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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2022

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04556

 

 

TRANSAMERICA FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

1801 California St., Suite 5200, Denver, CO 80202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 1-888-233-4339

Dennis P. Gallagher, Esq., 1801 California St., Suite 5200, Denver, CO 80202

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2021

 

 

 


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Item 1:

Report(s) to Shareholders.

 

  (a)

The Annual Report is attached.


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TRANSAMERICA FUNDS

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

DECEMBER 31, 2021

 

 

 

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Customer Service: 1-888-233-4339

1801 California St., Suite 5200 Denver, CO 80202

Distributor: Transamerica Capital, Inc.

www.transamerica.com

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Shareholder Letter

     1  

Manager Commentary

     2  

Disclosure of Expenses

     4  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     5  

Statement of Operations

     5  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     6  

Financial Highlights

     7  

Notes to Financial Statements

     8  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     14  

Supplemental Tax Information

     15  

Management of the Trust

     16  

S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio Annual Report

     Appendix A  

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

     Appendix B  

Notice of Privacy Policy

     Appendix C  

 

Authorized for distribution only when accompanied or preceded by a prospectus. Investors should carefully consider a Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges and expenses before investing. A prospectus contains this and other information; please read it carefully before investing.

 

 

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Dear Shareholder,

On behalf of Transamerica Funds, we would like to thank you for your continued support and confidence in our products as we look forward to continuing to serve you and your financial professional in the future. We value the trust you have placed in us.

This annual report provides you with information about the investments of Transamerica Stock Index (the “Fund”) during the fiscal year. The Securities and Exchange Commission requires that annual and semi-annual reports be made available to all shareholders invested in the Fund, and we believe it to be an important part of the investment process. This report provides detailed information about the Fund for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021.

We believe it is important to understand market conditions over the last fiscal year of the Fund to provide a context for reading this report. The period began with equity prices near all-time highs following the immense levels of economic and market volatility created during the first year of the COVID-19 global pandemic. As the year progressed vaccines displayed strong effectiveness in helping to reduce virus cases and the market benefitted from a combination of strong corporate earnings growth and continuing accommodative monetary policy from the Federal Reserve (“Fed”). This enabled major stock indexes to reach new highs throughout the year, and with the Fed providing large amounts of liquidity to the bond markets on a monthly basis, short term rates remained close to zero and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield peaked at 1.74% at the end of March 2021 before declining to finish the year at 1.52%.

The U.S. economy exhibited strong economic growth in the first two quarters of 2021, and by mid-year aggregate real gross domestic product (“GDP”) had fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels. However, inflation began to emerge and by late spring the change in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) reached rates not seen in decades. In the summer months global supply chain constraints emerged, driven in part by worker shortages, further exacerbating inflation. By November, the CPI increase had risen to 6.9% on an annualized basis for its highest reading in 39 years.

Credit markets showed strong and continued improvement throughout the year, and by the fourth quarter high yield default rates had fallen to record low levels. This was reflected in narrowing credit spreads throughout the year, with differentials in yield between both high yield and investment grade credit to comparable maturity Treasury bonds declining to multi-year lows.

The year ended with the onset of the Omicron variant driving COVID-19 case trends dramatically higher and to record levels. This increase in virus cases was perceived to be inflationary due to its impact on worker shortages. At its December meeting the Fed changed perspective, admitting that inflation was not “transitory” and warranted tighter monetary policy, in terms of both interest rates and the removal of open market purchases in the year ahead. As a result, investors began to look forward to the New Year with expectations of continuing inflation and higher interest rates.

For the one-year period ended December 31, 2021, the S&P 500® Index returned 28.71% while the MSCI EAFE Index, representing international developed market equities, returned 11.78%. During the same period, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index returned -1.54%. Please keep in mind that it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio as investment returns have historically been difficult to predict.

In addition to your active involvement in the investment process, we firmly believe that a financial professional is a key resource to help you build a complete picture of your current and future financial needs. Financial professionals are familiar with the market’s history, including long-term returns and volatility of various asset classes. With your financial professional, you can develop an investment program that incorporates factors such as your goals, your investment timeline and your risk tolerance.

Please contact your financial professional if you have any questions about the contents of this report, and thanks again for the confidence you have placed in us.

Sincerely,

 

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Marijn Smit

President & Chief Executive Officer

Transamerica Funds

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Tom Wald, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

Transamerica Funds

 

 

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index: Measures investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated, fixed-rate taxable bonds, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, as well as both mortgage- and asset-backed securities.

MSCI EAFE Index: A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

S&P 500® Index: A market-capitalization weighted index of 500 large U.S. companies with common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ Stock Market.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only and may not necessarily represent the views of Transamerica Funds. These views are as of the date of this report and subject to change based upon market conditions. These views should not be relied upon as investment advice and are not indicative of trading intent on behalf of Transamerica Funds. Investing involves risk, including potential loss of principal. The performance data presented represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Indexes are unmanaged and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.


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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

(unaudited)

 

MARKET ENVIRONMENT

U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P 500® Index finished 2021 with strong positive performance of 28.71%. In the first quarter of 2021, following the strong end to 2020, favorable conditions continued with signs of a sooner than expected economic activity restart. Monetary conditions remained supportive, as the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) signaled a continuing environment of low interest rates. With the U.S. Congress passing a new $1.9 trillion stimulus package, and the U.S. taking the lead in the vaccine rollout, optimism continued to rise for strong economic growth. Despite the heightened early volatility related to retail trading activity, the news about the stimulus package and the potential for an infrastructure bill soothed the market and supported a positive return over the quarter.

In the second quarter of 2021, equity markets rallied as the vaccination campaign continued to accelerate and more signs of a sooner than expected economic restart emerged. Inflation in the U.S. increased by more than 4% (1-year as of April 2021), which raised questions on whether this surge was sparked by temporary factors at play. The concerns over inflation and the Fed’s cautious optimism about the recovery muted the market rally in May. In June, however, equity markets extended the rally, supported by the prospect of more fiscal stimulus, as President Biden reached a bipartisan $1 trillion agreement for infrastructure spending.

In the third quarter of 2021, U.S. equities continued climbing in August on the back of strong economic data and quarterly earnings reports. The positive return in markets came despite the increase in COVID-19 Delta variant cases in the country. In August, Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested that tapering may start before year-end, which was in line with market expectations. The markets cooled in September amid concerns regarding potential contagion from the unfolding debt crisis of Chinese property developers, concerns that higher inflation and supply chain issues would last longer than expected, and the continuing disagreement in Washington regarding the debt ceiling and the infrastructure bill.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, following a strong earnings season that boosted the positive sentiment early in the quarter, concerns of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant and higher inflation weighed on U.S. market performance in November. The Fed’s stance on monetary policy was at the forefront of market discussions over the quarter. Fed Chair Jerome Powell conceded that inflation had been far stickier than initially anticipated. These inflation pressures have been exacerbated as consumer demand continued to increase with supply chain bottlenecks and labor shortages. The Fed brought forward the dates of tapering to spring 2022. Preliminary data on vaccine efficacy against Omicron, along with more clarity on the near-term Fed policy, an improving employment picture, and agreement on a bipartisan infrastructure bill supported market performance through the end of the quarter.

PERFORMANCE

For the year ended December 31, 2021, Transamerica Stock Index, Class R4 returned 28.23%. By comparison, its benchmark, the S&P 500®, returned 28.71%.

STRATEGY REVIEW

The Fund invests in securities through the S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”), a master portfolio which is not part of the Transamerica Funds complex and which is advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of the S&P 500® Index. The Master Portfolio takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of large-cap stock performance. It is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities.

From a sector perspective, all sectors in the S&P 500® Index had positive returns in 2021. The largest positive returns came from the energy, real estate, and financials sectors. The lowest contributors for the year were the utilities, consumer staples, and industrials sectors.

The primary drivers of tracking difference between the Fund and the Index during 2021 were fees and expenses, slight mismatches in security weightings versus the Index, cash and futures drag and transaction costs.

Jennifer Hsui, CFA

Suzanne Henige

Alan Mason

Amy Whitelaw

Co-Portfolio Managers

BlackRock Fund Advisors

 

 

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

(unaudited)

 

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Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 12/31/2021

 

          
        1 Year        5 Year        10 Year or
Since Inception
       Inception Date  

Class R (NAV)

       27.84        N/A          17.68        04/21/2017  

Class R4 (NAV)

       28.23        18.12        16.22        09/11/2000  

S&P 500® (A)

       28.71        18.47        16.55           

(A) The S&P 500® is a market-capitalization weighted index of 500 large U.S. companies with common stock listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ.

The Fund’s benchmark is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. The 10 Year or Since Inception of Fund calculation is based on the previous 10 years or since the inception date of the Fund, whichever is more recent. You cannot invest directly in an index.

The performance data presented represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamerica.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund shares are sold without a sales load. Net asset value (NAV) returns include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect the deduction of any sales charges. There are no sales charges for Class R and R4 shares. Class R shares are available only to eligible retirement plans.

Performance figures reflect any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the investment manager and any recapture by the investment manager of previously waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. Absent any applicable waivers and/or reimbursements, the performance would be lower or higher in the case of any recapture.

Performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and may differ from amounts reported in the Financial Highlights.

An index fund has operating and other expenses while an index does not. As a result, while the Fund will attempt to track the S&P 500® as closely as possible, it will tend to underperform the index to some degree over time. If an index fund is properly correlated to its stated index, the Fund will perform poorly when the index performs poorly.

Equity funds invest in equity securities, which include common stock, preferred stock and convertible securities. Because such securities represent ownership in a corporation, they tend to be more volatile than fixed income or debt securities, which do not represent ownership.

 

 

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES

(unaudited)

 

SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES

As a shareholder in the Fund, you will bear the ongoing costs (such as the investment advisory fees and other expenses) of managing the corresponding S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (“Master Portfolio”), in which the Fund invests. You will also bear the cost of operating the Fund (such as management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses).

The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at July 1, 2021, and held for the entire six-month period until December 31, 2021.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The information in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = $8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the appropriate column for your share class titled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses may have included an additional annual fee. The amount of any fee paid during the six-month period can decrease your ending account value.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The information in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Fund’s actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical Expenses” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries, or other financial institutions.

 

         

Actual Expenses

   

Hypothetical Expenses (A)

       
     Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2021
    Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2021
    Expenses Paid
During Period (B)
July 1, 2021 -
December  31, 2021
    Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2021
    Expenses Paid
During Period (B)
July 1, 2021 -
December 31, 2021
    Net Annualized
Expense Ratio (C) (D)
 

Class R

  $   1,000.00     $   1,113.30     $   3.20     $   1,022.20     $   3.06       0.60

Class R4

    1,000.00       1,115.00       1.60       1,023.70       1.53       0.30  
(A)    5% return per year before expenses.
(B)    Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, as disclosed in the table, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days).
(C)    Net annualized expense ratios are reflective of applicable fee waivers and/or reimbursements and recapture, if any, and are based on the most recent six-months which may differ from the net expense ratio displayed in the Financial Highlights that covers a twelve-month period.
(D)    The net expense ratio reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Master Portfolio.

