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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:

March  31, 2014

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

 

 

Wanger International Report

 

 

 

Wanger International

 

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 97.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 42.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan — 19.5%

 

 

 

443,589

 

Kansai Paint
Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

$

6,315,204

 

47,000

 

Rinnai
Gas Appliances for Household & Commercial Use

 

4,134,216

 

102,300

 

Benesse
Education Service Provider

 

3,912,807

 

140,200

 

Glory
Currency Handling Systems & Related Equipment

 

3,844,529

 

3,030

 

Orix JREIT
Diversified REIT

 

3,782,901

 

197,000

 

Park24
Parking Lot Operator

 

3,743,227

 

135,000

 

Japan Airport Terminal
Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

 

3,501,229

 

156,000

 

Aica Kogyo
Laminated Sheets, Building Materials & Chemical Adhesives

 

3,478,377

 

146,000

 

Nabtesco
Machinery Components

 

3,369,966

 

75,000

 

Kintetsu World Express
Airfreight Logistics

 

3,332,426

 

58,000

 

Makita
Power Tools

 

3,193,110

 

145,000

 

NGK Insulators
Ceramic Products for Auto, Power & Electronics

 

3,024,948

 

129,440

 

Ariake Japan
Manufacturer of Soup/Sauce Extracts

 

3,004,231

 

413,000

 

NOF
Specialty Chemicals, Life Science & Rocket Fuels

 

2,987,177

 

92,000

 

Nakanishi
Dental Tools & Machinery

 

2,944,293

 

256,000

 

Nippon Kayaku
Functional Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Auto Safety Systems

 

2,877,815

 

1,006,000

 

Aozora Bank
Commercial Bank

 

2,864,292

 

220,500

 

Ushio
Industrial Light Sources

 

2,848,447

 

126,000

 

NGK Spark Plug
Automobile Parts

 

2,831,474

 

28,000

 

Shimano
Manufacturer of Bicycle Components & Fishing Tackle

 

2,816,428

 

560

 

Kenedix Office Investment
Tokyo Mid-size Office REIT

 

2,777,047

 

62,500

 

Santen Pharmaceutical
Specialty Pharma (Ophthalmic Medicine)

 

2,765,446

 

99,000

 

Misumi Group
Industrial Components Distributor

 

2,743,154

 

66,000

 

Omron
Electric Components for Factory Automation

 

2,730,864

 

72,000

 

Hoshizaki Electric
Commercial Kitchen Equipment

 

2,719,127

 

19,400

 

Hirose Electric
Electrical Connectors

 

2,667,177

 

151,000

 

Suruga Bank
Regional Bank

 

2,659,951

 

675,000

 

Seven Bank
ATM Processing Services

 

2,648,969

 

371,000

 

Wacom
Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

2,599,817

 

87,000

 

JIN (a)
Eyeglasses Retailer

 

2,596,938

 

56,500

 

Hamamatsu Photonics
Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

2,548,863

 

146,000

 

Daiseki
Waste Disposal & Recycling

 

2,524,838

 

197,000

 

Asahi Diamond Industrial
Consumable Diamond Tools

 

2,506,166

 

106,000

 

Tamron (a)
Camera Lens Maker

 

2,504,276

 

144,000

 

OSG
Consumable Cutting Tools

 

2,494,550

 

1,200

 

Nippon Prologis REIT
Logistics REIT in Japan

 

2,422,281

 

50,711

 

Ain Pharmaciez
Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator

 

2,344,538

 

154,000

 

Nippon Paint
Paints for Automotive, Decorative & Industrial Usage

 

2,331,790

 

69,000

 

Sanrio
Character Goods & Licensing

 

2,329,084

 

37,300

 

Disco
Semiconductor Dicing & Grinding Equipment

 

2,321,446

 

150,000

 

Doshisha
Wholesaler of Household Products

 

2,311,350

 

280

 

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund
Industrial REIT in Japan

 

2,304,271

 

68,900

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha
Instant Noodle Manufacturer

 

2,302,220

 

99,539

 

Nihon Parkerizing
Metal Surface Treatment Agents & Processing Service

 

2,297,960

 

54,000

 

Itochu Techno-Science
IT Network Equipment Sales & Services

 

2,280,597

 

89,000

 

Aeon Mall
Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

2,280,136

 

72,000

 

OBIC
Computer Software

 

2,272,051

 

88,000

 

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

 

2,232,053

 

47,300

 

FamilyMart
Convenience Store Operator

 

2,080,067

 

81,000

 

Start Today
Online Japanese Apparel Retailer

 

2,072,162

 

24,500

 

Hikari Tsushin
Distribution of Office IT/Mobiles/Insurance

 

2,069,148

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Japan — 19.5% (cont)

 

 

 

80,000

 

Icom
Two Way Radio Communication Equipment

 

$

1,834,018

 

51,720

 

Milbon
Manufacturer of Hair Products

 

1,719,512

 

364

 

Global One Real Estate
Office REIT

 

1,070,270

 

48,000

 

Rohto Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical, Health & Beauty Products

 

847,595

 

155,000

 

Lifenet Insurance (b)
Online Life Insurance Company in Japan

 

638,310

 

480

 

Mori Hills REIT Investment
Tokyo-centric Diversified REIT

 

634,667

 

5,536

 

Miraca Holdings
Outsourced Lab Testing, Diagnostic Equipment & Reagents

 

242,513

 

 

 

 

 

151,532,319

 

 

 

Taiwan — 3.8%

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom
Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

5,927,029

 

662,000

 

Delta Electronics
Industrial Automation, Switching Power Supplies & Passive Components

 

4,099,924

 

163,000

 

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

 

3,643,450

 

160,000

 

Ginko International
Largest Contact Lens Maker in China

 

2,764,498

 

424,000

 

Advantech
Industrial PC & Components

 

2,754,263

 

270,000

 

President Chain Store
Convenience Chain Store Operator

 

1,904,890

 

402,000

 

Novatek Microelectronics
Display-related Integrated Circuit Designer

 

1,847,771

 

1,092,835

 

Lite-On Technology
Mobile Device, LED & PC Server Component Supplier

 

1,633,823

 

1,050,000

 

CTCI Corp
International Engineering Firm

 

1,576,451

 

196,000

 

PC Home
Taiwanese Internet Retail Company

 

1,470,794

 

590,000

 

Chroma Ate
Automatic Test Systems, Testing & Measurement Instruments

 

1,409,306

 

20,000

 

Hermes Microvision
E-beam Inspection Systems for Semiconductor Integrated Circuits

 

802,958

 

 

 

 

 

29,835,157

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 3.8%

 

 

 

230,000

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR
Macau Casino Operator

 

8,889,500

 

1,835,000

 

Melco International
Macau Casino Operator

 

6,169,554

 

917,800

 

MGM China Holdings
Macau Casino Operator

 

3,242,629

 

3,500,000

 

Sa Sa International
Cosmetics Retailer

 

2,812,648

 

1,777,890

 

Vitasoy International
Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

 

2,584,040

 

3,700,000

 

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust
Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

2,400,429

 

1,000,000

 

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

 

2,034,423

 

581,000

 

Kingboard Chemicals
Paper & Glass Laminates, PCB, Specialty Chemicals & Properties

 

1,136,092

 

 

 

 

 

29,269,315

 

 

 

Korea — 3.1%

 

 

 

129,143

 

Paradise
Korean ‘Foreigner Only’ Casino Operator

 

3,947,826

 

6,865

 

KCC
Paint & Housing Material Manufacturer

 

3,524,105

 

23,800

 

CJ Corp
Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

3,048,539

 

47,130

 

LS Industrial Systems
Manufacturer of Electrical & Automation Equipment

 

2,980,547

 

77,000

 

Samsung Securities
Brokerage & Wealth Management

 

2,832,449

 

37,785

 

Coway
Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

2,648,186

 

41,392

 

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering
Power Plant & Grid Maintenance

 

2,639,288

 

34,000

 

Soulbrain
Electronic Chemical Producer

 

1,227,408

 

1,640

 

AmorePacific Group
Holding Company of Korea’s Leading Cosmetics Manufacturer

 

789,598

 

 

 

 

 

23,637,946

 

 

 

China — 2.7%

 

 

 

230,000

 

WuXi PharmaTech - ADR (b)
Largest Contract Research Organization Business in China

 

8,477,800

 

360,000

 

Biostime
Pediatric Nutrition & Baby Care Products Provider

 

2,473,524

 

1,746,000

 

Sihuan Pharmaceuticals
Leading Chinese Generic Drug Manufacturer

 

2,109,270

 

56,642

 

BitAuto - ADR (b)
Auto Vertical Website

 

2,030,049

 

29,023

 

SouFun - ADR
Chinese Real Estate Internet Portal

 

1,985,754

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

China — 2.7% (cont)

 

 

 

1,067,000

 

Want Want
Chinese Branded Consumer Food Company

 

$

1,596,363

 

1,690,000

 

NewOcean Energy
Southern China Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributor

 

1,311,723

 

3,022,000

 

AMVIG Holdings
Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

1,156,806

 

 

 

 

 

21,141,289

 

 

 

Singapore — 2.3%

 

 

 

3,850,000

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust
Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

3,742,565

 

922,000

 

Super Group
Instant Food & Beverages in Southeast Asia

 

2,555,161

 

840,000

 

Petra Foods
Cocoa Processor & Chocolate Manufacturer

 

2,464,107

 

1,777,890

 

CDL Hospitality Trust
Hotel Owner/Operator

 

2,343,707

 

1,239,000

 

Ascendas REIT
Industrial Property Landlord

 

2,230,197

 

360,000

 

Singapore Exchange
Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

1,989,433

 

1,793,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

1,490,643

 

1,166,000

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

1,267,580

 

 

 

 

 

18,083,393

 

 

 

India — 2.2%

 

 

 

918,462

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises
India’s Leading Programmer of Pay Television Content

 

4,177,388

 

329,424

 

Asian Paints
India’s Largest Paint Company

 

3,025,086

 

161,000

 

United Breweries
India’s Largest Brewer

 

2,224,187

 

694,809

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone
Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

2,185,310

 

91,100

 

Colgate Palmolive India
Consumer Products in Oral Care

 

2,094,075

 

1,197,000

 

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

 

1,582,637

 

8,620

 

Bosch
Automotive Parts

 

1,574,603

 

167,857

 

SKIL Ports and Logistics (b)
Indian Container Port Project

 

205,684

 

 

 

 

 

17,068,970

 

 

 

Indonesia — 1.9%

 

 

 

3,249,542

 

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

 

2,925,436

 

40,000,000

 

Ace Indonesia
Home Improvement Retailer

 

2,651,112

 

4,522,000

 

Tower Bersama Infrastructure (b)
Communications Towers

 

2,397,524

 

1,318,500

 

Matahari Department Store (b)
Largest Department Store Chain in Indonesia

 

1,620,902

 

5,300,000

 

Surya Citra Media
Free to Air TV Station in Indonesia

 

1,499,112

 

497,817

 

Mayora Indah
Consumer Branded Food Manufacturer

 

1,323,241

 

13,701,300

 

Arwana Citramulia
Ceramic Tiles for Home Decoration

 

1,143,501

 

4,681,000

 

MNC Skyvision
Largest Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

 

987,847

 

 

 

 

 

14,548,675

 

 

 

Thailand — 1.1%

 

 

 

10,371,013

 

Home Product Center
Home Improvement Retailer

 

3,121,142

 

412,900

 

Airports of Thailand
Airport Operator of Thailand

 

2,475,865

 

1,500,000

 

Robinson’s Department Store
Department Store Operator in Thailand

 

2,445,981

 

1,000,000

 

Samui Airport Property Fund
Thai Airport Operator

 

494,065

 

 

 

 

 

8,537,053

 

 

 

Philippines — 1.0%

 

 

 

1,720,000

 

Puregold Price Club
Supermarket Operator in the Philippines

 

1,689,723

 

1,080,190

 

Robinsons Retail Holdings (b)
Multi-format Retailer in the Philippines

 

1,637,899

 

5,500,000

 

Melco Crown Philippines Resorts (b)
Integrated Resort Operator in Manila

 

1,597,254

 

624,000

 

Security Bank
Commercial Bank in the Philippines

 

1,474,937

 

2,067,500

 

SM Prime Holdings
Shopping Mall Operator & Property Developer

 

675,463

 

132,280

 

Universal Robina
Branded Consumer Food Manufacturer in the Philippines

 

419,756

 

 

 

 

 

7,495,032

 

 

 

Cambodia — 0.7%

 

 

 

5,432,000

 

Nagacorp
Casino/Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

5,670,859

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Malaysia — 0.3%

 

 

 

500,000

 

Aeon
Shopping Center & Department Store Operator

 

$

2,201,807

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

329,021,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe — 35.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 11.1%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Charles Taylor
Insurance Services

 

8,669,181

 

405,000

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
International Business Insurance Broker

 

7,184,083

 

133,900

 

Spirax Sarco
Steam Systems for Manufacturing & Process Industries

 

6,451,388

 

230,000

 

Babcock International
Public Sector Outsourcer

 

5,164,998

 

305,000

 

Smith & Nephew
Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

4,622,090

 

230,000

 

WH Smith
Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

4,612,838

 

356,361

 

Telecity
European Data Center Provider

 

4,146,869

 

93,000

 

Croda
Oleochemicals & Industrial Chemicals

 

3,947,445

 

91,250

 

Fidessa Group
Software for Financial Trading Systems

 

3,859,473

 

348,610

 

Shaftesbury
London Prime Retail REIT

 

3,824,199

 

687,966

 

Elementis
Specialty Chemicals

 

3,285,991

 

45,284

 

Whitbread
The UK’s Leading Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

3,142,111

 

292,632

 

PureCircle (a) (b)
Natural Sweeteners

 

2,985,712

 

80,800

 

AVEVA
Engineering Software

 

2,820,738

 

3,194,686

 

Cable and Wireless
Leading Telecoms Service Provider in the Caribbean

 

2,801,487

 

96,700

 

Aggreko
Temporary Power & Temperature Control Services

 

2,419,813

 

303,000

 

Halford’s
The UK’s Leading Retailer of Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

 

2,332,766

 

53,000

 

Rightmove
Internet Real Estate Listings

 

2,330,909

 

248,516

 

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

 

2,284,939

 

898,000

 

Smiths News
Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

 

2,271,851

 

350,000

 

Abcam
Online Sales of Antibodies

 

2,269,825

 

279,615

 

Ocado (b)
Leading Online Grocery Retailer

 

2,147,134

 

408,527

 

RPS Group
Consultant Specializing in Energy, Water, Urban Planning, Health & Safety

 

2,129,043

 

 

 

 

 

85,704,883

 

 

 

Germany — 3.3%

 

 

 

150,528

 

Wirecard
Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

6,246,130

 

13,447

 

Rational
Commercial Ovens

 

4,788,778

 

76,000

 

NORMA Group
Clamps for Automotive & Industrial Applications

 

4,027,338

 

77,179

 

Aurelius
European Turnaround Investor

 

2,935,650

 

223,000

 

TAG Immobilien
Owner of Residential Properties in Germany

 

2,764,943

 

27,900

 

MTU Aero Engines
Airplane Engine Components & Services

 

2,592,921

 

57,000

 

Elringklinger
Automobile Components

 

2,246,630

 

6,976

 

Deutsche Beteiligungs (a)
Private Equity Investment Management

 

193,939

 

 

 

 

 

25,796,329

 

 

 

Netherlands — 3.3%

 

 

 

232,179

 

Aalberts Industries
Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

8,092,491

 

48,128

 

Gemalto
Digital Security Solutions

 

5,605,299

 

113,383

 

TKH Group
Dutch Industrial Conglomerate

 

3,959,722

 

98,582

 

Arcadis
Engineering Consultants

 

3,791,177

 

12,980

 

Core Labs
Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

2,575,751

 

23,666

 

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

 

1,321,418

 

 

 

 

 

25,345,858

 

 

 

Sweden — 3.0%

 

 

 

215,247

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

7,313,137

 

294,631

 

Sweco
Engineering Consultants

 

4,927,739

 

148,000

 

Swedish Match
Market Leader in Swedish Snus

 

4,836,302

 

75,000

 

Unibet
European Online Gaming Operator

 

3,766,049

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Sweden — 3.0% (cont)

 

 

 

98,000

 

Mekonomen
Leading Nordic Integrated Wholesaler/Retailer of Automotive Parts & Service

 

$

2,702,749

 

 

 

 

 

23,545,976

 

 

 

Switzerland — 2.9%

 

 

 

24,781

 

Partners Group
Private Markets Asset Management

 

6,962,955

 

1,478

 

Sika
Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

6,045,414

 

17,080

 

Geberit
Plumbing Supplies

 

5,593,190

 

6,970

 

INFICON
Gas Detection Instruments

 

2,582,066

 

28,210

 

Zehnder
Radiators & Heat Recovery Ventilation Systems

 

1,238,106

 

 

 

 

 

22,421,731

 

 

 

France — 2.5%

 

 

 

127,600

 

Neopost (a)
Postage Meter Machines

 

10,076,173

 

12,980

 

Eurofins Scientific
Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

3,884,841

 

15,423

 

Norbert Dentressangle
Leading European Logistics & Transport Group

 

2,526,326

 

66,000

 

Saft
Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

2,306,764

 

220,933

 

Hi-Media (b)
Online Advertiser in Europe

 

709,178

 

 

 

 

 

19,503,282

 

 

 

Denmark — 2.0%

 

 

 

158,797

 

SimCorp
Software for Investment Managers

 

6,446,408

 

122,471

 

Novozymes
Industrial Enzymes

 

5,385,302

 

65,327

 

Jyske Bank (b)
Danish Bank

 

3,589,800

 

 

 

 

 

15,421,510

 

 

 

Spain — 1.9%

 

 

 

658,000

 

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

 

6,011,864

 

66,000

 

Viscofan
Sausage Casings Maker

 

3,451,963

 

70,000

 

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles
Spanish Stock Markets

 

2,848,221

 

346,000

 

Prosegur
Security Guards

 

2,226,034

 

 

 

 

 

14,538,082

 

 

 

Finland — 1.3%

 

 

 

114,142

 

Vacon (a)
Leading Independent Manufacturer of Variable Speed Alternating Current Drives

 

4,811,779

 

151,071

 

Tikkurila (a)
Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia & Central & Eastern Europe

 

3,558,902

 

66,000

 

Konecranes (a)
Manufacture & Service of Industrial Cranes & Port Handling Equipment

 

2,103,092

 

 

 

 

 

10,473,773

 

 

 

Norway — 1.1%

 

 

 

394,000

 

Orkla
Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

3,359,114

 

259,553

 

Atea
Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller & Installation Company

 

2,850,063

 

126,000

 

Subsea 7
Offshore Subsea Contractor

 

2,342,062

 

 

 

 

 

8,551,239

 

 

 

Russia — 0.7%

 

 

 

183,297

 

Yandex (b)
Search Engine for Russian & Turkish Languages

 

5,533,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 0.5%

 

 

 

465,522

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR
Largest Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

3,863,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iceland — 0.4%

 

 

 

2,404,301

 

Marel (f)

 

1,689,189

 

1,700,000

 

Marel (f)
Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish Processing Equipment

 

1,575,959

 

 

 

 

 

3,265,148

 

 

 

Italy — 0.4%

 

 

 

180,000

 

Pirelli
Global Tire Supplier

 

2,826,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.4%

 

 

 

42,093

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment
Digital Live Mobile Production Software & Systems

 

2,727,242

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Turkey — 0.2%

 

 

 

172,830

 

Bizim Toptan
Cash & Carry Stores in Turkey

 

$

1,655,847

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

271,175,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries — 15.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa — 4.4%

 

 

 

1,336,143

 

Coronation Fund Managers
South African Fund Manager

 

12,564,415

 

69,093

 

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

 

7,621,625

 

1,697,733

 

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

 

4,644,254

 

254,433

 

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

 

3,804,170

 

835,245

 

Northam Platinum (b)
Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

3,088,534

 

198,284

 

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

 

2,589,670

 

 

 

 

 

34,312,668

 

 

 

Canada — 4.1%

 

 

 

89,663

 

CCL Industries
Largest Global Label Converter

 

7,682,387

 

94,875

 

ShawCor
Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

3,956,343

 

283,398

 

CAE
Flight Simulator Equipment & Training Centers

 

3,729,933

 

62,856

 

Onex Capital
Private Equity

 

3,489,915

 

64,123

 

Baytex
Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

2,640,325

 

47,811

 

AG Growth
Leading Manufacturer of Augers & Grain Handling Equipment

 

2,024,021

 

65,101

 

Black Diamond Group
Provides Accommodations/Equipment for Oil Sands Development

 

2,016,924

 

72,000

 

Trilogy Energy
Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

1,765,645

 

198,985

 

DeeThree Exploration (b)

 

1,706,357

 

158,516

 

DeeThree Exploration (b) (d)
Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

 

1,332,137

 

169,038

 

Horizon North Logistics
Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

1,278,297

 

 

 

 

 

31,622,284

 

 

 

Australia — 3.6%

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

IAG
General Insurance Provider

 

6,206,483

 

311,140

 

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

 

5,774,264

 

947,000

 

Challenger Financial
Largest Annuity Provider

 

5,634,330

 

565,000

 

Amcor
Global Leader in Flexible & Rigid Packaging

 

5,459,013

 

960,000

 

SAI Global
Publishing, Certification, Compliance Services

 

3,656,359

 

155,000

 

Austbrokers
Local Australian Small Business Insurance Broker

 

1,480,595

 

 

 

 

 

28,211,044

 

 

 

United States — 1.9%

 

 

 

113,102

 

Textainer Group Holdings
Top International Container Leasor

 

4,328,414

 

57,853

 

FMC Technologies (b)
Oil & Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

3,025,133

 

53,879

 

Atwood Oceanics (b)
Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

2,714,963

 

59,084

 

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

 

2,470,302

 

63,621

 

Rowan (b)
Contract Offshore Driller

 

2,142,755

 

 

 

 

 

14,681,567

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.8%

 

 

 

1,066,740

 

Auckland International Airport
Auckland Airport Operator

 

3,529,253

 

750,000

 

Sky City Entertainment
Casino/Entertainment Complex

 

2,559,761

 

 

 

 

 

6,089,014

 

 

 

Israel — 0.5%

 

 

 

70,320

 

Caesarstone
Quartz Countertops

 

3,824,001

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

118,740,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.7%

 

 

 

370,000

 

Localiza Rent A Car
Car Rental

 

5,371,441

 

5,495,807

 

Beadell Resources (b)
Gold Mining in Brazil

 

3,080,183

 

136,100

 

Linx
Retail Management Software in Brazil

 

2,687,810

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.7% (cont)

 

 

 

533,370

 

Odontoprev
Dental Insurance

 

$

2,141,472

 

 

 

 

 

13,280,906

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.7%

 

 

 

1,495,000

 

Qualitas
Leading Auto Insurer in Mexico & Central America

 

4,067,435

 

1,454,000

 

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

 

3,740,941

 

326,000

 

Gruma (b)
Tortilla Producer & Distributor

 

2,696,795

 

18,104

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR
Mexican Airport Operator

 

2,220,275

 

 

 

 

 

12,725,446

 

 

 

Guatemala — 0.4%

 

 

 

149,268

 

Tahoe Resources (b)
Silver Project in Guatemala

 

3,155,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chile — 0.3%

 

 

 

81,506

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile - ADR
Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium & Iodine

 

2,587,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.3%

 

 

 

230,870

 

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

 

2,371,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia — 0.3%

 

 

 

1,309,330

 

Isagen
Leading Colombian Electricity Provider

 

2,144,658

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

36,264,534

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $514,994,424) — 97.4%

 

755,202,333

(g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 2.0%

 

 

 

15,947,052

 

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

 

15,947,052

 

501

 

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

 

501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $15,947,553) — 2.0%

 

15,947,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 1.1%

 

 

 

8,314,471

 

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

 

8,314,471

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $8,314,471) — 1.1%

 

8,314,471

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $539,256,448)(i) — 100.5%

 

779,464,357

(j)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (1.1)%

 

(8,314,471

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6%

 

4,257,770

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

775,407,656

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipts

GDR

Global Depositary Receipts

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 March 31, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2014 was $7,741,482.

(b)                       Non-income producing security.

(c)                        Illiquid security.

(d)                       Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  At March 31, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $6,628,608, which represented 0.85% 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

 

$

2,925,436

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

230,870

 

2,649,999

 

2,371,035

 

DeeThree Exploration

 

9/7/10

 

158,516

 

413,939

 

1,332,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,575,950

 

$

6,628,608

 

 

(e)                        The Fund also received put options through a transaction related to a proposed company restructuring of Archipelago Resources. Additional information on the put options received is as follows:

 

Security

 

Option Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date

 

Value

 

Option (1)

 

3,249,542

 

GBP

0.58

 

August 13, 2014

 

$

216,699

 

 

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. These put options are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(f)                         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.

(g)                        On March 31, 2014, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

151,532,319

 

19.5

 

Euro

 

98,635,752

 

12.7

 

British Pound

 

88,836,004

 

11.5

 

United States Dollar

 

59,040,302

 

7.6

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

357,157,956

 

46.1

 

Total Equities

 

$

755,202,333

 

97.4

 

 

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

(i)                           At March 31, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $539,256,448 and net unrealized appreciation was $240,207,909 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $260,908,530 and gross unrealized depreciation of $20,700,621.

(j)                          Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated December 31, 2013.

 

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

 

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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 overseeing 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; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. 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 and derivatives 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 March 31, 2014, 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

 

$

21,383,103

 

$

304,713,276

 

$

2,925,436

 

$

329,021,815

 

Europe

 

8,109,487

 

263,065,919

 

 

271,175,406

 

Other Countries

 

48,795,715

 

69,944,863

 

 

118,740,578

 

Latin America

 

30,813,316

 

3,080,183

 

2,371,035

 

36,264,534

 

Total Equities

 

109,101,621

 

640,804,241

 

5,296,471

 

755,202,333

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

15,947,553

 

 

 

15,947,553

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

8,314,471

 

 

 

8,314,471

 

Total Investments

 

$

133,363,645

 

$

640,804,241

 

$

5,296,471

 

$

779,464,357

 

Unrealized Appreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

 

 

216,699

 

216,699

 

Total

 

$

133,363,645

 

$

640,804,241

 

$

5,513,170

 

$

779,681,056

 

 

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 during the period.

 

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

 

Certain securities 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 estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. 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 International Select Report

 

Wanger International Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 93.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 38.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan — 15.4%

 

 

 

7,300

 

Rinnai
Gas Appliances for Household & Commercial Use

 

$

642,123

 

25,000

 

NGK Spark Plug
Automobile Parts

 

561,800

 

13,000

 

Dentsu
Advertising Agency

 

492,284

 

122,000

 

Seven Bank
ATM Processing Services

 

478,777

 

200

 

Nippon Prologis REIT
Logistics REIT in Japan

 

403,713

 

300

 

Orix JREIT
Diversified REIT

 

374,545

 

6,400

 

FamilyMart
Convenience Store Operator

 

281,447

 

5,000

 

Makita
Power Tools

 

275,268

 

14,000

 

Park24
Parking Lot Operator

 

266,016

 

 

 

 

 

3,775,973

 

 

 

Singapore — 6.9%

 

 

 

670,000

 

Ascendas REIT
Industrial Property Landlord

 

1,205,998

 

583,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

484,688

 

 

 

 

 

1,690,686

 

 

 

Korea — 6.0%

 

 

 

6,900

 

KT&G
Leading Producer of Tobacco & Ginseng

 

519,688

 

7,730

 

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering
Power Plant & Grid Maintenance

 

492,890

 

3,600

 

CJ Corp
Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

461,124

 

 

 

 

 

1,473,702

 

 

 

Taiwan — 4.5%

 

 

 

460,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom
Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

973,726

 

3,000

 

Hermes Microvision
E-beam Inspection Systems for Semiconductor Integrated Circuits

 

120,444

 

 

 

 

 

1,094,170

 

 

 

Indonesia — 2.9%

 

 

 

783,000

 

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

 

704,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 2.8%

 

 

 

12,000

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR
Macau Casino Operator

 

463,800

 

70,000

 

Melco International
Macau Casino Operator

 

235,351

 

 

 

 

 

699,151

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

9,438,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe — 29.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 9.8%

 

 

 

50,000

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
International Business Insurance Broker

 

886,924

 

22,000

 

Babcock International
Public Sector Outsourcer

 

494,043

 

30,000

 

Smith & Nephew
Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

454,632

 

5,031

 

Whitbread
The UK’s Leading Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

349,085

 

19,200

 

Telecity
European Data Center Provider

 

223,425

 

 

 

 

 

2,408,109

 

 

 

Denmark — 3.9%

 

 

 

9,341

 

SimCorp
Software for Investment Managers

 

379,200

 

7,500

 

Novozymes
Industrial Enzymes

 

329,791

 

4,700

 

Jyske Bank (d)
Danish Bank

 

258,271

 

 

 

 

 

967,262

 

 

 

France — 3.9%

 

 

 

12,100

 

Neopost
Postage Meter Machines

 

955,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway — 2.7%

 

 

 

50,000

 

Orkla
Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

426,284

 

13,000

 

Subsea 7
Offshore Subsea Contractor

 

241,641

 

 

 

 

 

667,925

 

 

 

Germany — 2.7%

 

 

 

44,800

 

Telefonica Deutschland
Mobile & Fixed-line Communications in Germany

 

357,104

 

7,400

 

Wirecard
Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

307,062

 

 

 

 

 

664,166

 

 

 

Sweden — 2.6%

 

 

 

12,000

 

Swedish Match
Market Leader in Swedish Snus

 

392,133

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Sweden — 2.6% (cont)

 

 

 

7,200

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

$

244,624

 

 

 

 

 

636,757

 

 

 

Switzerland — 2.1%

 

 

 

1,850

 

Partners Group
Private Markets Asset Management

 

519,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands — 1.1%

 

 

 

2,300

 

Gemalto
Digital Security Solutions

 

267,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain — 1.1%

 

 

 

5,000

 

Viscofan
Sausage Casings Maker

 

261,512

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

7,348,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries — 18.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia — 11.4%

 

 

 

155,000

 

IAG
General Insurance Provider

 

801,671

 

118,000

 

Challenger Financial
Largest Annuity Provider

 

702,060

 

56,000

 

Amcor
Global Leader in Flexible & Rigid Packaging

 

541,070

 

33,000

 

Crown Resorts
Australian Casino Operator

 

510,384

 

117,000

 

Regis Resources
Gold Mining in Australia

 

246,341

 

 

 

 

 

2,801,526

 

 

 

Canada — 3.9%

 

 

 

8,000

 

CCL Industries
Largest Global Label Converter

 

685,446

 

11,000

 

Goldcorp
Gold Mining

 

269,280

 

 

 

 

 

954,726

 

 

 

South Africa — 3.5%

 

 

 

50,000

 

Coronation Fund Managers
South African Fund Manager

 

470,175

 

3,400

 

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

 

375,053

 

 

 

 

 

845,228

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

4,601,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guatemala — 3.6%

 

 

 

42,000

 

Tahoe Resources (d)
Silver Project in Guatemala

 

 

887,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.9%

 

 

 

817,828

 

Beadell Resources (d)
Gold Mining in Brazil

 

458,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.5%

 

 

 

13,068

 

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

 

134,208

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

1,480,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $18,434,339) — 93.2%

 

22,869,419

(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 6.6%

 

 

 

1,628,346

 

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

 

1,628,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $1,628,346) — 6.6%

 

1,628,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $20,062,685)(f) — 99.8%

 

24,497,765

(g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

47,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

 24,545,253

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipts

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)                                 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 Fund’s Board of Trustees.  At March 31, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $839,112, which represented 3.42% 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

 

$

704,904

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

13,068

 

150,000

 

134,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

960,985

 

$

839,112

 

 

(b)                                 Illiquid security.

(c)                                  The Fund also received put options through a transaction related to a proposed company restructuring of Archipelago Resources. Additional information on the put options received is as follows:

 

Security

 

Option Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date

 

Value

 

Option (1)

 

783,000

 

GBP

0.58

 

August 13, 2014

 

$

52,215

 

 

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. These put options are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(d)                                 Non-income producing security.

(e)                                  On March 31, 2014, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:  

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

3,775,973

 

15.4

 

Australian Dollar

 

3,259,887

 

13.3

 

British Pound

 

3,113,013

 

12.7

 

Euro

 

2,149,050

 

8.7

 

Singapore Dollar

 

1,690,686

 

6.9

 

Canadian Dollar

 

1,573,315

 

6.4

 

South Korean Won

 

1,473,702

 

6.0

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

5,833,793

 

23.8

 

Total Equities

 

$

22,869,419

 

93.2

 

 

(f)                                   At March 31, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $20,062,685 and net unrealized appreciation was $4,435,080 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $5,338,890 and gross unrealized depreciation of $903,810.

(g)                                  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated December 31, 2013.

 

At March 31, 2014, 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

 

6,468,300

 

$

600,000

 

4/15/14

 

$

(13,169

)

 

The counterparty for all forward foreign currency exchange contracts is Morgan Stanley.

 

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

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)

 

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· 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 overseeing 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; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. 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 and derivatives 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 March 31, 2014, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Investment Type

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

463,800

 

$

8,269,882

 

$

704,904

 

$

9,438,586

 

Europe

 

 

7,348,915

 

 

7,348,915

 

Other Countries

 

954,726

 

3,646,754

 

 

4,601,480

 

Latin America

 

887,870

 

458,360

 

134,208

 

1,480,438

 

Total Equities

 

2,306,396

 

19,723,911

 

839,112

 

22,869,419

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

1,628,346

 

 

 

1,628,346

 

Total Investments

 

$

3,934,742

 

$

19,723,911

 

$

839,112

 

$

24,497,765

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

(13,169

)

 

(13,169

)

Options

 

 

 

52,215

 

52,215

 

Total

 

$

3,934,742

 

$

19,710,742

 

$

891,327

 

$

24,536,811

 

 

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 during the period.

 

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The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending March 31, 2014, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2013

 

Realized
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into

Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as of
March 31,
2014

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

674,237

 

$

 

$

30,667

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

704,904

 

Latin America

 

139,697

 

 

(5,489

)

 

 

 

 

134,208

 

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

64,830

 

 

(12,615

)

 

 

 

 

52,215

 

 

 

$

878,764

 

$

 

$

12,563

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

891,327

 

 

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

 

The change in unrealized appreciation attributed to securities owned at March 31, 2014, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $12,563.

 

Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value
at 3/31/14

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

704,904

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Enterprise valuation and illiquid discount

 

14.6% to 19.5%

 

Latin America

 

134,208

 

Market comparable companies

 

Discount for lack of marketability

 

8% to 13%

 

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

52,215

 

Income approach

 

Illiquid discount

 

0.6%

 

 

Certain securities 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 estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. 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), March 31, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 98.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services — 26.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery — 17.6%

 

 

 

267,000

 

Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

$

13,747,830

 

230,000

 

Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration

 

9,752,000

 

140,000

 

Kennametal
Consumable Cutting Tools

 

6,202,000

 

63,000

 

Pall
Life Science, Water & Industrial Filtration

 

5,636,610

 

78,000

 

Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

5,498,220

 

 

 

 

 

40,836,660

 

 

 

Outsourcing Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

190,000

 

Quanta Services (a)
Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

7,011,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution — 2.5%

 

 

 

55,000

 

Airgas
Industrial Gas Distributor

 

5,858,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals — 1.9%

 

 

 

57,000

 

FMC Corporation
Niche Specialty Chemicals

 

4,363,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services — 1.4%

 

 

 

120,000

 

LKQ (a)
Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

 

3,162,000

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

61,231,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information — 22.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instrumentation — 5.5%

 

 

 

27,500

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)
Laboratory Equipment

 

6,481,200

 

158,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)
GPS-based Instruments

 

6,141,460

 

 

 

 

 

12,622,660

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment — 3.8%

 

 

 

95,000

 

Amphenol
Electronic Connectors

 

8,706,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Services — 3.2%

 

 

 

417,700

 

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

 

7,518,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Communications — 3.1%

 

 

 

80,000

 

SBA Communications (a)
Communications Towers

 

7,276,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software — 2.9%

 

 

 

54,000

 

Ansys (a)
Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

4,159,080

 

70,000

 

Informatica (a)
Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

2,644,600

 

 

 

 

 

6,803,680

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment — 2.4%

 

 

 

52,000

 

F5 Networks (a)
Internet Traffic Management Equipment

 

5,544,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing — 1.0%

 

 

 

130,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)
Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

2,268,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

100,000

 

Atmel (a)
Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

836,000

 

 

 

Total Information

 

51,577,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance — 16.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks — 5.2%

 

 

 

95,000

 

City National
Bank & Asset Manager

 

7,478,400

 

245,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp
Midwest Bank

 

4,424,700

 

 

 

 

 

11,903,100

 

 

 

Credit Cards — 4.4%

 

 

 

175,000

 

Discover Financial Services
Credit Card Company

 

10,183,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.2%

 

 

 

540,000

 

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

 

9,774,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management — 2.8%

 

 

 

195,000

 

SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

6,553,950

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

38,414,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services — 15.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel — 5.9%

 

 

 

275,000

 

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

 

7,326,000

 

62,000

 

Vail Resorts
Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

4,321,400

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Travel — 5.9% (cont)

 

 

 

42,000

 

Choice Hotels
Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

$

1,932,000

 

 

 

 

 

13,579,400

 

 

 

Retail — 4.0%

 

 

 

67,000

 

Casey’s General Stores
Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

4,528,530

 

34,000

 

ULTA (a)
Specialty Beauty Product Retailer

 

3,314,320

 

59,000

 

Best Buy
Consumer Electronic Specialty Retailer

 

1,558,190

 

 

 

 

 

9,401,040

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services — 3.5%

 

 

 

107,000

 

Lifetime Fitness (a) (b)
Sport & Fitness Club Operator

 

5,146,700

 

110,000

 

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

 

2,682,900

 

137,062

 

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

 

217,929

 

 

 

 

 

8,047,529

 

 

 

Apparel — 1.4%

 

 

 

26,000

 

PVH
Apparel Wholesaler & Retailer

 

3,244,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

36,000

 

ITT Educational Services (a)
Post-secondary Degree Services

 

1,032,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 0.1%

 

 

 

307,000

 

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

 

138,851

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

35,443,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals — 7.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers — 5.5%

 

 

 

905,000

 

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

 

5,714,066

 

6,150,000

 

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

 

2,503,392

 

114,000

 

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

 

2,053,134

 

3,600,000

 

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

 

897,151

 

184,000

 

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

 

 

48,268

 

11,700

 

Antero Resources (a)
Utica & Marcellus Shale

 

732,420

 

2,575,000

 

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

 

477,499

 

8,714,000

 

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

 

315,296

 

 

 

 

 

12,741,226

 

 

 

Agricultural Commodities — 1.2%

 

 

 

261,363

 

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

 

2,684,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

49,000

 

Rowan (a)
Contract Offshore Driller

 

1,650,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Energy — 0.4%

 

 

 

535,000

 

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

 

1,048,600

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

18,124,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Supplies — 4.3%

 

 

 

98,000

 

Cepheid (a)
Molecular Diagnostics

 

5,054,840

 

40,000

 

Henry Schein (a)
Largest Distributor of Healthcare Products

 

4,774,800

 

 

 

 

 

9,829,640

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery — 1.8%

 

 

 

92,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)
Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

4,191,520

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

14,021,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate — 4.1%

 

 

 

125,000

 

Post Properties
Multifamily Properties

 

6,137,500

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Real Estate — 4.1% (cont)

 

 

 

70,000

 

Extra Space Storage
Self Storage Facilities

 

$

3,395,700

 

 

 

 

 

9,533,200

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

9,533,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $142,903,083) — 98.6%

 

228,345,704

(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 1.5%

 

 

 

3,484,837

 

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

 

3,484,837

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $3,484,837) — 1.5%

 

3,484,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 0.1%

 

 

 

261,025

 

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

 

261,025

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $261,025) — 0.1%

 

261,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $146,648,945)(g) — 100.2%

 

232,091,566

(h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned — (0.1)%

 

(261,025

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — (0.1)%

 

(164,038

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

 231,666,503

 

 

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 March 31, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2014 was $254,930.

(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 Fund’s Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $3,581,349, which represented 1.55% 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

 

$

2,684,198

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

3,600,000

 

1,539,065

 

897,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,539,064

 

$

3,581,349

 

 

(d)

 

Illiquid security.

(e)

 

On March 31, 2014, the market value of foreign securities represented 10.19% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage of Net
Assets

 

Colombia

 

$

8,082,497

 

3.49

 

India

 

7,518,600

 

3.24

 

Uruguay

 

2,684,198

 

1.16

 

Iraq

 

2,503,392

 

1.08

 

China

 

1,266,529

 

0.55

 

United Kingdom

 

945,418

 

0.41

 

Canada

 

616,350

 

0.26

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

23,616,984

 

10.19

 

 

(f)

 

Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)

 

At March 31, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $146,648,945 and net unrealized appreciation was $85,442,621 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $92,655,012 and gross unrealized depreciation of $7,212,391.

(h)

 

Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated December 31, 2013.

 

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 overseeing 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;

 

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events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. 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 March 31, 2014, 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

 

$

61,231,630

 

$

 

$

 

$

61,231,630

 

Information

 

51,577,750

 

 

 

51,577,750

 

Finance

 

38,414,300

 

 

 

38,414,300

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

35,443,320

 

 

 

35,443,320

 

Energy & Minerals

 

14,542,995

 

897,151

 

2,684,198

 

18,124,344

 

Health Care

 

14,021,160

 

 

 

14,021,160

 

Other Industries

 

9,533,200

 

 

 

9,533,200

 

Total Equities

 

224,764,355

 

897,151

 

2,684,198

 

228,345,704

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

3,484,837

 

 

 

3,484,837

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

261,025

 

 

 

261,025

 

Total Investments

 

$

228,510,217

 

$

897,151

 

$

2,684,198

 

$

232,091,566

 

 

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.

 

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

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending March 31, 2014, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2013

 

Realized
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into

Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as
of March
31, 2014

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

2,793,970

 

$

 

$

(109,772

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,684,198

 

 

 

$

2,793,970

 

$

 

$

(109,772

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,684,198

 

 

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 March 31, 2014, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $109,772.

 

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Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value
at 3/31/14

 

Valuation
Technique(s)

 

Unobservable
Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

 

Equities

 

$

2,684,198

 

Market comparable companies

 

Discount for lack of marketability

 

8% to 13%

 

 

Certain securities 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, estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. 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), March 31, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 99.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information — 25.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software — 8.3%

 

 

 

448,000

 

Informatica (a)
Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

$

16,925,440

 

219,000

 

Ansys (a)
Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

16,867,380

 

150,000

 

SPS Commerce (a)
Supply Chain Management Software Delivered via the Web

 

9,217,500

 

95,000

 

NetSuite (a)
End-to-end IT Systems Solution Delivered Over the Web

 

9,008,850

 

90,000

 

Micros Systems (a)
Information Systems for Hotels, Restaurants & Retailers

 

4,763,700

 

35,000

 

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

 

3,467,450

 

150,000

 

Exa (a)
Simulation Software

 

1,989,000

 

106,000

 

RealPage (a)
Software for Managing Rental Properties Delivered via the Web

 

1,924,960

 

199,010

 

InContact (a)
Call Center Systems Delivered via the Web & Telecommunication Services

 

1,910,496

 

29,300

 

Demandware (a)
eCommerce Website Platform for Retailers & Apparel Manufacturers

 

1,876,958

 

65,000

 

Ellie Mae (a)
Software for Managing & Network for Facilitating Mortgage Origination

 

1,874,600

 

43,000

 

Envestnet (a)
Technology Platform for Investment Advisors

 

1,727,740

 

25,000

 

Commvault Systems (a)
Data Storage Management

 

1,623,750

 

26,900

 

Covisint (a) (b)
Collaboration Software Platform Provider

 

197,177

 

 

 

 

 

73,375,001

 

 

 

Instrumentation — 5.2%

 

 

 

109,750

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)
Laboratory Equipment

 

25,865,880

 

277,000

 

IPG Photonics (a)
Fiber Lasers

 

19,689,160

 

9,782

 

Measurement Specialties (a)
Sensors

 

663,709

 

 

 

 

 

46,218,749

 

 

 

Telephone & Data Services — 2.7%

 

 

 

715,000

 

tw telecom (a)
Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services

 

22,350,900

 

197,000

 

Boingo Wireless (a)
Wholesale & Retail WiFi Networks

 

1,335,660

 

 

 

 

 

23,686,560

 

 

 

Computer Services — 2.0%

 

 

 

333,000

 

ExlService Holdings (a)
Business Process Outsourcing

 

 

10,293,030

 

175,000

 

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

 

3,150,000

 

405,000

 

RCM Technologies (a)
Technology & Engineering Services

 

2,725,650

 

243,000

 

Hackett Group
IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

1,453,140

 

 

 

 

 

17,621,820

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment — 1.4%

 

 

 

186,000

 

Monolithic Power Systems (a)
High Performance Analog & Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

 

7,211,220

 

86,000

 

Ultratech (a)
Semiconductor Equipment

 

2,510,340

 

25,000

 

Hittite Microwave
Radio Frequency, Microwave & Millimeterwave Semiconductors

 

1,576,000

 

150,000

 

Atmel (a)
Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

1,254,000

 

 

 

 

 

12,551,560

 

 

 

Gaming Equipment & Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

153,555

 

Bally Technologies (a)
Slot Machines & Software

 

10,176,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Processors — 1.0%

 

 

 

91,000

 

Global Payments
Credit Card Processor

 

6,471,010

 

80,000

 

Liquidity Services (a) (b)
E-Auctions for Surplus & Salvage Goods

 

2,084,000

 

 

 

 

 

8,555,010

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment — 0.9%

 

 

 

200,000

 

Finisar (a)
Optical Subsystems & Components

 

5,302,000

 

116,000

 

Ixia (a)
Telecom Network Test Equipment

 

1,450,000

 

135,000

 

Infinera (a)
Optical Networking Equipment

 

1,225,800

 

 

 

 

 

7,977,800

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing — 0.8%

 

 

 

97,000

 

Plexus (a)
Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

3,886,790

 

165,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)
Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

2,879,250

 

 

 

 

 

6,766,040

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment — 0.6%

 

 

 

47,000

 

Rogers (a)
Printed Circuit Materials & High-performance Foams

 

$

2,933,740

 

99,000

 

II-VI (a)
Laser Optics & Specialty Materials

 

1,527,570

 

17,000

 

Belden
Specialty Cable

 

1,183,200

 

 

 

 

 

5,644,510

 

 

 

Business Information & Marketing Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

291,200

 

Navigant Consulting (a)
Financial Consulting Firm

 

5,433,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Related — 0.3%

 

 

 

76,847

 

RetailMeNot (a)
Digital Coupon Marketplace

 

2,459,104

 

 

 

Total Information

 

220,466,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services — 20.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery — 15.9%

 

 

 

605,000

 

Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

31,151,450

 

380,000

 

Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

26,786,200

 

580,000

 

Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration

 

24,592,000

 

187,000

 

Moog (a)
Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

12,250,370

 

155,000

 

HEICO
FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

6,728,550

 

183,000

 

ESCO Technologies Automatic Electric Meter Readers

 

6,439,770

 

24,000

 

Middleby (a)
Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

6,341,040

 

100,000

 

Oshkosh Corporation
Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

5,887,000

 

88,736

 

Toro
Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

5,607,228

 

124,000

 

Kennametal
Consumable Cutting Tools

 

5,493,200

 

80,000

 

Generac
Standby Power Generators

 

4,717,600

 

67,000

 

Dorman Products (a)
Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

 

3,957,020

 

 

 

 

 

139,951,428

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals — 2.1%

 

 

 

234,000

 

Drew Industries
RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

12,682,800

 

157,000

 

PolyOne
Intermediate Stage Chemicals Producer

 

 

5,755,620

 

 

 

 

 

18,438,420

 

 

 

Electrical Components — 1.1%

 

 

 

52,000

 

Acuity Brands
Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

6,893,640

 

134,000

 

Thermon (a)
Global Engineered Thermal Solutions

 

3,106,120

 

 

 

 

 

9,999,760

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

80,000

 

KAR Auction Services
Auto Auctions

 

2,428,000

 

47,000

 

Forward Air
Freight Transportation Between Airports

 

2,167,170

 

 

 

 

 

4,595,170

 

 

 

Construction — 0.5%

 

 

 

58,000

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security
Home Building Supplies & Small Locks

 

2,440,640

 

136,055

 

PGT (a)
Wind Resistant Windows & Doors

 

1,565,993

 

 

 

 

 

4,006,633

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution — 0.4%

 

 

 

26,000

 

WESCO International (a)
Industrial Distributor

 

2,163,720

 

60,000

 

MRC Global (a)
Industrial Distributor

 

1,617,600

 

 

 

 

 

3,781,320

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

180,772,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance — 16.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks — 9.1%

 

 

 

107,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)
Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

13,779,460

 

373,000

 

MB Financial
Chicago Bank

 

11,548,080

 

253,000

 

Lakeland Financial
Indiana Bank

 

10,175,660

 

485,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp
Midwest Bank

 

8,759,100

 

103,000

 

City National
Bank & Asset Manager

 

8,108,160

 

368,000

 

TCF Financial
Great Lakes Bank

 

6,130,880

 

161,194

 

Hancock Holding
Gulf Coast Bank

 

5,907,760

 

504,000

 

Valley National Bancorp (b)
New Jersey/New York Bank

 

5,246,640

 

666,200

 

First Busey
Illinois Bank

 

3,863,960

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Banks — 9.1% (cont)

 

 

 

289,000

 

First Commonwealth
Western Pennsylvania Bank

 

$

2,612,560

 

97,700

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp
Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Bank

 

2,440,546

 

100,890

 

Guaranty Bancorp
Colorado Bank

 

1,437,683

 

 

 

 

 

80,010,489

 

 

 

Finance Companies — 3.2%

 

 

 

339,400

 

CAI International (a)
International Container Leasing

 

8,372,998

 

174,900

 

McGrath Rentcorp

Temporary Space & IT Rentals

 

6,114,504

 

78,079

 

World Acceptance (a) (b)
Personal Loans

 

5,862,171

 

115,000

 

Textainer Group Holdings
Top International Container Leasor

 

4,401,050

 

80,907

 

H & E Equipment Services (a)
Heavy Equipment Leasing

 

3,272,688

 

 

 

 

 

28,023,411

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 1.6%

 

 

 

326,600

 

ViewPoint Financial
Texas Thrift

 

9,422,410

 

142,000

 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp
Northeast Thrift

 

3,674,960

 

51,077

 

Simplicity Bancorp
Los Angeles Savings & Loan

 

898,955

 

 

 

 

 

13,996,325

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management — 1.0%

 

 

 

206,000

 

SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

6,923,660

 

109,000

 

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
Global Distressed Real Estate

 

2,453,590

 

 

 

 

 

9,377,250

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.6%

 

 

 

27,000

 

Allied World Holdings
Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

2,786,130

 

19,000

 

Enstar Group (a)
Insurance/Reinsurance & Related Services

 

2,589,890

 

 

 

 

 

5,376,020

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Companies — 0.5%

 

 

 

146,500

 

Leucadia National
Holding Company

 

4,102,000

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

140,885,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services — 15.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel — 5.4%

 

 

 

659,500

 

Avis Budget Group (a)
Second Largest Car Rental Company

 

 

32,117,650

 

400,000

 

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

 

10,656,000

 

72,000

 

HomeAway (a)
Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

2,712,240

 

48,814

 

Choice Hotels
Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

2,245,444

 

 

 

 

 

47,731,334

 

 

 

Retail — 3.2%

 

 

 

126,000

 

Casey’s General Stores
Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

8,516,340

 

287,000

 

Pier 1 Imports
Home Furnishing Retailer

 

5,418,560

 

100,619

 

Shutterfly (a)
Internet Photo-centric Retailer

 

4,294,419

 

102,000

 

The Fresh Market (a)
Specialty Food Retailer

 

3,427,200

 

70,000

 

Kate Spade & Company (a)
Global Lifestyle Brand

 

2,596,300

 

25,000

 

Restoration Hardware Holdings (a)
Specialty Home Furnishing Retailer

 

1,839,750

 

52,000

 

Burlington Stores (a)
Off-Price Apparel Retailer

 

1,535,040

 

116,229

 

Gaiam (a)
Healthy Living Catalogs & eCommerce, Non-theatrical Media

 

842,660

 

 

 

 

 

28,470,269

 

 

 

Furniture & Textiles — 2.5%

 

 

 

178,561

 

Caesarstone (Israel)
Quartz Countertops

 

9,710,147

 

400,000

 

Knoll
Office Furniture

 

7,276,000

 

135,000

 

Interface
Modular Carpet

 

2,774,250

 

65,000

 

Herman Miller
Office Furniture

 

2,088,450

 

 

 

 

 

21,848,847

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Distribution — 1.8%

 

 

 

194,000

 

Pool
Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment Distributor

 

11,896,080

 

28,000

 

United Natural Foods (a)
Distributor of Natural/Organic Foods to Grocery Stores

 

1,985,760

 

78,000

 

The Chefs’ Warehouse (a)
Distributor of Specialty Foods to Fine Dining Restaurants

 

1,669,200

 

 

 

 

 

15,551,040

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

176,000

 

Lifetime Fitness (a)
Sport & Fitness Club Operator

 

$

8,465,600

 

132,500

 

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

 

3,231,675

 

 

 

 

 

11,697,275

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 0.6%

 

 

 

195,541

 

Boulder Brands (a)
Healthy Food Products

 

3,445,433

 

53,000

 

B&G Foods
Acquirer of Small Food Brands

 

1,595,830

 

 

 

 

 

5,041,263

 

 

 

Other Durable Goods — 0.3%

 

 

 

156,000

 

Select Comfort (a)
Specialty Mattresses

 

2,820,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants — 0.3%

 

 

 

57,500

 

Fiesta Restaurant Group (a)
Owns/Operates Two Restaurant Chains: Pollo Tropical & Taco Cabana

 

2,621,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel — 0.2%

 

 

 

250,000

 

Quiksilver (a)
Action Sports Lifestyle Branded Apparel & Footwear

 

1,877,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nondurables — 0.2%

 

 

 

52,000

 

Prestige Brands Holdings (a)
Household & Personal Care Products

 

1,417,000

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

139,076,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 11.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery — 5.7%

 

 

 

160,643

 

Synageva Biopharma (a)
Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

13,328,550

 

244,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)
Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

11,116,640

 

76,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)
Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

5,183,960

 

160,400

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)
Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

4,800,772

 

142,000

 

Sarepta Therapeutics (a)
Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

3,412,260

 

46,231

 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (a)
Biotech Developing Drugs for Rare Diseases

 

3,103,949

 

86,200

 

InterMune (a)
Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C

 

2,885,114

 

150,200

 

Celldex Therapeutics (a)
Biotech Developing Drugs for Cancer

 

2,654,034

 

35,632

 

Ultragenyx (a)
Biotech Focused on “Ultra-Orphan” Drugs

 

 

1,742,049

 

5,000

 

Intercept Pharmaceuticals (a)
Biotech Developing Drugs for Several Diseases

 

1,648,950

 

 

 

 

 

49,876,278

 

 

 

Medical Supplies — 2.1%

 

 

 

282,600

 

Cepheid (a)
Molecular Diagnostics

 

14,576,508

 

47,000

 

Bio-Techne
Cytokines, Antibodies & Other Reagents for Life Science

 

4,012,390

 

 

 

 

 

18,588,898

 

 

 

Health Care Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

486,000

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (a)
Health Care IT

 

8,762,580

 

69,000

 

HealthSouth
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

 

2,479,170

 

70,000

 

Envision Healthcare Holdings (a)
Provider of Health Care Outsourcing Services

 

2,368,100

 

30,000

 

Medidata Solutions (a)
Cloud-based Software for Drug Studies

 

1,630,200

 

3,000

 

Castlight Health (a)
Provider of Cloud-based Software for Managing Health Care Costs

 

63,660

 

 

 

 

 

15,303,710

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.2%

 

 

 

391,500

 

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

 

8,613,000

 

175,100

 

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

 

1,381,539

 

16,605

 

Revance Therapeutics (a)
Drug Developer Focused on Aesthetics

 

523,057

 

 

 

 

 

10,517,596

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices — 0.6%

 

 

 

74,000

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)
Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

5,525,580

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

99,812,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries — 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate — 5.3%

 

 

 

503,000

 

Extra Space Storage
Self Storage Facilities

 

24,400,530

 

935,000

 

Kite Realty Group
Community Shopping Centers

 

5,610,000

 

213,600

 

Biomed Realty Trust
Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

4,376,664

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Real Estate — 5.3% (cont)

 

 

 

411,900

 

EdR
Student Housing

 

$

4,065,453

 

119,000

 

Coresite Realty
Data Centers

 

3,689,000

 

341,000

 

DCT Industrial Trust
Industrial Properties

 

2,687,080

 

91,000

 

St. Joe (a)
Florida Panhandle Landowner

 

1,751,750

 

 

 

 

 

46,580,477

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.6%

 

 

 

184,487

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)
Truck Sales & Service

 

5,992,138

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

52,572,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals — 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers — 3.1%

 

 

 

121,000

 

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

 

5,636,180

 

79,000

 

SM Energy
Oil & Gas Producer

 

5,631,910

 

120,000

 

Laredo Petroleum (a)
Permian Basin Oil Producer

 

3,103,200

 

46,000

 

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

 

2,863,960

 

24,000

 

Clayton Williams (a)
Oil & Gas Producer

 

2,712,240

 

49,000

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)
Oil & Gas Producer

 

2,619,540

 

124,000

 

WPX Energy (a)
Oil & Gas Produced in U.S. & Argentina

 

2,235,720

 

82,000

 

Bill Barrett Corporation (a)
Oil & Gas Producer in U.S. Rockies

 

2,099,200

 

22,500

 

Rice Energy (a)
Natural Gas Producer

 

593,775

 

10,308

 

Matador Resources (a)
Oil & Gas Producer in Texas & Louisiana

 

252,443

 

 

 

 

 

27,748,168

 

 

 

Oil Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

80,000

 

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

 

3,344,800

 

58,100

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)
Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

2,927,659

 

27,519

 

Chart Industries (a)
Manufacturer of Natural Gas Processing/Storage Equipment

 

2,189,136

 

 

 

 

 

8,461,595

 

 

 

Mining — 0.8%

 

 

 

38,000

 

Core Labs (Netherlands)
Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

7,540,720

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

 

43,750,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $428,044,355) — 99.4%

 

877,335,855

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 0.5%

 

 

 

$

4,087,011

 

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

 

 

4,087,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $4,087,011) — 0.5%

 

4,087,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 1.1%

 

 

 

9,799,200

 

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

 

9,799,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $9,799,200) — 1.1%

 

9,799,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $441,930,566)(e) — 101.0%

 

891,222,066

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (1.1)%

 

(9,799,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1%

 

724,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

 882,147,758

 

 

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 March 31, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2014 was $9,714,750.

(c)

 

On March 31, 2014, the market value of foreign securities represented 2.31% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage of Net
Assets

 

 

 

 

Israel

 

9,710,147

 

1.10

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

 

7,540,720

 

0.85

 

 

 

 

India

 

3,150,000

 

0.36

 

 

 

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

20,400,867

 

2.31

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

 

Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(e)

 

At March 31, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $441,930,566 and net unrealized appreciation was $449,291,500 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $458,654,535 and gross unrealized depreciation of $9,363,035.

(f)

 

Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated December 31, 2013.

 

 

 

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 overseeing 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; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. 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 March 31, 2014, 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

 

$

220,466,036

 

$

 

$

 

$

220,466,036

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

180,772,731

 

 

 

180,772,731

 

Finance

 

140,885,495

 

 

 

140,885,495

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

139,076,433

 

 

 

139,076,433

 

Health Care

 

99,812,062

 

 

 

99,812,062

 

Other Industries

 

52,572,615

 

 

 

52,572,615

 

Energy & Minerals

 

43,750,483

 

 

 

43,750,483

 

Total Equities

 

877,335,855

 

 

 

877,335,855

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

4,087,011

 

 

 

4,087,011

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

9,799,200

 

 

 

9,799,200

 

Total Investments

 

$

891,222,066

 

$

 

$

 

$

891,222,066

 

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels 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/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 22, 2014

 

 

 

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/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 22, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Bruce H. Lauer

 

 

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 22, 2014