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Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-08748

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

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

 

60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Mary C. Moynihan

Perkins Coie LLP

700 13th Street, NW

Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

 

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)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

312-634-9200

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2016

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

 

Wanger International Report

 

 

Wanger International

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2016

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities — 97.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 43.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan — 22.7%

 

 

 

 

105,500

 

Seria
100 Yen Discount Stores

 

$

6,372,189

 

113,400

 

FamilyMart
Convenience Store Operator

 

5,889,481

 

381,200

 

Aeon Mall
Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

5,639,925

 

288,171

 

Doshisha
Consumer Goods Wholesaler

 

5,302,361

 

151,700

 

Glory
Currency Handling Systems & Related Equipment

 

5,152,428

 

214,600

 

Bandai Namco
Branded Toys & Related Content

 

4,677,940

 

324,200

 

Ushio
Industrial Light Sources

 

4,303,856

 

104,220

 

Milbon
Hair Products for Salons

 

4,218,057

 

982,600

 

Seven Bank
ATM Processing Services

 

4,193,810

 

437,500

 

iStyle
Cosmetics Review Portal & Retailer

 

3,887,184

 

161,200

 

Aeon Financial Service
Diversified Consumer-related Finance Company in Japan

 

3,795,018

 

230,000

 

Daiseki
Waste Disposal & Recycling

 

3,759,816

 

45,100

 

Hikari Tsushin
Office IT/Mobiles/Insurance Distribution

 

3,432,093

 

84,800

 

Yonex (a)
Branded Sporting Goods Manufacturer

 

3,358,895

 

165,400

 

OSG

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

3,084,800

 

56,000

 

Otsuka
One-stop IT Services & Office Supplies Provider

 

2,954,068

 

515

 

Kenedix Office Investment
Tokyo Mid-size Office REIT

 

2,952,240

 

92,500

 

Nakanishi
Dental Tools & Machinery

 

2,936,798

 

267,000

 

Sega Sammy Holdings
Gaming Software/Hardware & Leisure Facilities

 

2,909,014

 

2,990

 

LaSalle Logiport REIT (b)
Logistics REIT in Japan

 

2,887,849

 

48,840

 

Ariake Japan
Commercial Soup & Sauce Extracts

 

2,861,626

 

25,150

 

Hirose Electric
Electrical Connectors

 

2,771,760

 

386,000

 

NOF
Specialty Chemicals, Life Science & Rocket Fuels

 

2,734,049

 

58,000

 

Asahi Intecc
Medical Guidewires for Surgery

 

2,713,859

 

69,300

 

JIN
Eyeglasses Retailer

 

2,706,126

 

31,900

 

Disco
Semiconductor Dicing & Grinding Equipment

 

2,699,089

 

139,300

 

NGK Spark Plug
Automobile Parts

 

2,667,490

 

49,600

 

OBIC
Computer Software

 

2,622,041

 

452,000

 

Dowa Holdings
Environmental/Recycling, Nonferrous Metals, Electric Material & Metal Processing

 

2,514,665

 

68,800

 

Japan Airport Terminal
Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

 

2,441,805

 

180,600

 

Kintetsu World Express
Airfreight Logistics

 

2,398,734

 

129,600

 

Icom
Two Way Radio Communication Equipment

 

2,368,181

 

111,400

 

Aica Kogyo
Laminated Sheets, Building Materials & Chemical Adhesives

 

2,337,101

 

77,000

 

MonotaRO
Online Maintenance, Repair & Operations Goods Distributor in Japan

 

2,288,869

 

244,000

 

Yamaguchi Financial Group
Regional Bank in Yamaguchi, Fukuoka & Hiroshima

 

2,215,299

 

90,192

 

Capcom
Packaged, Online & Mobile Games

 

2,197,330

 

219,900

 

Relia
Call Center Operator

 

2,033,923

 

432

 

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund
Industrial REIT in Japan

 

2,006,098

 

122,600

 

Santen Pharmaceutical
Specialty Pharma (Ophthalmic Medicine)

 

1,842,737

 

11,500

 

Hoshizaki Electric
Commercial Kitchen Equipment

 

959,223

 

 

 

 

 

129,087,827

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 3.5%

 

 

 

4,450,000

 

Vitasoy International
Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

 

8,310,179

 

6,190,000

 

Value Partners
Mutual Fund Management

 

6,499,823

 

1,600,000

 

Samsonite International
Mass Market Luggage & Travel Accessories

 

5,359,295

 

 

 

 

 

20,169,297

 

 

 

China — 3.4%

 

 

 

15,500,000

 

Sihuan Pharmaceuticals Holdings Group
Chinese Generic Drug Manufacturer

 

4,435,793

 

22,052,000

 

Jiangnan Group
Leading Cable & Wire Manufacturer

 

3,896,299

 

