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Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

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)

 

227 W. Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL

 

60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Mary C. Moynihan

Perkins Coie LLP

700 13th Street, NW

Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

312-634-9200

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2013

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

 

 

Wanger International Report

 

 

 

Wanger International

 

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2013

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 98.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 44.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan — 19.8%

 

 

 

443,589

 

Kansai Paint

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

$

5,894,948

 

247,000

 

NGK Spark Plug

Automobile Parts

 

5,481,916

 

537,000

 

Wacom

Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

5,165,645

 

3,420

 

Orix JREIT

Diversified REIT

 

4,345,039

 

121,700

 

Hoshizaki Electric

Commercial Kitchen Equipment

 

4,205,403

 

139,900

 

Start Today

Online Japanese Apparel Retailer

 

3,951,705

 

216,000

 

Park24

Parking Lot Operator

 

3,843,662

 

144,000

 

Ariake Japan

Manufacturer of Soup/Sauce Extracts for Business-to-business Use

 

3,570,781

 

25,500

 

Nakanishi

Dental Tools & Machinery

 

3,559,639

 

152,000

 

Japan Airport Terminal

Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

 

3,517,804

 

47,000

 

Rinnai

Gas Appliances for Household & Commercial Use

 

3,492,756

 

22,400

 

Hirose Electric

Electrical Connectors

 

3,448,034

 

1,004,000

 

Seven Bank

ATM Processing Services

 

3,363,284

 

131,000

 

Glory

Currency Handling Systems & Related Equipment

 

3,300,704

 

226,000

 

Nippon Kayaku

Functional Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Auto Safety Systems

 

3,261,774

 

214,000

 

NGK Insulators

Ceramic Products for Auto, Power & Electronics

 

3,260,380

 

85,000

 

Omron

Electric Components for Factory Automation

 

3,079,025

 

620

 

Kenedix Realty Investment

Tokyo Mid-size Office REIT

 

3,049,576

 

84,000

 

Kintetsu World Express

Airfreight Logistics

 

3,022,755

 

100,900

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha

Instant Noodle Manufacturer

 

2,962,514

 

121,000

 

Nabtesco

Machinery Components

 

2,957,252

 

157,000

 

Daiseki

Waste Disposal & Recycling

 

2,899,935

 

280

 

Nippon Prologis REIT

Logistics REIT in Japan

 

2,805,793

 

220,500

 

Ushio

Industrial Light Sources

 

2,746,232

 

56,500

 

Santen Pharmaceutical

Specialty Pharma (Ophthalmic Medicine)

 

2,743,747

 

136,000

 

Aica Kogyo

Laminated Sheets, Building Materials & Chemical Adhesives

 

2,713,960

 

59,536

 

Miraca Holdings

Outsourced Lab Testing, Diagnostic Equipment & Reagents

 

2,660,790

 

45,300

 

Disco

Semiconductor Dicing & Grinding Equipment

 

2,602,284

 

70,000

 

Benesse

Education Service Provider

 

2,546,028

 

65,500

 

Hamamatsu Photonics

Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

2,473,819

 

141,000

 

Suruga Bank

Regional Bank

 

2,430,661

 

250

 

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund

Industrial REIT in Japan

 

2,373,338

 

55,711

 

Ain Pharmaciez

Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator

 

2,360,395

 

340

 

Mori Hills REIT Investment

Tokyo-centric Diversified REIT

 

2,353,939

 

134,000

 

OSG

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

2,347,324

 

54,000

 

FamilyMart

Convenience Store Operator

 

2,338,930

 

191,900

 

Kuraray

Special Resin, Fine Chemical, Fibers & Textures

 

2,306,534

 

30,100

 

FP Corporation

Disposable Food Trays & Containers

 

2,263,622

 

109,039

 

Nihon Parkerizing

Metal Surface Treatment Agents & Processing Service

 

2,235,168

 

76,000

 

Misumi Group

Industrial Components Distributor

 

2,209,442

 

35,000

 

Sanrio

Character Goods & Licensing

 

2,157,349

 

360

 

Global One Real Estate

Office REIT

 

2,156,134

 

150,000

 

Doshisha

Wholesaler of Household Products

 

2,146,817

 

676,000

 

Aozora Bank

Commercial Bank

 

2,007,558

 

124,000

 

Nippon Paint

Paints for Automotive, Decorative & Industrial Usage

 

1,985,187

 

48,200

 

Milbon

Manufacturer of Hair Products for Business-to-business Use

 

1,977,395

 

197,000

 

Asahi Diamond Industrial

Consumable Diamond Tools

 

1,957,765

 

80,000

 

Icom

Two Way Radio Communication Equipment

 

1,895,690

 

49,000

 

Itochu Techno-Science

IT Network Equipment Sales & Services

 

1,743,721

 

16,000

 

Shimano

Bicycle Components & Fishing Tackle

 

1,430,892

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Japan — 19.8% (cont)

 

 

 

147,900

 

Sintokogio

Automated Casting Machines, Surface Treatment System & Consumables

 

$

1,112,369

 

155,000

 

Lifenet Insurance (a) (b)

Online Life Insurance Company in Japan

 

1,027,911

 

34,600

 

MonotaRO

Online MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Operations) Goods Distributor in Japan

 

1,016,504

 

22,400

 

JIN

Eyeglasses Retailer

 

844,534

 

86,000

 

NOF

Specialty Chemicals, Life Science & Rocket Fuels

 

554,077

 

12,800

 

OBIC

Computer Software

 

414,011

 

 

 

 

 

150,574,451

 

 

 

Taiwan — 6.4%

 

 

 

3,709,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom

Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

9,240,891

 

213,000

 

St. Shine Optical

World’s Leading Disposable Contact Lens OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)

 

5,869,590

 

1,480,000

 

Taiwan Mobile

Taiwan’s Second Largest Mobile Operator

 

5,249,435

 

749,000

 

Delta Electronics

Industrial Automation, Switching Power Supplies & Passive Components

 

3,637,151

 

181,000

 

Ginko International

Largest Contact Lens Maker in China

 

3,348,855

 

2,032,000

 

CTCI Corp

International Engineering Firm

 

3,284,291

 

506,000

 

Advantech

Industrial PC & Components

 

2,832,670

 

1,341,835

 

Lite-On Technology

Mobile Device, LED & PC Server Component Supplier

 

2,287,211

 

1,080,829

 

Chipbond

Semiconductor Back-end Packaging Services

 

2,231,788

 

602,523

 

Flexium Interconnect

Flexible Printed Circuit for Mobile Electronics

 

2,077,116

 

262,000

 

President Chain Store

Convenience Chain Store Operator

 

1,892,445

 

806,000

 

Taiwan Hon Chuan

Beverage Packaging (Bottles, Caps, Labels) Manufacturer

 

1,749,948

 

695,000

 

Chroma Ate

Automatic Test Systems, Testing & Measurement Instruments

 

1,563,438

 

391,000

 

Radiant Opto-Electronics

LCD Back Light Units & Modules

 

1,394,545

 

196,000

 

PC Home

Taiwanese Internet Retail Company

 

1,127,718

 

287,000

 

Lung Yen

Funeral Services & Columbaria

 

872,465

 

26,933

 

CHC Healthcare

Medical Device Distributor

 

86,557

 

 

 

 

 

48,746,114

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 4.8%

 

 

 

290,000

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR (a)

Macau Casino Operator

 

9,230,700

 

1,835,000

 

Melco International

Macau Casino Operator

 

4,931,665

 

2,888,000

 

Sa Sa International

Cosmetics Retailer

 

3,260,890

 

917,800

 

MGM China Holdings

Macau Casino Operator

 

3,052,522

 

1,400,000

 

Lifestyle International

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

 

2,979,215

 

2,000,000

 

Vitasoy International

Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

 

2,525,528

 

893,450

 

L’Occitane International

Skin Care & Cosmetics Producer

 

2,335,829

 

848,000

 

Kingboard Chemicals

Paper & Glass Laminates, PCB, Specialty Chemicals & Properties

 

2,183,437

 

3,000,000

 

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (a)

Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

2,141,004

 

454,000

 

AAC Technologies

Miniature Acoustic Components

 

2,069,888

 

176,000

 

ASM Pacific

Semi Back-end & Surface Mounting Equipment

 

1,787,908

 

 

 

 

 

36,498,586

 

