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FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-08748

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

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

 

60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Scott R. Plummer
Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474

 

P. Zachary Egan
Columbia Acorn Trust
227 W. Monroe Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

Mary C. Moynihan

Perkins Coie LLP

700 13th Street, NW

Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

(Name and address of agents for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

312-634-9200

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2014

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Wanger International Report

 

Wanger International

 

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 94.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 41.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan — 18.8%

 

 

 

392,589

 

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

 

$

5,869,672

 

93,400

 

Japan Airport Terminal
Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

 

3,748,968

 

194,100

 

Aeon Mall
Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

3,707,935

 

130,400

 

Glory
Currency Handling Systems & Related Equipment

 

3,680,896

 

280,000

 

Nippon Kayaku
Functional Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Auto Safety Systems

 

3,424,757

 

2,693

 

Orix JREIT
Diversified REIT

 

3,385,317

 

88,400

 

Familymart
Convenience Store Operator

 

3,373,678

 

92,700

 

Benesse
Education Service Provider

 

3,041,289

 

53,100

 

Makita
Power Tools

 

2,999,713

 

124,200

 

Nabtesco
Machinery Components

 

2,975,295

 

23,000

 

Hirose Electric
Electrical Connectors

 

2,839,599

 

131,800

 

Aica Kogyo
Laminated Sheets, Building Materials & Chemical Adhesives

 

2,800,389

 

133,000

 

Suruga Bank
Regional Bank

 

2,653,613

 

38,900

 

Disco
Semiconductor Dicing & Grinding Equipment

 

2,645,277

 

165,700

 

Park24
Parking Lot Operator

 

2,644,140

 

73,400

 

OBIC

Computer Software

 

2,626,800

 

88,300

 

NGK Spark Plug
Automobile Parts

 

2,598,213

 

413,000

 

NOF
Specialty Chemicals, Life Science & Rocket Fuels

 

2,576,298

 

176,800

 

Asahi Diamond Industrial
Consumable Diamond Tools

 

2,559,945

 

240,400

 

Ushio
Industrial Light Sources

 

2,541,089

 

29,900

 

Rinnai
Gas Appliances for Home & Commercial Use

 

2,480,729

 

108,439

 

Nihon Parkerizing
Metal Surface Treatment Agents & Processing Service

 

2,479,265

 

81,400

 

Misumi Group

Industrial Components Distributor

 

2,459,573

 

456

 

Kenedix Office Investment

Tokyo Mid-size Office REIT

 

2,448,457

 

131,000

 

Daiseki

Waste Disposal & Recycling

 

2,441,437

 

102,000

 

NGK Insulators

Ceramic Products for Auto, Power & Electronics

 

2,431,344

 

62,900

 

Kintetsu World Express

Airfreight Logistics

 

2,398,573

 

52,700

 

Omron

Electric Components for Factory Automation

 

2,395,110

 

707,000

 

Aozora Bank

Commercial Bank

 

2,390,660

 

42,600

 

Santen Pharmaceutical

Specialty Pharma (Ophthalmic Medicine)

 

2,385,641

 

64,800

 

Nakanishi

Dental Tools & Machinery

 

2,385,490

 

122,800

 

Tamron

Camera Lenses

 

2,359,597

 

134,700

 

OSG

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

2,335,731

 

134,700

 

Doshisha

Consumer Goods Wholesaler

 

2,310,137

 

66,900

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha

Instant Noodles & Processed Foods

 

2,221,436

 

18,200

 

Shimano
Bicycle Components & Fishing Tackle

 

2,213,912

 

98,240

 

Ariake Japan
Commercial Soup & Sauce Extracts

 

2,202,128

 

229,500

 

Moshi Moshi Hotline
Call Center Operator

 

2,176,568

 

100,000

 

Stanley Electric
Automobile Lighting & LED Equipment

 

2,164,913

 

99,000

 

Aeon Financial Service
Diversified Consumer-related Finance Company

 

2,118,559

 

78,000

 

JIN (a)
Eyeglasses Retailer

 

2,101,480

 

251

 

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund
Industrial REIT in Japan

 

2,081,050

 

43,700

 

Hamamatsu Photonics
Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

2,076,388

 

44,000

 

Hoshizaki Electric
Commercial Kitchen Equipment

 

2,053,219

 

146,600

 

Rohto Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical, Health & Beauty Products

 

1,966,037

 

174,000

 

Toto
Toilets & Bathroom Fittings

 

1,914,279

 

84,000

 

Nippon Paint
Paints for Automotive, Decorative & Industrial Usage

 

1,894,862

 

74,900

 

Icom

Two-way Radio Communication Equipment

 

1,877,342

 

22,800

 

Hikari Tsushin

Office IT/Mobiles/Insurance Distribution

 

1,620,863

 

46,820

 

Milbon

Hair Products for Salons

 

1,554,218

 

327,000

 

Wacom (a)

Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

1,411,050

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Japan — 18.8% (cont)

 

 

 

 

700

 

Japan Retail Fund

Largest Retail REIT in Japan

 

$

1,410,990

 

50,000

 

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

 

1,251,566

 

23,400

 

Ezaki Glico
Confectionary, Ice Cream & Dairy Products

 

806,945

 

117,300

 

Lifenet Insurance (b)
Online Life Insurance Company in Japan

 

445,186

 

 

 

 

 

133,957,618

 

 

 

Taiwan — 3.8%

 

 

 

589,000

 

Delta Electronics
Industrial Automation, Switching Power Supplies & Passive Components

 

3,720,874

 

159,000

 

St. Shine Optical
Disposable Contact Lens Original Equipment Manufacturer

 

3,392,172

 

440,000

 

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

 

3,154,779

 

1,179,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom
Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

2,260,384

 

453,000

 

Novatek Microelectronics
Display-related Integrated Circuit Designer

 

2,235,639

 

159,500

 

Ginko International
Largest Contact Lens Maker in China

 

2,143,213

 

29,000

 

Largan Precision
Mobile Device Camera Lenses & Modules

 

2,074,748

 

269,350

 

Advantech
Industrial PC & Components

 

1,900,818

 

177,117

 

PC Home

Taiwanese Internet Retail Company

 

1,722,086

 

565,000

 

Chroma Ate

Automatic Test Systems, Testing & Measurement Instruments

 

1,567,619

 

954,803

 

Lite-On Technology

Mobile Device, LED & PC Server Component Supplier

 

1,373,317

 

31,250

 

Hermes Microvision

E-beam Inspection Systems for Semiconductor Integrated Circuits

 

1,299,925

 

343,000

 

Vanguard International Semiconductor

Semiconductor Foundry

 

500,923

 

 

 

 

 

27,346,497

 

 

 

Korea — 3.2%

 

 

 

26,720

 

CJ Corp

Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

4,394,316

 

42,536

 

KT&G

Tobacco & Ginseng Products

 

3,806,710

 

53,013

 

LS Industrial Systems

Electrical & Automation Equipment

 

2,946,682

 

85,494

 

Paradise

Korean Casino Operator

 

2,794,212

 

52,115

 

Grand Korea Leisure

‘Foreigner Only’ Casino Group in Korea

 

2,066,275

 

25,739

 

Coway

Household Appliance Rentals

 

2,052,801

 

25,796

 

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering

Power Plant & Grid Maintenance

 

2,041,076

 

55,478

 

LF Corp

Apparel Design & Retail

 

1,838,002

 

24,808

 

Soulbrain

Electronic Chemical Producer

 

607,147

 

 

 

 

 

22,547,221

 

 

 

China — 3.0%

 

 

 

204,819

 