118,449

 

51job - ADR (a) (b)
Integrated Human Resource Services

 

3,674,288

 

1,725,000

 

TravelSky Technology
Chinese Air Travel Transaction Processor

 

2,828,026

 

6,765,000

 

AMVIG Holdings
Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

2,825,035

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

China — 3.4% (cont)

 

 

 

4,536,000

 

NewOcean Energy
Southern China Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributor

 

$

1,632,502

 

 

 

 

 

19,291,943

 

 

 

Taiwan — 3.1%

 

 

 

395,000

 

Silergy
Chinese Provider of Analog & Mixed Digital Integrated Circuits

 

5,392,741

 

160,000

 

St. Shine Optical
 Disposable Contact Lens Original Equipment Manufacturer

 

3,262,394

 

282,000

 

Ginko International
Contact Lens Maker in China

 

2,812,828

 

175,803

 

Voltronic Power
Uninterruptible Power Supply Products & Solar Inverters

 

2,766,859

 

302,349

 

Advantech
Industrial PC & Components

 

2,221,820

 

815,000

 

Vanguard International Semiconductor
Semiconductor Foundry

 

1,273,266

 

 

 

 

 

17,729,908

 

 

 

Korea — 2.8%

 

 

 

145,013

 

Koh Young Technology
Inspection Systems for Printed Circuit Boards

 

5,179,091

 

10,570

 

KCC
Paint & Housing Material Manufacturer

 

3,843,088

 

19,359

 

CJ Corp
Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

3,309,989

 

84,731

 

Korea Investment Holdings
Brokerage & Asset Management

 

3,259,243

 

2,414

 

Nongshim Holdings
Holding Company of Food Conglomerate

 

320,019

 

3,131

 

LF Corp
Apparel Design & Retail

 

70,907

 

 

 

 

 

15,982,337

 

 

 

India — 2.5%

 

 

 

455,821

 

Amara Raja
Indian Maker of Auto & Industrial Batteries, mostly for the Replacement Market

 

6,040,772

 

842,104

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content

 

4,919,122

 

158,970

 

United Breweries
Indian Brewer

 

1,985,553

 

278,615

 

TVS Motor
Indian Maker of Scooters, Mopeds, Motorcycles & Three-wheelers

 

1,358,223

 

 

 

 

 

14,303,670

 

 

 

Singapore — 2.2%

 

 

 

5,738,173

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust
Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

6,008,331

 

6,527,300

 

SIIC Environment (b)
Waste Water Treatment Operator

 

3,314,233

 

8,400,000

 

China Everbright Water (b)
Waste Water Treatment Operator

 

3,086,976

 

 

 

 

 

12,409,540

 

 

 

Philippines — 1.1%

 

 

 

52,959,300

 

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

 

2,909,317

 

2,504,000

 

Puregold Price Club
Supermarket Operator in the Philippines

 

1,979,489

 

812,000

 

Robinsons Retail Holdings
Multi-format Retailer in the Philippines

 

1,305,496

 

 

 

 

 

6,194,302

 

 

 

Cambodia — 1.0%

 

 

 

9,000,000

 

Nagacorp
Casino & Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

5,767,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia — 0.7%

 

 

 

10,747,700

 

Link Net (b)
Fixed Broadband & CATV Service Provider

 

3,326,293

 

4,859,200

 

MNC Sky Vision (b)
Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

 

406,766

 

 

 

 

 

3,733,059

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

244,669,211

 

 

 

Europe — 42.4%

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 13.0%

 

 

 

163,577

 

Rightmove
Internet Real Estate Listings

 

9,893,211

 

1,305,884

 

Polypipe
Manufacturer of Plastic Piping & Fittings

 

5,986,835

 

107,887

 

Spirax Sarco
Steam Systems for Manufacturing & Process Industries

 

5,640,275

 

1,196,100

 

Regus
Rental of Office Space in Full Service Business Center

 

5,440,582

 

196,975

 

WH Smith
Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

5,143,216

 

382,381

 

Halma
Health & Safety Sensor Technology

 

5,005,907

 

340,615

 

Shaftesbury
London Prime Retail REIT

 

4,456,685

 

263,930

 

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

 

3,821,018

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 13.0% (cont)

 

 

 

1,365,000

 

Rentokil Initial
Pest Control, Washroom & Workwear Service Provider

 

$

3,466,129

 

776,230

 

Ocado (b)
Online Grocery Retailer

 

3,234,208

 

518,663

 

DS Smith

Packaging

 

3,039,312

 

69,000

 

Croda International
Oleochemicals & Industrial Chemicals

 

3,011,685

 

529,121

 

Halfords
UK Retailer of Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

 

3,010,160

 

343,954

 

Abcam
Online Sales of Antibodies

 

2,914,622

 

258,000

 

Big Yellow
UK Self Storage

 

