and Logistics (b)
Indian Container Port Project

 

344,066

 

158,970

 

Jain Irrigation Systems
Agricultural Micro-irrigation Systems & Food Processing

 

209,625

 

 

 

 

 

16,766,888

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Korea — 1.9%

 

 

 

94,400

 

Grand Korea Leisure
‘Foreigner Only’ Casino Group in Korea

 

$

2,483,636

 

83,360

 

iMarketKorea
Procurement, Distribution of MRO (Maintenance Repair Operations) Goods

 

2,124,248

 

71,700

 

Woongjin Coway
Korean Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

1,983,737

 

35,440

 

Kepco Plant Service & Engineering
Power Plant & Grid Maintenance

 

1,606,300

 

134,000

 

BS Financial Group
Regional Bank in Busan

 

1,439,373

 

55,400

 

Handsome
Korea’s Leading High-end Apparel Company

 

1,393,736

 

20,600

 

Hana Tour Service
Korea’s Largest Wholesale Tour Provider

 

1,121,221

 

5,999

 

Samsung Engineering
Global Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) Firm

 

1,029,339

 

15,430

 

Hite Jinro (b)
Leading Beer & Spirits Manufacturer

 

337,593

 

 

 

 

 

13,519,183

 

 

 

Indonesia — 1.8%

 

 

 

3,498,383

 

Archipelago Resources (b)
Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam & the Philippines

 

3,389,512

 

6,378,900

 

Tower Bersama Infrastructure (b)
Communications Towers

 

2,962,329

 

2,700,000

 

Ace Indonesia
Home Improvement Retailer

 

1,731,791

 

503,000

 

MAYORA INDAH
Consumer Branded Food Manufacturer

 

1,174,633

 

4,681,000

 

MNC Skyvision (b)
Largest Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

 

1,014,950

 

1,471,000

 

Mitra Adiperkasa
Operator of Department Store & Specialty Retail Stores

 

979,528

 

819,000

 

Surya Citra Media
Free to Air TV in Indonesia

 

941,379

 

847,500

 

Southern Arc Minerals (b)
Gold & Copper Exploration in Indonesia

 

301,724

 

 

 

 

 

12,495,846

 

 

 

Thailand — 0.8%

 

 

 

13,600,000

 

Home Product Center
Home Improvement Retailer

 

5,773,050

 

77,100

 

Samui Airport Property Fund (b)
Thai Airport Operator

 

36,070

 

 

 

 

 

5,809,120

 

 

 

Philippines — 0.8%

 

 

 

8,297,525

 

SM Prime Holdings
Shopping Mall Operator

 

2,819,416

 

884,080

 

Int’l Container Terminal
Container Handling Terminals & Port Management

 

1,490,166

 

2,064,100

 

Manila Water Company
Water Utility Company in Philippines

 

1,337,341

 

 

 

 

 

5,646,923

 

 

 

Mongolia — 0.7%

 

 

 

7,277,000

 

Mongolian Mining (b)
Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia

 

3,313,085

 

118,952

 

Turquoise Hill Resources (b)

 

1,012,744

 

108,951

 

Turquoise Hill Resources (a) (b)(c)
Copper Mine Project in Mongolia

 

923,904

 

 

 

 

 

5,249,733

 

 

 

Cambodia — 0.6%

 

 

 

7,000,000

 

Nagacorp
Casino/Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

3,922,543

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

311,673,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe — 31.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 7.1%

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Charles Taylor
Insurance Services

 

5,231,950

 

103,500

 

Intertek Group
Testing, Inspection, Certification Services

 

4,579,409

 

429,000

 

Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland
Pizza Delivery in the UK, Ireland & Germany

 

3,678,497

 

88,700

 

Aggreko
Temporary Power & Temperature Control Services

 

3,312,972

 

252,700

 

JLT Group
International Business Insurance Broker

 

3,123,698

 

979,237

 

BBA Aviation
Aviation Support Services

 

3,123,011

 

111,000

 

Rightmove
Internet Real Estate Listings

 

2,810,526

 

257,486

 

WH Smith
Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

2,688,071

 

72,000

 

Asos (a) (b)
Internet-based Retailer to Hipsters Up to 35

 

2,554,354

 

71,900

 

Spirax Sarco
Steam Systems for Manufacturing & Process Industries

 

2,427,736

 

199,590

 

Smith and Nephew
Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

2,202,905

 

264,837

 

Greggs
Bakery

 

2,146,846

 

58,588

 

Rotork
Valve Actuators for Oil & Water Pipelines

 

2,140,976

 

 

3



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 7.1% (cont)

 

 

 

327,000

 

Abcam
Online Sales of Antibodies

 

$

2,121,398

 

532,371

 

Elementis
Clay-based Additives

 

1,994,440

 

200,900

 