 

 

Korea — 3.5%

 

 

 

66,570

 

Coway

Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

3,691,413

 

138,377

 

Paradise Co

Korean ‘Foreigner Only’ Casino Operator

 

3,153,829

 

50,000

 

LS Industrial Systems

Manufacturer of Electrical & Automation Equipment

 

3,024,517

 

6,865

 

KCC

Paint & Housing Material Manufacturer

 

2,884,956

 

23,800

 

CJ Corp

Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

2,569,947

 

46,952

 

Kepco Plant Service & Engineering

Power Plant & Grid Maintenance

 

2,375,012

 

1,495

 

Lotte Chilsung Beverage

Beverages & Liquor Manufacturer

 

2,360,143

 

53,000

 

Samsung Securities

Brokerage & Wealth Management

 

2,319,482

 

58,950

 

Handsome

High-end Apparel Company

 

1,578,853

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Korea — 3.5% (cont)

 

 

 

50,494

 

iMarketKorea

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

 

$

1,178,420

 

74,000

 

Nexen Tire

Tire Manufacturer

 

1,101,508

 

 

 

 

 

26,238,080

 

 

 

Singapore — 2.4%

 

 

 

3,850,000

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust

Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

3,731,046

 

1,878,000

 

CDL Hospitality Trust

Hotel Owner/Operator

 

2,437,785

 

700,000

 

Super Group

Instant Food & Beverages in Southeast Asia

 

2,367,440

 

1,239,000

 

Ascendas REIT

Industrial Property Landlord

 

2,254,349

 

2,000,000

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust

Industrial Property Landlord

 

2,151,347

 

2,500,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust

Industrial Property Landlord

 

2,134,211

 

360,000

 

Singapore Exchange

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

2,085,294

 

473,000

 

Petra Foods

Cocoa Processor & Chocolate Manufacturer

 

1,305,771

 

107,000

 

Goodpack Limited

International Bulk Container Leasing

 

147,551

 

 

 

 

 

18,614,794

 

 

 

China — 1.7%

 

 

 

229,000

 

WuXi PharmaTech - ADR (a)

Largest Contract Research Organization Business in China

 

6,274,600

 

439,000

 

Biostime

Pediatric Nutrition & Baby Care Products Provider

 

3,318,940

 

1,067,000

 

Want Want

Chinese Branded Consumer Food Company

 

1,622,563

 

3,022,000

 

AMVIG Holdings

Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

1,302,630

 

435,000

 

Digital China

IT Distribution & Systems Integration Services

 

533,530

 

 

 

 

 

13,052,263

 

 

 

Indonesia — 1.5%

 

 

 

3,249,542

 

Archipelago Resources (c) (d) (e)

Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam & the Philippines

 

2,976,291

 

4,579,000

 

Tower Bersama Infrastructure (a)

Communications Towers

 

2,313,051

 

23,000,000

 

Ace Indonesia

Home Improvement Retailer

 

1,391,789

 

509,000

 

Mayora Indah

Consumer Branded Food Manufacturer

 

1,390,286

 

5,300,000

 

Surya Citra Media

Free to Air TV Station in Indonesia

 

1,167,358

 

1,043,500

 

Matahari Department Store (a)

Largest Department Store Chain in Indonesia

 

946,484

 

4,681,000

 

MNC Skyvision (a)

Largest Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

 

723,473

 

6,358,000

 

Arwana Citramulia

Ceramic Tiles for Home Decoration

 

467,053

 

165,500

 

Mitra Adiperkasa

Operator of Department Store & Specialty Retail Stores

 

88,612

 

601,500

 

Southern Arc Minerals (a)

Gold & Copper Exploration in Indonesia

 

52,556

 

 

 

 

 

11,516,953

 

 

 

India — 1.5%

 

 

 

329,424

 

Asian Paints

India’s Largest Paint Company

 

2,418,628

 

161,000

 

United Breweries

India’s Largest Brewer

 

2,212,923

 

91,100

 

Colgate Palmolive India

Consumer Products in Oral Care

 

1,804,548

 

694,809

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

1,533,609

 

8,620

 

Bosch

Automotive Parts

 

1,245,815

 

1,217,418

 

Redington India

Supply Chain Solutions for IT & Mobile Handsets in Emerging Markets

 

1,064,252

 

12,300

 

TTK Prestige

Branded Cooking Equipment

 

654,356

 

199,131

 

SKIL Ports and Logistics (a)

Indian Container Port Project

 

277,241

 

 

 

 

 

11,211,372

 

 

 

Thailand — 1.2%

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

Home Product Center

Home Improvement Retailer

 

3,911,580

 

412,900

 

Airports of Thailand

Airport Operator of Thailand

 

2,492,361

 

1,500,000

 

Robinson’s Department Store

Department Store Operator in Thailand

 

2,282,875

 

1,000,000

 

Samui Airport Property Fund

Thai Airport Operator

 

539,873

 

 

 

 

 

9,226,689

 

 

 

Philippines — 0.8%

 

 

 

650,000

 

Int’l Container Terminal

Container Handling Terminals & Port Management

 

1,449,411

 

 

3



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Philippines — 0.8% (cont)

 

 

 

5,500,000

 

Melco Crown Resorts (Philippines) (a)

Integrated Resort Operator in Manila

 

$

1,389,527

 

3,760,000

 

SM Prime Holdings

Shopping Mall Operator

 

1,381,601

 

435,670

 

Security Bank

Commercial Bank in Philippines

 

1,313,160

 

411,800

 

Puregold Price Club

Supermarket Operator in Philippines

 

394,882

 

 

 

 

 

5,928,581

 

 

 

Cambodia — 0.6%

 

 

 

5,774,000

 

Nagacorp

Casino/Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

4,871,647

 

 

 

Mongolia — 0.3%

 

 

 

6,061,500

 

Mongolian Mining (a)

Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia

 

1,087,128

 

118,952

 

Turquoise Hill Resources (a)

 

525,442

 

108,951

 

Turquoise Hill Resources (a) (b) (f)

Copper Mine Project in Mongolia

 

481,563

 

 

 

 

 

2,094,133

 

 

 

Malaysia — 0.1%

 

 

 

191,800

 

Aeon

Shopping Center & Department Store Operator

 

906,188

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

339,479,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe — 33.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 10.2%

 

 

 

448,000

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

International Business Insurance Broker

 

6,853,779

 

2,000,000

 

Charles Taylor

Insurance Services

 

6,799,384

 

117,847

 

Spirax Sarco

Steam Systems for Manufacturing & Process Industries

 

5,752,096

 

381,000

 

Telecity

European Data Center Provider

 

5,119,451

 

314,043

 

WH Smith (b)

Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

4,204,506

 

215,829

 

Babcock International

Public Sector Outsourcer

 

4,178,893

 

93,000

 

Croda

Oleochemicals & Industrial Chemicals

 

3,997,310

 

1,086,000

 

Smiths News

Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

 

3,604,159

 

356,000

 

Shaftesbury

London Prime Retail REIT

 

3,400,340

 

270,000

 

Smith & Nephew

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

3,370,066

 

353,326

 

Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland

Pizza Delivery in UK, Ireland & Germany

 

3,340,479

 

360,000

 

Abcam

Online Sales of Antibodies

 

2,948,990

 

451,000

 

Halford’s

The UK’s Leading Retailer for Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

 

2,873,770

 

715,966

 

Elementis

Clay-based Additives

 

2,778,310

 

63,000

 

Rightmove

Internet Real Estate Listings

 

2,416,161

 

55,603

 

AVEVA

Engineering Software

 

2,338,609

 

3,455,000

 

Cable and Wireless

Leading Telecoms Service Provider in the Caribbean

 

2,216,626

 

68,000

 

Fidessa Group

Software for Financial Trading Systems

 

2,188,495

 

45,000

 

Whitbread

The UK’s Leading Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

2,159,290

 

80,731

 

Aggreko

Temporary Power & Temperature Control Services

 

2,096,356

 

274,715

 

PureCircle (a) (b)

Natural Sweeteners

 

1,512,104

 

189,615

 

Ocado (a)

Leading Online Grocery Retailer

 

1,215,593

 

16,000

 

Intertek Group

Testing, Inspection, Certification Services

 

856,075

 

36,815

 

Tullow Oil

Oil & Gas Producer

 

610,302

 

132,000

 