2,869,928

 

3,705,811

 

Assura
UK Primary Health Care Property Developer

 

2,826,231

 

1,210,014

 

Connect Group
Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

 

2,763,232

 

262,952

 

PureCircle (b)

Natural Sweeteners

 

1,432,293

 

 

 

 

 

73,955,529

 

 

 

Germany — 6.7%

 

 

 

139,432

 

Aurelius
European Turnaround Investor

 

8,488,291

 

215,734

 

Wirecard (a)
Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

8,174,606

 

59,445

 

MTU Aero Engines
Airplane Engine Components & Services

 

5,701,583

 

92,648

 

NORMA Group
Clamps for Automotive & Industrial Applications

 

5,190,031

 

54,700

 

Fielmann
Retail Optician Chain

 

4,151,616

 

134,647

 

Elringklinger
Automobile Components

 

3,690,178

 

5,502

 

Rational
Commercial Ovens

 

2,940,662

 

 

 

 

 

38,336,967

 

 

 

Sweden — 6.4%

 

 

 

428,742

 

Trelleborg
Manufacturer of Sealing, Dampening & Protective Solutions for Industry

 

8,481,627

 

683,252

 

Unibet
European Online Gaming Operator

 

7,755,572

 

329,031

 

Recipharm (a)
Contract Development Manufacturing Organization

 

6,160,529

 

305,143

 

Sweco
Engineering Consultants

 

5,014,144

 

186,076

 

Mekonomen
Nordic Integrated Wholesaler/Retailer of Automotive Parts & Service

 

4,607,061

 

76,543

 

Millicom International Cellular
Telecoms Operator in Latin America & Africa

 

4,183,430

 

 

 

 

 

36,202,363

 

 

 

Spain — 3.0%

 

 

 

1,121,934

 

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación
Discount Retailer in Spain & Latin America

 

5,829,177

 

984,582

 

Prosegur
Security Guards

 

5,545,761

 

53,000

 

Viscofan
Sausage Casings Maker

 

3,175,252

 

83,000

 

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles Spanish Stock Markets

 

2,677,535

 

 

 

 

 

17,227,725

 

 

 

Netherlands — 2.7%

 

 

 

181,144

 

Aalberts Industries
Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

6,284,712

 

69,923

 

Gemalto (a)
Digital Security Solutions

 

5,169,362

 

193,387

 

Brunel
Temporary Specialist & Energy Staffing

 

4,072,118

 

 

 

 

 

15,526,192

 

 

 

Denmark — 2.5%

 

 

 

173,983

 

SimCorp
Software for Investment Managers

 

8,028,963

 

63,036

 

William Demant Holding (b)
Manufacture & Distribution of Hearing Aids & Diagnostic Equipment

 

6,338,735

 

 

 

 

 

14,367,698

 

 

 

Finland — 2.1%

 

 

 

337,263

 

Tikkurila
Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia, Central & Eastern Europe

 

6,124,993

 

124,900

 

Konecranes

Manufacture & Service of Industrial Cranes & Port Handling Equipment

 

2,981,755

 

651,561

 

Sponda
Office, Retail & Logistics Properties

 

2,743,221

 

 

 

 

 

11,849,969

 

 

 

France — 1.9%

 

 

 

342,247

 

Elior Group (a)
Contract Caterer & Travel Concessionary

 

7,504,563

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

France — 1.9% (cont)

 

 

 

8,328

 

Eurofins Scientific
Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

$

3,054,727

 

 

 

 

 

10,559,290

 

 

 

Switzerland — 1.1%

 

 

 

10,581

 

Inficon
Gas Detection Instruments

 

3,493,804

 

26,700

 

Panalpina Welttransport
Air & Sea Freight Forwarding

 

2,982,248

 

 

 

 

 

6,476,052

 

 

 

Norway — 1.1%

 

 

 

633,264

 

Atea
Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller & Integrator

 

6,045,881

 

 

 

Italy — 1.0%

 

 

 

59,000

 

Industria Macchine Automatiche
Food & Drugs Packaging & Machinery

 

3,460,865

 

728,462

 

Hera
Northern Italian Utility

 

2,176,735

 

4,423

 

Brembo
Original Equipment, Racing & Aftermarket Brakes for the Automotive Industry

 

228,747

 

 

 

 

 

5,866,347

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.6%

 

 

 

62,000

 

Melexis
Analog & Custom IC Designer

 

3,372,280

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 0.3%

 

 

 

432,778

 

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

 

1,817,668

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

241,603,961

 

 

 

Other Countries — 10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Canada — 5.1%

 

 

 

63,945

 

CCL Industries
Global Label Converter

 

12,136,625

 

227,096

 

Ag Growth
Manufacturer of Augers & Grain Handling Equipment

 

6,074,545

 

134,811

 