Shaftesbury
London Prime Retail REIT

 

1,712,902

 

494,998

 

PureCircle (a) (b)
Natural Sweeteners

 

1,678,577

 

216,773

 

Premier Oil (b)
Oil & Gas Producer in Europe, Pakistan & Asia

 

1,256,311

 

45,604

 

Tullow Oil
Oil & Gas Producer

 

1,008,886

 

265,900

 

Sterling Resources (b)
Oil & Gas Exploration — Europe

 

362,431

 

 

 

 

 

50,155,896

 

 

 

Netherlands — 4.3%

 

 

 

304,990

 

Aalberts Industries
Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

5,475,225

 

181,290

 

UNIT4
Business Software Development

 

4,888,805

 

169,723

 

Imtech
Electromechanical & Information Communications Technology Installation & Maintenance

 

4,479,825

 

144,166

 

Arcadis
Engineering Consultants

 

3,051,240

 

42,129

 

Fugro
Subsea Oilfield Services

 

2,864,976

 

123,782

 

TKH Group
Dutch Industrial Conglomerate

 

2,584,823

 

35,383

 

Vopak
World’s Largest Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

2,484,422

 

91,532

 

Koninklijke TenCate
Advanced Textiles & Industrial Fabrics

 

2,107,219

 

16,249

 

Core Labs
Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

1,973,929

 

49,773

 

BinckBank
Discount Brokerage & Asset Management

 

366,175

 

 

 

 

 

30,276,639

 

 

 

France — 4.0%

 

 

 

62,700

 

Eurofins Scientific
Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

8,895,217

 

81,300

 

Gemalto
Digital Security Solutions

 

7,151,282

 

89,130

 

Neopost
Postage Meter Machines

 

4,921,633

 

108,300

 

Saft
Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

2,508,555

 

32,109

 

Norbert Dentressangle
Leading European Logistics & Transport Group

 

2,157,985

 

44,000

 

Compagnie Française de l’Afrique Occidentale
African Wholesaler & Distributor

 

2,107,327

 

220,933

 

Hi-Media (b)
Online Advertiser in Europe

 

564,981

 

 

 

 

 

28,306,980

 

 

 

Switzerland — 3.5%

 

 

 

28,386

 

Geberit
Plumbing Supplies

 

6,172,182

 

27,850

 

Partners Group
Private Markets Asset Management

 

5,795,050

 

41,866

 

Dufry Group (b)
Operates Airport Duty Free & Duty Paid Shops

 

5,016,798

 

1,650

 

Sika
Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

3,364,912

 

19,216

 

Kuehne & Nagel
Freight Forwarding/Logistics

 

2,169,845

 

35,000

 

Zehnder
Radiators & Heat Recovery Ventilation Systems

 

2,076,555

 

 

 

 

 

24,595,342

 

 

 

Germany — 3.3%

 

 

 

239,894

 

Wirecard
Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

5,508,887

 

17,109

 

Rational
Commercial Ovens

 

4,288,353

 

49,072

 

Dürr
Automotive Plant Engineering & Associated Capital Equipment

 

3,268,398

 

115,400

 

NORMA Group
Clamps for Automotive & Industrial Applications

 

3,114,189

 

70,772

 

CTS Eventim
Event Ticket Sales

 

2,104,025

 

13,786

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum
Vacuum Pumps

 

1,472,351

 

19,339

 

Bertrandt
Outsourced Engineering

 

1,428,966

 

39,500

 

Elringklinger
Automobile Components

 

1,045,137

 

39,590

 

Deutsche Beteiligungs
Private Equity Investment Management

 

984,434

 

 

 

 

 

23,214,740

 

 

 

Sweden — 2.3%

 

 

 

446,108

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

9,562,174

 

462,610

 

Sweco
Engineering Consultants

 

4,876,955

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Sweden — 2.3% (cont)

 

 

 

75,800

 

Unibet
European Online Gaming Operator

 

$

2,123,249

 

 

 

 

 

16,562,378

 

 

 

Italy — 1.7%

 

 

 

368,000

 

Pirelli (a)
Global Tire Supplier

 

3,962,888

 

25,800

 

Tod’s (a)
Leather Shoes & Bags

 

2,788,275

 

893,327

 

Geox (a)
Apparel & Shoe Maker

 

2,360,226

 

427,000

 

Fiat (b)
Leading Automotive Manufacturer in the U.S., Latin America & Italy

 

2,278,270

 

905,548

 

CIR
Italian Holding Company

 

1,024,033

 

 

 

 

 

12,413,692

 

 

 

Denmark — 1.5%

 

 

 

189,879

 

Novozymes
Industrial Enzymes

 

5,233,414

 

19,041

 

SimCorp
Software for Investment Managers

 

4,066,500

 

26,018

 