WuXi PharmaTech - ADR (b)

Largest Contract Research Organization Business in China

 

7,172,761

 

6,760,000

 

Sihuan Pharmaceuticals

Chinese Generic Drug Manufacturer

 

5,063,106

 

35,326

 

BitAuto - ADR (b)

Automotive Information Website for Buyers & Dealers

 

2,755,428

 

1,507,000

 

CIMC Enric

Tanks & Equipment to Supply Natural Gas & Liquefied Natural Gas

 

1,505,060

 

3,022,000

 

AMVIG Holdings

Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

1,381,197

 

2,448,000

 

NewOcean Energy

Southern China Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributor

 

1,219,775

 

50,500

 

Jumei International - ADR (a) (b)

Online Beauty & Apparel Products Retailer

 

1,185,740

 

345,500

 

Biostime (a)

Pediatric Nutrition & Baby Care Products Provider

 

1,073,200

 

 

 

 

 

21,356,267

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 2.6%

 

 

 

190,819

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR

Macau Casino Operator

 

5,016,632

 

1,471,000

 

Melco International

Macau Casino Operator

 

3,409,632

 

4,208,000

 

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust

Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

2,982,811

 

3,999,000

 

Sa Sa International

Cosmetics Retailer

 

2,739,742

 

728,800

 

MGM China Holdings

Macau Casino Operator

 

2,100,129

 

819,500

 

Lifestyle International (c)

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

 

1,452,789

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 2.6% (cont)

 

 

 

 

451,000

 

Kingboard Chemicals

Paper & Glass Laminates, PCB, Specialty Chemicals & Properties

 

$

896,628

 

 

 

 

 

18,598,363

 

 

 

India — 2.4%

 

 

 

1,130,794

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content

 

5,739,715

 

288,064

 

Asian Paints

India’s Largest Paint Company

 

2,929,755

 

512,888

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

2,299,216

 

76,280

 

Colgate Palmolive India

Consumer Products in Oral Care

 

2,150,737

 

174,930

 

United Breweries

India’s Largest Brewer

 

2,014,472

 

7,374

 

Bosch

Automotive Parts

 

1,791,981

 

 

 

 

 

16,925,876

 

 

 

Singapore — 2.3%

 

 

 

3,413,804

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust

Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

3,773,194

 

507,000

 

Singapore Exchange

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

2,870,505

 

773,000

 

Petra Foods

Chocolate Manufacturer in Southeast Asia

 

2,448,005

 

1,657,890

 

CDL Hospitality Trust

Hotel Owner Operator

 

2,168,152

 

1,137,000

 

Ascendas REIT

Industrial Property Landlord

 

2,005,605

 

1,735,934

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust

Industrial Property Landlord

 

1,572,017

 

1,339,888

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust

Industrial Property Landlord

 

1,490,715

 

319,000

 

Super Group

Instant Food & Beverages in Southeast Asia

 

319,159

 

 

 

 

 

16,647,352

 

 

 

Indonesia — 2.1%

 

 

 

3,249,542

 

Archipelago Resources (b) (c) (d) (e)

Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam & the Philippines

 

2,950,077

 

33,559,700

 

Ace Indonesia

Home Improvement Retailer

 

2,437,575

 

1,718,000

 

Matahari Department Store

Largest Department Store Chain in Indonesia

 

2,288,515

 

3,444,200

 

Tower Bersama Infrastructure

Communications Towers

 

2,264,851

 

6,319,500

 

Surya Citra Media

Free to Air TV Station in Indonesia

 

1,988,137

 

18,253,400

 

Arwana Citramulia

Ceramic Tiles for Home Decoration

 

1,489,070

 

497,817

 

Mayora Indah

Consumer Branded Food Manufacturer

 

1,245,532

 

4,681,000

 

MNC Skyvision

Largest Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

 

652,811

 

 

 

 

 

15,316,568

 

 

 

Philippines — 1.3%

 

 

 

2,769,000

 

Puregold Price Club

Supermarket Operator in the Philippines

 

2,139,555

 

1,490,000

 

Robinsons Retail Holdings

Multi-format Retailer in the Philippines

 

2,101,655

 

6,404,300

 

Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts (b)

Integrated Resort Operator in Manila

 

1,877,340

 

475,730

 

Security Bank

Commercial Bank in the Philippines

 

1,555,223

 

333,140

 

Universal Robina

Branded Consumer Food Manufacturer in the Philippines

 

1,383,324

 

 

 

 

 

9,057,097

 

 

 

Thailand — 1.0%

 

 

 

366,900

 

Airports of Thailand

Airport Operator of Thailand

 

2,697,344

 

8,058,286

 

Home Product Center

Home Improvement Retailer

 

2,585,515

 

1,321,400

 

Robinsons Department Store

Department Store Operator in Thailand

 

2,147,498

 

 

 

 

 

7,430,357

 

 

 

Malaysia — 0.7%

 

 

 

4,359,100

 

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings (b)

Exclusive 7-Eleven Franchisor for Malaysia

 

2,378,537

 

2,059,300

 

Aeon

Shopping Center & Department Store Operator

 

2,360,301

 

 

 

 

 

4,738,838

 

 

 

Cambodia — 0.5%

 

 

 

5,050,000

 

Nagacorp

Casino & Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

3,613,352

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

297,535,406

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Europe — 30.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 10.4%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Charles Taylor

Insurance Services

 

$

8,413,769

 

359,439

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

International Business Insurance Broker

 

5,669,716

 

302,095

 

Babcock International

Public Sector Outsourcer

 

5,330,700

 

109,394

 

Spirax Sarco

Steam Systems for Manufacturing & Process Industries

 

4,991,742

 

204,482

 

WH Smith

Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

3,577,276

 

51,074

 

Whitbread

UK Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

3,431,962

 

95,425

 

Rightmove

Internet Real Estate Listings

 

3,318,790

 

80,669

 

Fidessa Group

Software for Financial Trading Systems

 

2,996,091

 

268,000

 

Shaftesbury

London Prime Retail REIT

 

2,953,603

 

382,878

 

Abcam

Online Sales of Antibodies

 

2,496,777

 

193,795

 

Telecity

European Data Center Provider

 

2,345,153

 

238,478

 

PureCircle (a) (b)

Natural Sweeteners

 

2,320,618

 

941,122

 

Connect Group

Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

 

2,277,107

 

2,965,891

 

Cable and Wireless

Telecommunications Service Provider in the Caribbean

 

2,246,240

 

132,000

 

Smith and Nephew

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

2,220,458

 

548,265

 

Polypipe

Manufacturer of Plastic Piping & Fittings

 

2,188,719

 

220,539

 

Halma

Health & Safety Sensor Technology

 

2,179,047

 

511,571

 

RPS Group

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

 

2,164,560

 

273,396

 

Halfords

UK Retailer of Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

 

2,093,694

 

81,852

 

Aggreko

Temporary Power & Temperature Control Services

 

2,048,652

 

221,860

 

Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland

Pizza Delivery in UK, Ireland & Germany

 

2,040,376

 

474,031

 

Elementis

Specialty Chemicals

 

1,953,939

 

76,450

 

AVEVA

Engineering Software

 

1,907,389

 

396,510

 

Ocado (b)

Online Grocery Retailer

 

1,694,382

 

1,400,000

 

Assura

UK Primary Health Care Property Developer

 

1,055,369

 

 

 

 

 

73,916,129

 

 

 

Sweden — 2.7%

 

 

 

189,131

 

Hexagon

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

5,980,401

 

132,956

 

Swedish Match

Swedish Snus

 

4,301,338

 

273,094

 

