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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: 811-09521

 

 

MANAGERS AMG FUNDS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

800 Connecticut Avenue,

Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue,

Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-3500

Date of fiscal year end: DECEMBER 31

Date of reporting period: JANUARY 1, 2013 – DECEMBER 31, 2013

(Annual Shareholder Report)

 

 

 


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Annual Report — December 31, 2013

 

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ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     2   

PORTFOLIO MANAGER’S COMMENTS, FUND SNAPSHOTS, AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

  

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

     3   

TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

     9   

TimesSquare International Small Cap

     16   

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     23   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     26   

Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     27   

Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the year

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     28   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two years

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     29   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     32   

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     33   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     41   

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

     42   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the Managers Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 


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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, 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 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your on going costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Six Months Ended December 31, 2013

   Expense
Ratio

for  the
Period
    Beginning
Account
Value
07/01/13
     Ending
Account
Value
12/31/13
     Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period*
 

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth

          

Institutional Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.05   $ 1,000       $ 1,240       $ 5.92   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.05   $ 1,000       $ 1,020       $ 5.34   

Premier Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.16   $ 1,000       $ 1,239       $ 6.55   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.16   $ 1,000       $ 1,019       $ 5.91   

TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

          

Institutional Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.03   $ 1,000       $ 1,187       $ 5.68   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.03   $ 1,000       $ 1,020       $ 5.24   

Premier Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.23   $ 1,000       $ 1,186       $ 6.78   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.23   $ 1,000       $ 1,019       $ 6.26   

TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund

          

Institutional Class**

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.04   $ 1,000       $ 1,173       $ 5.71   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.04   $ 1,000       $ 1,020       $ 5.31   

Premier Class**

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.04   $ 1,000       $ 1,173       $ 5.71   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.04   $ 1,000       $ 1,020       $ 5.31   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.
** Commenced operations on January 2, 2013.
 

 

 

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TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

The TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the stocks of small-capitalization companies.

THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC (“TimesSquare”), the Fund’s subadvisor, utilizes a bottom-up fundamental approach to small-cap investing. Led by co-managers Grant Babyak and Ken Duca, the investment team at TimesSquare believes its proprietary fundamental research skills, which place a particular emphasis on the assessment of management quality and an in-depth understanding of superior business models, enable the team to build a diversified portfolio of small-cap growth stocks designed to generate good risk-adjusted returns. When selecting small-cap growth stocks, Fund management utilizes a fundamental, bottom-up process to identify companies that demonstrate consistent and sustainable revenue and earnings growth, offer distinct and sustainable competitive advantages, have strong, experienced management teams, have stocks selling at reasonable valuations, and that Fund management believes have the potential to appreciate in price by 25% to 50% within the next 12 to 18 months.

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

For the year ending December 31, 2013, the Fund’s Institutional Class returned 47.69%, while its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index (the “Index”), returned 43.30%.

It was a remarkable year for the U.S. equity market with returns exceeding 30% across the market capitalization spectrum and with growth exceeding value from an investment style perspective. As 2013 came to a close, high-profile overhangs of tapering and budgets were addressed. An orderly changing of the guard was signaled at the Federal Reserve as outgoing chair Bernanke announced the long-awaited tapering of open market bond purchases. The surprisingly early reduction from $85 billion to $75 billion per month kept markets calm given the taper’s gradual nature. At the same time, a two-year federal budget deal was reached, making unlikely a repeat of October’s 16-day government shutdown.

Most drivers and readings of the U.S. economy ended the year in positive territory, albeit with a few mixed signals included. The final third quarter GDP growth rate nudged up to a better-than-expected 4.1% -its highest level in almost two years. Also moving in the right direction, unemployment fell to a five-year low of 7.0%. The Institute for Supply Management’s readings continued to indicate an economic expansion for both manufacturing and non- manufacturing activities, although the latter’s rate of growth slowed unexpectedly. Consumers ended the year optimistic as measures of confidence and sentiment dipped, then rose during the quarter. Among small-capitalization growth stocks for the year, financial services (with the exclusion of REITs) was the best performing sector while materials & processing lagged other sectors. The smallest market capitalization quintile produced the highest returns.