Solar
Technical Wholesaler of Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC Equipment

 

1,435,105

 

 

 

 

 

10,735,019

 

 

 

Iceland — 0.6%

 

 

 

4,344,101

 

Marel
Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish Processing Equipment

 

4,055,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway — 0.5%

 

 

 

362,496

 

Atea
Leading Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller & Installation Company

 

3,559,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 0.4%

 

 

 

448,746

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan — GDR (b)
Largest Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

3,141,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finland — 0.4%

 

 

 

158,841

 

Stockmann (a)
Department Store & Fashion Retailer in Scandinavia & Russia

 

3,027,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic — 0.4%

 

 

 

15,049

 

Komercni Banka
Leading Czech Universal Bank

 

2,987,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia — 0.4%

 

 

 

123,000

 

Yandex (b)
Search Engine for Russian & Turkish Languages

 

2,965,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.4%

 

 

 

48,919

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment
Digital Live Mobile Production Software & Systems

 

2,701,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portugal — 0.4%

 

 

 

962,400

 

Redes Energéticas Nacionais
Portuguese Power Transmission & Gas Transportation

 

2,484,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland — 0.1%

 

 

 

8,445

 

Paddy Power
Irish Betting Services

 

626,500

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

221,808,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries — 17.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa — 4.5%

 

 

 

130,400

 

Naspers
Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets

 

8,068,255

 

2,128,800

 

Rand Merchant Insurance
Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

5,506,796

 

1,333,156

 

Coronation Fund Managers
South African Fund Manager

 

4,965,498

 

293,785

 

Mr. Price
South African Retailer of Apparel, Household & Sporting Goods

 

4,447,191

 

967,500

 

Northam Platinum
Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

3,489,649

 

440,129

 

Adcock Ingram Holdings
Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies

 

3,140,606

 

116,223

 

Massmart Holdings
General Merchandise, Food & Home Improvement Stores; Wal-Mart Subsidiary

 

2,330,744

 

 

 

 

 

31,948,739

 

 

 

Canada — 4.5%

 

 

 

135,115

 

ShawCor
Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

5,865,841

 

156,449

 

CCL Industries
Leading Global Label Manufacturer

 

5,779,908

 

338,500

 

CAE
Flight Simulator Equipment & Training Centers

 

3,625,679

 

74,000

 

Onex Capital
Private Equity

 

2,920,557

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Canada — 4.5% (cont)

 

 

 

64,942

 

AG Growth (a)
Leading Manufacturer of Augers & Grain Handling Equipment

 

$

2,129,722

 

88,830

 

Black Diamond Group
Provides Accommodations/Equipment for Oil Sands Development

 

2,025,805

 

244,077

 

Horizon North Logistics
Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

1,978,734

 

109,700

 

Alliance Grain Traders
Global Leader in Pulse Processing & Distribution

 

1,613,531

 

30,351

 

Baytex (a)
Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

1,442,375

 

50,600

 

Celtic Exploration (b)
Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

 

940,869

 

158,516

 

DeeThree Exploration (b) (d)

 

901,643

 

86,526

 

DeeThree Exploration (b)
Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

 

494,636

 

53,000

 

Athabasca Oil Sands (b)
Oil Sands & Unconventional Oil Development

 

710,548

 

195,271

 

Pan Orient
Asian Oil & Gas Explorer

 

562,117

 

201,000

 

Americas Petrogas (b)
Oil & Gas Exploration in Argentina, Potash in Peru

 

378,242

 

42,800

 

Crew Energy (b)
Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

 

315,199

 

 

 

 

 

31,685,406

 

 

 

Australia — 4.1%

 

 

 

5,640,000

 

Commonwealth Property Office Fund
Australia Prime Office REIT

 

6,042,248

 

1,643,539

 

Challenger Financial
Largest Annuity Provider

 

5,531,648

 

442,900

 

UGL
Engineering & Facilities Management

 

4,791,500

 

865,650

 

IAG
General Insurance Provider

 

3,904,236

 

55,585

 

Cochlear
Cochlear Implants

 

3,856,271

 

280,000

 

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises
Domino’s Pizza Operator in AU/NZ & France/Benelux

 

3,025,794

 

371,609

 

SAI Global
Publishing, Certification, Compliance Services

 

1,629,033

 

32,802

 

Regis Resources (b)
Gold Mining in Australia

 

192,895

 

 

 

 

 

28,973,625

 

 

 

United States — 3.3%

 

 

 

120,500

 

Atwood Oceanics (b)
Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

5,476,725

 

118,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (b)
Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

4,751,860

 

122,165

 

Textainer Group Holdings (a)
Top International Container Leasor

 

3,732,141

 

74,146

 

FMC Technologies (b)
Oil & Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

3,432,960

 

65,200

 

Rowan (b)
Contract Offshore Driller

 