Foxtons (a)

London-centric Residential Real Estate Broker

 

576,976

 

5,783

 

Telecom Plus

UK Multi Utility

 

118,524

 

 

 

 

 

77,526,644

 

 

 

France — 3.7%

 

 

 

32,020

 

Eurofins Scientific

Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

8,070,194

 

110,000

 

Neopost (b)

Postage Meter Machines

 

8,010,633

 

51,200

 

Gemalto

Digital Security Solutions

 

5,497,638

 

30,533

 

Norbert Dentressangle

Leading European Logistics & Transport Group

 

3,263,220

 

96,450

 

Saft

Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

2,660,537

 

220,933

 

Hi-Media (a)

Online Advertiser in Europe

 

538,001

 

 

 

 

 

28,040,223

 

 

 

Netherlands — 3.5%

 

 

 

291,319

 

Aalberts Industries

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

7,762,017

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Netherlands — 3.5% (cont)

 

 

 

145,741

 

UNIT4

Business Software Development

 

$

5,707,949

 

113,383

 

TKH Group

Dutch Industrial Conglomerate

 

3,396,060

 

51,818

 

Fugro

Subsea Oilfield Services

 

3,160,900

 

98,582

 

Arcadis

Engineering Consultants

 

2,819,372

 

14,197

 

Core Labs

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

2,402,274

 

27,926

 

Vopak

World’s Largest Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

1,600,159

 

2,000

 

Frank’s International (a)

Global Provider of Casing Running Services Post Drilling of Wells

 

59,860

 

 

 

 

 

26,908,591

 

 

 

Germany — 2.9%

 

 

 

159,092

 

Wirecard

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

5,442,032

 

14,270

 

Rational

Commercial Ovens

 

4,256,791

 

71,333

 

NORMA Group

Clamps for Automotive & Industrial Applications

 

3,436,468

 

250,000

 

TAG Immobilien

Owner of Residential Properties in Germany

 

3,102,424

 

57,000

 

Elringklinger

Automobile Components

 

2,564,761

 

77,179

 

Aurelius

European Turnaround Investor

 

2,500,659

 

26,200

 

Deutsche Beteiligungs

Private Equity Investment Management

 

678,766

 

 

 

 

 

21,981,901

 

 

 

Switzerland — 2.6%

 

 

 

29,041

 

Partners Group

Private Markets Asset Management

 

7,119,356

 

17,080

 

Geberit

Plumbing Supplies

 

4,612,082

 

1,560

 

Sika

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

4,547,089

 

5,291

 

INFICON

Provider of Analysis, Measurement & Control Products for Gas Leak Detection

 

1,696,677

 

37,840

 

Zehnder

Radiators & Heat Recovery Ventilation Systems

 

1,686,241

 

 

 

 

 

19,661,445

 

 

 

Sweden — 2.0%

 

 

 

265,727

 

Hexagon

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

8,013,116

 

315,345

 

Sweco

Engineering Consultants

 

4,072,640

 

83,593

 

Unibet

European Online Gaming Operator

 

3,355,843

 

 

 

 

 

15,441,599

 

 

 

Denmark — 1.8%

 

 

 

158,797

 

SimCorp

Software for Investment Managers

 

5,343,064

 

128,911

 

Novozymes

Industrial Enzymes

 

4,931,405

 

76,503

 

Jyske Bank (a)

Danish Bank

 

3,799,409

 

 

 

 

 

14,073,878

 

 

 

Finland — 1.4%

 

 

 

59,200

 

Vacon

Leading Independent Manufacturer of Variable Speed Alternating Current Drives

 

4,661,165

 

143,206

 

Tikkurila

Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia & Central & Eastern Europe

 

3,816,605

 

74,000

 

Konecranes

Manufacture & Service of Industrial Cranes & Port Handling Equipment

 

2,491,761

 

 

 

 

 

10,969,531

 

 

 

Spain — 1.4%

 

 

 

587,190

 

Dia

Leading Hard Discounter in Spain, Latin America & the Eastern Mediterranean

 

5,091,183

 

54,000

 

Viscofan

Sausage Casings Maker

 

3,087,989

 

68,058

 

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

Spanish Stock Markets

 

2,159,556

 

 

 

 

 

10,338,728

 

 

 

Norway — 1.1%

 

 

 

324,911

 

Atea

 

 

 

 

 

Leading Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller & Installation Company

 

3,417,556

 

126,000

 

Subsea 7

Offshore Subsea Contractor

 

2,619,216

 

275,404

 

Orkla

Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

2,006,019

 

 

 

 

 

8,042,791

 

 

5



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Russia — 0.8%

 

 

 

112,297

 

Yandex (a)

Search Engine for Russian & Turkish Languages

 

$

4,089,857

 

43,200

 

QIWI - ADR

Electronic Payments Network Serving Russia & the Commonwealth of Independent States

 

1,350,432

 

412,671

 

Moscow Exchange

Russia’s Main Exchange for Stocks, Bonds, Derivatives, Currencies & Repo

 

790,279

 

 

 

 

 

6,230,568

 

 

 

Italy — 0.6%

 

 

 

289,000

 

Pirelli

Global Tire Supplier

 

3,763,123

 

447,768

 

Geox (b)

Apparel & Shoe Maker

 

1,223,641

 

 

 

 

 

4,986,764

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 0.5%

 

 

 

494,896

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR

Largest Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

3,909,678

 

 

 

Iceland — 0.5%

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

Marel (g)

 

1,807,759

 

2,404,301

 

Marel (g)

Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish Processing Equipment

 

1,757,741

 

 

 

 

 

3,565,500

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.4%

 

 

 

42,093

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment

Digital Live Mobile Production Software & Systems

 

2,715,733

 

 

 

Turkey — 0.3%

 

 

 

172,830

 

Bizim Toptan

Cash & Carry Stores in Turkey

 

2,233,045

 

 

 

Portugal — 0.2%

 

 

 

408,217

 

Redes Energéticas Nacionais

Portuguese Power Transmission & Gas Transportation

 

1,220,487

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

257,847,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries — 14.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa — 4.2%

 

 

 

1,305,381

 

Coronation Fund Managers

South African Fund Manager

 

8,919,015

 

75,713

 

Naspers

Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets

 

7,001,318

 

1,872,183

 

Rand Merchant Insurance

Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

4,989,877

 

218,654

 

Massmart Holdings

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

 

3,661,274

 

835,245

 

Northam Platinum (a)

Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

3,527,242

 

254,433

 

Mr. Price

South African Retailer of Apparel, Household & Sporting Goods

 

3,523,708

 

 

 

 

 

31,622,434

 

 

 

Canada — 4.0%

 

 

 

120,663

 

CCL Industries

Largest Global Label Converter

 

8,004,371

 

106,322

 

ShawCor

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

4,483,887

 

313,128

 

CAE

Flight Simulator Equipment & Training Centers

 

3,429,041

 

62,856

 

Onex Capital

Private Equity

 

3,301,305

 

164,817 

 

DeeThree Exploration (a)

 

1,462,480 

 

158,516

 

DeeThree Exploration (a) (c) 

Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

 

1,378,438

 

59,424

 

AG Growth (b)

Leading Manufacturer of Augers & Grain Handling Equipment

 

2,241,272

 

65,101

 

Black Diamond Group (b)

Provides Accommodations/Equipment for Oil Sands Development

 

1,556,028

 

202,168

 

Horizon North Logistics (b)

Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

1,424,921

 

79,213

 

Alliance Grain Traders

Global Leader in Pulse Processing & Distribution

 

1,142,765

 

26,123

 

Baytex (b)

Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

1,078,092

 

53,000

 

Athabasca Oil Sands (a)

Oil Sands & Unconventional Oil Development

 

403,912

 

195,271

 

Pan Orient (a)

Growth-oriented, Return-focused Asian Explorer

 

392,419

 

 

 

 

 

30,298,931

 

 

 

Australia — 2.9%

 

 

 

970,000

 

IAG

General Insurance Provider

 

5,317,393

 

1,030,000

 

Challenger Financial

Largest Annuity Provider

 

5,289,827

 

 

6



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Australia — 2.9% (cont)

 

 

 

314,850

 

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises

Domino’s Pizza Operator in Australia/New Zealand & France/Benelux

 

$

4,006,439

 

945,867

 

SAI Global

Publishing, Certification, Compliance Services

 