Amidst this environment, the Portfolio outperformed the Russell 2000® Growth Index for the year. Stock selection was the driver of excess return with notable strength found in financial services, producer durables, materials & processing and energy. Health care was the only sector in which we experienced relative weakness.

In the financial services sector, exchange-traded fund manager WisdomTree Investments, Inc. jumped 188%. While its assets under management have risen substantially over the year, the company modestly added to employee headcount in keeping with their cost discipline. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (“Heartland”), a bankcard processing services provider to merchants in the U.S., gained 70%. Heartland has experienced strong growth in card processing, a surge in payroll, a pickup in their campus solutions, and substantial improvement in micropayments. Cardtronics, Inc. (“Cardtronics”) operates a network of ATMs and multi-function financial service kiosks. The combination of strong execution and an improving outlook led to an 83% climb. In August, Cardtronics announced the acquisition of a U.K.-based ATM operator. We are positively disposed on this deal as it is both very strategic and appears to be accretive. Their proprietary network is a significant competitive advantage and is driving traffic. American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., a developer and seller of fixed rate annuity products, surged ahead 117%. Their recent $1.1 billion in annuity sales solidified its number three market position. The recent uptick in interest rates created more demand for fixed index annuity products as they provide for a relatively safe investment and possess higher yields than certificates of deposit or treasuries. WEX, Inc. (“WEX”) provides payment processing and information management solutions. The company continues to grow their non-fuel business through organic investments. They reported a very strong third quarter with improvement in their virtual card segment. One concern is lower gasoline prices, which make their forward hedges less attractive. In their latest quarter, WEX announced an important transaction with Exxon. In an outsourcing deal, WEX will take over Exxon’s commercial fuel card programs in nine European countries. While the stock was up 32%, it lagged the index sector return of 38%. Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd (“Montpelier”) provides insurance and reinsurance solutions. Montpelier posted a solid quarter, beating consensus earnings estimates. The lack of catastrophe losses in 2013 translated into strong reserve releases. Its 29% improvement was below the index sector return.

Within producer durables, WageWorks, Inc. experienced a meteoric rise of 234% during 2013. The company provides consumer-directed benefits including pre-tax spending accounts such as flexible spending and commuter benefits. During the year, they generated solid organic growth and new business wins. CoStar Group, Inc. (“CoStar”) supplies information, analytics, and marketing services to the commercial real estate industry. In early December, the company launched their newest product offering – a multifamily database. CoStar continues to produce very strong results and increased their forward guidance substantially. Its stock was up 107% as business fundamentals remain very good with excellent execution. On Assignment, Inc. (“On Assignment”) supplies permanent and temporary skilled professionals in areas such as technology, health care and life sciences. The company raised guidance in view of a minimal impact from the government shutdown. On Assignment produced solid results driven by their information technology segment and leading to a 72% rise. In December, they divested a small/non-core health care business at an attractive price. They acquired a permanent placement company as well as a physician staffing company. We believe the acquisitions are strategically sound and accretive. Angie’s List Inc. operates a

 

 

 

 

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TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

repository for consumer reviews of local service providers ranging from home improvement to health care professionals. The stock was a strong growth story for most of the year. At the end of September, their Chief Technology Officer was fired as the company was not happy with the speed of progress with the engineering team. Then in October, we learned Angie’s List slashed its membership pricing in several key markets. We booked the 83% return and exited the position. ExlService Holdings, Inc. provides transformation and outsourcing services to global companies in industries such as travel, insurance, and financial services. The stock’s 4% return lagged the Index sector’s 45% due to the loss of one of their larger clients. We learned this particular client was looking for better terms in their contract renewal negotiations. Thus far, there has not been any fallout from the client termination. Clean Harbors, Inc. provides environmental, energy, and industrial services. Despite Clean Harbors’ strong market position in areas such as environmental, industrial services, and energy field services, they suffered in 2013 from a decline in lube oil prices. This caused management to reset forward guidance and the stock was punished. Its share price appreciation of 9% was below the index sector return.