2,201,804

 

48,949

 

Hornbeck Offshore (b)
Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

1,793,981

 

50,370

 

World Fuel Services
Global Fuel Broker

 

1,793,675

 

 

 

 

 

23,183,146

 

 

 

Israel — 0.7%

 

 

 

348,604

 

Israel Chemicals
Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine & Specialty Chemicals

 

4,234,044

 

67,000

 

Caesarstone (a) (b)
Quartz Countertops

 

944,700

 

 

 

 

 

5,178,744

 

 

 

Senegal — 0.1%

 

 

 

3,731

 

Sonatel
Leading Telecoms Operator in Western Africa

 

840,558

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

121,810,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America — 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil — 3.0%

 

 

 

420,900

 

Localiza Rent A Car
Car Rental

 

7,291,655

 

219,900

 

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia
Civil Engineering & Construction

 

3,154,368

 

190,000

 

Arcos Dorados (a)
McDonald’s Master Franchise for Latin America

 

2,931,700

 

518,200

 

Odontoprev
Dental Insurance

 

2,888,474

 

136,000

 

Multiplus
Loyalty Program Operator in Brazil

 

2,768,637

 

418,000

 

MRV Engenharia
Brazilan Property Developer

 

2,476,350

 

 

 

 

 

21,511,184

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.3%

 

 

 

66,882

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste — ADR
Mexican Airport Operator

 

5,925,745

 

1,317,000

 

Genomma Lab International (b)
Develops, Markets & Distributes Consumer Products

 

2,548,719

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.3% (cont)

 

 

 

191,000

 

Herdez (b)
Processed Foods Producer & Distributor

 

$

491,754

 

 

 

 

 

8,966,218

 

 

 

Guatemala — 0.5%

 

 

 

159,877

 

Tahoe Resources (b)
Silver Project in Guatemala

 

3,255,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.3%

 

 

 

230,870

 

Union Agriculture Group (b)(d)(e)
Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

2,394,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chile — 0.3%

 

 

 

1,141,637

 

Viña Concha y Toro
Global Branded Wine Manufacturer

 

2,384,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia — 0.1%

 

 

 

932,244

 

Canacol (b)
Oil Producer in South America

 

455,169

 

3,074,000

 

Gulf United Energy (b)
Prospecting for Oil Alongside Large Producers in Colombia

 

184,440

 

 

 

 

 

639,609

 

 

 

Argentina — 0.0%

 

 

 

906,000

 

Madalena Ventures (b)
Oil & Gas Exploration in Argentina

 

221,178

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

39,372,958

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $503,030,816) — 97.9%

 

694,664,838

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 4.4%

 

 

 

31,220,104

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.01%) (f)

 

31,220,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $31,220,104)

 

31,220,104

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $534,250,920)— 102.3% (g)(h)

 

725,884,942

(i)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned — (4.4)%

 

(31,220,104

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.1%

 

15,175,212

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

709,840,050

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipts

GDR

Global Depositary Receipts

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)              All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2012. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $29,852,139.

(b)              Non-income producing security.

(c)               Security is traded on a U.S. Exchange.

(d)              Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2012, the market value of these securities amounted to $3,295,765, which represented 0.46% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/08/2010 - 06/27/2012

 

230,870

 

$

2,649,999

 

$

2,394,122

 

DeeThree Exploration

 

09/07/2010

 

158,516

 

413,939

 

901,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,063,938

 

$

3,295,765

 

 

(e)               Illiquid security.

(f)                Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)               At September 30, 2012, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $534,250,920 and net unrealized appreciation was $191,634,022 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $221,439,422 and gross unrealized depreciation of $29,805,400.

 

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(h)              On September 30, 2012, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of
Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

120,830,233

 

17.0

 

Euro

 

101,077,533

 

14.2

 

United States Dollar

 

61,523,368

 

8.7

 

British Pound

 

53,527,042

 

7.5

 

Taiwan Dollar

 

46,885,258

 

6.6

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

39,707,794

 

5.6

 

Canadian Dollar

 

37,294,412

 

5.3

 

Australian Dollar

 

28,973,625

 

4.1

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

204,845,573

 

28.9

 

Total Portfolio

 

$

694,664,838

 

97.9

 

 

(i)                  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

· Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

· Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

· Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trusts’ Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; and circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions.