 

 

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At December 31, 2021

 

Assets:

 

Investment in Master Portfolio, at value

  $ 371,023,187  

Receivables and other assets:

 

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    122,232  

Due from investment manager

    5,412  

Due from Master Portfolio

    7,376,670  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    378,527,501  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payables and other liabilities:

 

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    7,498,902  

Investment management fees

    19,712  

Distribution and service fees

    127,136  

Transfer agent fees

    1,763  

Trustees, CCO and deferred compensation fees

    9,855  

Audit and tax fees

    14,801  

Custody and accounting fees

    12,855  

Legal fees

    1,281  

Printing and shareholder reports fees

    5,013  

Registration fees

    3,878  

Other accrued expenses

    5,415  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    7,700,611  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 370,826,890  
 

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

  $   (369,350,151

Total distributable earnings (accumulated losses)

    740,177,041  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 370,826,890  
 

 

 

 

Net assets by class:

 

Class R

  $ 208,631,659  

Class R4

    162,195,231  

Shares outstanding:

 

Class R

    12,112,073  

Class R4

    9,416,970  

Net asset value per share:

 

Class R

  $ 17.23  

Class R4

    17.22  

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2021

 

Net investment income (loss) allocated from Master Portfolio:

 

Dividend income

  $ 5,465,443  

Interest income

    5,792  

Net income from securities lending

    4,863  

Withholding taxes on foreign income

    (26,974

Expenses

    (44,091

Fees Waived

    7,249  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income (loss)

    5,412,282  
 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

    232,301  

Distribution and service fees:

 

Class R

    1,017,301  

Class R4

    459,270  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class R

    2,523  

Class R4

    13,778  

Trustees, CCO and deferred compensation fees

    18,141  

Audit and tax fees

    28,830  

Custody and accounting fees

    29,508  

Legal fees

    16,205  

Printing and shareholder reports fees

    16,635  

Registration fees

    42,657  

Other

    17,861  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses before waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

    1,895,010  
 

 

 

 

Expenses waived and/or reimbursed:

 

Class R

    (3,323

Class R4

    (128,288

Recapture of previously waived and/or reimbursed fees:

 

Class R

    3,323  

Class R4

    2,247  
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,768,969  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    3,643,313  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments allocated from Master Portfolio:

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    17,990,832  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    73,189,592  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)

    91,180,424  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $   94,823,737  
 

 

 

 
 

 

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended:

 

    December 31, 2021     December 31, 2020  

From operations allocated from Master Portfolio:

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 3,643,313     $ 6,087,241  

Net realized gain (loss)

    17,990,832       13,022,322  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    73,189,592       37,938,363  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    94,823,737       57,047,926  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

   

Class R

    (12,272,650     (8,481,288

Class R4

    (10,911,616     (9,345,830
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

    (23,184,266     (17,827,118
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

   

Class R

    8,455,568       13,579,981  

Class R4

    14,170,747       25,971,453  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    22,626,315       39,551,434  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested:

   

Class R

    12,272,650       8,481,288  

Class R4

    10,911,616       9,067,474  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    23,184,266       17,548,762  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed:

   

Class R

    (41,321,246     (55,426,351

Class R4

    (68,754,776     (205,405,842
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (110,076,022     (260,832,193
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    (64,265,441     (203,731,997
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    7,374,030       (164,511,189
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets:

   

Beginning of year

    363,452,860       527,964,049  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $   370,826,890     $   363,452,860  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions - shares:

 

Shares issued:

   

Class R

    523,881       1,126,396  

Class R4

    882,753       2,120,365  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,406,634       3,246,761  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares reinvested:

   

Class R

    735,697       631,268  

Class R4

    655,310       699,008  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,391,007       1,330,276  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

   

Class R

    (2,546,804     (4,408,390

Class R4

    (4,145,554     (16,270,249
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (6,692,358     (20,678,639
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding:

   

Class R

    (1,287,226     (2,650,726

Class R4

    (2,607,491     (13,450,876
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (3,894,717     (16,101,602
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Stock Index

 

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding during the period and years indicated:

 

     Class R  
     December 31,
2021
     December 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
     December 31,
2018
     December 31,
2017 (A)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period/year

   $ 14.30      $ 12.71      $ 10.26      $ 11.25      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment operations: (B)

              

Net investment income (loss) (C)

     0.13        0.15        0.16        0.16        0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.82        2.06        2.96        (0.71      1.38  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment operations

     3.95        2.21        3.12        (0.55      1.48  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Net investment income

     (0.17      (0.12      (0.20      (0.17      (0.14

Net realized gains

     (0.85      (0.50      (0.47      (0.27      (0.09
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (1.02      (0.62      (0.67      (0.44      (0.23
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period/year

   $ 17.23      $ 14.30      $ 12.71      $ 10.26      $ 11.25  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     27.84      17.80      30.62      (4.97 )%       14.93 %(D) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio and supplemental data:

              

Net assets end of period/year (000’s)

   $   208,632      $   191,562      $   204,050      $   196,664      $   262,047  

Expenses to average net assets (B)

              

Excluding waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

     0.61      0.62      0.62      0.60      0.61 %(E) 

Including waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

     0.61      0.62      0.62      0.60      0.60 %(E) 

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets (A)

     0.79      1.22      1.36      1.34      1.37 %(E) 

Portfolio turnover rate of Master Portfolio

     6      5      3      12      11

 

(A)    Commenced operations on April 21, 2017.
(B)    The per share amounts and percentages include the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of the Master Portfolio.
(C)    Calculated based on average number of shares outstanding.
(D)    Not annualized.
(E)    Annualized.

For a share outstanding during the years indicated:

 

     Class R4  
     December 31,
2021
     December 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
     December 31,
2018
     December 31,
2017 (A) (B)
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 14.30      $ 12.71      $ 10.26      $ 11.26      $ 9.58  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment operations: (C)

              

Net investment income (loss) (D)

     0.18        0.20        0.20        0.19        0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.81        2.06        2.96        (0.71      1.85  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment operations

     3.99        2.26        3.16        (0.52      2.05  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

              

Net investment income

     (0.22      (0.17      (0.24      (0.21      (0.23

Net realized gains

     (0.85      (0.50      (0.47      (0.27      (0.14
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders

     (1.07      (0.67      (0.71      (0.48      (0.37
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 17.22      $ 14.30      $ 12.71      $ 10.26      $ 11.26  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     28.23      18.12      31.14      (4.72 )%       21.48
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio and supplemental data:

              

Net assets end of year (000’s)

   $   162,195      $   171,891      $   323,914      $   340,698      $   512,638  

Expenses to average net assets (C)

              

Excluding waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

     0.37      0.38      0.37      0.36      0.38

Including waiver and/or reimbursement and recapture

     0.30      0.30      0.30      0.30      0.30

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets (C)

     1.11      1.57      1.68      1.65      1.67

Portfolio turnover rate of Master Portfolio

     6      5      3      12      11

 

(A)    Transamerica Partners Institutional Stock Index reorganized into the Fund on April 21, 2017. Prior to April 21, 2017, information provided reflects Transamerica Partners Institutional Stock Index, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganization.
(B)    Effective April 21, 2017, the Fund underwent a 1.56-for-1 share split. The per share data has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the share split. See the Stock Split section of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.
(C)    The per share amounts and percentages include the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of the Master Portfolio.
(D)    Calculated based on average number of shares outstanding.

 

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this report.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

At December 31, 2021

 

1. ORGANIZATION

Transamerica Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance. Transamerica Stock Index (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust and invests all of its investable assets in the S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”).

The financial statements of the Master Portfolio are included within this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by the Fund’s current prospectus, which contains additional information about the Fund, including risks, as well as investment objectives and strategies.

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”) serves as investment manager for the Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement. TAM provides continuous and regular investment management services to the Fund. TAM supervises the Fund’s investments, conducts its investment program and provides supervisory, compliance and administrative services to the Fund.

TAM is responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management of the Fund. TAM may in the future retain one or more sub-advisers to assist in the management of the Fund.

TAM’s investment management services also include the provision of supervisory and administrative services to the Fund. These services include performing certain administrative services for the Fund and supervising and overseeing the administrative, clerical, recordkeeping and bookkeeping services provided to the Fund by State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), to whom TAM has outsourced the provision of certain services as described below: to the extent agreed upon by TAM and the Fund from time to time, monitoring and verifying the custodian’s daily calculation of the Net Asset Values (“NAV”); shareholder relations functions; compliance services; valuation services; assisting in due diligence and in the oversight and monitoring of certain activities of sub-advisers and certain aspects of Fund investments; assisting with Fund combinations and liquidations; oversight of the preparation and filing, and review, of all returns and reports, in connection with federal, state and local taxes; oversight and review of regulatory reporting; supervising and coordinating the Fund’s custodian and dividend disbursing agent and monitoring their services to the Fund; assisting the Fund in preparing reports to shareholders; acting as liaison with the Fund’s independent public accountants and providing, upon request, analyses, fiscal year summaries and other audit related services; assisting in the preparation of agendas and supporting documents for and minutes of meetings of trustees and committees of trustees; assisting in the preparation of regular communications with the trustees; and providing personnel and office space, telephones and other office equipment as necessary in order for TAM to perform supervisory and administrative services to the Fund.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In preparing the Fund’s financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), estimates or assumptions (which could differ from actual results) may be used that affect reported amounts and disclosures. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

Investment valuation: The value of the Fund’s investment in the Master Portfolio, reflected within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, displays the Fund’s proportional interest in the net assets of the Master Portfolio.

The valuation policy for the underlying securities held by the Master Portfolio is discussed in the Master Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which accompany this report.

Security transactions and investment income: The Fund is allocated its proportional share of income and expenses on a daily basis from its investment in the Master Portfolio. All of the net investment income, as well as the realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Master Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the investors and recorded by the Fund on a daily basis.

Multiple class operations, income, and expenses: Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to each class daily based upon net assets. Each class bears its own specific expenses in addition to the allocated non-class specific expenses.

Distributions to shareholders: Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2021

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Indemnification: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

3. BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

Interfund lending: The Fund, along with other funds and portfolios advised by TAM, may participate in an interfund lending program pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2017. This program allows the Fund to lend to and borrow from other funds and portfolios advised by TAM. Interfund lending transactions are subject to the conditions of the exemptive relief which places limits on the amount of lending or borrowing the Fund may participate in under the program. Interest earned or paid on an interfund lending transaction will be based on the average of certain current market rates. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund has not utilized the program.

4. RISK FACTORS

Investing in the Fund involves certain key risks related to the Fund’s trading activity. Please reference the Fund’s prospectus for a more complete discussion of the following risk(s), as well as other risks of investing in the Fund.

Market risk: The market values of the Fund’s securities and other assets will fluctuate, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, due to changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or interventions, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, political developments, investor sentiment, public health emergencies such as a pandemic, and other factors that may or may not be related to the issuer of the security or other asset. The market prices of securities and other assets also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities or other assets.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, technology and data interruptions, natural disasters, and other circumstances in one or more countries or regions could be highly disruptive to, and have profound impacts on, global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may go down.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial market disruption around the world, including the U.S. There have been periods of extreme volatility, and periods where there have been no buyers for certain securities, including U.S. Treasury securities. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. The pandemic has reduced liquidity of particular investments and asset classes; resulted in significant disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strained healthcare systems; disrupted supply chains, consumer demand and employee availability; and restricted travel. These conditions may continue for an extended period of time, or worsen. The pandemic may result in a sustained domestic or global economic downturn or recession. Developing or emerging market countries may be more adversely impacted. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known.

The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks, have taken extraordinary actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These actions have resulted in significant expansion of public debt, including in the U.S. The long-term consequences of this level of public debt are not known. In addition, certain interest rates have been reduced to very low levels. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.

The COVID-19 pandemic could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

Passive strategy/index risk: The Fund is managed with a passive investment strategy, attempting to track the performance of an unmanaged index of securities, regardless of the current or projected performance of the index or of the actual securities comprising the index. This differs from an actively-managed fund, which typically seeks to outperform a benchmark index. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be less favorable than that of a fund managed using an active investment strategy. The structure and composition of the index will affect the performance, volatility, and risk of the index and, consequently, the performance, volatility, and risk of the Fund.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2021

 

4. RISK FACTORS (continued)

 

Index fund risk: While the Fund seeks to track the performance of the S&P 500® (i.e., achieve a high degree of correlation with the index), the Fund’s return may not match the return of the index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities. In addition, the Fund may not be fully invested at times, generally as a result of cash flows into or out of the Fund or reserves of cash held by the Fund to meet redemptions. The Fund may attempt to replicate the index return by investing in fewer than all of the securities in the index, or in some securities not included in the index, potentially increasing the risk of divergence between the Fund’s return and that of the index.

5. FEES AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

TAM, the Funds’ investment manager, is directly owned by Transamerica Life Insurance Company (“TLIC”) and AUSA Holding, LLC (“AUSA”), both of which are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Aegon NV. TLIC is owned by Commonwealth General Corporation (“Commonwealth”). Commonwealth and AUSA are wholly owned by Transamerica Corporation (DE). Transamerica Corporation (DE) is wholly owned by Aegon International B.V., which is wholly owned by Aegon NV, a Netherlands corporation, and a publicly traded international insurance group.

Transamerica Fund Services, Inc. (“TFS”) is the Fund’s transfer agent. Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”) is the Fund’s distributor/principal underwriter. TAM, TFS, and TCI are affiliates of Aegon NV.

Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or trustees of TAM, TFS, and TCI. No interested trustee who is deemed an interested person due to current or former service with TAM or an affiliate of TAM receives compensation from the Fund. The Fund does pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as disclosed in Trustee, CCO and deferred compensation fees within the Statement of Operations.

As of December 31, 2021, the percentage of the Fund’s interest in the Master Portfolio, including any open receivable or payable, is 1.09%.

As of December 31, 2021, the investment manager and/or other affiliated investment accounts held balances of the Fund as follows:

 

Account Balance       Percentage of Net Assets
$ 354,733,003     95.66%

Investment management fees: TAM serves as the Fund’s investment manager, performing administration as well as investment advisory services. TAM renders investment advisory, supervisory, and administration services under an investment management agreement in connection with these services. The Fund has a contractual management fee payable to TAM at an annual rate of 0.07% of daily average net assets.

Additionally, the Fund incurs its allocated share of the advisory fees based on the interest owned in the corresponding Master Portfolio. The advisory fees are accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.01% of the Master Portfolio’s daily net assets. The investment advisory fees allocated from the Master Portfolio are included within the Statement of Operations within net investment income (loss) allocated from the Master Portfolio, in Expenses.