3,921,471

 

2,347,629

 

Commonwealth Property Office Fund

Australia Prime Office REIT

 

2,500,754

 

118,395

 

Austbrokers

Local Australian Small Business Insurance Broker

 

1,235,944

 

 

 

 

 

22,271,828

 

 

 

United States — 2.5%

 

 

 

91,616

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

5,042,545

 

124,722

 

Textainer Group Holdings (b)

Top International Container Leaser

 

4,723,222

 

96,621

 

Rowan (a)

Contract Offshore Driller

 

3,547,923

 

57,853

 

FMC Technologies (a)

Oil & Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

3,206,213

 

43,084

 

Hornbeck Offshore (a)

Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

2,474,745

 

 

 

 

 

18,994,648

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.5%

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Auckland International Airport

Auckland Airport

 

3,303,345

 

162,286

 

Sky City Entertainment

Casino/Entertainment Complex

 

540,485

 

 

 

 

 

3,843,830

 

 

 

Israel — 0.5%

 

 

 

78,000

 

Caesarstone (a)

Quartz Countertops

 

3,563,040

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

110,594,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America — 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.9%

 

 

 

370,000

 

Localiza Rent A Car

Car Rental

 

5,542,571

 

5,105,219

 

Beadell Resources (a)

Gold Mining in Brazil

 

4,424,997

 

600,000

 

Odontoprev

Dental Insurance

 

2,650,363

 

100,000

 

Linx

Retail Management Software in Brazil

 

1,680,729

 

 

 

 

 

14,298,660

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.8%

 

 

 

1,784,220

 

Genomma Lab Internacional (a)

Develops, Markets & Distributes Consumer Products

 

 

4,075,647

 

601,000

 

Gruma (a)

Tortilla Producer & Distributor

 

3,351,770

 

1,305,000

 

Qualitas

Leading Auto Insurer in Mexico & Central America

 

3,175,389

 

20,000

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR

Mexican Airport Operator

 

2,177,200

 

290,256

 

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores

Mexico’s Stock Exchange

 

693,847

 

 

 

 

 

13,473,853

 

 

 

Chile — 0.6%

 

 

 

80,000

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile - ADR

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium & Iodine

 

2,444,000

 

2,300,000

 

Empresas Hites

Mass Retailer for the Lower Income Strata

 

2,105,429

 

 

 

 

 

4,549,429

 

 

 

Guatemala — 0.3%

 

 

 

149,268

 

Tahoe Resources (a)

Silver Project in Guatemala

 

2,686,694

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.3%

 

 

 

230,870

 

Union Agriculture Group (a) (c) (d)

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

2,474,926

 

 

 

Colombia — 0.3%

 

 

 

1,503,000

 

Isagen (a)

Leading Colombian Electricity Provider

 

2,302,252

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

39,785,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $524,917,722) — 98.3%

 

747,707,482

(h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,517,986

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

17,517,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $17,517,986) — 2.3%

 

17,517,986

 

 

7



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 0.8%

 

 

 

6,439,408

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (i)

 

$

6,439,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $6,439,408)

 

6,439,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $548,875,116)(j) — 101.4%

 

771,664,876

(k)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (0.8)%

 

(6,439,408

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — (0.6)%

 

(3,842,944

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

 761,382,524

 

 

ADR                     American Depositary Receipts

GDR                     Global Depositary Receipts

REIT                  Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)                       Non-income producing security.

(b)                       All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2013. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2013 was $6,130,074.

(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, 2013, the market value of these securities amounted to $6,829,655, which represented 0.90% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Archipelago Resources

 

2/23/10 - 9/26/13

 

3,249,542

 

$

1,512,012

 

$

2,976,291

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

230,870

 

2,649,999

 

2,474,926

 

DeeThree Exploration

 

9/7/10

 

158,516

 

413,939

 

1,378,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,575,950

 

$

6,829,655

 

 

(d)                       Illiquid security.

(e)                        Units represent shares of security and related put options received through company restructuring. Additional information on the purchased options received is as follows:

 

Security

 

Option
Shares

 

Exercise
Price

 

Expiration Date(1)

 

Archipelago Resources

 

3,249,542

 

GBP

0.58

 

October 31, 2014

 

 

GBP - British Pound

 


(1)Archipelago Resources is expected to restructure into a new company during 2014. From January 31, 2014, the option is exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering or (ii) August 13, 2014, subject to extension until the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering (but not later than September 26, 2016). After August 13, 2014, the valuation of the option will fluctuate based upon its fair market value as determined in accordance with the put option agreement.

 

(f)                         Security is traded on a U.S. exchange.

(g)                        The common stock equity holdings of Marel are stated separately on the Statement of Investments due to the application of the onshore or offshore foreign currency exchange rate.  The appropriate exchange rate is applied to each purchased security lot based on the applicable registration obtained from Marel’s regulatory governing body, the Icelandic Central Bank.

(h)                       On September 30, 2013, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

150,574,451

 

19.8

 

Euro

 

104,699,824

 

13.8

 

British Pound

 

80,780,176

 

10.6

 

United States Dollar

 

58,243,057

 

7.7

 

Taiwan Dollar

 

48,746,114

 

6.4

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

37,863,320

 

5.0

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

266,800,540

 

35.0

 

Total Equities

 

$

747,707,482

 

98.3

 

 

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

(j)                          At September 30, 2013, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $548,875,116 and net unrealized appreciation was $222,789,760 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $246,768,392 and gross unrealized depreciation of $23,978,632.

(k)                       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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (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 Trust’s 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, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

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, 2013, 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

 

$

16,564,861

 

$

319,938,699

 

$

2,976,291

 

$

339,479,851

 

Europe

 

7,902,423

 

249,944,683

 

 

257,847,106

 

Other Countries

 

51,478,181

 

59,116,530

 

 

110,594,711

 

Latin America

 

32,885,891

 

4,424,997

 

2,474,926

 

39,785,814

 

Total Equities

 

108,831,356

 

633,424,909

 

5,451,217

 

747,707,482

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

17,517,986

 

 

 

17,517,986

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

6,439,408

 

 

 

6,439,408

 

Total Investments

 

$

132,788,750

 

$

633,424,909

 

$

5,451,217

 

$

771,664,876

 

 

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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.

 

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

 

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.

 

11



 

 

Wanger International Select Report

 

 

Wanger International Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2013

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 96.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 47.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan — 21.5%

 

 

 

55,000

 

NGK Spark Plug
Automobile Parts

 

$

1,220,670

 

26,500

 

Start Today
Online Japanese Apparel Retailer

 

748,536

 

8,600

 

Rinnai
Gas Appliances for Household & Commercial Use

 

639,100

 

179,000

 

Seven Bank
ATM Processing Services

 

599,629

 

11,000

 

Dentsu
Advertising Agency

 

419,620

 

40

 

Nippon Prologis REIT (a)
Logistics REIT in Japan

 

400,828

 

10,800

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha
Instant Noodle Manufacturer

 

317,098

 

220

 

Orix JREIT
Diversified REIT

 

279,505

 

29,000

 

Wacom
Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

278,964

 

6,400

 

FamilyMart
Convenience Store Operator

 

277,207

 

14,000

 

Park24
Parking Lot Operator

 

249,126

 

 

 

 

 

5,430,283

 

 

 

Taiwan — 9.2%

 

 

 

645,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom
Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

1,607,003

 

200,000

 

Taiwan Mobile
Taiwan’s Second Largest Mobile Operator

 

709,383

 

 

 

 

 

2,316,386

 

 

 

Singapore — 8.5%

 

 

 

618,000

 

Ascendas REIT
Industrial Property Landlord

 

1,124,445

 

704,001

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

600,994

 

384,000

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

413,059

 

 

 

 

 

2,138,498

 

 

 

Korea — 4.1%

 

 

 

9,948

 

Kepco Plant Service & Engineering
Power Plant & Grid Maintenance

 

503,208

 

2,700

 

CJ Corp
Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

291,549

 

4,350

 

Coway
Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

241,214

 

 

 

 

 

1,035,971

 

 

 

Indonesia — 2.8%

 

 

 

783,000

 

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

 

717,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 1.7%

 

 

 

157,000

 

Melco International
Macau Casino Operator

 

421,946

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

12,060,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe — 23.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 9.5%

 

 

 