 

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For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted
Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

19,193,302

 

$

292,479,992

 

$

 

$

311,673,294

 

Europe

 

5,301,890

 

216,506,478

 

 

221,808,368

 

Other Countries

 

54,911,609

 

66,898,609

 

 

121,810,218

 

Latin America

 

36,978,836

 

 

2,394,122

 

39,372,958

 

Total Equities

 

116,385,637

 

575,885,079

 

2,394,122

 

694,664,838

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

31,220,104

 

 

 

31,220,104

 

Total Investments

 

$

147,605,741

 

$

575,885,079

 

$

2,394,122

 

$

725,884,942

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

$

2,191,603

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,191,603

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as resale restrictions no longer apply.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending September 30, 2012, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as
of
December
31, 2011

 

Realized
Gain/
(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into

Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as of
September 30,

2012

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America

 

$

2,201,705

 

$

 

$

192,417

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,394,122

 

 

 

$

2,201,705

 

$

 

$

192,417

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,394,122

 

 

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The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized appreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2012, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $192,417.

 

Certain common stock classified as Level 3 are valued at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include but are not limited to trades of similar securities, estimated earnings of the company, market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies, and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in estimated earnings of a company may result in a change to the comparable companies and market multiples utilized.

 

The Fund does not hold any significant investments categorized as Level 3.

 

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Wanger Select Report

 

Wanger Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2012

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 97.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services — 21.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery — 17.3%

 

 

 

428,000

 

Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

$

15,172,600

 

138,000

 

Pall
Life Science, Water & Industrial Filtration

 

8,761,620

 

251,500

 

Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration

 

8,729,565

 

180,000

 

Kennametal
Consumable Cutting Tools

 

6,674,400

 

50,000

 

Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

2,931,000

 

 

 

 

 

42,269,185

 

 

 

Outsourcing Services — 2.3%

 

 

 

225,000

 

Quanta Services (a)
Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

5,557,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals — 1.4%

 

 

 

64,000

 

FMC Corporation
Niche Specialty Chemicals

 

3,544,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

53,000

 

Expeditors International of Washington
International Freight Forwarder

 

1,927,080

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

53,298,085

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information — 20.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Communications — 7.3%

 

 

 

156,000

 

Crown Castle International (a)
Communications Towers

 

9,999,600

 

108,000

 

SBA Communications (a)
Communications Towers

 

6,793,200

 

2,315,900

 

Globalstar (a) (b)
Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

1,065,314

 

 

 

 

 

17,858,114

 

 

 

Computer Services — 3.1%

 

 

 

743,400

 

WNS - ADR (India) (a)
Offshore BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Services

 

7,612,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment — 3.0%

 

 

 

124,000

 

Amphenol
Electronic Connectors

 

7,301,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing — 2.1%

 

 

 

600,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)
Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

5,094,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instrumentation — 2.0%

 

 

 

28,000

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)
Laboratory Equipment

 

4,780,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software — 1.8%

 

 

 

38,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)
Web-enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

2,801,740

 

22,000

 

Ansys (a)
Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

1,614,800

 

 

 

 

 

4,416,540

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment — 0.8%

 

 

 

18,000

 

F5 Networks (a)
Internet Traffic Management Equipment

 

1,884,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

250,000

 

Atmel (a)
Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

1,315,000

 

 

 

Total Information

 

50,262,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance — 17.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Cards — 6.4%

 

 

 

394,000

 

Discover Financial Services
Credit Card Company

 

15,653,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance — 5.7%

 

 

 

1,448,000

 

CNO Financial Group
Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

13,973,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks — 3.7%

 

 

 

119,000

 

City National
Bank & Asset Manager

 

6,129,690

 

210,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp
Midwest Bank

 

2,765,700

 

 

 

 

 

8,895,390

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management — 1.5%

 

 

 

171,000

 

SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

3,667,950

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

42,190,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services — 16.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel — 6.7%

 

 

 

975,000

 

Hertz (a)
Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

13,386,750

 

52,000

 

Vail Resorts
Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

2,997,800

 

 

 

 

 

16,384,550

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Retail — 4.5%

 

 

 

74,600

 

lululemon athletica (a)
Premium Active Apparel Retailer

 

$

5,515,924

 

99,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

3,358,080

 

35,000

 

Tiffany & Co.

Luxury Good Retailer

 

2,165,800

 

 

 

 

 

11,039,804

 

 

 

Apparel — 3.0%

 

 

 

127,500

 

Coach
Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather Accessories

 

7,142,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casinos & Gaming — 1.4%

 

 

 

45,663,000

 

RexLot Holdings (China)
Lottery Equipment Supplier in China

 

3,462,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

52,625

 

ITT Educational Services (a) (b)
Post-secondary Degree Services

 

1,696,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

250,000

 

IFM Investments (Century 21 China RE) - ADR (China) (a)
Provide Real Estate Services in China

 

462,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Beverage —%

 

 

 

307,000

 

GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a) (c)
Produce an All-natural Sweetener Extracted from the Stevia Plant

 

41,752

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

40,229,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals — 9.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers — 6.4%

 

 

 

250,000

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)
Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

5,973,451

 

6,520,700

 

Canacol (Colombia) (a)

Oil Producer in South America

 