The Fund pays a management fee to TAM at an effective rate of 0.06% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (which is net of a voluntary waiver by TAM equal to the Master Portfolio advisory fee allocated to the Fund of 0.01%).

The management fees are reflected in Investment management fees within the Statement of Operations.

TAM has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the total operating expenses excluding, as applicable, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, extraordinary expenses, reorganization expenses and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, exceed the following stated annual operating expense limits to the Fund’s daily average net assets. The expenses waived and/or reimbursed, if any, are included in Expenses waived and/or reimbursed within the Statement of Operations.

 

Class    Operating
Expense Limit
     Operating
Expense Limit
Effective Through

Class R

     0.65    May 1, 2022

Class R4

     0.30      May 1, 2022

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2021

 

5. FEES AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

TAM is permitted to recapture amounts contractually waived and/or reimbursed to a class during any of the 36 months from the date on which TAM waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the class. A class may recapture and reimburse TAM only if such amount does not cause, on any particular business day of the Fund, the class’s total annual operating expenses (after the recapture is taken into account) to exceed the Operating Expense Limits or any other lower limit then in effect. Amounts recaptured, if any, by TAM for the year ended December 31, 2021 are disclosed in Recapture of previously waived and/or reimbursed fees within the Statement of Operations.

As of December 31, 2021, the balances available for recapture by TAM for the Fund are as follows:

 

     Amounts Available         
Class    2019      2020      2021      Total  

Class R

   $      $      $      $  

Class R4

       236,095          197,475          128,288          561,858  

Distribution and service fees: The Trust has a distribution plan (“Distribution Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Distribution Plan, the Trust entered into a distribution agreement with TCI as the Fund’s distributor.

The Distribution Plan requires the Fund to pay distribution fees to TCI as compensation for various distribution activities, not as reimbursement for specific expenses. Under the Distribution Plan and distribution agreement, TCI, on behalf of the Fund, is authorized to pay various service providers, as direct payment for expenses incurred in connection with distribution of the Fund’s shares. The distribution and service fees are included in Distribution and service fees within the Statement of Operations.

The Fund is authorized under the Distribution Plan to pay fees to TCI based on daily average net assets of each class up to the following annual rates:

 

Class    Rate  

Class R

     0.50

Class R4

     0.25  

Transfer agent fees: Pursuant to a transfer agency agreement, as amended, the Fund pays TFS a fee for providing services based on the number of classes, accounts and transactions relating to the Fund. The Transfer agent fees included within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations represent fees paid to TFS, and other unaffiliated parties providing transfer agent related services.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, transfer agent fees paid and the amounts due to TFS are as follows:

 

Fees Paid to TFS       Fees Due to TFS
$  13,845     $  1,114

Deferred compensation plan: Effective September 23, 2021, the Board has approved the termination of the deferred compensation plan. Payments will be made to applicable current and former Board members consistent with Section 409A of the Code. Under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan effective January 1, 1996, as amended and restated January 1, 2010, available to the trustees, compensation may be deferred that would otherwise be payable by the Trust to an independent trustee on a current basis for services rendered as trustee. Deferred compensation amounts will accumulate based on the value of the investment option, as elected by the trustee. Balances pursuant to deferred compensation plan are recorded in Trustees, Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and deferred compensation fees within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2021, amounts included in Trustees, CCO and deferred compensation fees within the Statement of Operations reflect total compensation paid to the independent Board members.

6. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Fund has not made any provision for federal income or excise taxes due to its policy to distribute all of its taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders and otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The Fund’s tax returns remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities three years from the date of filing for federal purposes and four years from the date of filing for state purposes. Management has evaluated the Fund’s tax provisions taken for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in relation to interest and penalties expense in Other within the Statement of Operations. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2021

 

6. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (continued)

 

U.S. Federal, the state of Colorado, and foreign jurisdictions where the Fund makes significant investments; however, the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Therefore, distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. The primary permanent differences are due to partnership basis adjustments. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or results of operations. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. These permanent reclassifications are as follows:

 

Paid-in Capital   Total Distributable Earnings
$  (484,101)   $  484,101

As of December 31, 2021, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the aggregate gross/net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments (including securities sold short and derivatives, if any) are as follows:

 

Cost   Gross
Appreciation
  Gross
(Depreciation)
  Net Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$  68,409,514   $  302,613,673   $  —   $  302,613,673

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund had no capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards utilized.

The tax character of distributions paid may differ from the character of distributions shown within the Statement of Changes in Net Assets due to short-term gains being treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. The tax character of distributions paid during 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

2021 Distributions Paid From   2020 Distributions Paid From

Ordinary

Income

  Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Return of Capital   Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Return of Capital
$  10,209,614   $  12,974,652   $  —   $  10,437,765   $  7,389,353   $  —

As of December 31, 2021, the tax basis components of distributable earnings are as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Capital Loss
Carryforwards
  Late Year
Ordinary Loss
Deferral
  Other
Temporary
Differences
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$  312,762   $  3,596,674   $  —   $  —   $  433,653,932   $  302,613,673

7. STOCK SPLIT

Effective as of the close of business on the date listed in the subsequent table, the Fund’s Class R4 shares underwent a stock split. There was no impact to the aggregate market value of shares outstanding. The historical capital share activity presented within the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the per share data presented within the Financial Highlights have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split. The stock split ratios, net effect on the NAV per share, and the number of shares outstanding as of the date indicated were as follows:

 

Reorganization
Date
  Share Split
Ratio
  Shares Prior to
Stock Split
  Shares After
Stock Split
  Increase
(Decrease)
Net Asset Value
per Share
  Increase
(Decrease)
Net Shares
Outstanding
April 21, 2017   1.56-for-1   35,752,851   55,759,431   Decrease   Increase

8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On September 30, 2020, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”), the investment manager of the funds, entered into a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to expense recaptures. The recaptures at issue, which

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2021

 

8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (continued)

 

TAM self-reported to the SEC, involved amounts previously voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed to four money market funds to prevent the funds from experiencing a negative yield. In some cases recaptures under the voluntary yield waiver arrangements exceeded contractual expense limits. The recaptured amounts were not reflected in the funds’ prospectus fee tables. The funds involved were Transamerica Government Money Market, Transamerica BlackRock Government Money Market VP, Transamerica Partners Government Money Market and Transamerica Partners Institutional Government Money Market. The two Transamerica Partners Government Money Market funds reorganized into Transamerica Government Money Market in October of 2017.

Under the settlement order, TAM agreed to pay affected fund investors approximately $5.3 million in disgorgement and approximately $690,000 in prejudgment interest. These amounts represent expenses incurred above the applicable expense limit (plus interest). TAM was also censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain statutory provisions and SEC rules. The settlement order imposes no civil penalty on TAM based upon TAM having self-reported the matter, the prompt remedial steps taken by TAM, and TAM’s cooperation in the SEC staff’s investigation. The settlement order does not affect TAM’s ability to manage the funds.

The foregoing is only a brief summary of the settlement order. A copy of the settlement order is available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

The settlement had no impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Transamerica Stock Index

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Transamerica Stock Index (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting Transamerica Funds (the “Trust”)), as of December 31, 2021, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the portfolios constituting Transamerica Funds) at December 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more Transamerica investment companies since 1995.

Boston, Massachusetts February 25, 2022

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

For dividends paid during the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund designated $5,210,424 of qualified dividend income.

For corporate shareholders 63%, investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) qualifies for the dividends received deduction.

For tax purposes, the Fund has made a long-term capital gain designations of $12,974,652 for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

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Management of the Trust

Board Members and Officers

The members of the Board (“Board Members”) and executive officers of the Trust are listed below.

“Interested Board Member” means a board member who may be deemed an “interested person” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust because of his current or former service with TAM or an affiliate of TAM. Interested Board Members may also be referred to herein as “Interested Trustees.” “Independent Board Member” means a Board Member who is not an “interested person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Trust and may also be referred to herein as an “Independent Trustee.”

The Board governs the Fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of the shareholders. The Board Members are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the business affairs of the Fund and the operation of the Fund by its officers. The Board also reviews the management of the Fund’s assets by the investment manager and the sub-advisers.

The Fund is among the funds managed and sponsored by TAM (collectively, “Transamerica Fund Family”). The Transamerica Fund Family consists of (i) Transamerica Funds (“TF”); (ii) Transamerica Series Trust (“TST”); (iii) Transamerica ETF Trust (“TET”) and (iv) Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds (“TAAVF”). The Transamerica Fund Family consists of 118 funds as of the date of this Annual Report. With the exception of Mr. Smit, none of the Board Members serve on the board of trustees of TET. TET is overseen by a separate board of trustees.

The mailing address of each Board Member is c/o Secretary, 1801 California Street, Suite 5200, Denver, Colorado 80202.

Further information about the Trust’s Board Members and Officers is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling 1-888-233-4339 or visiting the Trust’s website at www.transamerica.com.

The Board Members, their age, their positions with the Trust, and their principal occupations at least for the past five years (their titles may have varied during that period), the number of funds in Transamerica Fund Family the Board oversees, and other board memberships they hold are set forth in the table below. The length of time served is provided from the date a Board Member became a member of the Board.

 

Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS

Marijn P. Smit

(48)

  Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer   Since 2014   

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, TF, TST and TAAVF (2014 – present);

 

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, TET (2017 – present);

 

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Transamerica Partners Portfolio (“TPP”), Transamerica Partners Funds Group (“TPFG”) and Transamerica Partners Funds Group II (“TPFG II”) (2014 – 2018);

 

Director, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”) and Transamerica Fund Services, Inc. (“TFS”) (2014 – present);

 

Senior Vice President, Transamerica Retirement Solutions LLC (2012 – present);

 

  118   Director,
Massachusetts
Fidelity Trust
Company
(2014 – 2021);

Director, Aegon
Global Funds
(2016 – present)

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS — continued

Marijn P. Smit

(continued)

          

 

Trust Officer, Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Company (2014 – 2021);

 

President, Investment Solutions, Transamerica Investments & Retirement (2014 – 2016);

 

Vice President, Transamerica Life Insurance Company (2010 – 2016);

 

Vice President, Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company (2010 – 2016);

 

Senior Vice President, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (2013 – 2016);

 

Senior Vice President, Transamerica Retirement Advisors, Inc. (2013 – 2016)

 

and President and Director, Transamerica Stable Value Solutions, Inc. (2010 – 2016).

 

       

Alan F. Warrick

(73)

  Board Member   Since 2012   

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2012 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2012 – 2018);

 

Senior Advisor, Lovell Minnick Equity Partners (2010 – present); and Retired (2010).

  113   N/A

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Sandra N. Bane

(69)

  Board Member   Since 2008   

Retired (1999 – present);

 

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2008 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2008 – 2018); and

 

Partner, KPMG (1975 – 1999).

  113   Big 5 Sporting
Goods
(2002 – present);

Southern
Company Gas
(energy services
holding
company)
(2008 – present)

Leo J. Hill

(65)

  Lead Independent Board Member   Since 2002   

Principal, Advisor Network Solutions, LLC (business consulting) (2006 – present);

 

Board Member, TST (2001 – present);

 

Board Member, TF (2002 – present);

 

Board Member, TAAVF (2007 – present);

 

  113   Ameris Bancorp
(2013 – present);

Ameris Bank
(2013 – present)

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS — continued

Leo J. Hill

(continued)

          

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2007 – 2018);

 

Market President, Nations Bank of Sun Coast Florida (1998 – 1999);

 

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Barnett Banks of Treasure Coast Florida (1994 – 1998);

 

Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer, Barnett Banks of Jacksonville, Florida (1991 – 1994);

 

and Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Administration Officer, Wachovia Bank of Georgia (1976 – 1991).

 

       

Kathleen T. Ives

(56)

  Board Member   Since 2021   

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2021 – present);

 

Retired (2019 – present);

 

Senior Vice President & Director of Internal Audit (2011-2019), Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel (2008 – 2011), OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

  113   Junior
Achievement
Rocky Mountain
(non-profit
organization)
(2013 – present);

Institute of
Internal Auditors,
Denver Chapter
(audit
organization)
(2017 – 2021)

Lauriann C. Kloppenburg

(61)

  Board Member   Since 2021   

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2021 – present);

 

Director, Adams Funds (investment companies) (2017 – present);

 

Investment Committee Member, 1991 Office, LLC (family office) (2017 – Present);

 

Executive in Residence and Student Fund Advisory Board Member, Champlain College (2016 – present);

 

Executive in Residence, Bentley University (2015 – 2017);

 

Chief Strategy Officer (2012 – 2013), Chief Investment Officer – Equity Group (2004 – 2012), Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.