Vermilion Energy (a)
Canadian Exploration & Production Company

 

3,945,460

 

268,267

 

CAE
Flight Simulator Equipment & Training Centers

 

3,102,499

 

159,000

 

PrairieSky Royalty (a)
Canadian Owner of Oil & Gas Mineral Interests

 

3,016,562

 

18,093

 

Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust
Canadian Residential REIT

 

721,491

 

 

 

 

 

28,997,182

 

 

 

Australia — 2.8%

 

 

 

150,840

 

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises
Domino’s Pizza Operator in Australia & New Zealand

 

6,639,301

 

5,468,897

 

Spotless
Facility Management & Catering Company

 

5,295,567

 

572,000

 

Estia Health
Residential Aged Care Operator

 

2,515,841

 

249,211

 

Challenger Financial
Annuity Provider in Australia

 

1,599,263

 

 

 

 

 

16,049,972

 

 

 

United States — 1.1%

 

 

 

131,959

 

Bladex
Latin American Trade Financing House

 

3,196,047

 

93,000

 

Cepheid (b)
Molecular Diagnostics

 

3,102,480

 

 

 

 

 

6,298,527

 

 

 

South Africa — 0.9%

 

 

 

744,595

 

Coronation Fund Managers
South African Fund Manager

 

3,701,856

 

129,112

 

Famous Brands
Quick Service Restaurant & Cafe Franchise System in Africa

 

1,022,314

 

 

 

 

 

4,724,170

 

 

 

Egypt — 0.5%

 

 

 

671,277

 

Commercial International Bank of Egypt
Leading Private Universal Bank in Egypt

 

2,901,324

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

58,971,175

 

 

 

Latin America — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.0%

 

 

 

36,000

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR
Mexican Airport Operator

 

5,406,120

 

 

 

Guatemala — 0.5%

 

 

 

293,379

 

Tahoe Resources
Silver & Gold Projects in Guatemala, Canada & Peru

 

2,941,131

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.1%

 

 

 

230,870

 

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

 

824,206

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

$

9,171,457

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $470,443,646) — 97.4%

 

554,415,804

(e)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,284,716

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.25%)

 

 

9,284,716

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost: $9,284,716) — 1.6%

 

9,284,716

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $22,125,805) — 3.9%

 

22,125,805

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $501,854,167)(g) — 102.9%

 

585,826,325

(h)

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (3.9)%

 

(22,125,805

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.0%

 

5,466,012

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

569,166,532

 

 

ADR                                                                American Depositary Receipts

GDR                                                                Global Depositary Receipts

REIT                                                             Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)                                 All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 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 Fund’s 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

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

230,870

 

$

2,649,999

 

$

824,206

 

 

(e)                                  On March 31, 2016, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s 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 Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

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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 Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

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 Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

 

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:

 

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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 company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 

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Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

At March 31, 2016, the Fund’s portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 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.

 

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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
Internet Real Estate Listings

 

$

423,363

 

5,000

 

Next
Clothes & Home Retailer in the UK

 

387,787

 

21,820

 

Smith & Nephew
Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

359,771

 

19,350

 

Compass Group
Catering & Support Services

 

341,279

 

11,970

 

WH Smith
Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

312,549

 

 

 

 

 

1,824,749

 

 

 

Germany — 9.2%

 

 

 

15,900

 

Wirecard (a)
Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

602,484

 

96,440

 

Telefonica Deutschland
Mobile & Fixed-line Communications in Germany

 

522,468

 

3,860

 

MTU Aero Engines
Airplane Engine Components & Services

 

370,226

 

 

 

 

 

1,495,178

 

 

 

Switzerland — 6.4%

 

 

 

1,702

 

Partners Group
Private Markets Asset Management

 

684,127

 

930

 

Geberit
Plumbing Systems

 

347,511

 

 

 

 

 

1,031,638

 

 

 

Denmark — 5.1%

 

 

 

18,580

 

Novozymes
Industrial Enzymes

 

835,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France — 4.8%

 

 

 

13,500

 

Eutelsat
Fixed Satellite Services

 

436,117

 

2,810

 

Essilor International
Eyeglass Lenses

 

347,089

 

 

 

 

 

783,206

 

 

 

Sweden — 4.4%

 

 

 

10,760

 

Hennes & Mauritz
Discount Fashion Retailer

 

358,788

 

8,950

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

348,376

 

 

 

 

 

707,164

 

 

 

Ireland — 2.1%

 

 

 

20,980

 

Ryanair
European Low Cost Airline

 

338,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain — 1.9%

 

 

 

59,730

 

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación
Discount Retailer in Spain & Latin America

 

310,336

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

7,325,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia — 30.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Japan — 18.8%

 

 

 

32,300

 

Aeon Mall
Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

477,884

 

17,900

 