In materials & processing, PolyOne Corp. (PolyOne”) supplies specialized polymer materials and resins for a variety of end markets. The company has demonstrated it can consistently grow market share in a highly fragmented competitive landscape with industry leading innovation and effective sales tools. PolyOne rose 74% due to strong results. Its third quarter was the first quarter in some time during which European sales volumes stopped shrinking. The pricing environment is also improving, with the pace of new product innovation a key component. During the year, we added Rexnord Corp. (“Rexnord”) to the Portfolio. Rexnord is engaged in the manufacture of engineered power transmission, aerospace, and other precision motion technology products. Its shares increased 69% since it was added. Management raised full year guidance, partially to reflect a benefit from recent debt refinancing activity. Weakness in product motion control, mining, and general manufacturing has been offset by strength in aerospace. The company expects their water business to grow as housing and infrastructure momentum continues.

Within energy, Matador Resources Co. (“Matador”) is an oil & gas exploration & production company. Its operations are located in Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico. Strong production, better-than-expected price realizations, and operational efficiencies added up to a 129% surge in Matador’s stock. Key Energy Services, Inc. (“Key Energy”) fell -12% on the heels of disappointing first quarter results. Key Energy is an onshore rig-based well servicing contractor focused on the maintenance of existing wells, the completion of newly-drilled wells, and specialty drilling services to oil and natural gas producers. The rig count in Mexico dropped off substantially and their United States business was below expectations. These factors led us to close the position. Also out of the Portfolio is Swift Energy Co., an oil & gas company with properties located in Texas and Louisiana. Weak results coupled with lower production guidance caused the stock to tumble -15%.

In health care, Clovis Oncology Inc. (“Clovis”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on cancer treatments, lost -21%. In November, Clovis bought a private Italian company that owns a breast cancer drug with a multi-billion market potential. This added another

important avenue of growth for Clovis. Despite positive trial data for its leading drug candidate CO-1686, the stock has not performed well since it was added to the Portfolio in June. BioScrip, Inc. furnishes home infusion therapy, pharmacy benefit management, and home health services. The company’s third quarter results coupled with a forward guidance reduction disappointed us as well as many other investors. Its stock dropped -51% and we decided to liquidate our investment. Accretive Health, Inc. supplies services to health care providers that are designed to generate improvements in operating margins and overall health care quality. In June, the company announced a reorganization that will impact 29 employees and cost $3 million to $5 million in severance costs. This news caused a -20% share decline and our exit from the position. On the plus side of the ledger, Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (“Celldex”) improved 261%. Celldex is an innovative biotech company focused on developing immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. One of its leading drug candidates is Rindopepimut, a vaccine for brain cancer. Their broad pipeline includes immunotherapies for breast cancer and renal diseases. Management maintained timelines for six wholly-owned clinical candidates. United Therapeutics Corp. is a biotech company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics to address the unmet medical needs of patients suffering from chronic and life-threatening conditions. Solid organic growth in its three products (Tyvaso, Adcirca, and Remodulin) led to strong results and a 112% jump.

Following one of the best performing calendar years for the broad U.S. equity market in nearly 20 years, our natural inclination leads us to wonder where future difficulties may lie. While the tapering has begun, the Fed’s balance sheet stood at a record level of $4 trillion of securities that at some point would contract. Washington has dealt with the budget, but the debt ceiling deadline looms in February. At the micro level where we spend all of our investment time, we continue to analyze existing and potential investments to find those growing businesses that should weather whatever the environment brings. As always, we are dedicated to adding value to the assets you have entrusted to us and please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the TimesSquare Capital Management as of 12/31/13 and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the TimesSquare Small Cap Fund’s Institutional Class on December 31, 2003, to a $10,000 investment made in the Russell 2000® Growth Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

 

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TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

 

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The table below shows the average annual total returns for the TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund and the Russell 2000® Growth Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

     Average Annual Total
Returns1
 
     One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
 

TimsSquare Small Cap Growth Fund2,3

      

Institutional Class

     47.69     24.24     12.46

Premier Class

     47.44     24.08     12.32

Russell 2000® Growth Index4

     43.30     22.58     9.41

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2 

The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in small capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products.