  113   Trustees of
Donations to the
Protestant
Episcopal Church
(non-profit
organization)
(2010 – present);

Forte Foundation
(non-profit
organization)
(2016 – present)

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS — continued

Fredric A. Nelson III

(65)

  Board Member   Since 2017   

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2017 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2017 – 2018);

 

Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”), Commonfund (2011 – 2015);

 

Vice Chairman, CIO, ING Investment Management Americas (2003 – 2009);

 

Managing Director, Head of U.S. Equity, JP Morgan Investment Management (1994 – 2003);

 

and Managing Director, Head of Global Quantitative Investments Group, Bankers Trust Global Investment Management (1981 – 1994).

  113   N/A
John E. Pelletier
(57)
  Board Member   Since 2017   

Board Member, TF, TST and TAAVF (2017 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2017 – 2018);

 

Director, Center for Financial Literacy, Champlain College (2010 – present);

 

Co-Chair, Vermont Financial Literacy Commission with Vermont State Treasurer (2015 – 2018);

 

Chairman, Vermont Universal Children’s Higher Education Savings Account Program Advisory Committee (2015 – 2021);

 

Founder and Principal, Sterling Valley Consulting LLC (a financial services consulting firm) (2009 – 2017);

 

Independent Director, The Sentinel Funds and Sentinel Variable Products Trust (2013 – 2017);

 

Chief Legal Officer, Eaton Vance Corp. (2007 – 2008);

 

and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2004 – 2007), General Counsel (1997 – 2004), Natixis Global Associates.

  113   N/A

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Complex
Overseen
by Board
Member
  Other
Directorships
Held By Board
Member

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS — continued

Patricia L. Sawyer

(71)

  Board Member   Since 2007   

Retired (2007 – present);

 

President/Founder, Smith & Sawyer LLC (management consulting) (1989 – 2007);

 

Board Member, TF and TST (2007 – present);

 

Board Member, TAAVF (1993 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (1993 – 2018);

 

and Trustee, Chair of Finance Committee and Chair of Nominating Committee (1987 – 1996), Bryant University.

  113   Honorary
Trustee, Bryant
University
(1996 – present)

John W. Waechter

(70)

 

Board Member

 

Since 2005

  

Partner, Englander Fischer (2016 – present) (law firm);

 

Attorney, Englander Fischer (2008 – 2015);

 

Retired (2004 – 2008);

 

Board Member, TST (2004 – present);

 

Board Member, TF (2005 – present);

 

Board Member, TAAVF (2007 – present);

 

Board Member, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2007 – 2018);

 

Employee, RBC Dain Rauscher (securities dealer) (2004); Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, William R. Hough & Co. (securities dealer) (1979 – 2004);

 

and Treasurer, The Hough Group of Funds (1993 – 2004) (fund accounting).

  113
  Board Member,
Operation PAR,
Inc. (non-profit
organization)
(2008 – present);

Board Member,
Boley PAR, Inc.
(non-profit
organization)
(2016 – present)

Board Member,
Remember
Honor

Support, Inc.
(non-profit
organization)

(2013 – 2020);
Board Member,
WRH Income
Properties, Inc.
(real estate)
(2014 – present)

 

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Name and Age   Position    Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served*
  Principal Occupation(s) or Employment
During Past Five Years

OFFICERS

Marijn P. Smit

(48)

  Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer    Since 2014   See Interested Board Members Table Above.

Christopher A. Staples, CFA

(51)

  Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services    Since 2005  

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services, TF and TST (2007 – present);

 

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, TET (2017 – present);

 

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services, TAAVF (2007 – present);

 

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2007 – 2018);

 

Director (2005 – 2019), Senior Vice President (2006 – present), Senior Director, Investments (2016 – present), Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services (2012 – 2016) and Lead Portfolio Manager (2007 – present), TAM;

 

Director, TFS (2005 – 2019);

 

Trust Officer, Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Company (2010 – present);

 

Registered Representative (2007 – 2016), Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”);

 

and Registered Representative, TFA (2005 – present).

Thomas R. Wald, CFA

(61)

  Vice President and Chief Investment Officer    Since 2014  

Chief Investment Officer, TF, TST and TAAVF (2014 – present); TET (2017 – present);

 

Chief Investment Officer, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2014 – 2018);

 

Director (2017 – 2020), Akaan Transamerica, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Operadora de Fondos de Inversión;

 

Chief Investment Officer, Transamerica Investments & Retirement (2014 – 2020);

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, TAM (2014 – present);

 

Director, TFS (2019 – present); and

 

Trust Officer, Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Company (2015 – present).

Vincent J. Toner

(51)

  Vice President and Treasurer    Since 2014  

Vice President and Treasurer, TF, TST and TAAVF (2014 – present), Vice President and Treasurer (2017 – present), Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer (2020 – present), TET;

 

Vice President and Treasurer, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2014 – 2018);

 

Vice President (2016 – present), Treasurer (2016 – 2019), Vice President, Administration and Treasurer (2014 – 2016), TAM;

 

 

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Name and Age   Position    Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served*
  Principal Occupation(s) or Employment
During Past Five Years

OFFICERS — continued

Vincent J. Toner

(continued)

          

 

Vice President, Administration and Treasurer (2014 – 2019), Senior Vice President (2019 – present), TFS;

 

Vice President (2016 – present), TCI;

 

and Trust Officer (2015 – present), Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Company.

Francine J. Rosenberger

(54)

  Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2019  

Chief Compliance Officer, TF, TST, TET and TAAVF (2019 – present);

 

Derivatives Risk Manager, TF, TST and TAAVF (2021 – present);

 

Chief Compliance Officer (2019 – present), TAM;

 

and General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Fund Chief Compliance Officer, Steben & Company, Inc. (2013 – 2019).

Molly Possehl

(43)

  Anti-Money Laundering Officer    Since 2019  

Anti-Money Laundering Officer, TF, TST, TET and TAAVF (2019 – present);

 

Assistant General Counsel, Transamerica Life Insurance Company/Aegon USA (2013 – present);

 

and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Fraud Officer, Transamerica Life Insurance Company/Aegon USA (2015 – present).

Dennis P. Gallagher

(51)

  Chief Legal Officer and Secretary    Since 2021;
2006 – 2014
 

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, TF, TST and TAAVF (2021 – present and 2006 – 2014); Assistant Secretary, TF, TST, TET and TAAVF (2019);

 

Associate General Counsel, TAM, Mutual Funds and Latin American Operations (2017 – present); Assistant Secretary (2019);

 

Associate General Counsel, Latin American Operations and International Funds (2014 – 2017);

 

Chairman of the Board, Aegon Global Funds (2013 – present);

 

Director, Mongeral Aegon Seguros e Previdencia SA (2017 – present);

 

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, TPP, TPFG and TPFG II (2007 – 2014);

 

Assistant Vice President, TCI (2007 – 2014);

 

Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Operations and Secretary, TAM (2006 – 2014);

 

and Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary, TFS (2006 – 2014).

Kathryn L. Petty

(44)

  Assistant Treasurer    Since 2021  

Assistant Treasurer, TF, TST and TAAVF (2021 – present);

 

and Senior Manager, Fund Administration, TAM (2014 – present).

 

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Name and Age   Position    Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served*
  Principal Occupation(s) or Employment
During Past Five Years

OFFICERS — continued

Timothy Bresnahan

(53)

  Assistant Secretary    Since 2020  

Assistant Secretary, TF, TST and TAAVF (2020 – present);

 

Chief Legal Officer, Secretary (2021 – present), Assistant Secretary

 

(2019 – 2021), Secretary (2019), TET;

 

and Senior Counsel, TAM (2008 – present).

 

*

Elected and serves at the pleasure of the Board of the Trust.

 

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Appendix A

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

 

 

 


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Master Portfolio Information    as of December 31, 2021    S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS  
Security   

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Apple, Inc.

     7

Microsoft Corp.

     6  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     4  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     2  

Tesla, Inc.

     2  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     2  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

     2  

NVIDIA Corp.

     2  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

     1  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     1  
SECTOR ALLOCATION  
Sector(a)    Percent of
Net Assets
 

Information Technology

     29

Health Care

     13  

Consumer Discretionary

     12  

Financials

     10  

Communication Services

     10  

Industrials

     8  

Consumer Staples

     6  

Real Estate

     3  

Energy

     3  

Materials

     3  

Utilities

     2  

Investment Companies

     1  

Short-Term Securities

     1  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

     (1
 

 

(a) 

For S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”) compliance purposes, the Master Portfolio’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector subclassifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

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Schedule of Investments    S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio
December 31, 2021    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks

     

Aerospace & Defense — 1.3%

     

Boeing Co.(a)

     464,518      $ 93,516,763  

General Dynamics Corp.

     194,872        40,624,966  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     329,069        10,474,266  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     34,143        6,375,864  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     164,996        35,183,747  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     205,897        73,177,853  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     125,140        48,437,940  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     1,258,568        108,312,362  

Textron, Inc.

     185,345        14,308,634  

TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)

     44,018        28,007,773  
     

 

 

 
        458,420,168  

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%

     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     109,300        11,763,959  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     140,904        18,921,998  

FedEx Corp.

     205,504        53,151,555  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     612,295        131,239,310  
     

 

 

 
        215,076,822  

Airlines(a) — 0.2%

     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     104,278        5,432,884  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     546,838        9,821,210  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     535,595        20,931,052  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     495,402        21,223,022  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(b)

     274,606        12,022,251  
     

 

 

 
        69,430,419  

Auto Components — 0.1%

     

Aptiv PLC(a)

     227,531        37,531,239  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     203,548        9,173,908  
     

 

 

 
        46,705,147  

Automobiles — 2.5%

     

Ford Motor Co.

     3,300,651        68,554,521  

General Motors Co.(a)

     1,220,506        71,558,267  

Tesla, Inc.(a)

     683,995        722,832,236  
     

 

 

 
        862,945,024  

Banks — 3.9%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     6,055,810        269,422,987  

Citigroup, Inc.

     1,668,474        100,759,145  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     358,562        16,942,054  

Comerica, Inc.

     110,277        9,594,099  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     574,938        25,038,550  

First Republic Bank

     149,355        30,843,301  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     1,215,338        18,740,512  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2,484,941        393,490,407  

KeyCorp

     782,882        18,108,061  

M&T Bank Corp.

     109,183        16,768,325  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     362,910        6,467,056  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     355,378        71,260,397  

Regions Financial Corp.

     801,570        17,474,226  

Signature Bank

     50,982        16,491,147  

SVB Financial Group(a)(b)

     49,321        33,451,475  

Truist Financial Corp.

     1,122,446        65,719,213  

U.S. Bancorp

     1,134,600        63,730,482  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     3,352,672        160,861,203  

Zions Bancorp NA

     131,562        8,309,456  
     

 

 

 
          1,343,472,096  

Beverages — 1.4%

     

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     152,675        11,123,901  

Coca-Cola Co.

     3,266,742        193,423,794  
Security    Shares      Value  

Beverages (continued)

     

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     138,122      $ 34,664,478  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     161,725        7,495,954  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

     315,899        30,338,940  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     1,163,102        202,042,448  
     

 

 

 
        479,089,515  

Biotechnology — 1.8%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     1,486,863        201,321,250  

Amgen, Inc.

     473,623        106,550,966  

Biogen, Inc.(a)

     123,515        29,633,719  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     1,055,808        76,662,219  

Incyte Corp.(a)

     157,004        11,524,094  

Moderna, Inc.(a)

     296,603        75,331,230  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     88,895        56,138,970  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     213,788        46,947,845  
     

 

 

 
        604,110,293  

Building Products — 0.5%

     

A O Smith Corp.

     112,155        9,628,507  

Allegion plc

     76,360        10,113,118  

Carrier Global Corp.

     729,501        39,568,134  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     112,945        12,073,821  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     595,912        48,453,605  

Masco Corp.

     205,241        14,412,023  

Trane Technologies PLC

     199,668        40,338,926  
     

 

 

 
        174,588,134  

Capital Markets — 2.9%

     

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     94,083        28,381,078  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     638,842        37,103,943  

BlackRock, Inc.(c)

     120,278        110,121,726  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     90,101        11,749,170  

Charles Schwab Corp.

     1,262,626        106,186,847  

CME Group, Inc.

     302,297        69,062,773  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     31,651        15,382,703  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     229,824        7,696,806  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     285,435        109,193,159  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     473,755        64,795,471  

Invesco Ltd.

     287,050        6,607,891  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     31,620        13,004,357  

Moody’s Corp.

     135,528        52,934,526  

Morgan Stanley

     1,207,068        118,485,795  

MSCI, Inc.

     69,386        42,512,108  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     97,481        20,471,985  

Northern Trust Corp.

     176,469        21,107,457  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     153,484        15,409,794  

S&P Global, Inc.

     202,797        95,705,988  

State Street Corp.

     307,440        28,591,920  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     188,982        37,161,420  
     

 

 

 
          1,011,666,917  

Chemicals — 1.8%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     186,309        56,686,376  

Albemarle Corp.