63,000

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
International Business Insurance Broker

 

963,813

 

28,662

 

Babcock International
Public Sector Outsourcer

 

554,955

 

31,000

 

Smith & Nephew
Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

386,934

 

19,200

 

Telecity
European Data Center Provider

 

257,988

 

5,000

 

Whitbread
The UK’s Leading Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

239,921

 

 

 

 

 

2,403,611

 

 

 

Denmark — 3.4%

 

 

 

9,341

 

SimCorp
Software for Investment Managers

 

314,298

 

5,500

 

Jyske Bank (e)
Danish Bank

 

273,150

 

7,000

 

Novozymes
Industrial Enzymes

 

267,780

 

 

 

 

 

855,228

 

 

 

France — 3.1%

 

 

 

10,600

 

Neopost (a)
Postage Meter Machines

 

771,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland — 2.1%

 

 

 

2,150

 

Partners Group
Private Markets Asset Management

 

527,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway — 1.9%

 

 

 

12,000

 

Subsea 7
Offshore Subsea Contractor

 

249,449

 

30,108

 

Orkla
Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

219,304

 

 

 

 

 

468,753

 

 

 

Spain — 1.1%

 

 

 

5,000

 

Viscofan
Sausage Casings Maker

 

285,925

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Germany — 1.0%

 

 

 

7,400

 

Wirecard
Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

$

253,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden — 0.9%

 

 

 

7,700

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

232,197

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

5,797,847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries — 18.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia — 7.1%

 

 

 

137,000

 

IAG
General Insurance Provider

 

751,014

 

118,000

 

Challenger Financial
Largest Annuity Provider

 

606,019

 

117,000

 

Regis Resources (e)
Gold Mining in Australia

 

442,790

 

 

 

 

 

1,799,823

 

 

 

Canada — 5.6%

 

 

 

14,000

 

CCL Industries
Largest Global Label Converter

 

928,712

 

19,000

 

Goldcorp
Gold Mining

 

494,190

 

 

 

 

 

1,422,902

 

 

 

South Africa — 2.8%

 

 

 

55,451

 

Coronation Fund Managers
South African Fund Manager

 

378,869

 

3,400

 

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

 

314,404

 

 

 

 

 

693,273

 

 

 

United States — 2.7%

 

 

 

4,600

 

SM Energy
Oil & Gas Producer

 

355,074

 

6,000

 

Atwood Oceanics (e)
Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

330,240

 

 

 

 

 

685,314

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

4,601,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America — 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guatemala — 3.0%

 

 

 

42,000

 

Tahoe Resources (e)
Silver Project in Guatemala

 

755,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil — 2.7%

 

 

 

797,500

 

Beadell Resources (e)

Gold Mining in Brazil

 

691,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.0%

 

 

 

16,000

 

Fresnillo
Silver & Metal Byproduct Mining in Mexico

 

252,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.6%

 

 

 

13,068

 

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

 

140,089

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

1,839,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $19,373,631) — 96.3%

 

24,298,725

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 6.5%

 

 

 

1,650,467

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

1,650,467

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $1,650,467) — 6.5%

 

1,650,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 0.5%

 

 

 

138,800

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)

 

138,800

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $138,800)

 

138,800

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $21,162,898)(h) — 103.3%

 

26,087,992

(i)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (0.5)%

 

(138,800

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — (2.8)%

 

(703,837

)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

 25,245,355

 

 

REIT                  Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)                       All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2013. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2013 was $131,604.

(b)                       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, 2013, the market value of these securities amounted to $857,248, which represented 3.40% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Archipelago Resources

 

12/20/10 - 9/26/13

 

783,000

 

$

810,985

 

$

717,159

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

13,068

 

150,000

 

140,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

960,985

 

$

857,248

 

 

(c)                        Illiquid security.

 

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(d)                       Units represent shares of security and related put options received through company restructuring. Additional information on the purchased options received is as follows:

 

Security

 

Option
Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date(1)

 

Archipelago Resources

 

783,000

 

GBP

0.58

 

October 31, 2014

 

 

GBP - British Pound

 


(1)Archipelago Resources is expected to restructure into a new company during 2014. From January 31, 2014, the option is exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering or (ii) August 13, 2014, subject to extension until the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering (but not later than September 26, 2016). After August 13, 2014, the valuation of the option will fluctuate based upon its fair market value as determined in accordance with the put option agreement.

 

(e)                        Non-income producing security.

(f)                         On September 30, 2013, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

5,430,283

 

21.5

 

British Pound

 

3,372,800

 

13.3

 

Australian Dollar

 

2,491,063

 

9.9

 

Taiwan Dollar

 

2,316,386

 

9.2

 

Singapore Dollar

 

2,138,498

 

8.5

 

Canadian Dollar

 

1,684,676

 

6.7

 

United States Dollar

 

1,319,593

 

5.2

 

Euro

 

1,310,989

 

5.2

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

4,234,437

 

16.8

 

Total Equities

 

$

24,298,725

 

96.3

 

 

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

(h)                       At September 30, 2013, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $21,162,898 and net unrealized appreciation was $4,925,094 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $5,370,557 and gross unrealized depreciation of $445,463.

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

 

At September 30, 2013, 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

 

6,000,840

 

$

600,000

 

10/15/13

 

$

3,540

 

 

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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (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 Trust’s 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, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

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, 2013, 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

 

$

 

$

11,343,084

 

$

717,159

 

$

12,060,243

 

Europe

 

 

5,797,847

 

 

5,797,847

 

Other Countries

 

2,108,216

 

2,493,096

 

 

4,601,312

 

Latin America

 

755,963

 

943,271

 

140,089

 

1,839,323

 

Total Equities

 

2,864,179

 

20,577,298

 

857,248

 

24,298,725

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

1,650,467

 

 

 

1,650,467

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

138,800

 

 

 

138,800

 

Total Investments

 

$

4,653,446

 

$

20,577,298

 

$

857,248

 

$

26,087,992

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

3,540

 

 

3,540

 

Total

 

$

4,653,446

 

$

20,580,838

 

$

857,248

 

$

26,091,532

 

 

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. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies.

 

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

 

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The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending September 30, 2013, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2012

 

Realized
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into

 Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as of
September 30,

2013

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

 

$

 

$

(45,589

)

$

52,798

 

$

 

$

709,950

 

$

 

$

717,159

 

Latin America

 

133,816

 

 

6,273

 

 

 

 

 

140,089

 

 

 

$

133,816

 

$

 

$

(39,316

)

$

52,798

 

$

 

$

709,950

 

$

 

$

857,248

 

 

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 depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2013, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $(39,316).

 

Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value
at 9/30/13

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

 

Equities

 

$

717,159

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Enterprise valuation and illiquid discount

 

5% — 22.7%

 

 

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.

 

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Wanger Select Report

 

Wanger Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2013

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 98.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services — 25.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery — 19.4%

 

 

 

336,000

 

Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

$

15,462,720

 

260,000

 

Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration

 

9,913,800

 

108,000

 

Pall
Life Science, Water & Industrial Filtration

 

8,320,320

 

173,000

 

Kennametal
Consumable Cutting Tools

 

7,888,800

 

84,000

 

Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

6,184,920

 

 

 

 

 

47,770,560

 

 

 

Outsourcing Services — 2.5%

 

 

 

221,000

 

Quanta Services (a)
Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

6,079,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals — 2.0%

 

 

 

70,000

 

FMC Corporation
Niche Specialty Chemicals

 

5,020,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution — 1.0%

 

 

 

24,149

 

Airgas
Industrial Gas Distributor

 

2,561,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

30,000

 

Forward Air
Freight Transportation Between Airports

 

1,210,500

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

62,642,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information — 24.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Communications — 5.5%

 

 

 

99,000

 

SBA Communications (a)
Communications Towers

 

7,965,540

 

78,000

 

Crown Castle International (a)
Communications Towers

 

5,696,340

 

 

 

 

 

13,661,880

 

 

 

Computer Services — 4.9%

 

 

 

573,112

 

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

 

12,161,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instrumentation — 4.6%

 

 

 

30,000

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)
Laboratory Equipment

 

7,202,700

 

140,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)
GPS-based Instruments

 

4,159,400

 

 

 

 

 

11,362,100

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment — 3.9%

 

 

 

125,000

 

Amphenol
Electronic Connectors

 