3,183,741

 

7,187,900

 

Shamaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)
Oil Exploration in Kurdistan

 

3,180,487

 

8,714,000

 

Petrodorado Energy (Colombia) (a)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia, Peru & Paraguay

 

1,595,484

 

5,714,000

 

Petrodorado Energy - Warrants (Colombia) (a) (d)

 

27,899

 

3,600,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (United Kingdom) (a) (d)

 

738,236

 

1,800,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants (United Kingdom) (a) (c) (d)
Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in the North Sea

 

47,055

 

184,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (United Kingdom) (a)
Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in the North Sea

 

39,304

 

2,575,000

 

Petromanas (Canada) (a)
Exploring for Oil in Albania

 

523,853

 

305,000

 

Houston American Energy (a) (b)
Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in Colombia

 

274,470

 

 

 

 

 

15,583,980

 

 

 

Agricultural Commodities — 1.1%

 

 

 

261,363

 

Union Agriculture Group (Uruguay) (a) (c) (d)
Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

2,710,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining — 1.0%

 

 

 

200,000

 

Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada) (a)
Gold Mining

 

2,424,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Energy — 0.7%

 

 

 

255,000

 

Canadian Solar (China) (a) (b)
Solar Cell & Module Manufacturer

 

711,450

 

535,000

 

Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)
Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants

 

706,200

 

252,000

 

Real Goods Solar (a)
Residential Solar Energy Installer

 

176,400

 

 

 

 

 

1,594,050

 

 

 

Oil Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

1,557,400

 

Tuscany International Drilling (Colombia) (a)
South America Based Drilling Rig Contractor

 

364,360

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

22,677,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries — 7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate — 6.7%

 

 

 

210,000

 

Ryman Hospitality Properties (a)
Convention Hotels

 

8,301,300

 

314,500

 

Biomed Realty Trust
Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

5,887,440

 

93,000

 

DuPont Fabros Technology
Technology-focused Office Buildings

 

2,348,250

 

 

 

 

 

16,536,990

 

 

 

Regulated Utilities — 1.2%

 

 

 

77,000

 

Wisconsin Energy
Wisconsin Utility

 

2,900,590

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

19,437,580

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Health Care — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery — 2.3%

 

 

 

395,000

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)

Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

$

3,653,750

 

77,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a) (b)

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

2,075,150

 

 

 

 

 

5,728,900

 

 

 

Medical Supplies — 2.2%

 

 

 

37,000

 

Henry Schein (a)

Largest Distributor of Healthcare Products

 

2,932,990

 

72,000

 

Cepheid (a)

Molecular Diagnostics

 

2,484,720

 

 

 

 

 

5,417,710

 

Total Health Care

 

11,146,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $181,231,838) — 97.9%

 

239,242,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 1.6%

 

 

 

3,793,875

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.01%) (e)

 

3,793,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $3,793,875)

 

3,793,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $185,025,713) — 99.5%(f)(g)

 

243,036,019

(h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (1.6)%

 

(3,793,875

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.1%

 

5,087,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

244,329,880

 

 

ADR       American Depositary Receipts

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)           Non-income producing security.

(b)                                 All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2012. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $3,602,455.

(c)                                  Illiquid security.

(d)                                 Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees.  At September 30, 2012, the market value of these securities amounted to $3,523,524, which represented 1.44% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

261,363

 

$

2,999,999

 

$

2,710,334

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

3,600,000

 

1,539,065

 

738,236

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants

 

11/24/10

 

1,800,000

 

225,295

 

47,055

 

Petrodorado Energy - Warrants

 

11/20/09

 

5,714,000

 

706,004

 

27,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,470,363

 

$

3,523,524

 

 

(e)                                  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)                                   At September 30, 2012, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $185,025,713 and net unrealized appreciation was $58,010,306 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $78,352,551 and gross unrealized depreciation of $20,342,245.

(g)                                  On September 30, 2012, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of
Net Assets

 

United States Dollar

 

$

217,681,058

 

89.1

 

Canadian Dollar

 

18,098,852

 

7.4

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

3,462,234

 

1.4

 

Total Portfolio

 

$

239,242,144

 

97.9

 

 

(h)                                 Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

· Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

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· Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

 

· Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trusts’ Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; and circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted
Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

$

53,298,085

 

$

 

$

 

$

53,298,085

 

Information

 

50,262,510

 

 

 

50,262,510

 

Finance

 

42,190,160

 

 

 

42,190,160

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

36,725,508

 

3,503,985

 

 

40,229,493

 

Energy & Minerals

 

19,154,182

 

813,190

 

2,710,334

 

22,677,706

 

Other Industries

 

19,437,580

 

 

 

19,437,580

 

Health Care

 

11,146,610

 

 

 

11,146,610

 

Total Equities

 