     99,057        23,156,555  

Celanese Corp.

     91,544        15,384,885  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     183,713        13,003,206  

Corteva, Inc.

     612,904        28,978,101  

Dow, Inc.

     621,906        35,274,508  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     435,649        35,191,726  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     113,044        13,668,150  

Ecolab, Inc.

     209,419        49,127,603  

FMC Corp.

     107,378        11,799,769  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     214,018        32,241,812  

Linde plc(a)

     430,983        149,305,441  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)    S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio
December 31, 2021    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares      Value  

Chemicals (continued)

     

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     221,059      $ 20,388,272  

Mosaic Co.

     311,460        12,237,263  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     199,394        34,383,501  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

     202,693        71,380,367  
     

 

 

 
        602,207,535  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

 

Cintas Corp.

     74,088        32,833,579  

Copart, Inc.(a)(b)

     179,430        27,205,177  

Republic Services, Inc.

     175,976        24,539,853  

Rollins, Inc.

     182,239        6,234,396  

Waste Management, Inc.

     323,602        54,009,174  
     

 

 

 
        144,822,179  

Communications Equipment — 0.9%

     

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

     188,618        27,113,838  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     3,547,654        224,814,834  

F5 Networks, Inc.(a)

     50,186        12,281,016  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     278,138        9,932,308  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     142,665        38,762,080  
     

 

 

 
        312,904,076  

Construction & Engineering — 0.0%

     

Quanta Services, Inc.

     118,529        13,590,535  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.1%

     

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     52,614        23,177,520  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     110,809        23,001,732  
     

 

 

 
        46,179,252  

Consumer Finance — 0.6%

     

American Express Co.

     527,542        86,305,871  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     357,885        51,925,535  

Discover Financial Services

     246,433        28,477,797  

Synchrony Financial

     460,164        21,347,008  
     

 

 

 
             188,056,211  

Containers & Packaging — 0.3%

     

Amcor PLC

     1,280,178        15,374,938  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     70,445        15,256,274  

Ball Corp.

     271,334        26,121,324  

International Paper Co.

     325,206        15,278,178  

Packaging Corp. of America

     79,157        10,777,226  

Sealed Air Corp.

     127,950        8,632,786  

Westrock Co.

     221,545        9,827,736  
     

 

 

 
        101,268,462  

Distributors — 0.1%

     

Genuine Parts Co.

     119,603        16,768,340  

LKQ Corp.

     225,493        13,536,345  

Pool Corp.

     33,768        19,112,688  
     

 

 

 
        49,417,373  

Diversified Financial Services — 1.3%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)

     1,539,915        460,434,585  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     6,010,684        147,862,827  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

     774,849        9,724,355  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     3,485,243        181,093,226  
     

 

 

 
        338,680,408  

Electric Utilities — 1.6%

     

Alliant Energy Corp.

     212,278        13,048,729  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     420,474        37,409,572  

Duke Energy Corp.

     647,553        67,928,310  

Edison International

     319,423        21,800,620  
Security    Shares      Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

     

Entergy Corp.

     170,291      $ 19,183,281  

Evergy, Inc.

     194,569        13,349,379  

Eversource Energy

     287,721        26,176,856  

Exelon Corp.

     824,237        47,607,929  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     461,583        19,197,237  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     1,651,208        154,156,779  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     201,183        8,666,964  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     93,097        6,571,717  

PPL Corp.

     631,241        18,975,104  

Southern Co.

     891,189        61,117,742  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     452,156        30,610,961  
     

 

 

 
        545,801,180  

Electrical Equipment — 0.5%

     

AMETEK, Inc.

     194,395        28,583,841  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     335,470        57,975,925  

Emerson Electric Co.

     504,847        46,935,626  

Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)

     52,714        18,551,111  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     97,930        34,162,880  
     

 

 

 
             186,209,383  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.7%

 

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     504,094        44,088,061  

CDW Corp.

     114,123        23,370,108  

Corning, Inc.

     649,904        24,195,926  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)(b)

     29,995        5,163,339  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

     154,868        31,981,791  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     274,381        44,268,630  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)

     39,097        17,081,088  

Trimble, Inc.(a)

     210,161        18,323,938  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

     45,233        26,922,682  
     

 

 

 
        235,395,563  

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%

     

Baker Hughes Co.

     734,957        17,683,065  

Halliburton Co.

     750,650        17,167,366  

Schlumberger NV

     1,176,733        35,243,153  
     

 

 

 
        70,093,584  

Entertainment — 1.6%

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     654,118        43,518,471  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     237,420        31,315,698  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)

     110,771        13,258,181  

Netflix, Inc.(a)

     372,103        224,169,731  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

     98,152        17,443,574  

Walt Disney Co.(a)

     1,529,552        236,912,309  
     

 

 

 
        566,617,964  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.6%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     118,575        26,437,482  

American Tower Corp.

     382,778        111,962,565  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     117,068        29,570,206  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     119,633        13,779,329  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     363,832        75,946,292  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     236,975        41,913,768  

Duke Realty Corp.

     320,238        21,020,422  

Equinix, Inc.

     75,411        63,785,640  

Equity Residential

     288,204        26,082,462  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     55,122        19,415,622  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     111,693        25,324,154  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     58,771        8,011,663  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

     457,368        16,506,411  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a)

     586,178        10,193,635  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     244,276        12,782,963  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     505,766        12,467,132  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)    S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio
December 31, 2021    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares      Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     97,160      $ 22,292,390  

Prologis, Inc.

     622,765        104,848,715  

Public Storage

     128,153        48,000,988  

Realty Income Corp.

     475,725        34,057,153  

Regency Centers Corp.

     131,429        9,903,175  

SBA Communications Corp.

     91,469        35,583,270  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     276,411        44,162,186  

UDR, Inc.

     244,381        14,660,416  

Ventas, Inc.

     335,648        17,158,326  

Vornado Realty Trust

     135,460        5,670,356  

Welltower, Inc.

     366,001        31,391,906  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     627,144        25,825,790  
     

 

 

 
        908,754,417  

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.4%

     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     371,509        210,905,659  

Kroger Co.

     571,684        25,874,418  

Sysco Corp.

     430,072        33,782,155  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     602,306        31,416,281  

Walmart, Inc.

     1,195,804        173,020,881  
     

 

 

 
        474,999,394  

Food Products — 0.9%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     468,990        31,699,034  

Campbell Soup Co.

     172,290        7,487,723  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     401,277        13,703,610  

General Mills, Inc.

     509,297        34,316,432  

Hershey Co.

     122,861        23,769,918  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     239,218        11,676,231  

J.M. Smucker Co.

     91,126        12,376,733  

Kellogg Co.

     213,833        13,775,122  

Kraft Heinz Co.

     596,958        21,430,792  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     124,846        7,912,739  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     207,835        20,078,939  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     1,172,965        77,779,309  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     248,636        21,671,114  
     

 

 

 
        297,677,696  

Gas Utilities — 0.0%

     

Atmos Energy Corp.

     110,895        11,618,469  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.9%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     1,486,867             209,261,662  

ABIOMED, Inc.(a)

     37,886        13,607,515  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

     61,778        40,599,266  

Baxter International, Inc.

     423,317        36,337,531  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     241,449        60,719,595  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

     1,196,169        50,813,259  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

     41,795        17,509,597  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     185,620        10,355,740  

DexCom, Inc.(a)

     81,364        43,688,400  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(b)

     523,314        67,795,329  

Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)

     213,145        16,318,381  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

     71,792        47,272,160  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

     300,161        107,847,847  

Medtronic PLC

     1,132,602        117,167,677  

ResMed, Inc.

     122,238        31,840,554  

STERIS PLC

     82,863        20,169,683  

Stryker Corp.

     282,162        75,455,762  

Teleflex, Inc.

     39,660        13,027,517  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     174,977        22,229,078  
     

 

 

 
        1,002,016,553  
Security    Shares      Value  

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.7%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     124,418      $ 16,533,908  

Anthem, Inc.

     204,088        94,602,951  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     236,942        12,200,144  

Centene Corp.(a)(b)

     490,310        40,401,544  

Cigna Corp.

     278,682        63,993,748  

CVS Health Corp.

     1,108,330        114,335,323  

DaVita, Inc.(a)(b)

     54,837        6,238,257  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     201,374        51,737,008  

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)(b)

     118,442        9,182,808  

Humana, Inc.

     108,608        50,378,907  

Laboratory Corp. of America
Holdings(a)(b)

     80,470        25,284,479  

McKesson Corp.

     128,383        31,912,162  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     102,721        17,771,760  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     791,957        397,673,288  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     61,483        7,971,886  
     

 

 

 
        940,218,173  

Health Care Technology — 0.1%

     

Cerner Corp.

     247,398               22,975,852  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%

     

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)

     34,560        82,917,389  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a)

     177,113        16,565,379  

Carnival Corp.(a)

     677,484        13,630,978  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)(b)

     23,694        41,423,035  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     109,918        16,558,047  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     30,984        17,485,201  

Expedia Group, Inc.(a)

     122,768        22,186,633  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)

     234,479        36,576,379  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

     289,081        10,881,009  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A(a)

     229,982        38,002,226  

McDonald’s Corp.

     628,153        168,388,975  

MGM Resorts International

     327,290        14,688,775  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Ltd.(a)(b)

     315,188        6,536,999  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a)

     139,685        7,242,667  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

     184,059        14,154,137  

Starbucks Corp.

     991,931        116,026,169  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

     89,689        7,627,153  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     246,481        34,226,352  
     

 

 

 
        665,117,503  

Household Durables — 0.4%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     274,922        29,815,291  

Garmin Ltd.

     127,190        17,319,462  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     227,913        26,474,374  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)

     46,132        8,404,328  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     322,363        7,040,408  

NVR, Inc.(a)

     2,753        16,267,119  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     212,892        12,168,907  

Whirlpool Corp.

     50,983        11,963,671  
     

 

 

 
        129,453,560  

Household Products — 1.4%

     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     206,456        21,161,740  

Clorox Co.

     104,297        18,185,225  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     707,660        60,391,704  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     284,060        40,597,855  

Procter & Gamble Co.

     2,034,818        332,855,529  
     

 

 

 
        473,192,053  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%

     

AES Corp.

     558,229        13,564,965  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%

     

3M Co.

     484,543        86,069,373  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)    S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio
December 31, 2021    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares      Value  

Industrial Conglomerates (continued)

 

General Electric Co.

     923,768      $ 87,268,363  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     578,841        120,694,137  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     88,594        43,575,845  
     

 

 

 
             337,607,718  

Insurance — 1.8%

     

Aflac, Inc.

     511,747        29,880,906  

Allstate Corp.

     241,052        28,359,768  

American International Group, Inc.

     698,158        39,697,264  

Aon PLC, Class A

     185,267        55,683,849  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     174,290        29,571,784  

Assurant, Inc.

     47,910        7,467,253  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     196,507        13,810,512  

Chubb Ltd.

     362,189        70,014,756  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     126,390        14,399,613  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     33,258        9,110,031  

Globe Life, Inc.

     77,552        7,268,173  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     286,186        19,758,281  

Lincoln National Corp.

     142,833        9,749,781  

Loews Corp.

     170,875        9,869,740  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     424,542        73,793,890  

MetLife, Inc.

     601,197        37,568,801  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     207,282        14,992,707  

Progressive Corp.

     492,601        50,565,493  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     317,842        34,403,218  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

     206,857        32,358,640  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

     118,923        9,798,066  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     104,775        24,883,015  
     

 

 

 
        623,005,541  

Interactive Media & Services(a) — 6.2%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     252,937        732,768,606  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     235,110        680,311,945  

Match Group, Inc.(b)

     238,033        31,479,864  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

     1,989,689        669,231,895  

Twitter, Inc.

     671,889        29,039,043  
     

 

 

 
        2,142,831,353  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.7%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     366,735        1,222,819,180  

eBay, Inc.

     526,377        35,004,070  

Etsy, Inc.(a)(b)

     106,350        23,284,269  
     

 

 

 
        1,281,107,519  

IT Services — 4.4%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A

     531,116        220,174,138  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

     137,627        16,107,864  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     354,321        87,368,472  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     96,708        17,680,157  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     441,014        39,126,762  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

     212,880        6,852,607  

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

     47,634        31,840,947  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     512,026        55,887,638  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

     501,389        52,039,164  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)

     68,276        15,282,900  

Gartner, Inc.(a)

     69,151        23,118,562  

Global Payments, Inc.

     243,974        32,980,405  

International Business Machines Corp.

     752,197        100,538,651  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     63,214        10,556,106  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     729,431        262,099,147  

Paychex, Inc.

     269,402        36,773,373  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

     988,924        186,491,288  
Security    Shares      Value  

IT Services (continued)

     

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

     81,258      $ 20,624,906  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     1,410,108        305,584,505  
     

 

 

 
          1,521,127,592  

Leisure Products — 0.0%

     

Hasbro, Inc.