9,672,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment — 2.0%

 

 

 

57,000

 

F5 Networks (a)
Internet Traffic Management Equipment

 

4,888,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing — 1.5%

 

 

 

210,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)
Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

3,672,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software — 1.4%

 

 

 

40,000

 

Ansys (a)
Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

3,460,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

150,000

 

Atmel (a)
Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

1,116,000

 

 

 

Total Information

 

59,995,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance — 16.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks — 5.1%

 

 

 

126,000

 

City National
Bank & Asset Manager

 

8,399,160

 

275,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp
Midwest Bank

 

4,259,750

 

 

 

 

 

12,658,910

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.8%

 

 

 

830,000

 

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

 

11,952,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Cards — 4.0%

 

 

 

194,000

 

Discover Financial Services
Credit Card Company

 

9,804,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management — 2.6%

 

 

 

205,000

 

SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

6,336,550

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

40,752,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services — 16.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel — 7.2%

 

 

 

465,000

 

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

 

10,304,400

 

68,000

 

Vail Resorts
Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

4,717,840

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Travel — 7.2% (cont)

 

 

 

63,000

 

Choice Hotels
Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

$

2,720,970

 

 

 

 

 

17,743,210

 

 

 

Retail — 4.2%

 

 

 

36,000

 

ULTA (a)
Specialty Beauty Product Retailer

 

4,300,560

 

48,000

 

Casey’s General Stores
Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

3,528,000

 

66,000

 

Best Buy
Consumer Electronic Specialty Retailer

 

2,475,000

 

 

 

 

 

10,303,560

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

77,000

 

Lifetime Fitness (a)
Sport & Fitness Club Operator

 

3,963,190

 

125,000

 

Blackhawk Network (a) (b)
Third Party Distributer of Prepaid Content, Mostly Gift Cards

 

3,003,750

 

234,665

 

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

 

422,397

 

 

 

 

 

7,389,337

 

 

 

Apparel — 1.2%

 

 

 

26,000

 

PVH
Apparel Wholesaler & Retailer

 

3,085,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

52,625

 

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

 

1,631,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 0.1%

 

 

 

307,000

 

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

 

250,357

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

40,403,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals — 7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers — 4.2%

 

 

 

967,259

 

Canacol (Colombia) (a)
Oil Producer in South America

 

4,141,170

 

6,150,000

 

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

 

2,298,675

 

114,000

 

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

 

2,251,114

 

3,600,000

 

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

 

1,045,871

 

184,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (United Kingdom) (a)

 

56,269

 

1,800,000

 

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

 

1,795

 

8,714,000

 

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

 

338,391

 

2,575,000

 

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

 

337,484

 

 

 

 

 

10,470,769

 

 

 

Agricultural Commodities — 1.1%

 

 

 

261,363

 

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

 

2,801,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Services — 1.1%

 

 

 

75,000

 

Rowan (a)
Contract Offshore Driller

 

2,754,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining — 0.6%

 

 

 

425,000

 

Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada) (a)
Gold Mining

 

1,431,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Energy — 0.2%

 

 

 

535,000

 

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

 

396,970

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

17,855,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Supplies — 4.1%

 

 

 

136,000

 

Cepheid (a)
Molecular Diagnostics

 

5,309,440

 

46,000

 

Henry Schein (a)
Largest Distributor of Healthcare Products

 

4,770,200

 

 

 

 

 

10,079,640

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery — 1.9%

 

 

 

106,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)
Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

4,645,980

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

14,725,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.8%

 

 

 

125,000

 

Post Properties
Multifamily Properties

 

5,627,500

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.8% (cont)

 

 

 

75,000

 

Biomed Realty Trust
Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

$

1,394,250

 

 

 

 

 

7,021,750

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

7,021,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $159,386,544) — 98.6%

 

243,396,754

(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 1.1%

 

 

 

1,864,233

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

1,864,233

 

683,458

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

683,458

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $2,547,691) — 1.1%

 

2,547,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 0.3%

 

 

 

783,425

 

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

 

 

783,425

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $783,425)

 

783,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $162,717,660)(g) — 100.0%

 

246,727,870

(h)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned — (0.3)%

 

(783,425

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3%

 

858,803

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

 246,803,248

 

 

ADR                     American Depositary Receipts

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

(b)

 

All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2013. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2013 was $764,160.

(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, 2013, the market value of these securities amounted to $3,849,477, which represented 1.56% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

 

 

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

261,363

 

$

 2,999,999

 

$

2,801,811

 

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

3,600,000

 

1,539,065

 

1,045,871

 

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants

 

11/24/10

 

1,800,000

 

225,295

 

1,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 4,764,359

 

$

3,849,477

 

 

 

 

(d)

 

Illiquid security.

(e)

 

On September 30, 2013, the market value of foreign securities represented 11.32% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

 

India

 

$

12,161,437

 

4.93

 

 

Colombia

 

6,730,675

 

2.73

 

 

Uruguay

 

2,801,811

 

1.13

 

 

Iraq

 

2,298,675

 

0.93

 

 

Canada

 

2,019,567

 

0.82

 

 

United Kingdom

 

1,103,935

 

0.45

 

 

China

 

819,367

 

0.33

 

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

27,935,467

 

11.32

 

 

 

 

(f)

 

Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)

 

At September 30, 2013, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $162,717,660 and net unrealized appreciation was $84,010,210 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $96,011,873 and gross unrealized depreciation of $12,001,663.

(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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (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.

 

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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 Trust’s 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, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

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, 2013, 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

 

$

62,642,171

 

$

 

$

 

$

62,642,171

 

Information

 

59,995,937

 

 

 

59,995,937

 

Finance

 

40,752,220

 

 

 

40,752,220

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

40,403,779

 

 

 

40,403,779

 

Energy & Minerals

 

14,005,800

 

1,047,666

 

2,801,811

 

17,855,277

 

Health Care

 

14,725,620

 

 

 

14,725,620

 

Other Industries

 

7,021,750

 

 

 

7,021,750

 

Total Equities

 

239,547,277

 

1,047,666

 

2,801,811

 

243,396,754

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

2,547,691

 

 

 

2,547,691

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

783,425

 

 

 

783,425

 

Total Investments

 

$

242,878,393

 

$

1,047,666

 

$

2,801,811

 

$

246,727,870

 

 

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. 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.

 

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

 

$

80,127

 

$

 

$

 

$

80,127

 

 

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

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending September 30, 2013, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2012

 

Realized
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into

 Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as of
September 30,

2013

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

2,676,357

 

$

 

$

125,454

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,801,811

 

 

 

$

2,676,357

 

$

 

$

125,454

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,801,811

 

 

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.

 

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The change in unrealized appreciation depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2013, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $125,454.

 

Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value
at 9/30/13

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

 

Equities

 

$

2,801,811

 

Market comparable companies

 

Discount for lack of marketability

 

0% to 5% (-8%)

 

 

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.

 

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Wanger USA Report

 

Wanger USA

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2013

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 99.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information — 28.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software — 10.1%

 

 

 

448,000

 

Informatica (a)

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

$

17,458,560

 

198,000

 

Ansys (a)

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

17,130,960

 

237,000

 

Micros Systems (a)

Information Systems for Hotels, Restaurants & Retailers

 

11,835,780

 

163,000

 

SPS Commerce (a)

Supply Chain Management Software Delivered Via the Web

 

10,907,960

 

95,000

 

NetSuite (a)

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

 

10,254,300

 

83,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)

Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

9,171,500

 

165,000

 

RealPage (a) (b)

Software for Managing Rental Properties Delivered Via the Web

 

3,821,400

 

150,000

 

Exa (a)

Simulation Software

 

2,323,500

 

42,000

 

DemandWare (a)

E-Commerce Website Solution for Retailers & Apparel Manufacturers

 

1,945,860

 

69,000

 

E2Open (a) (b)

Supply Chain Management Software & Supplier/Partner Network

 

1,545,600

 

44,099

 

Webgroup.com (a)

Website Creation & Management for Small Businesses

 

1,426,162

 

43,000

 

Envestnet (a)

Technology Platform for Investment Advisors

 

1,333,000

 

146,000

 

InContact (a)

Call Center Systems Delivered Via the Web & Telco Services

 

1,207,420

 

 

 

 

 

90,362,002

 

 

 

Instrumentation — 4.7%

 