Sweco

Engineering Consultants

 

3,869,715

 

69,762

 

Unibet

European Online Gaming Operator

 

3,509,369

 

87,076

 

Mekonomen

Nordic Integrated Wholesaler/Retailer of Automotive Parts & Service

 

1,882,671

 

 

 

 

 

19,543,494

 

 

 

Germany — 2.5%

 

 

 

139,940

 

Wirecard

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

5,146,529

 

11,379

 

Rational

Commercial Ovens

 

3,382,143

 

66,899

 

NORMA Group

Clamps for Automotive & Industrial Applications

 

2,787,846

 

30,715

 

MTU Aero Engines

Airplane Engine Components & Services

 

2,613,185

 

66,899

 

Aurelius

European Turnaround Investor

 

2,379,460

 

48,747

 

Elringklinger

Automobile Components

 

1,436,423

 

34,077

 

TAG Immobilien (a)

Owner of Residential Properties in Germany

 

385,255

 

 

 

 

 

18,130,841

 

 

 

France — 2.5%

 

 

 

110,602

 

Neopost

Postage Meter Machines

 

8,134,898

 

12,286

 

Eurofins Scientific

Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

3,178,785

 

64,350

 

Eutelsat

Fixed Satellite Services

 

2,077,854

 

60,811

 

Saft

Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

2,069,190

 

13,387

 

Norbert Dentressangle

European Logistics & Transport Group

 

1,927,057

 

164,869

 

Hi-Media (a) (b)

Online Advertiser in Europe

 

540,863

 

 

 

 

 

17,928,647

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Switzerland — 2.4%

 

 

 

22,174

 

Partners Group

Private Markets Asset Management

 

$

5,828,081

 

15,063

 

Geberit

Plumbing Supplies

 

4,855,001

 

1,372

 

Sika

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

4,743,930

 

6,011

 

INFICON

Gas Detection Instruments

 

1,832,200

 

 

 

 

 

17,259,212

 

 

 

Netherlands — 2.0%

 

 

 

204,144

 

Aalberts Industries

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

5,285,364

 

68,863

 

Arcadis

Engineering Consultants

 

2,277,717

 

33,905

 

Vopak

World’s Largest Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

1,826,952

 

19,708

 

Gemalto

Digital Security Solutions

 

1,809,577

 

11,960

 

Core Labs

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

1,750,346

 

67,038

 

Brunel

NL Specialist & Energy Staffing

 

1,535,274

 

 

 

 

 

14,485,230

 

 

 

Spain — 1.9%

 

 

 

658,718

 

DIA

Hard Discounter in Spain, Latin America & the Eastern Mediterranean

 

4,720,522

 

66,815

 

Viscofan

Sausage Casings Maker

 

3,659,924

 

69,844

 

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

Spanish Stock Markets

 

2,657,231

 

424,279

 

Prosegur

Security Guards

 

2,631,630

 

 

 

 

 

13,669,307

 

 

 

Denmark — 1.8%

 

 

 

169,227

 

SimCorp

Software for Investment Managers

 

4,967,510

 

110,724

 

Novozymes

Industrial Enzymes

 

4,803,917

 

59,662

 

Jyske Bank (b)

Danish Bank

 

3,224,262

 

 

 

 

 

12,995,689

 

 

 

Finland — 1.7%

 

 

 

103,240

 

Vacon

Independent Manufacturer of Variable Speed Air Conditioning Drives

 

4,394,390

 

651,561

 

Sponda

Office, Retail & Logistics Properties

 

2,937,075

 

140,445

 

Tikkurila

Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia & Central & Eastern Europe

 

 

2,924,220

 

58,251

 

Konecranes

Manufacture & Service of Industrial Cranes & Port Handling Equipment

 

1,562,210

 

 

 

 

 

11,817,895

 

 

 

Norway — 1.0%

 

 

 

315,609

 

Orkla

Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

2,854,101

 

219,301

 

Atea

Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller & Installation Company

 

2,466,165

 

108,226

 

Subsea 7

Offshore Subsea Contractor

 

1,545,544

 

 

 

 

 

6,865,810

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 0.7%

 

 

 

432,778

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR

Largest Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

4,976,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iceland — 0.5%

 

 

 

2,404,301

 

Marel (b) (f)

 

1,748,444

 

1,700,000

 

Marel (b) (f)

Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish Processing Equipment

 

1,497,581

 

 

 

 

 

3,246,025

 

 

 

Italy — 0.3%

 

 

 

163,392

 

Pirelli

Global Tire Supplier

 

2,253,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.2%

 

 

 

45,887

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment

Digital Live Mobile Production Software & Systems

 

1,598,700

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

218,686,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries — 17.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia — 4.8%

 

 

 

294,522

 

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises

Domino’s Pizza Operator in Australia & New Zealand

 

6,749,843

 

1,167,688

 

IAG

General Insurance Provider

 

6,258,062

 

952,000

 

Challenger Financial

Largest Annuity Provider in Australia

 

5,924,218

 

582,880

 

Amcor

Global Leader in Flexible & Rigid Packaging

 

5,773,516

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Australia — 4.8% (cont)

 

 

 

 

3,100,000

 

Spotless (b)

Largest Facility Management & Catering Company

 

$

4,903,470

 

1,146,683

 

Mermaid Marine

Support Vessels for Offshore Oil/Gas Industry

 

1,933,414

 

184,255

 

Austbrokers

Australian Small Business Insurance Broker

 

1,629,377

 

340,000

 

SAI Global

Publishing, Certification, Compliance Services

 

1,206,957

 

 

 

 

 

34,378,857

 

 

 

Canada — 4.7%

 

 

 

75,928

 

CCL Industries

Largest Global Label Converter

 

7,587,715

 

89,849

 

ShawCor (a)

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

4,532,764

 

93,310

 

Baytex (a)

Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

3,528,442

 

268,267

 

CAE

Flight Simulator Equipment & Training Centers

 

3,252,883

 

318,000

 

Canadian Energy Services & Technology

North American Drilling Fluids & Chemicals

 

2,663,369

 

41,250

 

Onex Capital

Private Equity

 

2,296,844

 

149,532

 

Rona

Canadian Home Improvement Retailer

 

1,821,167

 

43,011

 

Ag Growth

Manufacturer of Augers & Grain Handling Equipment

 

1,708,995

 

182,467

 

DeeThree Exploration (b)

 

1,482,611

 

158,516

 

DeeThree Exploration (b) (d)

Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

 

1,262,240

 

62,757

 

Trilogy Energy (a)

Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

1,421,061

 

45,839

 

Black Diamond Group

Provides Accommodations/Equipment for Oil Sands Development

 

974,941

 

169,038

 

Horizon North Logistics (a)

Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

766,742

 

 

 

 

 

33,299,774

 

 

 

South Africa — 4.4%

 

 

 

1,162,545

 

Coronation Fund Managers

South African Fund Manager

 

9,958,563

 

63,673

 

Naspers

Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets

 

7,026,025

 

1,926,269

 

Rand Merchant Insurance

Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

6,043,733

 

222,497

 

Mr. Price

South African Retailer of Apparel, Household & Sporting Goods

 

4,187,170

 

730,408

 

Northam Platinum (b)

Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

2,383,605

 

186,038

 

Massmart Holdings

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

 

2,023,989

 

 

 

 

 

31,623,085

 

 

 

United States — 2.1%

 

 

 

107,063

 

Textainer Group Holdings (a)

Top International Container Leaser

 

3,331,801

 

50,592

 

FMC Technologies (b)

Oil & Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

2,747,651

 

82,000

 