     109,344        11,129,032  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.0%

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     255,445        40,781,794  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)

     18,020        13,615,371  

Bio-Techne Corp.

     32,720        16,927,365  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)

     42,647        16,068,537  

Danaher Corp.

     534,411        175,826,563  

Illumina, Inc.(a)

     131,425        49,999,327  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

     161,346        45,522,161  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

     19,328        32,803,675  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     106,115        21,335,482  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     330,864        220,765,695  

Waters Corp.(a)(b)

     51,322        19,122,577  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     61,820        28,994,198  
     

 

 

 
        681,762,745  

Machinery — 1.5%

     

Caterpillar, Inc.

     454,852        94,036,103  

Cummins, Inc.

     120,269        26,235,480  

Deere & Co.

     237,251        81,350,995  

Dover Corp.

     122,144        22,181,350  

Fortive Corp.

     301,310        22,986,940  

IDEX Corp.

     64,439        15,228,225  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     240,174        59,274,943  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(b)

     340,640        21,075,397  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     358,805        31,241,151  

PACCAR, Inc.

     291,061        25,689,044  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     108,526        34,524,291  

Pentair PLC

     138,010        10,078,870  

Snap-on, Inc.

     45,895        9,884,865  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     135,562        25,569,704  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     158,926        14,638,674  

Xylem, Inc.

     152,793        18,322,937  
     

 

 

 
        512,318,969  

Media — 1.0%

     

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

     104,022        67,819,223  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     3,833,846        192,957,469  

Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

     143,129        3,369,257  

Discovery, Inc., Class C(a)(b)

     254,964        5,838,676  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)(b)

     205,755        6,674,692  

Fox Corp., Class A

     269,365        9,939,568  

Fox Corp., Class B

     124,115        4,253,421  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

     330,733        12,385,951  

News Corp., Class A

     321,091        7,163,540  

News Corp., Class B

     114,231        2,570,198  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     180,687        13,238,936  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     506,664        15,291,120  
     

 

 

 
        341,502,051  

Metals & Mining — 0.4%

     

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     1,233,728        51,483,470  

Newmont Corp.

     674,444        41,829,017  

Nucor Corp.

     240,315        27,431,957  
     

 

 

 
        120,744,444  

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

     

Dollar General Corp.

     196,179        46,264,894  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)    S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio
December 31, 2021    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares      Value  

Multiline Retail (continued)

     

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

     189,118      $ 26,574,861  

Target Corp.

     410,368        94,975,570  
     

 

 

 
        167,815,325  

Multi-Utilities — 0.7%

     

Ameren Corp.

     216,876        19,304,133  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     528,783        14,758,334  

CMS Energy Corp.

     245,651        15,979,598  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     297,450        25,378,434  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     678,958        53,338,940  

DTE Energy Co.

     161,717        19,331,650  

NiSource, Inc.

     332,857        9,190,182  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     424,062        28,297,657  

Sempra Energy

     268,515        35,519,164  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     264,960        25,719,667  
     

 

 

 
        246,817,759  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.4%

     

APA Corp.

     304,246        8,181,175  

Chevron Corp.

     1,620,898        190,212,380  

ConocoPhillips

     1,109,039        80,050,435  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     691,384        13,136,296  

Devon Energy Corp.

     529,331        23,317,031  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     143,084        15,431,609  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     492,292        43,730,298  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     3,558,569        217,748,837  

Hess Corp.

     230,842        17,089,233  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     1,636,136        25,949,117  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     660,608        10,847,183  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     517,618        33,122,376  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     745,767        21,619,785  

ONEOK, Inc.

     374,012        21,976,945  

Phillips 66

     367,836        26,653,397  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     190,911        34,722,893  

Valero Energy Corp.

     346,896        26,055,359  

Williams Cos., Inc.

     1,030,913        26,844,975  
     

 

 

 
             836,689,324  

Personal Products — 0.2%

     

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

     195,217        72,269,333  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%

     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     1,868,196        116,482,020  

Catalent, Inc.(a)

     144,561        18,508,145  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     667,612        184,407,787  

Johnson & Johnson

     2,213,624        378,684,658  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     2,123,945        162,779,145  

Organon & Co.

     212,173        6,460,668  

Pfizer, Inc.

     4,719,589        278,691,730  

Viatris, Inc.

     1,010,311        13,669,508  

Zoetis, Inc.

     397,829        97,082,211  
     

 

 

 
        1,256,765,872  

Professional Services — 0.4%

     

Equifax, Inc.

     102,033        29,874,242  

IHS Markit Ltd.

     335,125        44,544,815  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     109,619        15,262,253  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     118,004        10,490,556  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     301,814        6,190,205  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     95,263        10,623,730  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     136,594        31,243,146  
     

 

 

 
        148,228,947  
Security    Shares      Value  

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

     281,234      $ 30,516,701  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.9%

     

CSX Corp.

     1,864,995        70,123,812  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     69,564        14,218,882  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     204,617        60,916,527  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     78,333        28,072,980  

Union Pacific Corp.

     540,563        136,184,037  
     

 

 

 
        309,516,238  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.3%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)(b)

     1,015,421        146,119,082  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     451,883        79,427,475  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     759,229        119,472,275  

Broadcom, Inc.

     346,108        230,303,724  

Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)

     113,469        20,758,019  

Intel Corp.

     3,419,744        176,116,816  

KLA Corp.

     127,492        54,835,584  

Lam Research Corp.

     118,391        85,140,888  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     466,564        40,619,062  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     940,083        87,568,732  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     36,500        18,006,545  

NVIDIA Corp.

     2,102,130        618,257,454  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     222,907        50,773,757  

Qorvo, Inc.(a)

     92,517        14,468,734  

Qualcomm, Inc.

     941,754        172,218,554  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     138,467        21,481,770  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)

     44,162        12,390,532  

Teradyne, Inc.(b)

     137,062        22,413,749  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     777,452        146,526,378  

Xilinx, Inc.

     208,430        44,193,413  
     

 

 

 
          2,161,092,543  

Software — 9.4%

     

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     399,986        226,816,061  

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

     73,962        29,667,637  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)(b)

     185,214        52,080,325  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

     233,035        43,426,072  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(a)(b)

     113,394        11,845,137  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     103,740        9,812,767  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

     114,050        40,989,570  

Intuit, Inc.

     238,373        153,326,281  

Microsoft Corp.

     6,313,099        2,123,221,456  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     492,908        12,805,750  

Oracle Corp.

     1,356,189        118,273,243  

Paycom Software, Inc.(a)(b)

     40,313        16,737,554  

PTC, Inc.(a)

     88,186        10,683,734  

salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

     823,194        209,198,291  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

     167,330        108,615,576  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

     128,358        47,299,923  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

     34,150        18,370,993  
     

 

 

 
        3,233,170,370  

Specialty Retail — 2.4%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     52,975        12,707,643  

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

     17,631        36,961,452  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     222,582        15,533,998  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     187,470        19,046,952  

CarMax, Inc.(a)(b)

     136,909        17,829,659  

Gap, Inc.

     171,031        3,018,697  

Home Depot, Inc.

     887,401        368,280,289  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     582,234        150,495,845  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

     56,655        40,011,461  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)    S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio
December 31, 2021    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    Shares      Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

     300,147      $ 34,300,799  

TJX Cos., Inc.

     1,010,722        76,734,014  

Tractor Supply Co.

     95,612        22,813,023  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)(b)

     45,673        18,832,805  
     

 

 

 
        816,566,637  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.1%

 

Apple, Inc.

     13,105,581        2,327,158,018  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     1,101,086        17,364,126  

HP, Inc.

     969,098        36,505,922  

NetApp, Inc.

     187,617        17,258,888  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

     172,228        19,458,320  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

     260,073        16,959,360  
     

 

 

 
        2,434,704,634  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     1,073,299        178,886,744  

PVH Corp.

     60,241        6,424,703  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     39,948        4,748,219  

Tapestry, Inc.

     237,843        9,656,426  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)

     150,302        3,184,899  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C(a)(b)

     169,421        3,056,355  

VF Corp.

     274,125        20,071,433  
     

 

 

 
        226,028,779  

Tobacco — 0.6%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     1,544,636        73,200,300  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,308,437        124,301,515  
     

 

 

 
        197,501,815  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

 

Fastenal Co.

     481,642        30,853,987  

United Rentals, Inc.(a)

     61,424        20,410,581  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     36,543        18,938,044  
     

 

 

 
        70,202,612  

Water Utilities — 0.1%

     

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     153,076        28,909,933  
     

 

 

 
Security    Shares      Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.(a)

     493,333      $ 57,216,761  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.4%
(Cost: $13,266,446,878)

 

     33,933,922,007  
     

 

 

 

Investment Companies

 

Equity Funds — 1.3%

     

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(c)

     908,230        433,216,628  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 1.3%
(Cost: $406,997,076)

 

     433,216,628  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $13,673,443,954)

 

     34,367,138,635  
     

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.9%

     

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.10%(c)(d)(e)

     129,501,196        129,540,046  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.01%(c)(d)

     190,825,864        190,825,864  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $320,350,320)

 

     320,365,910  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.6%
(Cost: $13,993,794,274)

 

     34,687,504,545  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)%

 

     (198,218,973 ) 
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

   $ 34,489,285,572  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Master Portfolio.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

For Master Portfolio compliance purposes, the Master Portfolio’s industry classifications refer to one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Master Portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
12/31/20
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net

Realized
Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
12/31/21
   

Shares
Held at

12/31/21

    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  161,818,190     $     $ (32,256,275 )(a)    $ 110,352     $ (132,221   $ 129,540,046       129,501,196     $ 378,891 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    82,440,013       108,385,851 (a)                        190,825,864       190,825,864       23,048        

BlackRock, Inc.

    87,650,514       1,662,103       (2,429,331     532,851       22,705,589       110,121,726       120,278       1,975,379        

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

    4,286,954       996,376,819       (622,290,936     30,081,124       24,762,667       433,216,628       908,230       2,638,849        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $  30,724,327     $  47,336,035     $  863,704,264       $  5,016,167     $             —  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

(b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

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December 31, 2021   

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts
S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     784        03/18/22      $ 186,533      $ 6,917,190  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $         —      $         —      $  6,917,190      $         —      $         —      $         —      $  6,917,190  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Master Portfolio Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

For the period ended December 31, 2021, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $         —      $             —      $  53,863,481      $         —      $         —      $         —      $  53,863,481  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 5,296,692      $      $      $      $ 5,296,692  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:
Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 224,304,286  

For more information about the Master Portfolio’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Master Portfolio’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Master Portfolio’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Master Portfolio’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $ 33,933,922,007      $                     —      $                     —      $  33,933,922,007  

Investment Companies

     433,216,628                      433,216,628  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     320,365,910                      320,365,910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 34,687,504,545      $      $      $  34,687,504,545  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)    S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio
December 31, 2021   

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $         6,917,190      $                 —      $                 —      $ 6,917,190  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2021

 

      S&P 500 Index
Master Portfolio
 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

   $
 
 
33,823,800,281
 
 

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

     863,704,264  

Cash

     87,846  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

     10,105,800  

Receivables:

  

Securities lending income — affiliated

     10,757  

Dividends — unaffiliated

     20,170,487  

Dividends — affiliated

     698  

Prepaid expenses

     41,137  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     34,717,921,270  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Collateral on securities loaned

     129,405,466  

Payables:

  

Investments purchased

     23,924,376  

Withdrawals to investors

     74,250,025  

Investment advisory fees

     276,022  

Trustees’ fees

     103,860  

Professional fees

     103,593  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     572,356  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     228,635,698  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 34,489,285,572  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Investors’ capital

   $ 13,788,658,111  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     20,700,627,461  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 34,489,285,572  
  

 

 

 

(a)   Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

   $ 13,225,259,124  

(b)   Securities loaned, at value

   $ 125,970,318  

(c)   Investments, at cost — affiliated

   $ 768,535,150  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

      S&P 500 Index
Master Portfolio
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — unaffiliated

   $ 429,964,111  

Dividends — affiliated

     4,642,759  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

     373,408  

Foreign taxes withheld

     (2,160,807
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     432,819,471  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory

     3,082,741  

Trustees

     357,059  

Professional

     71,377  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,511,177  

Less:

  

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

     (579,645
  

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     2,931,532  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     429,887,939  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     213,228,863  

Investments — affiliated

     30,724,327  

Futures contracts

     53,863,481  
  

 

 

 
     297,816,671  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     6,955,669,347  

Investments — affiliated

     47,336,035  

Futures contracts

     5,296,692  
  

 

 

 
     7,008,302,074  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     7,306,118,745  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $  7,736,006,684  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2021     2020  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income

   $ 429,887,939     $ 425,673,598  

Net realized gain (loss)

     297,816,671       (14,465,672

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     7,008,302,074       3,910,413,153  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     7,736,006,684       4,321,621,079  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS

    

Proceeds from contributions

     7,697,627,774       7,849,994,984  

Value of withdrawals

     (7,937,321,540     (8,386,601,754
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital transactions

     (239,693,766     (536,606,770
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    

Total increase in net assets

     7,496,312,918       3,785,014,309  

Beginning of year

     26,992,972,654       23,207,958,345  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 34,489,285,572     $ 26,992,972,654  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

     S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio  
    

 

Year Ended December 31,

 
      2021    

 

2020

    2019     2018     2017  

Total Return

          

Total return

     28.65     18.42     31.44     (4.38 )%      21.77
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(a)

          

Total expenses

     0.01     0.01     0.03     0.04     0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     0.01     0.01     0.02     0.04     0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1.39     1.82     1.95     1.92     1.93
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of year (000)

   $ 34,489,286     $ 26,992,973     $ 23,207,958     $ 17,256,929     $ 13,775,074  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     6     5     3     12     11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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1.