3 

The Fund invests in growth stocks, which may be more sensitive to market movements because their prices tend to reflect the future investor expectations rather than just current profits. Growth stocks may underperform value stocks during given periods.

4 

The Russell 2000® Growth Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index is a registered trademark of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Sector

  TimesSquare
Small Cap
Growth Fund**
    Russell  2000®
Growth Index
 

Information Technology

    36.1     24.6

Industrials

    23.2     15.4

Health Care

    12.2     21.3

Consumer Discretionary

    8.9     16.7

Financials

    6.6     7.3

Consumer Staples

    4.6     4.8

Energy

    4.0     3.8

Materials

    1.5     5.1

Telecommunication Services

    0.0     0.9

Utilities

    0.0     0.1

Other Assets and Liabilities

    2.9     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

     2.5

Solera Holdings, Inc.*

     2.4   

On Assignment, Inc.*

     2.2   

CoStar Group, Inc.*

     2.0   

Dealertrack Technologies, Inc.

     1.8   

Air Methods Corp.

     1.8   

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.*

     1.8   

WEX, Inc.*

     1.8   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.*

     1.7   

WageWorks, Inc.

     1.6   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     19.6
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013

    

 

 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

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TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Common Stocks - 97.1%

   

Consumer Discretionary - 8.9%

  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

    348,669      $ 12,810,099   

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*,1

    182,519        12,267,102   

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    201,731        14,004,166   

Mattress Firm Holding Corp.*,1

    192,125        8,269,060   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.1

    317,066        17,869,840   

National CineMedia, Inc.

    691,650        13,805,334   

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    144,142        11,627,935   

Sotheby’s

    373,683        19,879,936   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      110,533,472   

Consumer Staples - 4.6%

  

Annie’s, Inc.*

    187,367        8,064,276   

The Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A*,1

    47,071        11,381,297   

The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*

    355,496        10,366,263   

Inter Parfums, Inc.

    240,212        8,601,992   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    259,327        19,550,663   

Total Consumer Staples

      57,964,491   

Energy - 4.0%

   

American Standard Energy Corp.*

    52,213        11,549   

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.*

    187,322        8,142,887   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A

    192,125        9,054,851   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

    227,668        11,208,096   

Matador Resources Co.*

    369,840        6,893,818   

PDC Energy, Inc.*

    144,094        7,668,683   

Sanchez Energy Corp.*

    307,422        7,534,913   

Total Energy

      50,514,797   

Financials - 6.6%

   

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    658,104        17,360,783   

EverBank Financial Corp.

    614,800        11,275,432   

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    288,211        6,412,695   

Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd.

    590,827        17,193,066   

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*

    213,304        11,270,983   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    178,703        10,060,979   

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.*

    513,934        9,101,771   

Total Financials

      82,675,709   

Health Care - 12.2%

   

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    177,716        8,411,298   

Air Methods Corp.*,1

    384,257        22,413,711   

Align Technology, Inc.*

    120,093        6,863,315   

Array BioPharma, Inc.*

    993,094        4,975,401   

AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*

    883,780        2,969,501   

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

    278,621        7,572,919   

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*

    230,550        5,581,616   

 

    Shares     Value  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*,1

    336,219      $ 6,784,899   

Haemonetics Corp.*

    288,729        12,164,153   

IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*

    163,175        9,690,963   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    137,446        8,234,390   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

    82,588        5,797,678   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.*

    315,085        10,977,561   

Team Health Holdings, Inc.*

    331,415        15,095,953   

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    108,623        12,283,089   

Vocera Communications, Inc.*

    264,172        4,123,725   

Volcano Corp.*,1

    356,156        7,782,009   

Total Health Care

      151,722,181   

Industrials - 23.2%

  

The Advisory Board Co.*

    240,210        15,294,171   

Albany International Corp., Class A

    475,601        17,088,344   

Allegiant Travel Co.