KDDI
Mobile & Fixed Line Communication Service Provider in Japan

 

477,586

 

32,400

 

Sony Financial Holdings
Life Insurance, Assurance & Internet Banking

 

414,286

 

6,700

 

FamilyMart
Convenience Store Operator

 

347,968

 

9,100

 

Hoya
Opto-electrical Components & Eyeglass Lenses

 

345,897

 

15,600

 

Bandai Namco
Branded Toys & Related Content

 

340,055

 

22,300

 

Santen Pharmaceutical
Specialty Pharma (Ophthalmic Medicine)

 

335,180

 

10,600

 

Recruit Holdings
Recruitment & Media Services

 

323,201

 

 

 

 

 

3,062,057

 

 

 

Taiwan — 4.5%

 

 

 

5,000

 

Largan Precision
Mobile Device Camera Lenses & Modules

 

387,546

 

155,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom
Mobile Operator in Taiwan

 

347,149

 

 

 

 

 

734,695

 

 

 

China — 4.2%

 

 

 

2,490

 

NetEase.com - ADR
Chinese Online Gaming Services

 

357,514

 

288,000

 

China Everbright International
Municipal Waste Operator

 

321,619

 

 

 

 

 

679,133

 

 

 

Thailand — 1.9%

 

 

 

27,300

 

Airports of Thailand
Airport Operator of Thailand

 

311,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Korea — 0.6%

 

 

 

559

 

CJ Corp
Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

95,577

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

4,883,131

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Other Countries — 16.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Canada — 5.8%

 

 

 

4,486

 

CCL Industries
Global Label Converter

 

$

851,433

 

3,390

 

Vermilion Energy
Canadian Exploration & Production Company

 

99,214

 

 

 

 

 

950,647

 

 

 

Australia — 5.0%

 

 

 

38,000

 

Amcor
Global Leader in Flexible & Rigid Packaging

 

417,281

 

91,035

 

IAG
General Insurance Provider

 

388,801

 

 

 

 

 

806,082

 

 

 

South Africa — 4.4%

 

 

 

5,080

 

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

 

709,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States — 1.2%

 

 

 

4,360

 

Anadarko Petroleum
Worldwide Production of Oil & Gas

 

203,045

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

2,668,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.3%

 

 

 

13,068

 

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

 

46,653

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

46,653

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $13,080,406) — 91.8%

 

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
(Cost: $1,423,189) — 8.8%

 

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
(Cost: $263,663) — 1.6%

 

263,663

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $14,767,258)(g) — 102.2%

 

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

 

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> 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 Fund’s 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
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10 - 6/27/12

 

13,068

 

$

150,000

 

$

46,653

 

 

(e)                        On March 31, 2016, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s 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 Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

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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 Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted
Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

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 Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

 

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 company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 

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Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

At March 31, 2016, the Fund’s portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net
Assets

 

> 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

 

 

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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
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

$

5,717,296

 

107,030

 

Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

5,349,359

 

129,940

 

Generac (a)
Standby Power Generators

 

4,838,966

 

81,450

 

Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration

 

2,599,069

 

21,000

 

Middleby (a)
Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

2,242,170

 

 

 

 

 

20,746,860

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services — 11.3%

 

 

 

207,170

 

LKQ (a)
Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

 

6,614,938

 

93,740

 

Robert Half International
Temporary & Permanent Staffing in Finance, Accounting & other Professions

 

4,366,410

 

75,510

 

Expeditors International of Washington
International Freight Forwarder

 

3,685,643

 

 

 

 

 

14,666,991

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals — 2.6%

 

 

 

117,876

 

Axalta Coating Systems (a)
Leading Global Manufacturer of High Performance Coatings

 

3,441,979

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

38,855,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services — 22.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Travel — 5.1%

 

 

 

33,445

 

Vail Resorts
Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

4,471,596

 

99,100

 

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Class A (a)
Holding Company for Trip Advisor

 

2,196,056

 

 

 

 

 

6,667,652

 

 

 

Nondurables — 4.1%

 

 

 

383,000

 

HRG Group (a)
Holding Company

 

5,335,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Electronics — 3.5%

 

 

 

128,300

 

iRobot (a)
Home Robots (Vacuums, Pool Cleaners) & Battlefield Reconnaissance Robots

 

4,528,990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants — 3.4%

 

 

 

82,500

 

Papa John’s International
Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

 

4,470,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Durable Goods — 3.2%

 

 

 

120,025

 

Select Comfort (a)
Specialty Mattresses

 

2,327,285

 

117,345

 

Gentex
Manufacturer of Auto Parts

 

1,841,143

 

 

 

 

 

4,168,428

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 2.9%

 

 

 

38,500

 

Polaris Industries
Leisure Vehicles & Related Products

 

3,791,480

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

28,962,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information — 16.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software — 4.6%

 

 

 