ORGANIZATION

Master Investment Portfolio (“MIP”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. MIP is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”) is a series of MIP. The Master Portfolio is classified as diversified.

The Master Portfolio, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA” or the “Manager”) or its affiliates, is included in a complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Master Portfolio is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Master Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend dates. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Taxes: The Master Portfolio may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Master Portfolio invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Master Portfolio and are reflected in its Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of December 31, 2021, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Master Portfolio files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Master Portfolio may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statement of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where the Master Portfolio enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, the Master Portfolio may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investments to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Master Portfolio may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Master Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Master Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Master Portfolio, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to the Master Portfolio are charged to the Master Portfolio. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The Master Portfolio’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Master Portfolio is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Master Portfolio determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the MIP (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

 

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Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Master Portfolio’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Master Portfolio uses current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Master Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Master Portfolio has the ability to access;

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: The Master Portfolio may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Master Portfolio collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by the Master Portfolio is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Master Portfolio and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Master Portfolio, or excess collateral returned by the Master Portfolio, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Master Portfolio is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), if any, is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Master Portfolio, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are disclosed in the Master Portfolio’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related collateral are shown separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value –unaffiliated and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Master Portfolio under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”), which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Master Portfolio, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities

 

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loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Master Portfolio can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Master Portfolio’s securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

Counterparty    Securities
Loaned at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received(a)
    Non-Cash Collateral
Received at Fair Value(a)
    

Net

Amount

 
Barclays Bank PLC    $ 55,474,325      $ (55,474,325   $      $  
Barclays Capital, Inc.      10,206,763        (10,206,763             
BNP Paribas SA      4,974,260        (4,974,260             
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      14,367,448        (14,367,448             
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      11,415,667        (11,415,667             
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC      7,366,484        (7,366,484             
JPMorgan Securities LLC      6,747,433        (6,747,433             
Morgan Stanley      3,747,001        (3,747,001             
SG Americas Securities LLC      10,579,254        (10,579,254             
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      66,410        (66,410             
UBS AG      627,059        (627,059             
UBS Securities LLC      221,000        (221,000             
Virtu Americas LLC      81,765        (81,765             
Wells Fargo Securities LLC      95,449        (95,449             
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $     125,970,318      $   (125,970,318   $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Master Portfolio is disclosed in the Master Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Master Portfolio benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. The Master Portfolio could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by the Master Portfolio.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Master Portfolio engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Master Portfolio and/or to manage its exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedule of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Master Portfolio and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Master Portfolio is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Master Portfolio agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: MIP, on behalf of the Master Portfolio, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Master Portfolio’s investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Master Portfolio’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Master Portfolio.

 

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For such services, the Master Portfolio pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.01% of the average daily value of the Master Portfolio’s net assets.

Administration: MIP, on behalf of the Master Portfolio entered into an Administration Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”), which has agreed to provide general administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities). BAL has agreed to bear all of the Master Portfolio’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding, generally, investment advisory fees, distribution fees, brokerage and other expenses related to the execution of portfolio transactions, extraordinary expenses and certain other expenses which are borne by the Master Portfolio.

BAL is not entitled to compensation for providing administrative services to the Master Portfolio, for so long as BAL (or an affiliate) is entitled to compensation for providing administrative services to corresponding feeder funds that invest substantially all of their assets in the Master Portfolio, or BAL (or an affiliate) receives investment advisory fees from the Master Portfolio.

The fees and expenses of the Master Portfolio’s Independent Trustees, counsel to the Independent Trustees and the Master Portfolio’s independent registered public accounting firm (together, the “independent expenses”) are paid directly by the Master Portfolio. BFA has contractually agreed to reimburse the Master Portfolio or provide an offsetting credit against the investment advisory fees paid by the Master Portfolio in an amount equal to these independent expenses through June 30, 2023. If the Master Portfolio does not pay administration fees, BAL agrees to cap the expenses of the Master Portfolio at the rate at which it pays an investment advisory fee to BFA. The amount waived is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the amount waived was $428,436.

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Master Portfolio pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of MIP, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Master Portfolio. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the amounts waived were $133,018.

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of the Master Portfolio’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Master Portfolio. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Manager waived $18,191 in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BTC, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Master Portfolio, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. The Master Portfolio is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees the Master Portfolio bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Master Portfolio retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the Master Portfolio retains 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, the Master Portfolio, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2021, the Master Portfolio retained 75% of securities lending income (which excluded collateral investment fees) and the amount retained could never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, the Fund would retain for the remainder of that calendar year 80% of securities lending income (which excluded collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by the Master Portfolio is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Master Portfolio paid BTC $135,880 for securities lending agent services.

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the Master Portfolio may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the Master Portfolio’s investment policies and restrictions. The Master Portfolio is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.

 

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A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Master Portfolio did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Master Portfolio are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: The Master Portfolio may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Master Portfolio Name    Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

   $ 496,940,717      $ 181,144,688      $ 7,982,180  

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended December 31, 2021, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were $1,972,674,265 and $1,800,914,115, respectively.

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Master Portfolio is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Master Portfolio is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Portfolio. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Master Portfolio’s assets will be managed so an investor in the Master Portfolio can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Master Portfolio files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Master Portfolio’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on the Master Portfolio’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Master Portfolio as of December 31, 2021, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Master Portfolio’s financial statements.

As of December 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Master Portfolio Name    Tax Cost        Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
       Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

   $ 13,797,616,494        $ 21,341,364,282        $ (451,476,231    $ 20,889,888,051  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

9.

BANK BORROWINGS

The MIP, on behalf of the Master Portfolio, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.25 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Master Portfolio may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Master Portfolio, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2022 unless extended or renewed. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Master Portfolio did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Master Portfolio invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Master Portfolio to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or

 

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global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Master Portfolio and its investments. The Master Portfolio’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Master Portfolio is subject.

The Master Portfolio may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Market Risk: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. The duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. The Master Portfolio may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Master Portfolio reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Master Portfolio may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause the Master Portfolio’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of the Master Portfolio may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Master Portfolio invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Master Portfolio may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Master Portfolio manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Master Portfolio to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Master Portfolio’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Master Portfolio.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Master Portfolio since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Master Portfolio does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Master Portfolio.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within the Master Portfolio’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Master Portfolio invests a significant portion of its assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Master Portfolio concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Master Portfolio and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Master Portfolio’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the LIBOR. Although many LIBOR rates will cease to be published or no longer will be representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Master Portfolio may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Master Portfolio is uncertain.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Master Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Master Investment Portfolio and Investors of S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (one of the series constituting Master Investment Portfolio, referred to hereafter as the “Master Portfolio”) as of December 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Master Portfolio as of December 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Master Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Master Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Master Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 15, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), BlackRock Funds III and Master Investment Portfolio (the “Trusts”) have adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares S&P 500 Index Fund and S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio (the “Funds”), each a series of the respective Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trusts, on behalf of the Funds, met on November 9-10, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Advisors, LLC or BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), each an investment adviser to certain BlackRock funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program, as applicable. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the imposition of capital controls in certain countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Where a fund participated in borrowings for investment purposes (such as tender option bonds or reverse repurchase agreements), such borrowings were factored into the Program’s calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Derivative exposure was also considered in such calculation.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). Each Fund has adopted an in-kind redemption policy which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered the terms of the credit facility committed to each Fund, the financial health of the institution providing the facility and the fact that the credit facility is shared among multiple funds (including that a portion of the aggregate commitment amount is specifically designated for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds V). The Committee also considered other types of borrowing available to the Funds, such as the ability to use reverse repurchase agreements and interfund lending, as applicable.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Independent Trustees(a)

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)(c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios

(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

 

  Public Company
  and Other
  Investment
  Company
  Directorships Held
  During

  Past Five Years

Mark Stalnecker

1951

   Chair of the Board (Since 2019) and Trustee (Since 2015)    Chief Investment Officer, University of Delaware from 1999 to 2013; Trustee and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committees, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate from 2005 to 2016; Member of the Investment Committee, Delaware Public Employees’ Retirement System since 2002; Member of the Investment Committee, Christiana Care Health System from 2009 to 2017; Member of the Investment Committee, Delaware Community Foundation from 2013 to 2014; Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, SEI Private Trust Co. from 2001 to 2014.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    None

Bruce R. Bond

1946

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Board Member, Amsphere Limited (software) since 2018; Trustee and Member of the Governance Committee, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 1997 to 2005; Board Member of Governance, Audit and Finance Committee, Avaya Inc. (computer equipment) from 2003 to 2007.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    None

Susan J. Carter

1956

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Director, Pacific Pension Institute from 2014 to 2018; Advisory Board Member, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at Tuck School of Business since 1997; Senior Advisor, Commonfund Capital, Inc. (“CCI”) (investment adviser) in 2015; Chief Executive Officer, CCI from 2013 to 2014; President & Chief Executive Officer, CCI from 1997 to 2013; Advisory Board Member, Girls Who Invest from 2015 to 2018 and Board Member thereof since 2018; Advisory Board Member, Bridges Fund Management since 2016; Trustee, Financial Accounting Foundation since 2017; Practitioner Advisory Board Member, Private Capital Research Institute (“PCRI”) since 2017; Lecturer in the Practice of Management, Yale School of Management since 2019; Advisor to Finance Committee, Altman Foundation since 2020.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    None
Collette Chilton 1958   

Trustee

(Since 2015)

   Chief Investment Officer, Williams College since 2006; Chief Investment Officer, Lucent Asset Management Corporation from 1998 to 2006; Director, Boys and Girls Club of Boston since 2017; Director, B1 Capital since 2018; Director, David and Lucile Packard Foundation since 2020.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    None

Neil A. Cotty

1954

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Bank of America Corporation from 1996 to 2015, serving in various senior finance leadership roles, including Chief Accounting Officer from 2009 to 2015, Chief Financial Officer of Global Banking, Markets and Wealth Management from 2008 to 2009, Chief Accounting Officer from 2004 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Consumer Bank from 2003 to 2004, Chief Financial Officer of Global Corporate Investment Bank from 1999 to 2002.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    None

Lena G. Goldberg

1949

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Director, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. since 2013; Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School, from 2008 to 2021; FMR LLC/Fidelity Investments (financial services) from 1996 to 2008, serving in various senior roles including Executive Vice President - Strategic Corporate Initiatives and Executive Vice President and General Counsel; Partner, Sullivan & Worcester LLP from 1985 to 1996 and Associate thereof from 1979 to 1985.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    None

 

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Independent Trustees(a) (continued)

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)(c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

 

  Public Company
  and Other
  Investment
  Company
  Directorships Held
  During

  Past Five Years

Henry R. Keizer

1956

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

   Director, Park Indemnity Ltd. (captive insurer) since 2010; Director, MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (financial and bank holding company) from 2014 to 2016; Director, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants from 2009 to 2011; Director, KPMG LLP (audit, tax and advisory services) from 2004 to 2005 and 2010 to 2012; Director, KPMG International in 2012, Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer thereof from 2010 to 2012 and U.S. Vice Chairman of Audit thereof from 2005 to 2010; Global Head of Audit, KPMGI (consortium of KPMG firms) from 2006 to 2010; Director, YMCA of Greater New York from 2006 to 2010.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    Hertz Global Holdings (car rental); Sealed Air Corp. (packaging); GrafTech International Ltd. (materials manufacturing); Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd. (publicly held property and casualty reinsurance) from 2013 to 2015; WABCO (commercial vehicle safety systems) from 2015 to 2020.

Cynthia A. Montgomery

1952

   Trustee (Since 2009)    Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing) from 1995 to 2016.