232,214,635

 

4,317,175

 

2,710,334

 

239,242,144

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

3,793,875

 

 

 

3,793,875

 

Total Investments

 

$

236,008,510

 

$

4,317,175

 

$

2,710,334

 

$

243,036,019

 

 

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The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stock using a model, based on Black Scholes.  Securities which have halted or temporarily stopped trading are valued at the last sale and adjusted by a premium or a discount to account for the anticipated re-opening price.  These adjustments are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

$

 

$

276,300

 

$

276,300

 

$

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 as trading halted during the period.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending September 30, 2012, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance
as of
December
31,
2011

 

Realized
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into

 Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as
of
September
30,

2012

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Materials

 

$

2,492,500

 

$

 

$

217,834

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,710,334

 

 

 

$

2,492,500

 

$

 

$

217,834

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

2,710,334

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized appreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2012, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $217,834.

 

Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value
at 9/30/12

 

Valuation
Technique(s)

 

Unobservable
Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

Equities

 

$

2,710,334

 

Market comparable companies

 

Discount for lack of marketability

 

-2% to -28% (-12%)

 

Certain common stock classified as Level 3 are valued at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include but are not limited to trades of similar securities, estimated earnings of the company, market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies, and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in estimated earnings of a company may result in a change to the comparable companies and market multiples utilized.

 

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Wanger International Select Report

 

Wanger International Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2012

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 94.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 45.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore — 16.0%

 

 

 

885,000

 

Ascendas REIT
Industrial Property Landlord

 

$

1,733,453

 

2,278,000

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

2,419,565

 

 

 

 

 

4,153,018

 

 

 

Taiwan — 13.4%

 

 

 

805,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom
Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

1,986,515

 

247,000

 

Taiwan Mobile
Taiwan’s Second Largest Moblile Operator

 

900,744

 

258,238

 

CTCI Corp
International Engineering Firm

 

589,922

 

 

 

 

 

3,477,181

 

 

 

Japan — 11.1%

 

 

 

380,000

 

Seven Bank
ATM Processing Services

 

1,159,487

 

906

 

Jupiter Telecommunications
Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

919,467

 

57,117

 

Start Today (a)
Online Japanese Apparel Retailer

 

815,916

 

 

 

 

 

2,894,870

 

 

 

Indonesia — 2.7%

 

 

 

728,400

 

Archipelago Resources (b)
Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam & the Philippines

 

705,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China — 2.3%

 

 

 

187,000

 

Zhaojin Mining Industry
Gold Mining & Refining in China

 

338,698

 

196,000

 

Want Want

Chinese Branded Consumer Food Company

 

249,500

 

100

 

NetEase.com - ADR (b)
Chinese Online Gaming Services

 

5,614

 

 

 

 

 

593,812

 

 

 

Korea — 0.2%

 

 

 

1,760

 

Hite Jinro
Leading Beer & Spirits Manufacturer

 

38,507

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

11,863,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries — 30.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia — 11.4%

 

 

 

74,000

 

UGL
Engineering & Facilities Management

 

800,567

 

236,670

 

Challenger Financial
Largest Annuity Provider

 

796,559

 

719,000

 

Commonwealth Property Office Fund
Australia Prime Office REIT

 

770,279

 

121,420

 

IAG General
Insurance Provider

 

547,626

 

6,288

 

Regis Resources
Gold Mining in Australia

 

36,977

 

 

 

 

 

2,952,008

 

 

 

Canada — 8.6%

 

 

 

31,000

 

Goldcorp
Gold Mining

 

1,421,350

 

13,497

 

Central Fund of Canada
Allocated Gold & Silver Closed-end Fund

 

321,364

 

6,800

 

CCL Industries
Leading Global Label Manufacturer

 

251,222

 

20,000

 

Kirkland Lake Gold
Gold Mining

 

242,498

 

 

 

 

 

2,236,434

 

 

 

South Africa — 6.8%

 

 

 

326,700

 

Rand Merchant Insurance
Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

845,110

 

71,906

 

Adcock Ingram Holdings
Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies

 

513,096

 

6,500

 

Naspers
Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets

 

402,175

 

 

 

 

 

1,760,381

 

 

 

United States — 2.0%

 

 

 

7,125

 

Atwood Oceanics (b)
Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

323,831

 

3,600

 

SM Energy
Oil & Gas Producer

 

194,796

 

 

 

 

 

518,627

 

 

 

Israel — 1.1%

 

 

 

23,000

 

Israel Chemicals
Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine & Specialty Chemicals

 

279,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.3%

 

 

 

48,030

 

Telecom NZ
Primary Telecom Operator

 

94,562

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

7,841,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe — 10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany — 3.3%

 

 

 

37,400

 

Wirecard

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

858,848

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 1.8%

 

 

 