38,390

 

Ansys (a)
Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

3,434,369

 

13,660

 

Ultimate Software (a)
Human Capital Management Systems

 

2,643,210

 

 

 

 

 

6,077,579

 

 

 

Mobile Communications — 4.0%

 

 

 

59,865

 

Crown Castle International
Communications Towers

 

5,178,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable TV — 3.7%

 

 

 

125,300

 

Liberty Global Series A (a)
Cable TV Franchises Outside of the United States

 

4,824,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment — 3.4%

 

 

 

76,220

 

Amphenol
Electronic Connectors

 

4,407,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Related — 0.7%

 

 

 

202,884

 

Vonage (a)
Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

 

927,180

 

 

 

Total Information

 

21,414,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 12.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Supplies — 4.6%

 

 

 

113,400

 

VWR (a)
Distributor of Lab Supplies

 

3,068,604

 

88,690

 

Cepheid (a)
Molecular Diagnostics

 

2,958,698

 

 

 

 

 

6,027,302

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices — 4.4%

 

 

 

78,142

 

Align Technology (a)
Invisalign System to Correct Malocclusion (Crooked Teeth)

 

5,680,142

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Health Care Services — 2.7%

 

 

 

94,480

 

HealthSouth
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities & Home Health Care

 

$

3,555,282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery — 0.5%

 

 

 

8,895

 

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

 

563,143

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

15,825,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries — 9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate — 7.1%

 

 

 

127,077

 

EdR
Student Housing

 

5,286,404

 

21,770

 

Extra Space Storage
Self Storage Facilities

 

2,034,624

 

16,100

 

Jones Lang LaSalle
Real Estate Services

 

1,888,852

 

 

 

 

 

9,209,880

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.9%

 

 

 

137,000

 

Heartland Express
Regional Trucker

 

2,541,350

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

11,751,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Banks — 3.1%

 

 

 

40,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)
Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

4,082,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management — 3.0%

 

 

 

114,160

 

Eaton Vance
Specialty Mutual Funds

 

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)
Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

933,066

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

933,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $108,060,733) — 96.4%

 

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
(Cost: $3,871,007) — 3.0%

 

3,871,007

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $111,931,740)(e) — 99.4%

 

129,522,232

(f)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6%

 

742,877

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

$

130,265,109

 

 

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> 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 Fund’s 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
Dates

 

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 Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s 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 Trust’s 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

 

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default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

$

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.

 

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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)
Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

$

9,471,756

 

123,310

 

Guidewire (a)
Software for Global Property & Casualty Insurance Carriers

 

6,717,929

 

165,892

 

DemandWare (a)
E-Commerce Website Platform for Retailers & Apparel Manufacturers

 

6,486,377

 

113,547

 

Manhattan Associates (a)
Supply Chain Management Software & Services

 

6,457,418

 

300,952

 

NIC
Government Web Portal Development & Management Outsourcing

 

5,426,164

 

116,821

 

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

 

5,016,294

 

37,000

 

Tyler Technologies (a)
Financial, Tax, Court & Document Management Systems for Local Governments

 

4,758,570

 

67,318

 

NetSuite (a)
Enterprise Software Delivered via the Web

 

4,610,610

 

213,970

 

Cvent (a)
Software for Corporate Event Planners & Marketing Platform for Hotels

 

4,578,958

 

123,141

 

Q2 Holdings (a)
Online & Mobile Banking Software

 

2,960,310

 

 

 

 

 

56,484,386

 

 

 

Computer Services — 4.6%

 

 

 

183,249

 

ExlService Holdings (a)
Business Process Outsourcing

 

9,492,298

 

278,436

 

WNS - ADR (a)
Offshore Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

8,531,279

 

103,444

 

J2 Global Communications
Communication Technology & Digital Media

 

6,370,082

 

121,641

 

Virtusa (a)
Offshore IT Outsourcing

 

4,556,672

 

 

 

 

 

28,950,331

 

 

 

Instrumentation — 3.2%

 

 

 

35,368

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)
Laboratory Equipment

 

12,193,472

 

80,726

 

IPG Photonics (a)
Fiber Lasers

 

7,756,154

 

 

 

 

 

19,949,626

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment — 2.1%

 

 

 

102,653

 

Monolithic Power Systems
High Performance Analog & Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

 

6,532,837

 

51,440

 

Littelfuse
Little Fuses

 

6,332,778

 

366,204

 

Rubicon Technology (a) (b)
Producer of Sapphire for the Lighting, Electronics & Automotive Industries

 

267,329

 

 

 

 

 

13,132,944

 

 

 

Financial Processors — 1.7%

 

 

 

88,357

 

Global Payments
Credit Card Processor

 

5,769,712

 

142,996

 

CoreLogic (a)
Data Processing Services for Real Estate, Insurance & Mortgages

 