Bladex

Latin American Trade Financing House

 

2,515,760

 

29,453

 

Synageva BioPharma (a) (b)

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

2,025,777

 

53,234

 

Hornbeck Offshore (b)

Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

1,742,349

 

60,960

 

Rowan

Contract Offshore Driller

 

1,542,898

 

18,934

 

Chart Industries (b)

Manufacturer of Natural Gas Processing/Storage Equipment

 

1,157,435

 

 

 

 

 

15,063,671

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.9%

 

 

 

908,808

 

Auckland International Airport

Auckland Airport Operator

 

2,730,295

 

314,549

 

Ryman Healthcare

Retirement Village Operator

 

1,916,747

 

667,250

 

Sky City Entertainment

Casino & Entertainment Complex

 

1,900,801

 

 

 

 

 

6,547,843

 

 

 

Israel — 0.5%

 

 

 

66,562

 

Caesarstone

Quartz Countertops

 

3,439,924

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

124,353,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.5%

 

 

 

336,600

 

Localiza Rent A Car

Car Rental

 

4,837,744

 

99,700

 

Linx

Retail Management Software in Brazil

 

2,075,666

 

491,570

 

Odontoprev

Dental Insurance

 

1,779,312

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.5% (cont)

 

 

 

 

4,959,490

 

Beadell Resources (b)

Gold Mining in Brazil

 

$

1,749,202

 

 

 

 

 

10,441,924

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.4%

 

 

 

1,291,500

 

Genomma Lab International (b)

Develops, Markets & Distributes Consumer Products

 

3,096,408

 

1,090,000

 

Qualitas

Auto Insurer in Mexico & Central America

 

2,921,708

 

16,830

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR

Mexican Airport Operator

 

2,162,487

 

180,300

 

Gruma (b)

Tortilla Producer & Distributor

 

1,930,467

 

 

 

 

 

10,111,070

 

 

 

Guatemala — 0.4%

 

 

 

136,877

 

Tahoe Resources (b)

Silver Project in Guatemala

 

2,785,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia — 0.4%

 

 

 

2,046,229

 

Isagen

Colombian Electricity Provider

 

2,778,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.3%

 

 

 

230,870

 

Union Agriculture Group (b) (c) (d)

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

2,336,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chile — 0.3%

 

 

 

86,000

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile - ADR

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium & Iodine

 

2,248,040

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

30,701,601

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $491,547,354) — 94.0%

 

671,277,109

(g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 5.6%

 

 

 

22,196,739

 

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

 

22,196,739

 

18,000,000

 

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

 

18,000,000

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $40,196,739) — 5.6%

 

40,196,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 1.8%

 

 

 

12,815,790

 

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

 

12,815,790

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $12,815,790) — 1.8%

 

12,815,790

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $544,559,883)(i) — 101.4%

 

724,289,638

(j)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (1.8)%

 

(12,815,790

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

 

2,761,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

 714,235,008

 

 

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 September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $12,144,933.

(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 September 30, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $6,548,721, which represented 0.92% 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

 

$

2,950,077

 

 

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

230,870

 

2,649,999

 

2,336,404

 

 

 

DeeThree Exploration

 

9/7/10

 

158,516

 

413,939

 

1,262,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,575,950

 

$

6,548,721

 

 

 

 

(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

 

December 31, 2014

 

$

105,360

 

 

 

 

 

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) December 31, 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 December 31, 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 September 30, 2014, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

 

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

 

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

133,957,618

 

18.8

 

 

 

Euro

 

78,133,296

 

10.9

 

 

 

British Pound

 

76,866,207

 

10.8

 

 

 

United States Dollar

 

48,108,380

 

6.7

 

 

 

Australian Dollar

 

36,128,059

 

5.1

 

 

 

Canadian Dollar

 

36,085,101

 

5.1

 

 

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

261,998,448

 

36.6

 

 

 

Total Equities

 

$

671,277,109

 

94.0

 

 

 

 

(h)

Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(i)

At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $544,559,883 and net unrealized appreciation was $179,729,755 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $210,246,649 and gross unrealized depreciation of $30,516,894.

(j)

Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

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)

 

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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 September 30, 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

 

$

16,130,561

 

$

277,001,979

 

$

4,402,866

 

$

297,535,406

 

Europe

 

1,750,346

 

216,936,602

 

 

218,686,948

 

Other Countries

 

50,541,129

 

73,812,025

 

 

124,353,154

 

Latin America

 

26,615,995

 

1,749,202

 

2,336,404

 

30,701,601

 

Total Equities

 

95,038,031

 

569,499,808

 

6,739,270

 

671,277,109

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

40,196,739

 

 

 

40,196,739

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

12,815,790

 

 

 

12,815,790

 

Total Investments

 

$

148,050,560

 

$

569,499,808

 

$

6,739,270

 

$

724,289,638

 

Unrealized Appreciation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

 

 

105,360

 

105,360

 

Total

 

$

148,050,560

 

$

569,499,808

 

$

6,844,630

 

$

724,394,998

 

 

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.

 

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The following table shows transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

$

0

 

$

2,150,083

 

$

2,150,083

 

$

0

 

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period. Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 are determined based on the fair value at the beginning of the period for security positions held throughout 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), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 90.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 36.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan — 18.0%

 

 

 

20,000

 

NGK Spark Plug
Automobile Parts

 

$

588,497

 

16,000

 

Japan Tobacco
Cigarettes

 

519,927

 

215

 

Nippon Prologis REIT
Logistics REIT in Japan

 

499,856

 

300

 

Orix JREIT
Diversified REIT

 

377,124

 

6,200

 

Secom
Security Services

 

369,361

 

4,200

 

Rinnai
Gas Appliances for Home & Commercial Use

 

348,464

 

68,000

 

Seven Bank
ATM Processing Services

 

277,124

 

16,000

 

Park24
Parking Lot Operator

 

255,318

 

120

 

Japan Retail Fund
Largest Retail REIT in Japan

 

241,884

 

6,300

 

Dentsu
Advertising Agency

 

239,969

 

4,000

 

Makita
Power Tools

 

225,967

 

6,500

 

Benesse
Education Service Provider

 

213,251

 

2,000

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha
Instant Noodles & Processed Foods

 

66,411

 

 

 

 

 

4,223,153

 

 

 

Singapore — 9.1%

 

 

 

660,000

 

Ascendas REIT
Industrial Property Landlord

 

1,164,203

 

88,000

 

Singapore Exchange
Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

498,234

 

529,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

479,049

 

 

 

 

 

2,141,486

 

 

 

Korea — 6.8%

 

 

 

10,000

 

KT&G
Tobacco & Ginseng Products

 

894,938

 

4,170

 

CJ Corp
Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

685,790

 

 

 

 

 

1,580,728

 

 

 

Indonesia — 3.0%

 

 

 

783,000

 

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

 

710,842

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

8,656,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries — 25.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Australia — 9.8%

 

 

 

181,000

 

IAG
General Insurance Provider

 

970,044

 

149,000

 

Challenger Financial
Largest Annuity Provider in Australia

 

927,215

 

40,000

 

Amcor
Global Leader in Flexible & Rigid Packaging

 

396,206

 

 

 

 

 

2,293,465

 

 

 

Canada — 9.7%

 

 

 

29,000

 

Baytex (e)
Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

1,096,611

 

7,500

 

CCL Industries
Largest Global Label Converter

 

749,498

 

19,000

 

Goldcorp
Gold Mining

 

437,570

 

 

 

 

 

2,283,679

 

 

 

United States — 3.4%

 

 

 

53,000

 

Denbury Resources
Oil Producer Using Co2 Injection

 

796,590

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa — 2.7%

 

 

 

3,400

 

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

 

375,175

 

30,000

 

Coronation Fund Managers
South African Fund Manager

 

256,985

 

 

 

 

 

632,160

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

6,005,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe — 22.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 7.4%

 

 

 

36,000

 

Babcock International
Public Sector Outsourcer

 

635,248

 

33,545

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
International Business Insurance Broker

 

529,132

 

5,031

 

Whitbread
UK Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

338,062

 

14,000

 

Smith and Nephew
Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

235,503

 

 

 

 

 

1,737,945

 

 

 

Sweden — 4.0%

 

 

 

22,000

 

Swedish Match
Swedish Snus

 

711,735

 

7,200

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

227,667

 

 

 

 

 

939,402

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Germany — 3.2%

 

 

 

93,900

 

Telefonica Deutschland
Mobile & Fixed-line Communications in Germany

 

$

489,717

 

7,400

 

Wirecard
Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

272,148

 

 

 

 

 

761,865

 

 

 

Switzerland — 2.9%

 

 

 

1,850

 

Partners Group
Private Markets Asset Management

 

486,243

 

2,100

 

Swatch
Watch Manufacturer

 

183,461

 

 

 

 

 

669,704

 

 

 

Denmark — 2.1%

 

 

 

4,700

 

Jyske Bank (a)
Danish Bank

 

253,998

 

5,500

 

Novozymes
Industrial Enzymes

 

238,625

 

 

 

 

 

492,623

 

 

 

Norway — 1.6%

 

 

 

42,000

 

Orkla
Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

379,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain — 1.2%

 

 

 

5,000

 

Viscofan
Sausage Casings Maker

 

273,885

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

5,255,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America — 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Guatemala — 3.7%

 

 

 

42,000

 

Tahoe Resources (a)
Silver Project in Guatemala

 

854,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.2%

 

 

 

817,828

 

Beadell Resources (a)
Gold Mining in Brazil

 

288,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.6%

 

 

 

13,068

 

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

 

132,248

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

1,275,358

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $17,943,396) — 90.4%

 

21,192,698

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 7.8%

 

 

 

$

1,831,215

 

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

 

1,831,215

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $1,831,215) — 7.8%

 

1,831,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 3.1%

 

 

 

724,500

 

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

 

724,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $724,500) — 3.1%

 

724,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $20,499,111)(h) — 101.3%

 

23,748,413

(i)

 

 

 

 

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

 

(724,500

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.8%

 

410,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

 23,433,943

 

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

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

 

December 31, 2014

 

$

25,387

 

 

 

 

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) December 31, 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 December 31, 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.

 

 

(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 September 30, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $843,090, which represented 3.60% 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

 

$

710,842

 

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/08/10 - 6/27/12

 

13,068

 

150,000

 

132,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

960,985

 

$

843,090

 

 

 

(d)

Illiquid security.

(e)

All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $682,117.

(f)

On September 30, 2014, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

 

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

 

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

4,223,153

 

18.0

 

 

 

Canadian Dollar

 

2,700,772

 

11.5

 

 

 

Australian Dollar

 

2,581,912

 

11.0

 

 

 

British Pound

 

2,448,787

 

10.4

 

 

 

Singapore Dollar

 

2,141,486

 

9.2

 

 

 

South Korean Won

 

1,580,728

 

6.8

 

 

 

United States Dollar

 

1,366,408

 

5.8

 

 

 

Euro

 

1,035,750

 

4.4

 

 

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

3,113,702

 

13.3

 

 

 

Total Equities

 

$

21,192,698

 

90.4

 

 

 

 

 

(g)

Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

 

(h)

At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $20,499,111 and net unrealized appreciation was $3,249,302 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $4,364,081 and gross unrealized depreciation of $1,114,779.

 

(i)

Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

 

At September 30, 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

 

6,621,300

 

$

600,000

 

10/15/14

 

$

14,476

 

 

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

 

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

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Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for 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.

 

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

 

$

 

$

7,945,367

 

$

710,842

 

$

8,656,209

 

Other Countries

 

3,080,269

 

2,925,625

 

 

6,005,894

 

Europe

 

 

5,255,237

 

 

5,255,237

 

Latin America

 

854,663

 

288,447

 

132,248

 

1,275,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities

 

3,934,932

 

16,414,676

 

843,090

 

21,192,698

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

1,831,215

 

 

 

1,831,215

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

724,500

 

 

 

724,500

 

Total Investments

 

$

6,490,647

 

$

16,414,676

 

$

843,090

 

$

23,748,413

 

Unrealized Appreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

14,476

 

 

14,476

 

Options

 

 —

 

 

25,387

 

25,387

 

Total

 

$

6,490,647

 

$

16,429,152

 

$

868,477

 

$

23,788,276

 

 

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.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending September 30, 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
September 30, 2014

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

674,237

 

$

 

$

36,605

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

710,842

 

Latin America

 

139,697

 

 

(7,449

)

 

 

 

 

132,248

 

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

64,830

 

 

(39,443

)

 

 

 

 

25,387

 

 

 

$

878,764

 

$

 

$

(10,287

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

868,477

 

 

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

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2014, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $10,287.

 

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Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value
at 9/30/14

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

710,842

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Enterprise valuation and illiquid discount

 

5% to 19.5%

 

Latin America

 

132,248

 

Market comparable companies

 

Discount for lack of marketability

 

8% to 15%

 

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

64,830

 

Income approach

 

NA

 

NA

 

 

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.

 

6



 

Wanger Select Report

 

Wanger Select

 

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 97.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services — 26.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery — 17.9%

 

 

 

247,000

 

Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

$

12,401,870

 

230,000

 

Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration

 

9,344,900

 

86,000

 

Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

6,542,020

 

55,000

 

Pall
Life Science, Water & Industrial Filtration

 

4,603,500

 

106,000

 

Kennametal
Consumable Cutting Tools

 

4,378,860

 

 

 

 

 

37,271,150

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services — 3.1%

 

 

 

240,000

 

LKQ (a)
Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

 

6,381,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outsourcing Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

170,000

 

Quanta Services (a)
Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

6,169,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution — 2.9%

 

 

 

55,000

 

Airgas
Industrial Gas Distributor

 

6,085,750

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

55,907,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information — 24.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instrumentation — 5.6%

 

 

 

26,500

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)
Laboratory Equipment

 

6,787,445

 

158,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)
GPS-based Instruments

 

4,819,000

 

 

 

 

 

11,606,445

 

 

 

Computer Services — 4.4%

 

 

 

410,000

 

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

 

9,229,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment — 4.1%

 

 

 

85,000

 

Amphenol
Electronic Connectors

 

8,488,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software — 3.4%

 

 

 

58,000

 

Ansys (a)
Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

4,388,860

 

80,000

 

Informatica (a)
Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

2,739,200

 

 

 

 

 

7,128,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment — 3.2%

 

 

 

56,000

 

F5 Networks (a)
Internet Traffic Management Equipment

 

6,649,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Communications — 1.9%

 

 

 

34,800

 

SBA Communications (a)
Communications Towers

 

3,859,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Related — 0.8%

 

 

 

475,000

 

Vonage (a)
Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

 

1,558,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment — 0.6%

 

 

 

155,000

 

Atmel (a)
Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

1,252,400

 

 

 

Total Information

 

49,770,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance — 15.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.4%

 

 

 

540,000

 

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

 

9,158,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks — 4.0%

 

 

 

64,000

 

City National
Bank & Asset Manager

 

4,842,880

 

205,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp
Midwest Bank

 

3,571,100

 

 

 

 

 

8,413,980

 

 

 

Credit Cards — 3.6%

 

 

 

115,000

 

Discover Financial Services
Credit Card Company

 

7,404,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management — 3.2%

 

 

 

185,000

 

SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

6,689,600

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

31,666,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services — 14.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail — 5.1%

 

 

 

125,000

 

The Fresh Market (a) (b)
Specialty Food Retailer

 

4,366,250

 

34,000

 

ULTA (a)
Specialty Beauty Product Retailer

 

4,017,780

 

31,675

 

Casey’s General Stores
Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

2,271,097

 

 

 

 

 

10,655,127

 

 

 

Travel — 4.7%

 

 

 

62,000

 

Vail Resorts
Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

5,379,120

 

 

1



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Travel — 4.7% (cont)

 

 

 

112,300

 

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

 

$

2,851,297

 

31,000

 

Choice Hotels
Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

1,612,000

 

 

 

 

 

9,842,417

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

105,000

 

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

 

3,391,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel — 1.5%

 

 

 

26,000

 

PVH
Apparel Wholesaler & Retailer

 

3,149,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Distribution — 1.2%

 

 

 

39,000

 

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

 

2,396,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 0.1%

 

 

 

307,000

 

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

 

101,424

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

29,537,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Supplies — 3.9%

 

 

 

98,000

 

Cepheid (a)
Molecular Diagnostics

 

4,314,940

 

33,000

 

Henry Schein (a)
Large Distributor of Dental, Vet & Medical Products

 

3,843,510

 

 

 

 

 

8,158,450

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery — 2.1%

 

 

 

39,000

 

Synageva BioPharma (a) (b)
Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

2,682,420

 

46,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)
Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

1,710,280

 

 

 

 

 

4,392,700

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

12,551,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate — 5.8%

 

 

 

108,000

 

Post Properties
Multifamily Properties

 

5,544,720

 

65,000

 

Extra Space Storage
Self Storage Facilities

 

3,352,050

 

300,000

 

EdR
Student Housing

 

3,084,000

 

 

 

 

 

11,980,770

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

11,980,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers — 3.6%

 

 

 

560,000

 

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

 

2,635,117

 

6,150,000

 

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

 

1,784,678

 

4,273,500

 

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

 

839,475

 

8,000

 

Clayton Williams (a)
Oil & Gas Producer

 

771,600

 

11,700

 

Antero Resources (a) (b)
Utica & Marcellus Shale

 

642,213

 

3,600,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Canada) (a) (c)

 

473,325

 

184,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Canada) (a)
Oil & Gas Exploration Offshore West Africa

 

25,465

 

8,714,000

 

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

 

272,325

 

 

 

 

 

7,444,198

 

 

 

Agricultural Commodities — 1.2%

 

 

 

261,363

 

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

 

2,644,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

49,000

 

Rowan
Contract Offshore Driller

 

1,240,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Energy — 0.3%

 

 

 

535,000

 

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

 

609,900

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

11,939,282

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $138,929,689) — 97.8%

 

203,354,005

(e)

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

Short-Term Investments — 2.3%

 

 

 

4,810,274

 

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

 

$

4,810,274

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $4,810,274) — 2.3%

 

4,810,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 2.0%

 

 

 

4,092,025

 

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

 

4,092,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $4,092,025) — 2.0%

 

4,092,025

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $147,831,988)(g) — 102.1%

 

212,256,304

(h)

 

 

 

 

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

 

(4,092,025

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — (0.1)%

 

(374,190

)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

 207,790,089

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipts

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $3,942,912.

(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 September 30, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $3,118,319, which represented 1.50% 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

 

$

2,644,994

 

 

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

3,600,000

 

1,539,065

 

473,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,539,064

 

$

3,118,319

 

 

 

 

(d)

Illiquid security.

(e)

On September 30, 2014, the market value of foreign securities represented 8.95% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

 

 

India

 

$

9,229,100

 

4.44

 

 

 

Colombia

 

2,907,442

 

1.40

 

 

 

Uruguay

 

2,644,994

 

1.27

 

 

 

Iraq

 

1,784,678

 

0.87

 

 

 

Canada

 

1,439,689

 

0.69

 

 

 

China

 

609,900

 

0.29

 

 

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

18,615,803

 

8.96

 

 

 

 

(f)

Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)

At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $147,831,988 and net unrealized appreciation was $64,424,316 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $74,661,006 and gross unrealized depreciation of $10,236,690.

(h)

Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

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 September 30, 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

 

$

55,907,800

 

$

 

$

 

$

55,907,800

 

Information

 

49,770,865

 

 

 

49,770,865

 

Finance

 

31,666,830

 

 

 

31,666,830

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

29,537,308

 

 

 

29,537,308

 

Health Care

 

12,551,150

 

 

 

12,551,150

 

Other Industries

 

11,980,770

 

 

 

11,980,770

 

Energy & Minerals

 

8,820,963

 

473,325

 

2,644,994

 

11,939,282

 

Total Equities

 

200,235,686

 

473,325

 

2,644,994

 

203,354,005

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

4,810,274

 

 

 

4,810,274

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

4,092,025

 

 

 

4,092,025

 

Total Investments

 

$

209,137,985

 

$

473,325

 

$

2,644,994

 

$

212,256,304

 

 

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 September 30, 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
September 30, 2014

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

2,793,970

 

$

 

$

(148,976

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,644,994

 

 

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

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2014, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $148,976.

 

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Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value
at September 30, 2014

 

Valuation
Technique(s)

 

Unobservable
Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

2,644,994

 

Market comparable companies

 

Discount for lack of marketability

 

8% to 15%

 

 

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), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 97.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information — 21.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software — 7.8%

 

 

 

219,000

 

Ansys (a)
Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

$

16,571,730

 

424,000

 

Informatica (a)
Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

14,517,760

 

150,000

 

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

 

7,972,500

 

76,000

 

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

 

6,805,040

 

60,300

 

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

 

3,070,476

 

21,000

 

Concur Technologies (a) (b)
Web-enabled Expense Management Software

 

2,663,220

 

43,000

 

Envestnet (a)
Technology Platform for Investment Advisors

 

1,935,000

 

199,010

 

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

 

1,730,392

 

49,114

 

Textura (a) (b)
Construction Vendor Management Software

 

1,296,609

 

25,000

 

Commvault Systems (a)
Data Storage Management

 

1,260,000

 

104,995

 

Exa (a)
Simulation Software

 

1,184,344

 

115,000

 

E2Open (a)
Supply Chain Management Software & Supplier/Partner Network

 

1,070,650

 

31,000

 

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

 

480,500

 

52,150

 

Five9 (a) (b)
Call Center Software

 

341,061

 

48,353

 

Covisint (a) (b)
Collaboration Software Platform Provider

 

200,665

 

 

 

 

 

61,099,947

 

 

 

Instrumentation — 6.0%

 

 

 

109,750

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)
Laboratory Equipment

 

28,110,267

 

277,000

 

IPG Photonics (a) (b)
Fiber Lasers

 

19,052,060

 

 

 

 

 

47,162,327

 

 

 

Computer Services — 2.4%

 

 

 

333,000

 

ExlService Holdings (a)
Business Process Outsourcing

 

8,128,530

 

175,000

 

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

 

3,939,250

 

405,000

 

RCM Technologies (a)
Technology & Engineering Services

 

3,065,850

 

70,792

 

Virtusa (a)
Offshore IT Outsourcing

 

2,517,363

 

243,000

 

Hackett Group
IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

1,448,280

 