19,500

 

JLT Group
International Business Insurance Broker

 

$

241,045

 

5,000

 

Intertek Group
Testing, Inspection, Certification Services

 

221,228

 

 

 

 

 

462,273

 

 

 

Iceland — 1.2%

 

 

 

280,004

 

Marel
Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish Processing Equipment

 

304,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden — 1.0%

 

 

 

12,700

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

272,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland — 1.0%

 

 

 

1,270

 

Partners Group
Private Markets Asset Management

 

264,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark — 1.0%

 

 

 

9,000

 

Novozymes
Industrial Enzymes

 

248,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands — 0.9%

 

 

 

9,319

 

Imtech
Electromechanical & Information Communications Technology Installation & Maintenance

 

245,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France — 0.2%

 

 

 

469

 

Gemalto
Digital Security Solutions

 

41,254

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

2,697,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America — 8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico — 5.7%

 

 

 

49,500

 

Fresnillo
Silver & Metal Byproduct Mining in Mexico

 

1,481,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guatemala — 2.0%

 

 

 

26,000

 

Tahoe Resources (b)
Silver Project in Guatemala

 

529,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.5%

 

 

 

13,068

 

Union Agriculture Group (b) (c) (d)
Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

135,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia — 0.1%

 

 

 

120,000

 

Santa Maria Petroleum (b) (c)
Explores for Oil & Gas in Latin America

 

16,405

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

2,162,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $19,253,358) — 94.6%

 

24,564,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

518,686

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.01%) (e)

 

518,686

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $518,686)

 

518,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $19,772,044) — 96.6% (f) (g)

 

25,082,764

(h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (2.0)%

 

(518,686

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 5.4%

 

1,411,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

25,975,586

 

 

ADR                     American Depositary Receipts

REIT                  Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)                                 All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2012. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $493,235.

(b)                                 Non-income producing security.

(c)                                  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees.  At September 30, 2012, the market value of these securities amounted to $151,920, which represented 0.58% of total net assets.  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

13,068

 

$

150,000

 

$

135,515

 

Santa Maria Petroleum

 

1/14/11

 

120,000

 

151,653

 

16,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

301,653

 

$

151,920

 

 

(d)                                 Illiquid security.

(e)                                  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)                                   At September 30, 2012, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $19,772,044 and net unrealized appreciation was $5,310,720 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $5,919,113 and gross unrealized depreciation of $608,393.

(g)                                  On September 30, 2012, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Singapore Dollar

 

$

4,153,018

 

16.0

 

Taiwan Dollar

 

3,477,181

 

13.4

 

Australia Dollar

 

2,952,007

 

11.4

 

Japanese Yen

 

2,894,870

 

11.1

 

British Pound

 

2,649,155

 

10.2

 

United States Dollar

 

2,402,470

 

9.2

 

South African Rand

 

1,760,381

 

6.8

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

4,274,996

 

16.5

 

Total Portfolio

 

$

24,564,078

 

94.6

 

 

(h)                                 Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

At September 30, 2012, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts to Buy

 

Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts to Sell

 

Principal
Amount in
Foreign
Currency

 

Principal
Amount in
U.S. Dollar

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

USD

 

ZAR

 

12,401,400

 

$

1,500,000

 

10/15/2012

 

$

12,731

 

 

The counterparty for all forward foreign currency exchange contracts is State Street Bank and Trust Company.

 

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

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Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

· Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

· Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

· Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trusts’ Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; and circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

5,614

 

$

11,857,506

 

$

 

$

11,863,120

 

Other Countries

 

2,755,061

 

5,086,302

 

 

7,841,363

 

Europe

 

 

2,697,056

 

 

2,697,056

 

Latin America

 

529,468

 

1,497,556

 

135,515

 

2,162,539

 

Total Equities

 

3,290,143

 

21,138,420

 

135,515

 

24,564,078

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

518,686

 

 

 

518,686

 

Total Investments

 

$

3,808,829

 

$

21,138,420

 

$

135,515

 

$

25,082,764

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

12,731

 

 

12,731

 

Total Investments

 

$

 3,808,829

 

$

 21,151,151

 

$

 135,515

 

$

 25,095,495

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in

 

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accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending September 30, 2012, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as
of
December
31, 2011

 

Realized
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into

Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as of
September 30,

2012

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America

 

124,625

 

$

 

$

10,890

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

135,515

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized appreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2012, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $10,890.

 

The Fund does not hold any significant investments categorized as Level 3.

 

Certain common stock classified as Level 3 are valued at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include but are not limited to trades of similar securities, estimated earnings of the company, market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies, and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in estimated earnings of a company may result in a change to the comparable companies and market multiples utilized.

 

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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 20, 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 (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 20, 2012

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Bruce H. Lauer

 

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 20, 2012