4,961,961

 

 

 

 

 

10,731,673

 

 

 

Business Information & Marketing Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

95,586

 

Corporate Executive Board
Best Practices Advisory & HR Solutions/Analytics

 

6,187,282

 

205,101

 

Navigant Consulting (a)
Financial Consulting Firm

 

3,242,647

 

 

 

 

 

9,429,929

 

 

 

Telephone & Data Services — 1.4%

 

 

 

701,353

 

Lumos Networks (a)
Telephone & Fiber Optic Data Services

 

9,005,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment — 0.9%

 

 

 

98,182

 

Rogers (a)
Printed Circuit Materials & High Performance Foams

 

5,878,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment — 0.6%

 

 

 

229,398

 

CalAmp (a)
Machine-to-machine Communications

 

4,113,106

 

 

 

Total Information

 

157,675,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 18.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Services — 6.8%

 

 

 

268,460

 

HealthSouth
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities & Home Health Care

 

10,102,150

 

274,195

 

AMN Healthcare Services (a)
Temporary Healthcare Staffing

 

9,215,694

 

217,619

 

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

 

8,424,031

 

119,276

 

Mednax (a)
Physician Management for Pediatric & Anesthesia Practices

 

7,707,615

 

127,000

 

Healthcare Services Group
Outsourced Services to Long-Term Care Industry

 

4,674,870

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Health Care Services — 6.8% (cont)

 

 

 

62,369

 

TeamHealth (a)
Healthcare Professionals Outsourcing

 

$

2,607,648

 

 

 

 

 

42,732,008

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery — 4.7%

 

 

 

205,107

 

Seattle Genetics (a)
Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

7,197,205

 

65,162

 

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (a)
Royalties from Licensing Drug Delivery Technology

 

6,978,198

 

251,000

 

Repligen (a)
Supplier to Biopharma Industry

 

6,731,820

 

56,265

 

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

 

3,562,137

 

97,486

 

Sarepta Therapeutics (a)
Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

1,902,927

 

42,679

 

Agios Pharmaceuticals (a) (b)
Biotech Focused on Cancer & Orphan Diseases

 

1,732,767

 

12,557

 

Intercept Pharmaceuticals (a) (b)
Biotech Developing Drugs for Several Diseases

 

1,613,198

 

 

 

 

 

29,718,252

 

 

 

Medical Supplies — 3.8%

 

 

 

383,873

 

VWR (a)
Distributor of Lab Supplies

 

10,387,603

 

75,292

 

Bio-Techne
Maker of Consumables & Systems for the Life Science Market

 

7,116,600

 

98,000

 

West Pharmaceutical Services
Components & Systems for Injectable Drug Delivery

 

6,793,360

 

 

 

 

 

24,297,563

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices — 2.2%

 

 

 

298,601

 

ZELTIQ Aesthetics (a)
Systems & Consumables for Aesthetics

 

8,110,003

 

57,000

 

Abiomed (a)
Medical Devices for Cardiac Conditions

 

5,404,170

 

22,237

 

LMAT
Medical Devices for Peripheral Vascular Disease

 

345,119

 

 

 

 

 

13,859,292

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.4%

 

 

 

118,570

 

Cambrex (a)
Application Program Interface for Small Molecule Drugs

 

5,217,080

 

150,366

 

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

 

3,538,112

 

 

 

 

 

8,755,192

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

119,362,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services — 18.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery — 11.9%

 

 

 

182,159

 

Toro
Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

15,687,533

 

228,968

 

ESCO Technologies
Industrial Filtration & Advanced Measurement Equipment

 

8,925,173

 

159,003

 

HEICO
FAA-approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

7,568,543

 

64,351

 

Middleby (a)
Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

6,870,756

 

120,703

 

Dorman Products (a)
Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

 

6,568,657

 

188,667

 

Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration

 

6,020,364

 

144,243

 

Oshkosh Corporation
Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

5,895,211

 

119,030

 

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

 

5,437,290

 

89,725

 

Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

4,484,456

 

53,995

 

Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

4,105,780

 

82,415

 

Generac (a)
Standby Power Generators

 

3,069,135

 

 

 

 

 

74,632,898

 

 

 

Outsourcing Services — 3.7%

 

 

 

42,461

 

CoStar Group (a)
Commercial Real Estate Data Aggregator & Web Marketing for Retail Landlords

 

7,989,886

 

154,312

 

ServiceMaster (a)
Pest & Termite Control, Home Warranty & other Home Services

 

5,814,476

 

110,031

 

Maximus
Outsourcer for Government Program Administration

 

5,792,032

 

137,547

 

Korn/Ferry International
Executive Search & Corporate Leadership/Talent Consulting

 

3,891,205

 

 

 

 

 

23,487,599

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals — 2.3%

 

 

 