 

 

109,750

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

Laboratory Equipment

 

26,349,877

 

277,000

 

IPG Photonics (b)

Fiber Lasers

 

15,597,870

 

 

 

 

 

41,947,747

 

 

 

Telephone & Data Services — 2.9%

 

 

 

830,000

 

tw telecom (a)

Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services

 

24,787,950

 

197,000

 

Boingo Wireless (a)

Wholesale & Retail Wi-Fi Networks

 

1,379,000

 

 

 

 

 

26,166,950

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment — 2.1%

 

 

 

281,000

 

Monolithic Power Systems

High Performance Analog & Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

 

8,508,680

 

740,000

 

Atmel (a)

Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

5,505,600

 

86,000

 

Ultratech (a)

Semiconductor Equipment

 

2,605,800

 

25,000

 

Hittite Microwave (a)

Radio Frequency, Microwave & Millimeterwave Semiconductors

 

1,633,750

 

 

 

 

 

18,253,830

 

 

 

Computer Services — 2.0%

 

 

 

333,000

 

ExlService Holdings (a)

Business Process Outsourcing

 

9,483,840

 

175,000

 

WNS - ADR (India) (a)

Offshore Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

3,713,500

 

405,000

 

RCM Technologies

Technology & Engineering Services

 

2,442,150

 

297,522

 

Hackett Group

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

2,121,332

 

 

 

 

 

17,760,822

 

 

 

Gaming Equipment & Services — 2.0%

 

 

 

240,000

 

Bally Technologies (a)

Slot Machines & Software

 

17,294,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment — 1.3%

 

 

 

275,800

 

Finisar (a)

Optical Subsystems & Components

 

6,241,354

 

235,000

 

Ixia (a)

Telecom Network Test Equipment

 

3,682,450

 

135,000

 

Infinera (a)

Optical Networking Equipment

 

1,526,850

 

 

 

 

 

11,450,654

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment — 1.1%

 

 

 

397,000

 

II-VI (a)

Laser Optics & Specialty Materials

 

7,471,540

 

41,000

 

Rogers (a)

Printed Circuit Materials & High-performance Foams

 

2,438,680

 

 

 

 

 

9,910,220

 

 

 

Financial Processors — 0.8%

 

 

 

91,000

 

Global Payments

Credit Card Processor

 

4,648,280

 

80,000

 

Liquidity Services (a) (b)

E-Auctions for Surplus & Salvage Goods

 

2,684,800

 

 

 

 

 

7,333,080

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing — 0.7%

 

 

 

97,000

 

Plexus (a)

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

3,608,400

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing — 0.7% (cont)

 

 

 

165,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

$

2,885,850

 

 

 

 

 

6,494,250

 

 

 

Business Information & Marketing Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

291,200

 

Navigant Consulting (a)

Financial Consulting Firm

 

4,501,952

 

 

 

Internet Related — 0.3%

 

 

 

76,847

 

RetailMeNot (a)

Digital Coupon Marketplace

 

2,733,448

 

 

 

Total Information

 

254,209,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services — 19.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery — 15.5%

 

 

 

457,200

 

Nordson

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

33,663,636

 

640,000

 

Ametek

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

29,452,800

 

580,000

 

Donaldson

Industrial Air Filtration

 

22,115,400

 

187,000

 

Moog (a)

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

10,971,290

 

297,300

 

ESCO Technologies

Automatic Electric Meter Readers

 

9,879,279

 

124,000

 

HEICO

FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

6,217,360

 

124,000

 

Kennametal

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

5,654,400

 

24,000

 

Middleby (a)

Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

5,013,840

 

100,000

 

Oshkosh Corporation (a)

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

4,898,000

 

88,736

 

Toro

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

4,822,802

 

80,000

 

Generac

Standby Power Generators

 

3,411,200

 

48,000

 

Dorman Products

Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

 

2,378,400

 

 

 

 

 

138,478,407

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals — 1.7%

 

 

 

234,000

 

Drew Industries

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

10,656,360

 

157,000

 

Polyone

Intermediate Stage Chemicals Producer

 

4,821,470

 

 

 

 

 

15,477,830

 

 

 

Electrical Components — 1.0%

 

 

 

64,000

 

Acuity Brands

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

5,889,280

 

134,000

 

Thermon (a)

Global Engineered Thermal Solutions

 

3,096,740

 

 

 

 

 

8,986,020

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

80,000

 

KAR Auction Services

Auto Auctions

 

2,256,800

 

47,000

 

Forward Air

Freight Transportation Between Airports

 

1,896,450

 

5,625

 

TrueBlue (a)

Temporary Industrial Labor

 

135,056

 

 

 

 

 

4,288,306

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution — 0.4%

 

 

 

26,000

 

WESCO International (a)

Industrial Distributor

 

1,989,780

 

60,000

 

MRC Global (a)

Industrial Distributor

 

1,608,000

 

 

 

 

 

3,597,780

 

 

 

Construction — 0.3%

 

 

 

58,000

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security

Home Building Supplies & Small Locks

 

2,414,540

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

173,242,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services — 14.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel — 4.7%

 

 

 

659,500

 

Avis Budget Group (a)

Second Largest Car Rental Company

 

19,013,385

 

400,000

 

Hertz (a)

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

8,864,000

 

253,000

 

Ryman Hospitality Properties (b)

Convention Hotels

 

8,731,030

 

85,000

 

Choice Hotels

Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

3,671,150

 

72,000

 

HomeAway (a)

Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

2,016,000

 

 

 

 

 

42,295,565

 

 

 

Retail — 2.9%

 

 

 

382,000

 

Pier 1 Imports

Home Furnishing Retailer

 

7,456,640

 

120,500

 

Shutterfly (a)

Internet Photo-centric Retailer

 

6,733,540

 

74,000

 

Casey’s General Stores

Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

5,439,000

 

75,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

2,652,750

 

70,000

 

Fifth & Pacific Companies (a)

Global Lifestyle Brand

 

1,759,100

 

25,000

 

Restoration Hardware Holdings (a)

Specialty Home Furnishing Retailer

 

1,583,750

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Retail — 2.9% (cont)

 

 

 

116,229

 

Gaiam (a)

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

 

$

582,307

 

 

 

 

 

26,207,087

 

 

 

Furniture & Textiles — 2.3%

 

 

 

178,561

 

Caesarstone (Israel) (a)

Quartz Countertops

 

8,156,667

 

474,000

 

Knoll

Office Furniture

 

8,029,560

 

135,000

 

Interface

Modular Carpet

 

2,678,400

 

65,000

 

Herman Miller

Office Furniture

 

1,896,700

 

 

 

 

 

20,761,327

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

194,000

 

Lifetime Fitness (a)

Sport & Fitness Club Operator

 

9,985,180

 

132,500

 

Blackhawk Network (a)

Third Party Distributer of Prepaid Content, Mostly Gift Cards

 

3,183,975

 

 

 

 

 

13,169,155

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Distribution — 1.4%

 

 

 

194,000

 

Pool

Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment Distributor

 

10,889,220

 

28,000

 

United Natural Foods (a)

Natural/Organic Food Distributor

 

1,882,160

 

 

 

 

 

12,771,380

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 0.5%

 

 

 

142,725

 

Boulder Brands (a)

Healthy Food Products

 

2,289,309

 

53,000

 

B&G Foods

Acquirer of Small Food Brands

 

1,831,150

 

 

 

 

 

4,120,459

 

 

 

Other Durable Goods — 0.4%

 

 

 

156,000

 

Select Comfort (a)

Specialty Mattresses

 

3,798,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nondurables — 0.4%

 

 

 

70,000

 

Helen of Troy (a)

Personal Care, Housewares, Healthcare & Home Environment Products

 

3,094,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants — 0.2%

 

 

 

49,000

 

Fiesta Restaurant Group (a)

Owns/Operates Two Restaurant Chains: Pollo Tropical & Taco Cabana

 

1,845,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel — 0.2%

 

 

 

250,000

 

Quiksilver (a)

Action Sports Lifestyle Branded Apparel & Footwear

 

1,757,500

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

129,820,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance — 14.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks — 7.6%

 

 

 

373,000

 

MB Financial

Chicago Bank

 

10,533,520

 

107,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

9,241,590

 

253,000

 

Lakeland Financial

Indiana Bank

 