    96,116        10,134,471   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    277,185        16,620,013   

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

    259,425        20,087,278   

DigitalGlobe, Inc.*

    456,297        18,776,622   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    411,651        17,470,468   

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

    225,786        6,405,549   

McGrath RentCorp

    211,426        8,414,755   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

    201,743        10,696,414   

On Assignment, Inc.*

    783,458        27,358,353   

Orbital Sciences Corp.*

    422,758        9,850,261   

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.*

    49,022        2,568,753   

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

    125,759        8,897,449   

Rexnord Corp.*

    417,872        11,286,723   

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

    290,301        8,607,425   

SP Plus Corp.*

    220,949        5,753,512   

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

    225,747        10,251,171   

Trimas Corp.*

    246,784        9,844,214   

UTi Worldwide, Inc.

    557,256        9,785,415   

WageWorks, Inc.*

    345,873        20,558,691   

WESCO International, Inc.*,1

    177,716        16,184,596   

West Corp.

    307,448        7,904,488   

Total Industrials

      289,839,136   

Information Technology - 36.1%

  

Benefitfocus, Inc.*,1

    134,535        7,768,051   

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.*

    496,372        17,948,812   

BroadSoft, Inc.*

    245,998        6,725,585   

Cardtronics, Inc.*

    389,062        16,904,744   

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

    123,998        9,284,970   

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    134,537        24,832,839   

Dealertrack Technologies, Inc.*

    475,592        22,866,463   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Information Technology - 36.1% (continued)

  

Envestnet, Inc.*

    143,902      $ 5,799,251   

EVERTEC, Inc.

    511,196        12,606,093   

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

    533,119        14,724,747   

Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.*

    374,644        5,570,956   

Global Payments, Inc.

    211,390        13,738,236   

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.1

    441,954        22,026,987   

Hittite Microwave Corp.*

    148,936        9,193,819   

Infoblox, Inc.*

    288,187        9,515,935   

Informatica Corp.*

    181,668        7,539,222   

j2 Global, Inc.1

    389,123        19,460,041   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    365,132        21,619,466   

Marketo, Inc.*,1

    264,172        9,792,856   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

    260,005        11,437,620   

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.

    354,561        11,296,313   

NIC, Inc.

    537,886        13,377,225   

PDF Solutions, Inc.*

    302,597        7,752,535   

PROS Holdings, Inc.*

    187,322        7,474,148   

Qlik Technologies, Inc.*

    430,360        11,460,487   

RealPage, Inc.*,1

    404,971        9,468,222   

Semtech Corp.*

    280,022        7,078,956   

Shutterstock, Inc.*

    71,086        5,944,922   

Solera Holdings, Inc.

    430,361        30,452,344   

Textura Corp.*,1

    249,518        7,470,569   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    163,306        16,678,442   

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

    199,870        30,624,081   

WEX, Inc.*

    221,003        21,885,927   

Total Information Technology

      450,320,864   

Materials - 1.5%

   

PolyOne Corp.

    533,147        18,846,746   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $786,146,882)

      1,212,417,396   

Warrants - 0.0%#

   

American Standard Energy Corp., 01/26/20, Series A Warrant*,2

    150,000        1,500   

American Standard Energy Corp., 01/26/20, Series B Warrant*,2

    150,000        1,500   

American Standard Energy Corp., 03/28/20, Series C Warrant*,2

    150,000        1,500   

Total Warrants
(cost $795,225)

      4,500   
    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Short-Term Investments - 7.3%

  

Repurchase Agreements - 3.9%3

  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.020%, total to be received $11,620,668 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.080% - 11.000%, 12/15/15 - 08/15/53, totaling $11,853,068)

  $ 11,620,655      $ 11,620,655   

Daiwa Capital Markets, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.030%, total to be received $11,620,674 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 6.500%, 04/30/15 - 03/01/48, totaling $11,853,068)