223,777

 

Drew Industries
RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

14,424,665

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Construction — 0.7%

 

 

 

453,233

 

PGT (a)
Wind Resistant Windows & Doors

 

$

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)
Manufactured Homes

 

12,208,680

 

167,698

 

Gentherm (a)
Climate Control Systems for Car Seats, Mattresses & Other

 

6,974,560

 

396,510

 

Gentex
Manufacturer of Auto Parts

 

6,221,242

 

 

 

 

 

25,404,482

 

 

 

Restaurants — 3.8%

 

 

 

158,368

 

Papa John’s International
Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

 

8,581,962

 

144,197

 

Texas Roadhouse
Rural-focused Full Service Steakhouse

 

6,284,105

 

121,396

 

Zoës Kitchen (a)
Fast, Casual Mediterranean Food

 

4,733,230

 

130,510

 

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

 

4,278,118

 

 

 

 

 

23,877,415

 

 

 

Travel — 3.1%

 

 

 

62,731

 

Vail Resorts
Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

8,387,135

 

146,718

 

Choice Hotels
Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

7,930,108

 

156,523

 

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Class A (a)
Holding Company for Trip Advisor

 

3,468,549

 

 

 

 

 

19,785,792

 

 

 

Retail — 1.7%

 

 

 

171,982

 

Cato
Women’s Apparel Retailing, Focusing on Private Labels & Low Prices

 

6,629,906

 

92,617

 

Five Below (a)
Low-price Specialty Retailer Targeting Pre-teens, Teens & Parents

 

3,828,787

 

 

 

 

 

10,458,693

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services — 1.4%

 

 

 

83,085

 

Unifirst
Uniform Rental

 

9,066,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 1.4%

 

 

 

177,447

 

Brunswick Corp
Boats, Engines, Exercise & Bowling Equipment

 

8,513,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture & Textiles — 0.9%

 

 

 

263,211

 

Knoll
Office & Residential Furniture

 

5,698,518

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Distribution — 0.8%

 

 

 

54,923

 

Pool
Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment Distributor

 

4,818,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Electronics — 0.5%

 

 

 

94,759

 

iRobot (a)
Home Robots (Vacuums, Pool Cleaners) & Battlefield Reconnaissance Robots

 

3,344,993

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

110,968,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance — 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Banks — 5.4%

 

 

 

83,095

 

SVB Financial Group (a)
Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

8,479,845

 

139,666

 

Lakeland Financial
Indiana Bank

 

6,393,909

 

350,056

 

Associated Banc-Corp
Midwest Bank

 

6,280,005

 

190,978

 

MB Financial
Chicago Bank

 

6,197,236

 

135,081

 

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

 

3,759,304

 

145,076

 

First Busey
Illinois Bank

 

2,971,156

 

 

 

 

 

34,081,455

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management — 3.2%

 

 

 

72,085

 

MarketAxess
Bond Exchange

 

8,998,371

 

261,817

 

Virtu Financial
High Speed Trader

 

5,788,774

 

124,266

 

SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

5,349,651

 

 

 

 

 

20,136,796

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.6%

 

 

 

114,935

 

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings
Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

4,015,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 0.5%

 

 

 

146,928

 

LegacyTexas
Texas Thrift

 

2,887,135

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

61,121,215

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Other Industries — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.3%

 

 

 

248,300

 

Colliers International Group
Real Estate Services

 

$

9,400,638

 

55,704

 

Extra Space Storage
Self Storage Facilities

 

5,206,096

 

 

 

 

 

14,606,734

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.5%

 

 

 

154,684

 

Heartland Express
Regional Trucker

 

2,869,388

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

17,476,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers — 1.8%

 

 

 

99,890

 

PDC Energy (a)
Oil & Gas Producer in the United States

 

5,938,460

 

174,204

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)
Oil & Gas Producer

 

5,386,388

 

 

 

 

 

11,324,848

 

 

 

Mining — 0.9%

 

 

 

49,588

 

Core Labs (Netherlands)
Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

5,574,187

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

16,899,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $453,238,019) — 95.3%

 

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
(Cost: $27,934,757) — 4.5%

 

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
(Cost: $2,517,396) — 0.4%

 

2,517,396

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $483,690,172)(e) — 100.2%

 

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

 

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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)                       Non-income producing security.

(b)                       All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 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 Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s 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 Trust’s 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 Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

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For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

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.

 

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Item  2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)         The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)         There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 



 

 SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(registrant)

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 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

 

 


EX-99.CERT 2 a16-11944_1ex99dcert.htm EX-99.CERT

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

I, John M. Kunka, certify that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

Date:   May 19, 2016

/s/ John M. Kunka

 

 

 

John M. Kunka, Treasurer

 



 

I, P. Zachary Egan, certify that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

Date:   May 19, 2016

/s/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President