8,260,450

 

485,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp

Midwest Bank

 

7,512,650

 

103,000

 

City National

Bank & Asset Manager

 

6,865,980

 

368,000

 

TCF Financial

Great Lakes Bank

 

5,255,040

 

161,194

 

Hancock Holding

Gulf Coast Bank

 

5,058,268

 

504,000

 

Valley National Bancorp (b)

New Jersey/New York Bank

 

5,014,800

 

666,200

 

First Busey

Illinois Bank

 

3,470,902

 

400,000

 

First Commonwealth

Western Pennsylvania Bank

 

3,036,000

 

97,700

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp

Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Bank

 

2,272,502

 

100,890

 

Guaranty Bancorp

Colorado Bank

 

1,381,184

 

 

 

 

 

67,902,886

 

 

 

Finance Companies — 3.6%

 

 

 

91,000

 

World Acceptance (a) (b)

Personal Loans

 

8,182,720

 

339,400

 

CAI International (a)

International Container Leasing

 

7,897,838

 

174,900

 

McGrath Rentcorp

Temporary Space & IT Rentals

 

6,243,930

 

195,040

 

H & E Equipment Services (a)

Heavy Equipment Leasing

 

5,180,262

 

115,000

 

Textainer Group Holdings (b)

Top International Container Leaser

 

4,355,050

 

 

 

 

 

31,859,800

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 1.2%

 

 

 

326,600

 

ViewPoint Financial

Texas Thrift

 

6,750,822

 

142,000

 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp

Northeast Thrift

 

3,565,620

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 1.2% (cont)

 

 

 

52,011

 

Simplicity Bancorp

Los Angeles Savings & Loan

 

$

808,771

 

 

 

 

 

11,125,213

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management — 0.9%

 

 

 

206,000

 

SEI Investments

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

6,367,460

 

109,000

 

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings

Global Distressed Real Estate

 

2,023,040

 

 

 

 

 

8,390,500

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.6%

 

 

 

27,000

 

Allied World Holdings

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

2,683,530

 

19,000

 

Enstar Group (a)

Insurance/Reinsurance & Related Services

 

2,595,400

 

 

 

 

 

5,278,930

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Companies — 0.5%

 

 

 

146,500

 

Leucadia National

Holding Company

 

3,990,660

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

128,547,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery — 6.5%

 

 

 

290,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

12,710,700

 

171,800

 

Synageva Biopharma (a)

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

10,876,658

 

299,000

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)

Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

9,511,190

 

87,804

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

6,341,205

 

81,483

 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (a)

Biotech Developing Drugs for Rare Diseases

 

5,215,727

 

261,000

 

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (a)

Biotech Focused on Cancer

 

4,802,400

 

80,000

 

Sarepta Therapeutics (a) (b)

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

3,778,400

 

201,000

 

InterMune (a)

Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C

 

3,089,370

 

136,000

 

Coronado Biosciences (a) (b)

Development-stage Biotech

 

954,720

 

16,591

 

Ophthotech (a)

Biotech Focused on Ophthalmic Drugs

 

492,918

 

 

 

 

 

57,773,288

 

 

 

Medical Supplies — 1.8%

 

 

 

314,600

 

Cepheid (a)

Molecular Diagnostics

 

12,281,984

 

47,000

 

Techne

Cytokines, Antibodies & Other Reagents for Life Science

 

3,762,820

 

 

 

 

 

16,044,804

 

 

 

Health Care Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

486,000

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (a)

Health Care IT

 

7,226,820

 

83,000

 

HealthSouth

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

 

2,861,840

 

70,000

 

Envision Healthcare Holdings (a)

Provider of Health Care Outsourcing Services

 

1,822,100

 

 

 

 

 

11,910,760

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

 

 

 

424,000

 

Akorn (a)

Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty Generic Drugs

 

8,344,320

 

175,100

 

Alimera Sciences (a) (b)

Ophthalmology-focused Pharmaceutical Company

 

658,376

 

 

 

 

 

9,002,696

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices — 0.9%

 

 

 

121,000

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)

Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

8,098,530

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

102,830,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate — 5.2%

 

 

 

503,000

 

Extra Space Storage

Self Storage Facilities

 

23,012,250

 

935,000

 

Kite Realty Group

Community Shopping Centers

 

5,544,550

 

119,000

 

Coresite Realty

Data Centers

 

4,038,860

 

213,600

 

Biomed Realty Trust

Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

3,970,824

 

411,900

 

EdR

Student Housing

 

3,748,290

 

341,000

 

DCT Industrial Trust

Industrial Properties

 

2,451,790

 

91,000

 

St. Joe (a) (b)

Florida Panhandle Landowner

 

1,785,420

 

119,000

 

Associated Estates Realty (b)

Multifamily Properties

 

1,774,290

 

22,500

 

American Residential Properties (a)

Single-family Rental Properties

 

396,225

 

 

 

 

 

46,722,499

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.6%

 

 

 

184,487

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)

Truck Sales & Service

 

$

4,890,751

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

51,613,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers — 2.6%

 

 

 

89,000

 

SM Energy

Oil & Gas Producer

 

6,869,910

 

94,000

 

Rosetta Resources (a)

Oil & Gas Producer Exploring in Texas

 

5,119,240

 

120,000

 

Laredo Petroleum (a)

Permian Basin Oil Producer

 

3,561,600

 

58,000

 

PDC Energy (a)

Oil & Gas Producer in U.S.

 

3,453,320

 

68,334

 

Bill Barrett Corporation (a) (b)

Oil & Gas Producer in U.S. Rockies

 

1,715,867

 

47,000

 

Approach Resources (a)

Oil & Gas Producer in West Texas Permian

 

1,235,160

 

21,444

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

Oil & Gas Producer

 

800,075

 

10,308

 

Matador Resources (a)

Oil & Gas Producer in Texas & Louisiana

 

168,330

 

 

 

 

 

22,923,502

 

 

 

Oil Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

250,100

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

13,765,504

 

58,000

 

Hornbeck Offshore (a)

Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

3,331,520

 

36,000

 

Gulfmark Offshore

Operator of Offshore Supply Vessels

 

1,832,040

 

 

 

 

 

18,929,064

 

 

 

Mining — 1.0%

 

 

 

56,000

 

Core Labs (Netherlands)

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

9,475,760

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

51,328,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities

(Cost: $447,741,362) — 99.8%

 

891,592,294

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 0.3%

 

 

 

2,613,584

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

2,613,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

(Cost: $2,613,584) — 0.3%

 

2,613,584

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 3.1%

 

 

 

27,508,610

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (d)

 

27,508,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

(Cost: $27,508,610)

 

27,508,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments

(Cost: $477,863,556)(e) — 103.2%

 

921,714,488

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (3.1)%

 

(27,508,610

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — (0.1)%

 

(1,052,008

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

893,153,870

 

 

ADR                     American Depositary Receipts

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)                                 Non-income producing security.

(b)                                 All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2013. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2013 was $26,814,077.

(c)                                  On September 30, 2013, the market value of foreign securities represented 2.39% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:  

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Netherlands

 

$

9,475,760

 

1.06

 

Israel

 

8,156,666

 

0.91

 

India

 

3,713,500

 

0.42

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

21,345,926

 

2.39

 

 

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

(e)                                  At September 30, 2013, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $477,863,556 and net unrealized appreciation was $443,850,932 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $452,997,313 and gross unrealized depreciation of $9,146,381.

(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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (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 Trust’s 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, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

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.

 

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The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2013, 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

 

$

254,209,355

 

$

 

$

 

$

254,209,355

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

173,242,883

 

 

 

173,242,883

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

129,820,413

 

 

 

129,820,413

 

Finance

 

128,547,989

 

 

 

128,547,989

 

Health Care

 

102,830,078

 

 

 

102,830,078

 

Other Industries

 

51,613,250

 

 

 

51,613,250

 

Energy & Minerals

 

51,328,326

 

 

 

51,328,326

 

Total Equities

 

891,592,294

 

 

 

891,592,294

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

2,613,584

 

 

 

2,613,584

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

27,508,610

 

 

 

27,508,610

 

Total Investments

 

$

921,714,488

 

$

 

$

 

$

921,714,488

 

 

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

 

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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 25, 2013

 

 

 

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 25, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Bruce H. Lauer

 

 

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 25, 2013