    11,620,655        11,620,655   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.030%, total to be received $11,620,674 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.000%, 01/24/14 - 02/01/47, totaling $11,853,072)

    11,620,655        11,620,655   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $11,620,661 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.364% - 7.000%, 06/01/17 - 09/01/44, totaling $11,853,068)

    11,620,655        11,620,655   

RBC Capital Markets LLC, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.001%, total to be received $2,446,415 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 2.500%, 01/23/14 - 08/15/23, totaling $2,495,344)

    2,446,415        2,446,415   

Total Repurchase Agreements

      48,929,035   
    Shares        

Other Investment Companies - 3.4%4

  

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

    41,962,648        41,962,648   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $90,891,683)

      90,891,683   

Total Investments - 104.4%
(cost $877,833,790)

      1,303,313,579   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (4.4)%

      (55,475,546

Net Assets - 100.0%

    $ 1,247,838,033   
 


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TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

The TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in the common and preferred stock of U.S. mid-capitalization companies. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of mid-capitalization companies. The Fund’s subadvisor, TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC (“TimesSquare”) uses a bottom-up, research-intensive approach to identify mid-capitalization growth stocks that it believes have the greatest potential to achieve significant price appreciation over a 12- to-18-month horizon. In this case, mid-capitalization refers to companies that, at the time of purchase, have market capitalizations of greater than $2.5 billion but less than the greater of $15 billion or the upper limit of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (the “Index”), the Fund’s benchmark.

THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

TimesSquare’s investment team believes its proprietary fundamental research skills, which place a particular emphasis on the assessment of management quality and an in-depth understanding of superior business models, enable the team to build a diversified portfolio of mid-cap growth stocks designed to generate good risk-adjusted returns. When selecting mid-cap growth stocks, Fund management utilizes a fundamental, bottom-up process to identify companies that:

 

   

Demonstrate consistent and sustainable revenue and earnings growth and offer distinct, sustainable competitive advantages

 

   

Have strong, experienced management teams

 

   

Have stocks selling at reasonable valuations

 

   

Fund management believes have the potential to appreciate in price by 25-50% within the next 12 to18 months

The ideal investment exhibits many of the following traits:

 

   

Exceptional management (clear goals, track record of success)

 

   

Distinct, sustainable competitive advantage (proprietary products, demonstrated franchise value, few competitors, patents, brand-name recognition)

 

   

Strong, consistent growth (3-year projected earnings growth and revenue growth greater than 15%)

 

   

Projected P/E at a discount to earnings growth

 

   

Attractive P/E relative to industry group

The investment team may sell an investment when:

 

   

Operating objectives are not met

 

   

Management is unable to sustain a competitive advantage

 

   

Fundamentals are expected to deteriorate

 

   

Reasons for purchase changed

 

   

A stock has reached its price target or is overvalued

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

For the year ending December 31, 2013, the TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund (Institutional Class) returned 36.72%, while its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index, returned 35.74%.

It was a remarkable year for the U.S. equity market with returns exceeding 30% for the market capitalization size segments. Small caps were the best performers and growth outpaced value across the board. As 2013 came to a close, high-profile overhangs of tapering

and budgets were addressed. An orderly changing of the guard was signaled at the Federal Reserve as outgoing chair Bernanke announced the long-awaited tapering of open market bond purchases. The surprisingly early reduction from $85 billion to $75 billion per month kept markets calm given the taper’s gradual nature. At the same time, a two-year federal budget deal was reached, making unlikely a repeat of October’s 16-day government shutdown.

Most drivers and readings of the U.S. economy ended the year in positive territory, albeit with a few mixed signals included. The final third quarter GDP growth rate nudged up to a better-than-expected 4.1% -its highest level in almost two years. Also moving in the right direction, unemployment fell to a five-year low of 7.0%. The Institute for Supply Management’s readings continued to indicate an economic expansion for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing activities, although the latter’s rate of growth slowed unexpectedly. Consumers ended the year optimistic as measures of confidence and sentiment dipped, then rose during the quarter.

Amidst this environment, the Portfolio outperformed the Russell Midcap® Growth in 2013. During the year, there was particular strength from holdings in the financial services, health care, materials & processing and consumer discretionary sectors. Areas of weakness were in energy and technology.

At the head of the performance class this year was the financial services sector. In this segment was the Portfolio’s greatest contributor to relative performance: Alliance Data Systems Corp. (“Alliance”) with an 82% return. The private label credit card and marketing solutions provider steadily reported positive credit data each month throughout the year. In the early fall, Alliance gained Zales diamond stores as a new private label credit card client and Dunkin’ Donuts as a new loyalty marketing client. More recently in November, Alliance acquired an international loyalty program that expanded its activities in Europe and Asia. Climbing 83% was IntercontinentalExchange Group, the operator of global exchanges for energy, financial and commodity trading. At the start of the year the stock gained on the previously proposed acquisition of NYSE Euronext, which would combine two leading exchange groups to create a premier global exchange operator with diversification across markets including agricultural & energy commodities, credit derivatives, equities & equity derivatives, foreign exchange and interest rates. At the end of the year IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. formally closed its acquisition of NYSE Euronext and announced the acquisition of the Singapore Mercantile Exchange. The latter should assist IntercontinentalExchange’s expansion in Asia. FleetCor Technologies, Inc., which manages and processes commercial fuel cards for vehicle fleets, was another top contributor with a 118% return. The company began 2013 by issuing higher-than-expected annual revenues and earnings guidance, and subsequently acquired a portion of GE Capital’s Australian fleet business. Later, despite headwinds from fuel spreads and foreign exchange, FleetCor managed to best revenues and earnings expectations thanks to faster-than-expected transaction growth, which led it to further raise forward guidance. Assured Guaranty, Ltd. (“Assured”) saw its share of ups and downs during the year, but closed 2013 with a 69% gain. In the face of a downgrade from Moody’s from AA to A in January, Assured announced a $200 million share buyback program and the launch of a municipal-only

 

 

 

 

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bond insurer, which gave its stock an early lift. In the fall Assured witnessed stock price pressure related to a pair of troubled borrowers: Detroit and Puerto Rico. In the former’s case, while Assured was the guarantor for some Detroit bonds, most of its exposure was to the school district — which was a separate legal entity than the city of Detroit — or sewer & water utilities that covered areas beyond city limits. Regarding its exposure to Puerto Rican bonds, only a third of Assured’s coverage was for general obligation bonds, which had higher perceived risk. In both cases, we believed that the market reacted with more fear than knowledge so as Assured’s price retreated we added to our position. In October Puerto Rican leaders reassured investors that its bond obligations would be honored. Subsequently, Assured reported earnings above expectations and announced a new $400 million share purchase program. That combination lifted Assured’s stock price. Trailing the sector average benchmark return of 36% was the property catastrophe reinsurer RenaissanceRe Holdings (“RenRe”) with a 21% showing. Investor sentiment had been negative on reinsurers for most of the year, based on weakening reinsurance pricing. RenRe’s stock price also drifted down toward year-end on concerns that the pace of share repurchases had been slower than expected. Its stock price spiked upward briefly on December 30 when it was announced that RenRe would be added to the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