Donald C. Opatrny

1952

   Trustee (Since 2019)    Trustee, Vice Chair, Member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Cornell University from 2004 to 2019; President, Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum from 2007 to 2014; Member of the Board and Investment Committee, University School from 2007 to 2018; Member of the Investment Committee, Mellon Foundation from 2009 to 2015; Trustee, Artstor (a Mellon Foundation affiliate) from 2010 to 2015; President and Trustee, the Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole from 2011 to 2018; Director, Athena Capital Advisors LLC (investment management firm) since 2013; Trustee and Chair of the Investment Committee, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole since 2014; Member of Affordable Housing Supply Board of Jackson, Wyoming since 2017; Member, Investment Funds Committee, State of Wyoming since 2017; Trustee, Phoenix Art Museum since 2018; Trustee, Arizona Community Foundation and Member of Investment Committee since 2020.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    None

Joseph P. Platt

1947

   Trustee (Since 2009)    General Partner, Thorn Partners, LP (private investments) since 1998; Director, WQED Multi-Media (public broadcasting not-for-profit) since 2001; Chair, Basic Health International (non-profit) since 2015.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company); Consol Energy Inc.

 

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Independent Trustees(a) (continued)

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)(c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

 

  Public Company
  and Other
  Investment
  Company
  Directorships Held
  During

  Past Five Years

Kenneth L. Urish

1951

  

Trustee

(Since 2009)

   Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Past- Chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Committee Member thereof since 2007; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since founding in 2001; Principal, UP Strategic Wealth Investment Advisors, LLC since 2013; Trustee, The Holy Family Institute from 2001 to 2010; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter- Tel from 2006 to 2007; Member, Advisory Board, ESG Competent Boards since 2020.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    None

Claire A. Walton

1957

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Square Asset Management, LP from 1998 to 2015; General Partner of Neon Liberty Capital Management, LLC since 2003; Director, Boston Hedge Fund Group from 2009 to 2018; Director, Woodstock Ski Runners since 2013; Director, Massachusetts Council on Economic Education from 2013 to 2015.    30 RICs consisting of 159 Portfolios    None

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (continued)

 

Interested Trustees(a)(d)

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)(c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

  Public Company
  and Other
  Investment
  Company
  Directorships Held
  During

  Past Five Years

Robert Fairbairn

1965

  

Trustee

(Since 2018)

   Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Co-Chair of BlackRock’s Human Capital Committee; Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2019; oversaw BlackRock’s Strategic Partner Program and Strategic Product Management Group from 2012 to 2019; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2011 to 2018; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares® businesses from 2012 to 2016.    103 RICs consisting of 261 Portfolios    None

John M. Perlowski(e)

1964

  

Trustee

(Since 2015)

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Since 2010)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since 2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.    105 RICs consisting of 263 Portfolios    None

 

(a) 

The address of each Trustee is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

(b) 

Independent Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 75. The Board may determine to extend the terms of Independent Trustees on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate.

(c) 

In connection with the acquisition of Barclays Global Investors by BlackRock, Inc. in December 2009, certain Independent Trustees were elected to the Board. Furthermore, effective January 1, 2019, three BlackRock Fund Complexes were realigned and consolidated into two BlackRock Fund Complexes. As a result, although the chart shows the year that each Independent Trustee joined the Board, certain Independent Trustees first became members of the boards of other BlackRock-advised Funds or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: Bruce R. Bond, 2005; Cynthia A. Montgomery, 1994; Joseph P. Platt, 1999; Kenneth L. Urish, 1999; Lena G. Goldberg, 2016; Henry R. Keizer, 2016; Donald C. Opatrny, 2015.

(d) 

Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust/MIP based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are also board members of the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

(e) 

Mr. Perlowski is also a trustee of the BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund and BlackRock Private Investments Fund.

 

Officers Who Are Not Trustees(a)

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Thomas Callahan

1968

  

Vice President

(Since 2016)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2013; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC (principal underwriter) since 2019 and Managing Director thereof since 2017; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management Business since 2016; Co-Head of the Global Cash Management Business from 2014 to 2016; Deputy Head of the Global Cash Management Business from 2013 to 2014; Member of the Cash Management Group Executive Committee since 2013; Chief Executive Officer of NYSE Liffe U.S. from 2008 to 2013.

Jennifer McGovern

1977

  

Vice President

(Since 2014)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2016; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2015; Head of Americas Product Development and Governance for BlackRock’s Global Product Group since 2019; Head of Product Structure and Oversight for BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Group from 2013 to 2019.

Trent Walker

1974

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Since 2021)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since September 2019; Executive Vice President of PIMCO from 2016 to 2019; Senior Vice President of PIMCO from 2008 to 2015; Treasurer from 2013 to 2019 and Assistant Treasurer from 2007 to 2017 of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.

Jay M. Fife

1970

  

Treasurer

(Since 2009)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007.

Charles Park

1967

  

Chief Compliance Officer

(Since 2014)

   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for certain BlackRock-advised Funds from 2014 to 2015; Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex since 2014; Principal of and Chief Compliance Officer for iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC since 2012 and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for the BFA-advised iShares® exchange traded funds since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. since 2012.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers Who Are Not Trustees(a) (continued)

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Lisa Belle

1968

   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (Since 2019)    Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Global Financial Crime Head for Asset and Wealth Management of JP Morgan from 2013 to 2019; Managing Director of RBS Securities from 2012 to 2013; Head of Financial Crimes for Barclays Wealth Americas from 2010 to 2012.

Janey Ahn

1975

   Secretary (Since 2019)    Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2009 to 2017.

 

(a) 

The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

(b) 

Officers of the Trust/MIP serve at the pleasure of the Board.

Further information about Trust’s/MIP’s Trustees and Officers is available in the Trust’s/MIP’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

 

 Effective December 31, 2021, Bruce R. Bond retired as a Trustee of the Trust/MIP.

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
MSCI    Morgan Stanley Capital International
S&P    Standard & Poor’s

 

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Appendix B

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

(unaudited)

A description of Transamerica Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available in the Statements of Additional Information of the Funds, available without charge upon request by calling 1-888-233-4339 (toll free) or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

In addition, Funds are required to file Form N-PX, with their complete proxy voting records for the most recent 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Form is available without charge: (1) from the Funds, upon request by calling 1-888-233-4339; and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Each fiscal quarter, the Transamerica Funds except Transamerica Government Money Market, and the Master Portfolio will file with the SEC a complete schedule of their monthly portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter.

You may also visit the Trust’s website at www.transamerica.com for this and other information about the Funds and the Trust.

Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents

Every year we provide shareholders informative materials such as Transamerica Funds’ Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report, Prospectus, and other required documents that keep you informed regarding your Funds. To the extent provided by mail, Transamerica Funds will only send one piece per mailing address, a method that saves your Funds money by reducing mailing and printing costs. We will continue to do this unless you tell us not to. To elect to receive individual mailings, simply call a Transamerica Customer Service Representative toll free at 1-888-233-4339, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday-Friday. Your request will take effect within 30 days.


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Appendix C

NOTICE OF PRIVACY POLICY

(unaudited)

Your privacy is very important to us. We want you to understand what information we collect and how we use it. We collect and use “nonpublic personal information” in connection with providing our customers with a broad range of financial products and services as effectively and conveniently as possible. We treat nonpublic personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

What Information We Collect and From Whom We Collect It

We may collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

 

 

Information we receive from you on applications or other forms, such as your name, address, and account number;

 

 

Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, such as your account balance and purchase/redemption history; and

 

 

Information we receive from non-affiliated third parties, including consumer reporting agencies.

What Information We Disclose and To Whom We Disclose It

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about current or former customers to anyone without their express consent, except as permitted by law. We may disclose the nonpublic personal information we collect, as described above, to persons or companies that perform services on our behalf and to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements. We will require these companies to protect the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information and to use it only to perform the services for which we have hired them.

Our Security Procedures

We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information and only allow disclosures to persons and companies as permitted by law to assist in providing products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your nonpublic personal information and to safeguard the disposal of certain consumer information.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please call 1-888-233-4339 on any business day between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

Note:        This Privacy Policy applies only to customers that have a direct relationship with us or our affiliates. If you own shares of our funds in the name of a third party such as a bank or broker-dealer, its privacy policy may apply to you instead of ours.


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Customer Service: 1-888-233-4339

1801 California St., Suite 5200 Denver, CO 80202

Distributor: Transamerica Capital, Inc.

www.transamerica.com

 

 

LOGO

In an effort to reduce paper mailings and conserve natural resources, we encourage you to visit our website, www.transamerica.com, to set up an account and enroll in eDelivery.

Transamerica Funds are advised by Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by Transamerica Capital, Inc., Member of FINRA

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  (b)

Not Applicable.

 

Item 2:

Code of Ethics.

 

  (a)

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and any other officers who serve a similar function.

 

  (b)

The Registrant’s code of ethics is reasonably designed as described in this Form N-CSR.

 

  (c)

During the period covered by the report no amendments were made to the provisions of this code of ethics.

 

  (d)

During the period covered by the report, the Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of this code of ethics.

 

  (e)

Not Applicable.

 

  (f)

The Registrant has filed this code of ethics as an exhibit pursuant to Item 13(a)(1) of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 3:

Audit Committee Financial Experts.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Sandra N. Bane, and John W. Waechter are “audit committee financial experts,” as such term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Ms. Bane, and Mr. Waechter are “independent” under the standards set forth in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. The designation of Ms. Bane, and Mr. Waechter as “audit committee financial experts” pursuant to Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not (i) impose upon them any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations and liabilities imposed upon them as a member of the Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation; or (ii) affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of any other member of the Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees.

 

Item 4:

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

     Fiscal Year Ended 12/31
(in thousands)
 
     2021      2020  

(a)   Audit Fees

   $ 13      $ 13  

(b)   Audit Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

(c)   Tax Fees(2)

   $ 4      $ 4  

(d)   All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  

 

(1) 

Audit-Related Fees represent assurance and related services provided that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the financial statements including review of documents and issuances of consents related to Securities and Exchange Commission Form N-IA filing of the funds comprising the Registrant.

(2) 

Tax Fees represent tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice services provided in connection with the review of the distributions for excise tax purposes, fiscal year end taxable income calculations and certain fiscal year end shareholder reporting items on behalf of the funds comprising the Registrant.

(3) 

All Other Fees represent permissible non-audit services for the Registrant that it believes are routine and recurring services and would not impair the independence of the accountant.

 

  (e)(1)

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Registrant’s Audit Committee must preapprove (i) all audit and non-audit services performed for the Registrant by the independent accountant and (ii) all non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s independent accountant for the Registrant’s investment adviser, and certain of the adviser’s affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, if the services to be provided by the accountant relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

The Audit Committee may delegate preapproval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any preapproval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.


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In accordance with the Procedures, the annual audit services engagement terms and fees for the Registrant will be subject to the preapproval of the Audit Committee. In addition to the annual audit services engagement approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant preapproval for other audit services, which are those services that only the independent accountant reasonably can provide.

Requests or applications to provide services that require separate approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the independent accountant and the Registrant’s treasurer, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with the Securities and Exchange Commissions’ rules on auditor independence.

Management will promptly report to the Chair of the Audit Committee any violation of this Procedure of which it becomes aware.

 

  (e)(2)

The percentage of services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X for fiscal years ended 2021and 2020 was zero.

 

  (f)

Not Applicable.

 

  (g)

Not Applicable.

 

  (h)

The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s Adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintain the principal accountant’s independence.

 

  (i)

Not Applicable.

 

  (j)

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5:

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

  (a)

The following individuals comprise the standing Audit Committee: Sandra N. Bane, Leo J. Hill, Kathleen T. Ives, Lauriann C. Kloppenburg, Frederic A. Nelson III, John E. Pelletier, Patricia L. Sawyer and John W. Waechter.

 

  (b)

Not Applicable.

 

Item 6:

Investments.

 

  (a)

The schedule of investments is included in the Annual Report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

  (b)

Not Applicable.

 

Item 7:

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 8:

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.


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Item 9:

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 10:

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that have been implemented since the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of this Item.

 

Item 11:

Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are appropriately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files on Form N-CSR (a) is accumulated and communicated to Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  (b)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12:

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 13:

Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)    Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit. The Registrant’s code of ethics (that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2(a)) is attached.
  (a)(2)    A separate certification for each principal executive and principal officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below. Separate certifications for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, are attached.
  (a)(3)    Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c 1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.
  (a)(4)    Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.
  (b)    A certification for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, is attached. The certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to liability of that section. Such certification is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.


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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.

 

Transamerica Funds

(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Marijn P. Smit

  Marijn P. Smit
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   March 3, 2022

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:  

/s/ Marijn P. Smit

            Marijn P. Smit
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
  Date:   March 3, 2022
  By:  

/s/ Vincent J. Toner

    Vincent J. Toner
   

Vice President and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

  Date:   March 3, 2022

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

13(a)(1)   Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers
13(a)(2)(i)   Section 302 N-CSR Certification of Principal Executive Officer
13(a)(2)(ii)   Section 302 N-CSR Certification of Principal Financial Officer
13(b)   Section 906 N-CSR Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer