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FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number |
811-08748 | |||||||
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Wanger Advisors Trust | ||||||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||||||||
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227 W. Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL |
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60606 | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) | ||||||
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Mary C. Moynihan Perkins Coie LLP 700 13th Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005
Paul B. Goucher, Esq. Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 100 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017
P. Zachary Egan Columbia Acorn Trust 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000 Chicago, Illinois 60606 | ||||||||
(Name and address of agent for service) | ||||||||
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: |
312-634-9200 |
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Date of fiscal year end: |
December 31 |
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Date of reporting period: |
March 31, 2016 |
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Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
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Wanger International Report |
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Wanger International |
Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2016 |
Number of Shares |
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Value |
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Equities 97.4% |
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Asia 43.0% |
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Japan 22.7% |
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105,500 |
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Seria |
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$ |
6,372,189 |
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113,400 |
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FamilyMart |
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5,889,481 |
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381,200 |
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Aeon Mall |
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5,639,925 |
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288,171 |
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Doshisha |
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5,302,361 |
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151,700 |
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Glory |
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5,152,428 |
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214,600 |
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Bandai Namco |
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4,677,940 |
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324,200 |
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Ushio |
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4,303,856 |
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104,220 |
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Milbon |
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4,218,057 |
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982,600 |
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Seven Bank |
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4,193,810 |
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437,500 |
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iStyle |
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3,887,184 |
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161,200 |
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Aeon Financial Service |
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3,795,018 |
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230,000 |
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Daiseki |
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3,759,816 |
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45,100 |
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Hikari Tsushin |
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3,432,093 |
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84,800 |
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Yonex (a) |
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3,358,895 |
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165,400 |
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OSG Consumable Cutting Tools |
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3,084,800 |
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56,000 |
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Otsuka |
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2,954,068 |
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515 |
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Kenedix Office Investment |
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2,952,240 |
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92,500 |
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Nakanishi |
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2,936,798 |
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267,000 |
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Sega Sammy Holdings |
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2,909,014 |
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2,990 |
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LaSalle Logiport REIT (b) |
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2,887,849 |
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48,840 |
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Ariake Japan |
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2,861,626 |
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25,150 |
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Hirose Electric |
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2,771,760 |
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386,000 |
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NOF |
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2,734,049 |
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58,000 |
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Asahi Intecc |
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2,713,859 |
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69,300 |
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JIN |
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2,706,126 |
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31,900 |
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Disco |
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2,699,089 |
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139,300 |
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NGK Spark Plug |
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2,667,490 |
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49,600 |
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OBIC |
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2,622,041 |
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452,000 |
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Dowa Holdings |
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2,514,665 |
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68,800 |
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Japan Airport Terminal |
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2,441,805 |
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180,600 |
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Kintetsu World Express |
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2,398,734 |
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129,600 |
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Icom |
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2,368,181 |
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111,400 |
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Aica Kogyo |
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2,337,101 |
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77,000 |
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MonotaRO |
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2,288,869 |
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244,000 |
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Yamaguchi Financial Group |
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2,215,299 |
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90,192 |
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Capcom |
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2,197,330 |
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219,900 |
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Relia |
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2,033,923 |
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432 |
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Industrial & Infrastructure Fund |
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2,006,098 |
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122,600 |
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Santen Pharmaceutical |
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1,842,737 |
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11,500 |
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Hoshizaki Electric |
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959,223 |
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129,087,827 |
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Hong Kong 3.5% |
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4,450,000 |
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Vitasoy International |
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8,310,179 |
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6,190,000 |
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Value Partners |
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6,499,823 |
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1,600,000 |
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Samsonite International |
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5,359,295 |
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20,169,297 |
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China 3.4% |
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15,500,000 |
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Sihuan Pharmaceuticals Holdings Group |
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4,435,793 |
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22,052,000 |
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Jiangnan Group |
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3,896,299 |
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118,449 |
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51job - ADR (a) (b) |
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3,674,288 |
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1,725,000 |
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TravelSky Technology |
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2,828,026 |
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6,765,000 |
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AMVIG Holdings |
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2,825,035 |
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Number of Shares |
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Value |
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China 3.4% (cont) |
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4,536,000 |
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NewOcean Energy |
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$ |
1,632,502 |
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19,291,943 |
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Taiwan 3.1% |
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395,000 |
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Silergy |
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5,392,741 |
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160,000 |
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St. Shine Optical |
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3,262,394 |
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282,000 |
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Ginko International |
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2,812,828 |
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175,803 |
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Voltronic Power |
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2,766,859 |
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302,349 |
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Advantech |
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2,221,820 |
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815,000 |
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Vanguard International Semiconductor |
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1,273,266 |
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17,729,908 |
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Korea 2.8% |
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145,013 |
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Koh Young Technology |
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5,179,091 |
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10,570 |
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KCC |
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3,843,088 |
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19,359 |
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CJ Corp |
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3,309,989 |
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84,731 |
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Korea Investment Holdings |
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3,259,243 |
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2,414 |
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Nongshim Holdings |
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320,019 |
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3,131 |
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LF Corp |
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70,907 |
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15,982,337 |
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India 2.5% |
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455,821 |
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Amara Raja |
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6,040,772 |
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842,104 |
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
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4,919,122 |
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158,970 |
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United Breweries |
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1,985,553 |
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278,615 |
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TVS Motor |
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1,358,223 |
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14,303,670 |
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Singapore 2.2% |
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5,738,173 |
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Mapletree Commercial Trust |
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6,008,331 |
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6,527,300 |
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SIIC Environment (b) |
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3,314,233 |
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8,400,000 |
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China Everbright Water (b) |
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3,086,976 |
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12,409,540 |
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Philippines 1.1% |
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52,959,300 |
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Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts (b) |
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2,909,317 |
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2,504,000 |
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Puregold Price Club |
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1,979,489 |
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812,000 |
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Robinsons Retail Holdings |
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1,305,496 |
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6,194,302 |
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Cambodia 1.0% |
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9,000,000 |
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Nagacorp |
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5,767,328 |
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Indonesia 0.7% |
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10,747,700 |
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Link Net (b) |
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3,326,293 |
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4,859,200 |
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MNC Sky Vision (b) |
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406,766 |
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3,733,059 |
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Total Asia |
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244,669,211 |
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Europe 42.4% |
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United Kingdom 13.0% |
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163,577 |
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Rightmove |
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9,893,211 |
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1,305,884 |
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Polypipe |
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5,986,835 |
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107,887 |
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Spirax Sarco |
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5,640,275 |
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1,196,100 |
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Regus |
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5,440,582 |
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196,975 |
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WH Smith |
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5,143,216 |
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382,381 |
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Halma |
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5,005,907 |
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340,615 |
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Shaftesbury |
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4,456,685 |
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263,930 |
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Dominos Pizza UK & Ireland |
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3,821,018 |
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Number of Shares |
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Value |
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United Kingdom 13.0% (cont) |
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1,365,000 |
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Rentokil Initial |
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$ |
3,466,129 |
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776,230 |
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Ocado (b) |
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3,234,208 |
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518,663 |
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DS Smith Packaging |
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3,039,312 |
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69,000 |
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Croda International |
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3,011,685 |
| |
529,121 |
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Halfords |
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3,010,160 |
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343,954 |
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Abcam |
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2,914,622 |
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258,000 |
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Big Yellow |
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2,869,928 |
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3,705,811 |
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Assura |
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2,826,231 |
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1,210,014 |
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Connect Group |
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2,763,232 |
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262,952 |
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PureCircle (b) Natural Sweeteners |
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1,432,293 |
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73,955,529 |
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Germany 6.7% |
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|
| |
139,432 |
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Aurelius |
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8,488,291 |
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215,734 |
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Wirecard (a) |
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8,174,606 |
| |
59,445 |
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MTU Aero Engines |
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5,701,583 |
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92,648 |
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NORMA Group |
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5,190,031 |
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54,700 |
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Fielmann |
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4,151,616 |
| |
134,647 |
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Elringklinger |
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3,690,178 |
| |
5,502 |
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Rational |
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2,940,662 |
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38,336,967 |
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Sweden 6.4% |
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|
| |
428,742 |
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Trelleborg |
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8,481,627 |
| |
683,252 |
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Unibet |
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7,755,572 |
| |
329,031 |
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Recipharm (a) |
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6,160,529 |
| |
305,143 |
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Sweco |
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5,014,144 |
| |
186,076 |
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Mekonomen |
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4,607,061 |
| |
76,543 |
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Millicom International Cellular |
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4,183,430 |
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|
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36,202,363 |
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Spain 3.0% |
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|
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1,121,934 |
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Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación |
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5,829,177 |
| |
984,582 |
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Prosegur |
|
5,545,761 |
| |
53,000 |
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Viscofan |
|
3,175,252 |
| |
83,000 |
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Bolsas y Mercados Españoles Spanish Stock Markets |
|
2,677,535 |
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|
|
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17,227,725 |
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Netherlands 2.7% |
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|
| |
181,144 |
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Aalberts Industries |
|
6,284,712 |
| |
69,923 |
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Gemalto (a) |
|
5,169,362 |
| |
193,387 |
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Brunel |
|
4,072,118 |
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15,526,192 |
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Denmark 2.5% |
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|
| |
173,983 |
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SimCorp |
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8,028,963 |
| |
63,036 |
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William Demant Holding (b) |
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6,338,735 |
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14,367,698 |
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Finland 2.1% |
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337,263 |
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Tikkurila |
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6,124,993 |
| |
124,900 |
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Konecranes Manufacture & Service of Industrial Cranes & Port Handling Equipment |
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2,981,755 |
| |
651,561 |
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Sponda |
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2,743,221 |
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11,849,969 |
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France 1.9% |
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|
| |
342,247 |
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Elior Group (a) |
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7,504,563 |
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Number of Shares |
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Value |
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France 1.9% (cont) |
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8,328 |
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Eurofins Scientific |
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$ |
3,054,727 |
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10,559,290 |
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Switzerland 1.1% |
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| |
10,581 |
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Inficon |
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3,493,804 |
| |
26,700 |
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Panalpina Welttransport |
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2,982,248 |
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6,476,052 |
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Norway 1.1% |
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633,264 |
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Atea |
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6,045,881 |
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Italy 1.0% |
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59,000 |
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Industria Macchine Automatiche |
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3,460,865 |
| |
728,462 |
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Hera |
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2,176,735 |
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4,423 |
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Brembo |
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228,747 |
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5,866,347 |
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Belgium 0.6% |
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62,000 |
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Melexis |
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3,372,280 |
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Kazakhstan 0.3% |
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| |
432,778 |
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Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR |
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1,817,668 |
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Total Europe |
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241,603,961 |
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Other Countries 10.4% |
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Canada 5.1% |
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|
| |
63,945 |
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CCL Industries |
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12,136,625 |
| |
227,096 |
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Ag Growth |
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6,074,545 |
| |
134,811 |
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Vermilion Energy (a) |
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3,945,460 |
| |
268,267 |
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CAE |
|
3,102,499 |
| |
159,000 |
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PrairieSky Royalty (a) |
|
3,016,562 |
| |
18,093 |
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Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust |
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721,491 |
| |
|
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|
28,997,182 |
| |
|
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Australia 2.8% |
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|
| |
150,840 |
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Dominos Pizza Enterprises |
|
6,639,301 |
| |
5,468,897 |
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Spotless |
|
5,295,567 |
| |
572,000 |
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Estia Health |
|
2,515,841 |
| |
249,211 |
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Challenger Financial |
|
1,599,263 |
| |
|
|
|
|
16,049,972 |
| |
|
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United States 1.1% |
|
|
| |
131,959 |
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Bladex |
|
3,196,047 |
| |
93,000 |
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Cepheid (b) |
|
3,102,480 |
| |
|
|
|
|
6,298,527 |
| |
|
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South Africa 0.9% |
|
|
| |
744,595 |
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Coronation Fund Managers |
|
3,701,856 |
| |
129,112 |
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Famous Brands |
|
1,022,314 |
| |
|
|
|
|
4,724,170 |
| |
|
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Egypt 0.5% |
|
|
| |
671,277 |
|
Commercial International Bank of Egypt |
|
2,901,324 |
| |
|
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Total Other Countries |
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58,971,175 |
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Latin America 1.6% |
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| |
|
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Mexico 1.0% |
|
|
| |
36,000 |
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Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR |
|
5,406,120 |
| |
|
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Guatemala 0.5% |
|
|
| |
293,379 |
|
Tahoe Resources |
|
2,941,131 |
| |
|
|
Uruguay 0.1% |
|
|
| |
230,870 |
|
Union Agriculture Group (b) (c) (d) |
|
824,206 |
| |
Number of Shares |
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|
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Value |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
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Total Latin America |
|
$ |
9,171,457 |
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Total Equities |
|
554,415,804 |
(e) | |||
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Short-Term Investments 1.6% |
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
| |||
9,284,716 |
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JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.25%) |
|
|
9,284,716 |
|
|
|
|
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Total Short-Term Investments |
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9,284,716 |
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|
|
|
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Securities Lending Collateral 3.9% |
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |
22,125,805 |
|
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.20%) (f) |
|
22,125,805 |
| |
|
|
|
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Total Securities Lending Collateral |
|
22,125,805 |
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|
|
|
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Total Investments |
|
585,826,325 |
(h) | |||
Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned (3.9)% |
|
(22,125,805 |
) | |||
|
|
|
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Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.0% |
|
5,466,012 |
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|
|
|
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Net Assets 100.0% |
|
$ |
569,166,532 |
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ADR American Depositary Receipts
GDR Global Depositary Receipts
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
> Notes to Statement of Investments
(a) All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2016. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2016 was $21,185,321.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Illiquid security.
(d) Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. This security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Funds Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2016, the market value of this security amounted to $824,206, which represented 0.14% of total net assets. Additional information on this security is as follows:
Security |
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Acquisition |
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Shares |
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Cost |
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Value |
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Union Agriculture Group |
|
12/8/10 - 6/27/12 |
|
230,870 |
|
$ |
2,649,999 |
|
$ |
824,206 |
|
(e) On March 31, 2016, the Funds total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:
Currency |
|
Value |
|
Percentage of |
| |
Japanese Yen |
|
$ |
129,087,827 |
|
22.7 |
|
Euro |
|
102,738,771 |
|
18.1 |
| |
British Pound |
|
73,955,529 |
|
13.0 |
| |
Hong Kong Dollar |
|
41,554,280 |
|
7.3 |
| |
Swedish Krona |
|
36,202,363 |
|
6.4 |
| |
Canadian Dollar |
|
31,938,314 |
|
5.6 |
| |
Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets |
|
138,938,720 |
|
24.3 |
| |
Total Equities |
|
$ |
554,415,804 |
|
97.4 |
|
(f) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.
(g) At March 31, 2016, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $501,854,167 and net unrealized appreciation was $83,972,158 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $113,687,748 and gross unrealized depreciation of $29,715,590.
(h) Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated December 31, 2015.
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds 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 managements 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 CWAMs Valuation Committee (the Committee) 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.
The Committee is responsible for applying the Trusts Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of 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. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. 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 Funds investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2016, in valuing the Funds assets:
Investment Type |
|
Quoted Prices |
|
Other |
|
Significant |
|
Total |
| ||||
Equities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Asia |
|
$ |
3,674,288 |
|
$ |
240,994,923 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
244,669,211 |
|
Europe |
|
|
|
241,603,961 |
|
|
|
241,603,961 |
| ||||
Other Countries |
|
35,295,709 |
|
23,675,466 |
|
|
|
58,971,175 |
| ||||
Latin America |
|
8,347,251 |
|
|
|
824,206 |
|
9,171,457 |
| ||||
Total Equities |
|
47,317,248 |
|
506,274,350 |
|
824,206 |
|
554,415,804 |
| ||||
Total Short-Term Investments |
|
9,284,716 |
|
|
|
|
|
9,284,716 |
| ||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral |
|
22,125,805 |
|
|
|
|
|
22,125,805 |
| ||||
Total Investments |
|
$ |
78,727,769 |
|
$ |
506,274,350 |
|
$ |
824,206 |
|
$ |
585,826,325 |
|
The Funds assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a securitys 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.
There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.
The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.
Financial assets were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as trading resumed during the period. As a result, as of period end, the Committee determined to value the security(s) under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board.
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 |
| ||||
$ |
2,776,146 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
2,776,146 |
|
Transfers into 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.
Certain securities classified as Level 3 are fair valued by the Committee 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 companys 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.
Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)
At March 31, 2016, the Funds portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:
|
|
Value |
|
Percentage of |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
> Industrial Goods & Services |
|
|
|
|
| |
Machinery |
|
$ |
38,978,389 |
|
6.8 |
|
Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals |
|
33,047,756 |
|
5.8 |
| |
Other Industrial Services |
|
26,013,750 |
|
4.6 |
| |
Outsourcing Services |
|
23,820,157 |
|
4.2 |
| |
Conglomerates |
|
18,403,011 |
|
3.2 |
| |
Electrical Components |
|
10,971,915 |
|
1.9 |
| |
Water |
|
6,401,208 |
|
1.1 |
| |
Construction |
|
5,986,835 |
|
1.1 |
| |
Industrial Distribution |
|
2,288,869 |
|
0.4 |
| |
|
|
165,911,890 |
|
29.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
> Consumer Goods & Services |
|
|
|
|
| |
Retail |
|
43,963,789 |
|
7.7 |
| |
Casinos & Gaming |
|
19,341,231 |
|
3.4 |
| |
Restaurants |
|
18,987,196 |
|
3.3 |
| |
Food & Beverage |
|
17,764,903 |
|
3.1 |
| |
Nondurables |
|
16,354,682 |
|
2.9 |
| |
Consumer Goods Distribution |
|
15,649,301 |
|
2.8 |
| |
Leisure Products |
|
13,396,129 |
|
2.4 |
| |
Other Durable Goods |
|
10,295,232 |
|
1.8 |
| |
Apparel |
|
70,907 |
|
0.0 |
* | |
|
|
155,823,370 |
|
27.4 |
| |
> Information |
|
|
|
|
| |
Internet Related |
|
13,567,499 |
|
2.4 |
| |
Business Software |
|
13,479,031 |
|
2.4 |
| |
Semiconductors & Related Equipment |
|
12,737,375 |
|
2.2 |
| |
Instrumentation |
|
10,184,999 |
|
1.8 |
| |
Computer Hardware & Related Equipment |
|
10,158,040 |
|
1.8 |
| |
Computer Services |
|
8,999,949 |
|
1.6 |
| |
Financial Processors |
|
8,174,606 |
|
1.4 |
| |
Entertainment Programming |
|
4,919,122 |
|
0.9 |
| |
Telephone & Data Services |
|
4,183,430 |
|
0.7 |
| |
Cable TV |
|
3,326,293 |
|
0.6 |
| |
Mobile Communications |
|
2,368,182 |
|
0.4 |
| |
Consumer Software |
|
2,197,330 |
|
0.4 |
| |
Business Information & Marketing Services |
|
2,033,923 |
|
0.3 |
| |
Satellite Broadcasting & Services |
|
406,766 |
|
0.1 |
| |
|
|
96,736,545 |
|
17.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
> Other Industries |
|
|
|
|
| |
Real Estate |
|
28,655,314 |
|
5.0 |
| |
Transportation |
|
10,887,237 |
|
1.9 |
| |
Regulated Utilities |
|
2,176,735 |
|
0.4 |
| |
|
|
41,719,286 |
|
7.3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
> Finance |
|
|
|
|
| |
Banks |
|
18,119,166 |
|
3.2 |
| |
Brokerage & Money Management |
|
10,201,679 |
|
1.8 |
| |
Diversified Financial Companies |
|
7,715,928 |
|
1.3 |
| |
Financial Processors |
|
2,677,535 |
|
0.5 |
| |
Insurance |
|
1,599,263 |
|
0.3 |
| |
|
|
40,313,571 |
|
7.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
> Health Care |
|
|
|
|
| |
Pharmaceuticals |
|
12,439,058 |
|
2.2 |
| |
Medical Supplies |
|
12,092,325 |
|
2.1 |
| |
Medical Equipment & Devices |
|
11,989,392 |
|
2.1 |
| |
Health Care Services |
|
2,515,841 |
|
0.5 |
| |
|
|
39,036,616 |
|
6.9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
> Energy & Minerals |
|
|
|
|
| |
Oil & Gas Producers |
|
6,962,022 |
|
1.2 |
| |
Mining |
|
2,941,131 |
|
0.5 |
| |
Non-Ferrous Metals |
|
2,514,665 |
|
0.4 |
| |
Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution |
|
1,632,502 |
|
0.3 |
| |
Agricultural Commodities |
|
824,206 |
|
0.2 |
| |
|
|
14,874,526 |
|
2.6 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Equities: |
|
554,415,804 |
|
97.4 |
| |
Short-Term Investments: |
|
9,284,716 |
|
1.6 |
| |
Securities Lending Collateral: |
|
22,125,805 |
|
3.9 |
| |
Total Investments: |
|
585,826,325 |
|
102.9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Obligation to Return Collateral |
|
|
|
|
| |
for Securities Loaned: |
|
(22,125,805 |
) |
(3.9 |
) | |
Cash and Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
| |
Less Liabilities: |
|
5,466,012 |
|
1.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net Assets: |
|
$ |
569,166,532 |
|
100.0 |
|
* Rounds to zero.
Wanger International Select Report
Wanger International Select |
Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2016 |
Number of Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
| |
|
|
Equities 91.8% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Europe 45.1% |
|
|
| |
|
|
United Kingdom 11.2% |
|
|
| |
7,000 |
|
Rightmove |
|
$ |
423,363 |
|
5,000 |
|
Next |
|
387,787 |
| |
21,820 |
|
Smith & Nephew |
|
359,771 |
| |
19,350 |
|
Compass Group |
|
341,279 |
| |
11,970 |
|
WH Smith |
|
312,549 |
| |
|
|
|
|
1,824,749 |
| |
|
|
Germany 9.2% |
|
|
| |
15,900 |
|
Wirecard (a) |
|
602,484 |
| |
96,440 |
|
Telefonica Deutschland |
|
522,468 |
| |
3,860 |
|
MTU Aero Engines |
|
370,226 |
| |
|
|
|
|
1,495,178 |
| |
|
|
Switzerland 6.4% |
|
|
| |
1,702 |
|
Partners Group |
|
684,127 |
| |
930 |
|
Geberit |
|
347,511 |
| |
|
|
|
|
1,031,638 |
| |
|
|
Denmark 5.1% |
|
|
| |
18,580 |
|
Novozymes |
|
835,298 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
France 4.8% |
|
|
| |
13,500 |
|
Eutelsat |
|
436,117 |
| |
2,810 |
|
Essilor International |
|
347,089 |
| |
|
|
|
|
783,206 |
| |
|
|
Sweden 4.4% |
|
|
| |
10,760 |
|
Hennes & Mauritz |
|
358,788 |
| |
8,950 |
|
Hexagon |
|
348,376 |
| |
|
|
|
|
707,164 |
| |
|
|
Ireland 2.1% |
|
|
| |
20,980 |
|
Ryanair |
|
338,163 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Spain 1.9% |
|
|
| |
59,730 |
|
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación |
|
310,336 |
| |
|
|
Total Europe |
|
7,325,732 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Asia 30.0% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Japan 18.8% |
|
|
| |
32,300 |
|
Aeon Mall |
|
477,884 |
| |
17,900 |
|
KDDI |
|
477,586 |
| |
32,400 |
|
Sony Financial Holdings |
|
414,286 |
| |
6,700 |
|
FamilyMart |
|
347,968 |
| |
9,100 |
|
Hoya |
|
345,897 |
| |
15,600 |
|
Bandai Namco |
|
340,055 |
| |
22,300 |
|
Santen Pharmaceutical |
|
335,180 |
| |
10,600 |
|
Recruit Holdings |
|
323,201 |
| |
|
|
|
|
3,062,057 |
| |
|
|
Taiwan 4.5% |
|
|
| |
5,000 |
|
Largan Precision |
|
387,546 |
| |
155,000 |
|
Far EasTone Telecom |
|
347,149 |
| |
|
|
|
|
734,695 |
| |
|
|
China 4.2% |
|
|
| |
2,490 |
|
NetEase.com - ADR |
|
357,514 |
| |
288,000 |
|
China Everbright International |
|
321,619 |
| |
|
|
|
|
679,133 |
| |
|
|
Thailand 1.9% |
|
|
| |
27,300 |
|
Airports of Thailand |
|
311,669 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Korea 0.6% |
|
|
| |
559 |
|
CJ Corp |
|
95,577 |
| |
|
|
Total Asia |
|
4,883,131 |
| |
Number of Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
| |
|
|
Other Countries 16.4% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Canada 5.8% |
|
|
| |
4,486 |
|
CCL Industries |
|
$ |
851,433 |
|
3,390 |
|
Vermilion Energy |
|
99,214 |
| |
|
|
|
|
950,647 |
| |
|
|
Australia 5.0% |
|
|
| |
38,000 |
|
Amcor |
|
417,281 |
| |
91,035 |
|
IAG |
|
388,801 |
| |
|
|
|
|
806,082 |
| |
|
|
South Africa 4.4% |
|
|
| |
5,080 |
|
Naspers |
|
709,162 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
United States 1.2% |
|
|
| |
4,360 |
|
Anadarko Petroleum |
|
203,045 |
| |
|
|
Total Other Countries |
|
2,668,936 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Latin America 0.3% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Uruguay 0.3% |
|
|
| |
13,068 |
|
Union Agriculture Group (b) (c) (d) |
|
46,653 |
| |
|
|
Total Latin America |
|
46,653 |
| |
Total Equities |
|
14,924,452 |
(e) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Short-Term Investments 8.8% |
|
|
| |||
1,423,189 |
|
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.25%) |
|
1,423,189 |
| |
|
|
|
| |||
Total Short-Term Investments |
|
1,423,189 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Securities Lending Collateral 1.6% |
|
|
| |||
263,663 |
|
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.20%) (f) |
|
263,663 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Securities Lending Collateral |
|
263,663 |
| |||
|
|
|
| |||
Total Investments |
|
16,611,304 |
(h) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned (1.6)% |
|
(263,663 |
) | |||
|
|
|
| |||
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.6)% |
|
(96,374 |
) | |||
|
|
|
| |||
Net Assets 100.0% |
|
$ |
16,251,267 |
|
ADR American Depositary Receipts
> Notes to Statement of Investments
(a) All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2016. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2016 was $253,296.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Illiquid security.
(d) Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. This security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Funds Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2016, the market value of this security amounted to $46,653, which represented 0.29% of total net assets. Additional information on this security is as follows:
Security |
|
Acquisition |
|
Shares |
|
Cost |
|
Value |
| ||
Union Agriculture Group |
|
12/8/10 - 6/27/12 |
|
13,068 |
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
$ |
46,653 |
|
(e) On March 31, 2016, the Funds total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:
Currency |
|
Value |
|
Percentage of |
| |
Japanese Yen |
|
$ |
3,062,057 |
|
18.8 |
|
Euro |
|
2,926,883 |
|
18.0 |
| |
British Pound |
|
1,824,749 |
|
11.2 |
| |
Swiss Franc |
|
1,031,638 |
|
6.4 |
| |
Canadian Dollar |
|
950,647 |
|
5.8 |
| |
Danish Krone |
|
835,298 |
|
5.1 |
| |
Australian Dollar |
|
806,082 |
|
5.0 |
| |
Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets |
|
3,487,098 |
|
21.5 |
| |
Total Equities |
|
$ |
14,924,452 |
|
91.8 |
|
(f) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.
(g) At March 31, 2016, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $14,767,258 and net unrealized appreciation was $1,844,046 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $2,633,100 and gross unrealized depreciation of $789,054.
(h) Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated December 31, 2015.
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds 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 managements 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 CWAMs Valuation Committee (the Committee) 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.
The Committee is responsible for applying the Trusts Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of 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. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. 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 Funds investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2016, in valuing the Funds assets:
Investment Type |
|
Quoted |
|
Other |
|
Significant |
|
Total |
| ||||
Equities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Europe |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
7,325,732 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
7,325,732 |
|
Asia |
|
357,514 |
|
4,525,617 |
|
|
|
4,883,131 |
| ||||
Other Countries |
|
1,153,692 |
|
1,515,244 |
|
|
|
2,668,936 |
| ||||
Latin America |
|
|
|
|
|
46,653 |
|
46,653 |
| ||||
Total Equities |
|
1,511,206 |
|
13,366,593 |
|
46,653 |
|
14,924,452 |
| ||||
Total Short-Term Investments |
|
1,423,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,423,189 |
| ||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral |
|
263,663 |
|
|
|
|
|
263,663 |
| ||||
Total Investments |
|
$ |
3,198,058 |
|
$ |
13,366,593 |
|
$ |
46,653 |
|
$ |
16,611,304 |
|
The Funds assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a securitys 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.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.
Certain securities classified as Level 3 are fair valued by the Committee 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 companys 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.
Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)
At March 31, 2016, the Funds portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:
|
|
Value |
|
Percentage |
| |
> Information |
|
|
|
|
| |
Internet Related |
|
$ |
1,490,038 |
|
9.2 |
|
Mobile Communications |
|
824,735 |
|
5.1 |
| |
Financial Processors |
|
602,484 |
|
3.7 |
| |
Telephone & Data Services |
|
522,468 |
|
3.2 |
| |
Satellite Broadcasting & Services |
|
436,117 |
|
2.7 |
| |
Telecommunications Equipment |
|
387,546 |
|
2.4 |
| |
Business Software |
|
348,376 |
|
2.1 |
| |
Semiconductors & Related Equipment |
|
345,897 |
|
2.1 |
| |
Advertising |
|
323,201 |
|
2.0 |
| |
|
|
5,280,862 |
|
32.5 |
| |
> Consumer Goods & Services |
|
|
|
|
| |
Retail |
|
1,717,428 |
|
10.6 |
| |
Nondurables |
|
851,433 |
|
5.2 |
| |
Restaurants |
|
341,279 |
|
2.1 |
| |
Leisure Products |
|
340,055 |
|
2.1 |
| |
|
|
3,250,195 |
|
20.0 |
| |
> Industrial Goods & Services |
|
|
|
|
| |
Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals |
|
1,252,579 |
|
7.7 |
| |
Other Industrial Services |
|
370,226 |
|
2.3 |
| |
Construction |
|
347,511 |
|
2.1 |
| |
Waste Management |
|
321,619 |
|
2.0 |
| |
Conglomerates |
|
95,577 |
|
0.6 |
| |
|
|
2,387,512 |
|
14.7 |
| |
> Finance |
|
|
|
|
| |
Insurance |
|
803,088 |
|
5.0 |
| |
Brokerage & Money Management |
|
684,127 |
|
4.2 |
| |
|
|
1,487,215 |
|
9.2 |
| |
> Other Industries |
|
|
|
|
| |
Transportation |
|
|
649,832 |
|
4.0 |
|
Real Estate |
|
477,884 |
|
2.9 |
| |
|
|
1,127,716 |
|
6.9 |
| |
> Health Care |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medical Equipment & Devices |
|
706,860 |
|
4.3 |
| |
Pharmaceuticals |
|
335,180 |
|
2.1 |
| |
|
|
1,042,040 |
|
6.4 |
| |
> Energy & Minerals |
|
|
|
|
| |
Oil & Gas Producers |
|
302,259 |
|
1.8 |
| |
Agricultural Commodities |
|
46,653 |
|
0.3 |
| |
|
|
348,912 |
|
2.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Equities: |
|
14,924,452 |
|
91.8 |
| |
Short-Term Investments: |
|
1,423,189 |
|
8.8 |
| |
Securities Lending Collateral: |
|
263,663 |
|
1.6 |
| |
Total Investments: |
|
16,611,304 |
|
102.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: |
|
(263,663 |
) |
(1.6 |
) | |
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: |
|
(96,374 |
) |
(0.6 |
) | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets: |
|
$ |
16,251,267 |
|
100.0 |
|
Wanger Select Report
Wanger Select |
Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2016 |
Number of Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
| |
|
|
Equities 96.4% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Industrial Goods & Services 29.8% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Machinery 15.9% |
|
|
| |
75,188 |
|
Nordson |
|
$ |
5,717,296 |
|
107,030 |
|
Ametek |
|
5,349,359 |
| |
129,940 |
|
Generac (a) |
|
4,838,966 |
| |
81,450 |
|
Donaldson |
|
2,599,069 |
| |
21,000 |
|
Middleby (a) |
|
2,242,170 |
| |
|
|
|
|
20,746,860 |
| |
|
|
Other Industrial Services 11.3% |
|
|
| |
207,170 |
|
LKQ (a) |
|
6,614,938 |
| |
93,740 |
|
Robert Half International |
|
4,366,410 |
| |
75,510 |
|
Expeditors International of Washington |
|
3,685,643 |
| |
|
|
|
|
14,666,991 |
| |
|
|
Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 2.6% |
|
|
| |
117,876 |
|
Axalta Coating Systems (a) |
|
3,441,979 |
| |
|
|
Total Industrial Goods & Services |
|
38,855,830 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Consumer Goods & Services 22.2% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Travel 5.1% |
|
|
| |
33,445 |
|
Vail Resorts |
|
4,471,596 |
| |
99,100 |
|
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Class A (a) |
|
2,196,056 |
| |
|
|
|
|
6,667,652 |
| |
|
|
Nondurables 4.1% |
|
|
| |
383,000 |
|
HRG Group (a) |
|
5,335,190 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Consumer Electronics 3.5% |
|
|
| |
128,300 |
|
iRobot (a) |
|
4,528,990 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Restaurants 3.4% |
|
|
| |
82,500 |
|
Papa Johns International |
|
4,470,675 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Other Durable Goods 3.2% |
|
|
| |
120,025 |
|
Select Comfort (a) |
|
2,327,285 |
| |
117,345 |
|
Gentex |
|
1,841,143 |
| |
|
|
|
|
4,168,428 |
| |
|
|
Leisure Products 2.9% |
|
|
| |
38,500 |
|
Polaris Industries |
|
3,791,480 |
| |
|
|
Total Consumer Goods & Services |
|
28,962,415 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Information 16.4% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Business Software 4.6% |
|
|
| |
38,390 |
|
Ansys (a) |
|
3,434,369 |
| |
13,660 |
|
Ultimate Software (a) |
|
2,643,210 |
| |
|
|
|
|
6,077,579 |
| |
|
|
Mobile Communications 4.0% |
|
|
| |
59,865 |
|
Crown Castle International |
|
5,178,323 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Cable TV 3.7% |
|
|
| |
125,300 |
|
Liberty Global Series A (a) |
|
4,824,050 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 3.4% |
|
|
| |
76,220 |
|
Amphenol |
|
4,407,040 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Internet Related 0.7% |
|
|
| |
202,884 |
|
Vonage (a) |
|
927,180 |
| |
|
|
Total Information |
|
21,414,172 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Health Care 12.2% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Medical Supplies 4.6% |
|
|
| |
113,400 |
|
VWR (a) |
|
3,068,604 |
| |
88,690 |
|
Cepheid (a) |
|
2,958,698 |
| |
|
|
|
|
6,027,302 |
| |
|
|
Medical Equipment & Devices 4.4% |
|
|
| |
78,142 |
|
Align Technology (a) |
|
5,680,142 |
| |
Number of Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
| |
|
|
Health Care Services 2.7% |
|
|
| |
94,480 |
|
HealthSouth |
|
$ |
3,555,282 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 0.5% |
|
|
| |
8,895 |
|
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (a) |
|
563,143 |
| |
|
|
Total Health Care |
|
15,825,869 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Other Industries 9.0% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Real Estate 7.1% |
|
|
| |
127,077 |
|
EdR |
|
5,286,404 |
| |
21,770 |
|
Extra Space Storage |
|
2,034,624 |
| |
16,100 |
|
Jones Lang LaSalle |
|
1,888,852 |
| |
|
|
|
|
9,209,880 |
| |
|
|
Transportation 1.9% |
|
|
| |
137,000 |
|
Heartland Express |
|
2,541,350 |
| |
|
|
Total Other Industries |
|
11,751,230 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Finance 6.1% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Banks 3.1% |
|
|
| |
40,000 |
|
SVB Financial Group (a) |
|
4,082,000 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Brokerage & Money Management 3.0% |
|
|
| |
114,160 |
|
Eaton Vance |
|
3,826,643 |
| |
|
|
Total Finance |
|
7,908,643 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Energy & Minerals 0.7% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Agricultural Commodities 0.7% |
|
|
| |
261,363 |
|
Union Agriculture Group (Uruguay) (a) (b) (c) |
|
933,066 |
| |
|
|
Total Energy & Minerals |
|
933,066 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Equities |
|
125,651,225 |
(d) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Short-Term Investments 3.0% |
|
|
| |||
3,871,007 |
|
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.25%) |
|
3,871,007 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Short-Term Investments |
|
3,871,007 |
| |||
|
|
|
| |||
Total Investments |
|
129,522,232 |
(f) | |||
|
|
|
| |||
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.6% |
|
742,877 |
| |||
|
|
|
| |||
Net Assets 100.0% |
|
$ |
130,265,109 |
|
> Notes to Statement of Investments
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. This security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Funds Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2016, the market value of this security amounted to $933,066, which represented 0.72% of total net assets. Additional information on this security is as follows:
Security |
|
Acquisition |
|
Shares |
|
Cost |
|
Value |
| ||
Union Agriculture Group |
|
12/8/10 - 6/27/12 |
|
261,363 |
|
$ |
2,999,999 |
|
$ |
933,066 |
|
(c) Illiquid security.
(d) On March 31, 2016, the market value of foreign securities represented 0.72% of total net assets. The Funds foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:
Country |
|
Value |
|
Percentage of |
| |
Uruguay |
|
$ |
933,066 |
|
0.72 |
|
(e) At March 31, 2016, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $111,931,740 and net unrealized appreciation was $17,590,492 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $21,792,008 and gross unrealized depreciation of $4,201,516.
(f) Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated December 31, 2015.
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds 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 managements 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 CWAMs Valuation Committee (the Committee) 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.
The Committee is responsible for applying the Trusts Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of 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. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. 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 Funds investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2016, in valuing the Funds assets:
Investment Type |
|
Quoted Prices |
|
Other |
|
Significant |
|
Total |
| ||||
Equities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Industrial Goods & Services |
|
$ |
38,855,830 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
38,855,830 |
|
Consumer Goods & Services |
|
28,962,415 |
|
|
|
|
|
28,962,415 |
| ||||
Information |
|
21,414,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
21,414,172 |
| ||||
Health Care |
|
15,825,869 |
|
|
|
|
|
15,825,869 |
| ||||
Other Industries |
|
11,751,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
11,751,230 |
| ||||
Finance |
|
7,908,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
7,908,643 |
| ||||
Energy & Minerals |
|
|
|
|
|
933,066 |
|
933,066 |
| ||||
Total Equities |
|
124,718,159 |
|
|
|
933,066 |
|
125,651,225 |
| ||||
Total Short-Term Investments |
|
3,871,007 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,871,007 |
| ||||
Total Investments |
|
$ |
128,589,166 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
933,066 |
|
$ |
129,522,232 |
|
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.
Wanger USA Report
Wanger USA |
Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2016 |
Number of Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
| |
|
|
Equities 95.3% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Information 25.0% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Business Software 9.0% |
|
|
| |
105,877 |
|
Ansys (a) |
|
$ |
9,471,756 |
|
123,310 |
|
Guidewire (a) |
|
6,717,929 |
| |
165,892 |
|
DemandWare (a) |
|
6,486,377 |
| |
113,547 |
|
Manhattan Associates (a) |
|
6,457,418 |
| |
300,952 |
|
NIC |
|
5,426,164 |
| |
116,821 |
|
SPS Commerce (a) |
|
5,016,294 |
| |
37,000 |
|
Tyler Technologies (a) |
|
4,758,570 |
| |
67,318 |
|
NetSuite (a) |
|
4,610,610 |
| |
213,970 |
|
Cvent (a) |
|
4,578,958 |
| |
123,141 |
|
Q2 Holdings (a) |
|
2,960,310 |
| |
|
|
|
|
56,484,386 |
| |
|
|
Computer Services 4.6% |
|
|
| |
183,249 |
|
ExlService Holdings (a) |
|
9,492,298 |
| |
278,436 |
|
WNS - ADR (a) |
|
8,531,279 |
| |
103,444 |
|
J2 Global Communications |
|
6,370,082 |
| |
121,641 |
|
Virtusa (a) |
|
4,556,672 |
| |
|
|
|
|
28,950,331 |
| |
|
|
Instrumentation 3.2% |
|
|
| |
35,368 |
|
Mettler-Toledo International (a) |
|
12,193,472 |
| |
80,726 |
|
IPG Photonics (a) |
|
7,756,154 |
| |
|
|
|
|
19,949,626 |
| |
|
|
Semiconductors & Related Equipment 2.1% |
|
|
| |
102,653 |
|
Monolithic Power Systems |
|
6,532,837 |
| |
51,440 |
|
Littelfuse |
|
6,332,778 |
| |
366,204 |
|
Rubicon Technology (a) (b) |
|
267,329 |
| |
|
|
|
|
13,132,944 |
| |
|
|
Financial Processors 1.7% |
|
|
| |
88,357 |
|
Global Payments |
|
5,769,712 |
| |
142,996 |
|
CoreLogic (a) |
|
4,961,961 |
| |
|
|
|
|
10,731,673 |
| |
|
|
Business Information & Marketing Services 1.5% |
|
|
| |
95,586 |
|
Corporate Executive Board |
|
6,187,282 |
| |
205,101 |
|
Navigant Consulting (a) |
|
3,242,647 |
| |
|
|
|
|
9,429,929 |
| |
|
|
Telephone & Data Services 1.4% |
|
|
| |
701,353 |
|
Lumos Networks (a) |
|
9,005,373 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 0.9% |
|
|
| |
98,182 |
|
Rogers (a) |
|
5,878,156 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Telecommunications Equipment 0.6% |
|
|
| |
229,398 |
|
CalAmp (a) |
|
4,113,106 |
| |
|
|
Total Information |
|
157,675,524 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Health Care 18.9% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Health Care Services 6.8% |
|
|
| |
268,460 |
|
HealthSouth |
|
10,102,150 |
| |
274,195 |
|
AMN Healthcare Services (a) |
|
9,215,694 |
| |
217,619 |
|
Medidata Solutions (a) |
|
8,424,031 |
| |
119,276 |
|
Mednax (a) |
|
7,707,615 |
| |
127,000 |
|
Healthcare Services Group |
|
4,674,870 |
| |
Number of Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
| |
|
|
Health Care Services 6.8% (cont) |
|
|
| |
62,369 |
|
TeamHealth (a) |
|
$ |
2,607,648 |
|
|
|
|
|
42,732,008 |
| |
|
|
Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 4.7% |
|
|
| |
205,107 |
|
Seattle Genetics (a) |
|
7,197,205 |
| |
65,162 |
|
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (a) |
|
6,978,198 |
| |
251,000 |
|
Repligen (a) |
|
6,731,820 |
| |
56,265 |
|
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (a) |
|
3,562,137 |
| |
97,486 |
|
Sarepta Therapeutics (a) |
|
1,902,927 |
| |
42,679 |
|
Agios Pharmaceuticals (a) (b) |
|
1,732,767 |
| |
12,557 |
|
Intercept Pharmaceuticals (a) (b) |
|
1,613,198 |
| |
|
|
|
|
29,718,252 |
| |
|
|
Medical Supplies 3.8% |
|
|
| |
383,873 |
|
VWR (a) |
|
10,387,603 |
| |
75,292 |
|
Bio-Techne |
|
7,116,600 |
| |
98,000 |
|
West Pharmaceutical Services |
|
6,793,360 |
| |
|
|
|
|
24,297,563 |
| |
|
|
Medical Equipment & Devices 2.2% |
|
|
| |
298,601 |
|
ZELTIQ Aesthetics (a) |
|
8,110,003 |
| |
57,000 |
|
Abiomed (a) |
|
5,404,170 |
| |
22,237 |
|
LMAT |
|
345,119 |
| |
|
|
|
|
13,859,292 |
| |
|
|
Pharmaceuticals 1.4% |
|
|
| |
118,570 |
|
Cambrex (a) |
|
5,217,080 |
| |
150,366 |
|
Akorn (a) |
|
3,538,112 |
| |
|
|
|
|
8,755,192 |
| |
|
|
Total Health Care |
|
119,362,307 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Industrial Goods & Services 18.6% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Machinery 11.9% |
|
|
| |
182,159 |
|
Toro |
|
15,687,533 |
| |
228,968 |
|
ESCO Technologies |
|
8,925,173 |
| |
159,003 |
|
HEICO |
|
7,568,543 |
| |
64,351 |
|
Middleby (a) |
|
6,870,756 |
| |
120,703 |
|
Dorman Products (a) |
|
6,568,657 |
| |
188,667 |
|
Donaldson |
|
6,020,364 |
| |
144,243 |
|
Oshkosh Corporation |
|
5,895,211 |
| |
119,030 |
|
Moog (a) |
|
5,437,290 |
| |
89,725 |
|
Ametek |
|
4,484,456 |
| |
53,995 |
|
Nordson |
|
4,105,780 |
| |
82,415 |
|
Generac (a) |
|
3,069,135 |
| |
|
|
|
|
74,632,898 |
| |
|
|
Outsourcing Services 3.7% |
|
|
| |
42,461 |
|
CoStar Group (a) |
|
7,989,886 |
| |
154,312 |
|
ServiceMaster (a) |
|
5,814,476 |
| |
110,031 |
|
Maximus |
|
5,792,032 |
| |
137,547 |
|
Korn/Ferry International |
|
3,891,205 |
| |
|
|
|
|
23,487,599 |
| |
|
|
Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 2.3% |
|
|
| |
223,777 |
|
Drew Industries |
|
14,424,665 |
| |
Number of Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
| |
|
|
Construction 0.7% |
|
|
| |
453,233 |
|
PGT (a) |
|
$ |
4,459,813 |
|
|
|
Total Industrial Goods & Services |
|
117,004,975 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Consumer Goods & Services 17.6% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Other Durable Goods 4.0% |
|
|
| |
130,630 |
|
Cavco Industries (a) |
|
12,208,680 |
| |
167,698 |
|
Gentherm (a) |
|
6,974,560 |
| |
396,510 |
|
Gentex |
|
6,221,242 |
| |
|
|
|
|
25,404,482 |
| |
|
|
Restaurants 3.8% |
|
|
| |
158,368 |
|
Papa Johns International |
|
8,581,962 |
| |
144,197 |
|
Texas Roadhouse |
|
6,284,105 |
| |
121,396 |
|
Zoës Kitchen (a) |
|
4,733,230 |
| |
130,510 |
|
Fiesta Restaurant Group (a) |
|
4,278,118 |
| |
|
|
|
|
23,877,415 |
| |
|
|
Travel 3.1% |
|
|
| |
62,731 |
|
Vail Resorts |
|
8,387,135 |
| |
146,718 |
|
Choice Hotels |
|
7,930,108 |
| |
156,523 |
|
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Class A (a) |
|
3,468,549 |
| |
|
|
|
|
19,785,792 |
| |
|
|
Retail 1.7% |
|
|
| |
171,982 |
|
Cato |
|
6,629,906 |
| |
92,617 |
|
Five Below (a) |
|
3,828,787 |
| |
|
|
|
|
10,458,693 |
| |
|
|
Other Consumer Services 1.4% |
|
|
| |
83,085 |
|
Unifirst |
|
9,066,235 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Leisure Products 1.4% |
|
|
| |
177,447 |
|
Brunswick Corp |
|
8,513,907 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Furniture & Textiles 0.9% |
|
|
| |
263,211 |
|
Knoll |
|
5,698,518 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Consumer Goods Distribution 0.8% |
|
|
| |
54,923 |
|
Pool |
|
4,818,944 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Consumer Electronics 0.5% |
|
|
| |
94,759 |
|
iRobot (a) |
|
3,344,993 |
| |
|
|
Total Consumer Goods & Services |
|
110,968,979 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Finance 9.7% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Banks 5.4% |
|
|
| |
83,095 |
|
SVB Financial Group (a) |
|
8,479,845 |
| |
139,666 |
|
Lakeland Financial |
|
6,393,909 |
| |
350,056 |
|
Associated Banc-Corp |
|
6,280,005 |
| |
190,978 |
|
MB Financial |
|
6,197,236 |
| |
135,081 |
|
Sandy Spring Bancorp |
|
3,759,304 |
| |
145,076 |
|
First Busey |
|
2,971,156 |
| |
|
|
|
|
34,081,455 |
| |
|
|
Brokerage & Money Management 3.2% |
|
|
| |
72,085 |
|
MarketAxess |
|
8,998,371 |
| |
261,817 |
|
Virtu Financial |
|
5,788,774 |
| |
124,266 |
|
SEI Investments |
|
5,349,651 |
| |
|
|
|
|
20,136,796 |
| |
|
|
Insurance 0.6% |
|
|
| |
114,935 |
|
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings |
|
4,015,829 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Savings & Loans 0.5% |
|
|
| |
146,928 |
|
LegacyTexas |
|
2,887,135 |
| |
|
|
Total Finance |
|
61,121,215 |
| |
Number of Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
| |
|
|
Other Industries 2.8% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Real Estate 2.3% |
|
|
| |
248,300 |
|
Colliers International Group |
|
$ |
9,400,638 |
|
55,704 |
|
Extra Space Storage |
|
5,206,096 |
| |
|
|
|
|
14,606,734 |
| |
|
|
Transportation 0.5% |
|
|
| |
154,684 |
|
Heartland Express |
|
2,869,388 |
| |
|
|
Total Other Industries |
|
17,476,122 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Energy & Minerals 2.7% |
|
|
| |
|
|
Oil & Gas Producers 1.8% |
|
|
| |
99,890 |
|
PDC Energy (a) |
|
5,938,460 |
| |
174,204 |
|
Carrizo Oil & Gas (a) |
|
5,386,388 |
| |
|
|
|
|
11,324,848 |
| |
|
|
Mining 0.9% |
|
|
| |
49,588 |
|
Core Labs (Netherlands) |
|
5,574,187 |
| |
|
|
Total Energy & Minerals |
|
16,899,035 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Equities |
|
600,508,157 |
(c) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Short-Term Investments 4.5% |
|
|
| |||
27,934,757 |
|
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.15%) |
|
27,934,757 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Short-Term Investments |
|
27,934,757 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Securities Lending Collateral 0.4% |
|
|
| |||
2,517,396 |
|
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.20%) (d) |
|
2,517,396 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Securities Lending Collateral |
|
2,517,396 |
| |||
|
|
|
| |||
Total Investments |
|
630,960,310 |
(f) | |||
|
|
|
| |||
Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned (0.4)% |
|
(2,517,396 |
) | |||
|
|
|
| |||
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.2% |
|
1,484,962 |
| |||
|
|
|
| |||
Net Assets 100.0% |
|
$ |
629,927,876 |
|
ADR American Depositary Receipts
> Notes to Statement of Investments
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2016. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2016 was $2,562,697.
(c) On March 31, 2016, the market value of foreign securities represented 0.88% of total net assets. The Funds foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:
Country |
|
Value |
|
Percentage of |
| |
Netherlands |
|
$ |
5,574,187 |
|
0.88 |
|
(d) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.
(e) At March 31, 2016, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $483,690,172 and net unrealized appreciation was $147,270,138 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $160,428,455 and gross unrealized depreciation of $13,158,317.
(f) Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated December 31, 2015.
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds 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 managements 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 CWAMs Valuation Committee (the Committee) 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.
The Committee is responsible for applying the Trusts Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of 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. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. 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 Funds investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2016, in valuing the Funds assets:
Investment Type |
|
Quoted Prices |
|
Other |
|
Significant |
|
Total |
| ||||
Equities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Information |
|
$ |
157,675,524 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
157,675,524 |
|
Health Care |
|
119,362,307 |
|
|
|
|
|
119,362,307 |
| ||||
Industrial Goods & Services |
|
117,004,975 |
|
|
|
|
|
117,004,975 |
| ||||
Consumer Goods & Services |
|
110,968,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
110,968,979 |
| ||||
Finance |
|
61,121,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
61,121,215 |
| ||||
Other Industries |
|
17,476,122 |
|
|
|
|
|
17,476,122 |
| ||||
Energy & Minerals |
|
16,899,035 |
|
|
|
|
|
16,899,035 |
| ||||
Total Equities |
|
600,508,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
600,508,157 |
| ||||
Total Short-Term Investments |
|
27,934,757 |
|
|
|
|
|
27,934,757 |
| ||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral |
|
2,517,396 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,517,396 |
| ||||
Total Investments |
|
$ |
630,960,310 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
630,960,310 |
|
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(registrant) |
|
Wanger Advisors Trust |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
| ||
By (Signature and Title) |
|
/s/ P. Zachary Egan |
| ||
|
|
P. Zachary Egan, President |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
| ||
Date |
|
May 19, 2016 |
| ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) |
|
/s/ P. Zachary Egan |
| |
|
|
P. Zachary Egan, President |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
Date |
|
May 19, 2016 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
By (Signature and Title) |
|
/s/ John M. Kunka |
| |
|
|
John M. Kunka, Treasurer |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
Date |
|
May 19, 2016 |
| |
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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 19, 2016 |
/s/ John M. Kunka |
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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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 19, 2016 |
/s/ P. Zachary Egan |
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P. Zachary Egan, President |