 

 

 

 

19,099,273

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment — 1.2%

 

 

 

142,000

 

Monolithic Power Systems
High-performance Analog & Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

 

6,255,100

 

86,000

 

Ultratech (a)
Semiconductor Equipment

 

1,956,500

 

150,000

 

Atmel (a)
Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

1,212,000

 

 

 

 

 

9,423,600

 

 

 

Financial Processors — 1.0%

 

 

 

91,000

 

Global Payments
Credit Card Processor

 

6,359,080

 

80,000

 

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

 

1,100,000

 

 

 

 

 

7,459,080

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing — 0.9%

 

 

 

97,000

 

Plexus (a)
Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

3,582,210

 

165,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)
Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

3,441,900

 

 

 

 

 

7,024,110

 

 

 

Business Information & Marketing Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

291,200

 

Navigant Consulting (a)
Financial Consulting Firm

 

4,050,592

 

113,000

 

Bankrate (a)
Internet Advertising for the Insurance, Credit Card & Banking Markets

 

1,283,680

 

 

 

 

 

5,334,272

 

 

 

Internet Related — 0.5%

 

 

 

149,847

 

RetailMeNot (a) (b)
Digital Coupon Marketplace

 

2,421,528

 

496,000

 

Vonage (a)
Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

 

1,626,880

 

 

 

 

 

4,048,408

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

47,000

 

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

 

2,573,720

 

17,000

 

Belden
Specialty Cable

 

1,088,340

 

 

 

 

 

3,662,060

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

267,000

 

Infinera (a)
Optical Networking Equipment

 

$

2,848,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone & Data Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

331,000

 

Boingo Wireless (a)
Wholesale & Retail Wi-Fi Networks

 

2,360,030

 

 

 

Total Information

 

169,521,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services — 21.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery — 17.4%

 

 

 

358,000

 

Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

27,233,060

 

540,000

 

Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

27,113,400

 

580,000

 

Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration

 

23,565,400

 

187,000

 

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

 

12,790,800

 

206,000

 

HEICO
FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

8,301,800

 

183,000

 

ESCO Technologies
Industrial Filtration & Advanced Measurement Equipment

 

6,364,740

 

72,000

 

Middleby (a)
Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

6,345,360

 

137,000

 

Generac (a) (b)
Standby Power Generators

 

5,553,980

 

88,736

 

Toro
Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

5,255,833

 

124,000

 

Kennametal
Consumable Cutting Tools

 

5,122,440

 

100,000

 

Oshkosh Corporation
Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

4,415,000

 

74,280

 

Dorman Products (a) (b)
Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

 

2,975,657

 

51,000

 

Graham
Designer & Builder of Vacuum & Heat Transfer Equipment for Process Indsutries

 

1,466,250

 

 

 

 

 

136,503,720

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals — 1.8%

 

 

 

234,000

 

Drew Industries
RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

9,872,460

 

114,000

 

PolyOne
Intermediate Stage Chemicals Producer

 

4,056,120

 

 

 

 

 

13,928,580

 

 

 

Electrical Components — 1.3%

 

 

 

52,000

 

Acuity Brands
Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

6,120,920

 

161,861

 

Thermon (a)
Global Engineered Thermal Solutions

 

3,952,646

 

 

 

 

 

10,073,566

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

80,000

 

KAR Auction Services
Auto Auctions

 

2,290,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction — 0.3%

 

 

 

234,000

 

PGT (a)
Wind Resistant Windows & Doors

 

2,180,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution — 0.3%

 

 

 

26,000

 

WESCO International (a)
Industrial Distributor

 

2,034,760

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

167,011,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services — 16.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel — 5.5%

 

 

 

467,500

 

Avis Budget Group (a)
Second Largest Car Rental Company

 

25,661,075

 

304,000

 

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

 

7,718,560

 

148,000

 

HomeAway (a)
Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

5,254,000

 

48,814

 

Choice Hotels
Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

2,538,328

 

24,000

 

Vail Resorts
Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

2,082,240

 

 

 

 

 

43,254,203

 

 

 

Retail — 3.4%

 

 

 

108,782

 

Casey’s General Stores
Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

7,799,669

 

100,619

 

Shutterfly (a)
Internet Photo-centric Retailer

 

4,904,170

 

108,000

 

Burlington Stores (a)
Off-price Apparel Retailer

 

4,304,880

 

102,000

 

The Fresh Market (a) (b)
Specialty Food Retailer

 

3,562,860

 

131,819

 

Michaels Stores (a)
Craft & Hobby Specialty Retailer

 

2,304,196

 

70,000

 

Kate Spade & Company (a)
Global Lifestyle Brand

 

1,836,100

 

86,347

 

Pier 1 Imports
Home Furnishing Retailer

 

1,026,666

 

116,229

 

Gaiam (a)
Healthy Living Through Catalogs, eCommerce & Gaiam TV

 

853,121

 

 

 

 

 

26,591,662

 

 

 

Furniture & Textiles — 2.6%

 

 

 

178,561

 

Caesarstone (Israel)
Quartz Countertops

 

9,228,032

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Furniture & Textiles — 2.6% (cont)

 

 

 

333,476

 

Knoll
Office Furniture

 

$

5,772,470

 

225,000

 

Interface
Modular Carpet

 

3,631,500

 

77,000

 

La-Z-Boy
Upholstery Giant

 

1,523,830

 

 

 

 

 

20,155,832

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Distribution — 1.7%

 

 

 

150,000

 

Pool
Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment Distributor

 

8,088,000

 

61,000

 

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

 

3,749,060

 

78,000

 

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

 

1,268,280

 

 

 

 

 

13,105,340

 

 

 

Other Durable Goods — 1.0%

 

 

 

48,000

 

Cavco Industries (a)
Manufactured Homes

 

3,264,000

 

156,000

 

Select Comfort (a)
Specialty Mattresses

 

3,263,520

 

56,000

 

Gentex
Manufacturer of Auto Parts

 

1,499,120

 

 

 

 

 

8,026,640

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 0.7%

 

 

 

320,541

 

Boulder Brands (a)
Healthy Food Products

 

4,368,974

 

53,000

 

B&G Foods
Acquirer of Small Food Brands

 

1,460,150

 

 

 

 

 

5,829,124

 

 

 

Restaurants — 0.6%

 

 

 

57,500

 

Fiesta Restaurant Group (a)
Owner/Operator of Two Restaurant Chains: Pollo Tropical & Taco Cabana

 

2,856,600

 

43,000

 

Papa John’s International
Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

 

1,719,570

 

 

 

 

 

4,576,170

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

132,500

 

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

 

4,279,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Products —%

 

 

 

5,424

 

Fox Factory Holding (a)
High Performance Suspension Systems for Leisure Market

 

84,072

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

125,902,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance — 14.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks — 8.5%

 

 

 

253,000

 

Lakeland Financial
Indiana Bank

 

 

9,487,500

 

79,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)
Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

8,855,110

 

318,000

 

MB Financial
Chicago Bank

 

8,802,240

 

485,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp
Midwest Bank

 

8,448,700

 

81,000

 

City National
Bank & Asset Manager

 

6,129,270

 

368,000

 

TCF Financial
Great Lakes Bank

 

5,715,040

 

161,194

 

Hancock Holding
Gulf Coast Bank

 

5,166,268

 

504,000

 

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

 

4,883,760

 

666,200

 

First Busey
Illinois Bank

 

3,710,734

 

97,700

 

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

 

2,236,353

 

187,000

 

First Commonwealth
Western Pennsylvania Bank

 

1,568,930

 

100,890

 

Guaranty Bancorp
Colorado Bank

 

1,363,024

 

 

 

 

 

66,366,929

 

 

 

Finance Companies — 2.6%

 

 

 

339,400

 

CAI International (a)
International Container Leasing

 

6,567,390

 

174,900

 

McGrath Rentcorp
Mini-rental Conglomerate

 

5,981,580

 

78,079

 

World Acceptance (a) (b)
Personal Loans

 

5,270,332

 

92,064

 

Textainer Group Holdings (b)
Top International Container Leaser

 

2,865,032

 

 

 

 

 

20,684,334

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 1.2%

 

 

 

253,600

 

ViewPoint Financial
Texas Thrift

 

6,071,184

 

142,000

 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp
Northeast Thrift

 

3,335,580

 

 

 

 

 

9,406,764

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management — 1.0%

 

 

 

206,000

 

SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

7,448,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.7%

 

 

 

81,000

 

Allied World Holdings
Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

2,984,040

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.7% (cont)

 

 

 

19,000

 

Enstar Group (a)
Insurance/Reinsurance & Related Services

 

$

2,590,080

 

 

 

 

 

5,574,120

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Companies — 0.4%

 

 

 

146,500

 

Leucadia National
Holding Company

 

3,492,560

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

112,973,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery — 4.7%

 

 

 

171,700

 

Synageva BioPharma (a) (b)
Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

11,809,526

 

196,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)
Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

7,287,280

 

58,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)
Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

4,185,280

 

164,000

 

Sarepta Therapeutics (a) (b)
Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

3,460,400

 

183,200

 

Celldex Therapeutics (a) (b)
Biotech Developing Drugs for Cancer

 

2,374,272

 

35,632

 

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

 

2,016,771

 

24,900

 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (a)
Biotech Developing Drugs for Rare Diseases

 

1,944,690

 

71,520

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)
Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

1,859,520

 

7,000

 

Intercept Pharmaceuticals (a)
Biotech Developing Drugs for Several Diseases

 

1,656,830

 

 

 

 

 

36,594,569

 

 

 

Medical Supplies — 2.5%

 

 

 

302,600

 

Cepheid (a)
Molecular Diagnostics

 

13,323,478

 

64,000

 

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

 

5,987,200

 

 

 

 

 

19,310,678

 

 

 

Health Care Services — 1.8%

 

 

 

365,900

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (a)
Health Care IT

 

4,908,549

 

86,000

 

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

 

3,808,940

 

69,000

 

HealthSouth
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

 

2,546,100

 

70,000

 

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

 

2,427,600

 

44,000

 

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

 

569,360

 

 

 

 

 

14,260,549

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.8%

 

 

 

379,500

 

Akorn (a)
Developer, Manufacturer & Distributor of Specialty Generic Drugs

 

13,764,465

 

19,000

 

Revance Therapeutics (a) (b)
Drug Developer Focused on Aesthetics

 

367,270

 

 

 

 

 

14,131,735

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices — 0.7%

 

 

 

38,000

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)
Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

2,913,840

 

55,000

 

Wright Medical Group (a)
Leader in Foot & Ankle Replacement

 

1,666,500

 

21,547

 

Abaxis
Instruments & Tests for Vet & Medical Markets

 

1,092,648

 

 

 

 

 

5,672,988

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

89,970,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries — 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate — 6.0%

 

 

 

503,000

 

Extra Space Storage
Self Storage Facilities

 

25,939,710

 

233,750

 

Kite Realty Group
Community Shopping Centers

 

5,666,100

 

411,900

 

EdR
Student Housing

 

4,234,332

 

119,000

 

Coresite Realty
Data Centers

 

3,911,530

 

170,000

 

St. Joe (a)
Florida Panhandle Landowner

 

3,388,100

 

341,000

 

DCT Industrial Trust
Industrial Properties

 

2,560,910

 

62,000

 

Hudson Pacific Properties
West Coast Office Buildings & Production Studios

 

1,528,920

 

 

 

 

 

47,229,602

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.8%

 

 

 

184,487

 

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

 

6,171,090

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

53,400,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers — 3.9%

 

 

 

121,000

 

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

 

5,391,760

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers — 3.9% (cont)

 

 

 

100,000

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)
Oil & Gas Producer

 

$

5,382,000

 

61,000

 

SM Energy
Oil & Gas Producer

 

4,758,000

 

40,000

 

Clayton Williams (a)
Oil & Gas Producer

 

3,858,000

 

120,000

 

Laredo Petroleum (a) (b)
Permian Basin Oil Producer

 

2,689,200

 

106,000

 

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

 

2,550,360

 

43,000

 

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

 

2,162,470

 

74,000

 

Parsley Energy (a)
Permian-Midland Basin Oil & Gas Producer

 

1,578,420

 

63,000

 

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

 

1,388,520

 

22,500

 

Rice Energy (a)
Natural Gas Producer

 

598,500

 

 

 

 

 

30,357,230

 

 

 

Oil Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

56,000

 

Gulfport Energy (a)
Oil & Gas Producer Focused on Utica Shale in Ohio

 

2,990,400

 

43,000

 

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

 

2,628,590

 

80,000

 

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

 

2,618,400

 

 

 

 

 

8,237,390

 

 

 

Mining — 0.7%

 

 

 

38,000

 

Core Labs (Netherlands)
Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

5,561,300

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

44,155,920

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $424,486,486) — 97.5%

 

762,937,494

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 2.6%

 

 

 

19,889,030

 

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

 

19,889,030

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $19,889,030) — 2.6%

 

19,889,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 5.6%

 

 

 

43,980,075

 

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

 

43,980,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $43,980,075) — 5.6%

 

43,980,075

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $488,355,591)(e) — 105.7%

 

826,806,599

(f)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (5.6)%

 

(43,980,075

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — (0.1)%

 

(497,452

)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

782,329,072

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipts

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $42,666,001.

(c)

On September 30, 2014, the market value of foreign securities represented 2.39% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

 

 

Israel

 

$

9,228,032

 

1.18

 

 

 

Netherlands

 

5,561,300

 

0.71

 

 

 

India

 

3,939,250

 

0.50

 

 

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

18,728,582

 

2.39

 

 

 

 

(d)

Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(e)

At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $488,355,591 and net unrealized appreciation was $338,451,008 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $356,545,878 and gross unrealized depreciation of $18,094,870.

(f)

Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

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 September 30, 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

 

$

169,521,997

 

$

 

$

 

$

169,521,997

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

167,011,906

 

 

 

167,011,906

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

125,902,793

 

 

 

125,902,793

 

Finance

 

112,973,667

 

 

 

112,973,667

 

Health Care

 

89,970,519

 

 

 

89,970,519

 

Other Industries

 

53,400,692

 

 

 

53,400,692

 

Energy & Minerals

 

44,155,920

 

 

 

44,155,920

 

Total Equities

 

762,937,494

 

 

 

762,937,494

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

19,889,030

 

 

 

19,889,030

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

43,980,075

 

 

 

43,980,075

 

Total Investments

 

$

826,806,599

 

$

 

$

 

$

826,806,599

 

 

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 officer, 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

 

November 21, 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

 

November 21, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ John M. Kunka

 

 

 

John M. Kunka, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 21, 2014

 

 


EX-99.CERT 2 a14-24772_1ex99dcert.htm EX-99.CERT

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

I, John M. Kunka, certify that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

Date:                  November 21, 2014

/s/ John M. Kunka

 

 

 

John M. Kunka, Treasurer

 



 

I, P. Zachary Egan, certify that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

Date:                  November 21, 2014

/s/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President