A portfolio booster shot was delivered by our health care holdings. At the top of the chart was the specialty pharmaceutical company Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (“Salix”) with a 112% gain. Its main product Xifaxan — used for treating intestinal infections — continued to post strong prescription growth. Midyear Xifaxan was approved to treat Hepatic Encephalopathy, a chronic condition in patients suffering from cirrhosis where brain functions become impaired as a result of their liver disease. Then at the end of 2013 Salix announced the acquisition of another pharmaceutical company, Santarus. Although both companies focus on gastrointestinal treatments, their product lines were complementary and had very little marketing overlap. Salix expected significant earnings accretion in 2014 from cross-selling benefits. Boston Scientific Corp., a leading medical device developer and manufacturer, advanced for most of the year, giving back some of its gains in the final quarter, but ended with a 109% return. At the start of the year Boston Scientific reported sequential improvement in its interventional cardiology and cardiac rhythm management business. Management highlighted two new products in their pipeline: Watchman for left atrial appendage closures and Rhythmia for better electrophysiological mapping. Later Boston Scientific reported strong sales growth from its new product lines, such as endoscopy and neuromodulation, which more than offset flat revenues from its stent and cardiac rhythm management businesses. A minor price retreat occurred in October when the CFO announced plans to leave by year-end to pursue other interests. While the now-former CFO was well regarded by investors, we believed that his replacement — previously Boston Scientific’s SVP and corporate controller — was more than equal to the task. In January we initiated a position in Illumina Inc., the leading manufacturer of next-generation sequencers (NGS) and micro-arrays for detecting genetic variation, and its shares were up 115% since then. The NGS market was poised for considerable growth, driven by broader adoption among academic customers and the emergence of clinical applications such

as non-invasive prenatal testing. Illumina dominated the NGS space through its product breadth, superior performance, and innovation. Later in the year Illumina, Inc. showed strong revenue growth, driven by instrumentation sales and services. Management indicated that research funding for genetic sequencing was stable in the U.S. and improving overseas. Lesser results were turned in by kidney dialysis provider DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., (“DaVita”) whose 15% annual return lagged the sector average benchmark return of 42%. In July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its proposal for a 10% reduction for dialysis reimbursements in 2014, which was a larger cut than expected and weighed on DaVita’s price. Our view was that ultimately CMS would enact a smaller reduction. That was borne out in November when CMS issued its final reimbursement reduction rule of only a 1% cut over the next two years, and DaVita’s price recovered.

The Portfolio also benefited from holdings in the materials & processing sector. Case in point was a 47% gain for Ecolab, Inc. (“Ecolab”), a chemical company that specializes in sanitation and cleaning for the hospitality, foodservice, health care, industrial, and energy markets. Ecolab reported broad-based growth that lifted its earnings above expectations and allowed the company to increase its forward guidance. Particularly strong was its energy segment where Ecolab gained market share for its shale, deepwater, and oil sands operations. Management subsequently instilled greater confidence in investors that it might exceed current growth targets thanks to the integration of its Nalco and Champion acquisitions, along with its European opportunities. Apparent profit taking in the final quarter only dimmed its return slightly. One holding with particular weakness was MRC Global, a leading distributor of pipes, valves, and fittings (PVF), and provider of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) services to the energy industry. We initiated the position in March as the company expanded its operations by acquiring a polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) distributor and subsequently contracted to become the first combined PVF supplier for Shell Oil’s global operations. However, in August MRC provided weaker-than-expected guidance caused by softer demand and order delays from midstream customers for MRC’s line pipe. That arose from a slower permitting environment for new crude pipelines. Faced with a potential secular change for MRC, we sold the position at a -10% loss.

The consumer discretionary sector brought many good tidings to the Portfolio. In the first half of the year Virgin Media surged ahead 35% on news this provider of entertainment and communications services in the United Kingdom would be acquired by Liberty Global in a stock and cash deal. As a result, we exited the position by June. Our position in Nielsen Holdings (“Nielson”), the provider of global information and analysis on consumer purchasing and viewing behaviors, also began the year on strong footing. Between its television and digital businesses, Nielsen estimated that it captured approximately six hours of the consumer day. The previously announced acquisition of Arbitron, which tracks radio listenership, added another two hours. Nielsen expected to generate revenue and cost synergies from this deal, which lifted its stock early in the year. A secondary offering in November from several private equity shareholders attracted a sizable audience. Then on December’s analyst day the incoming CEO announced better-than-expected

 

 

 

 

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synergies from its acquisition of Arbitron, strong potential to become the standard for measurement in digital environments, and 2014 earnings guidance that was above consensus expectations. By the end of the year, Nielsen had dialed up a 53% return.

The energy sector was particularly challenging to the Portfolio. One of the greatest detractors from performance came from Denbury Resources, Inc. (“Denbury”) and its relatively flat 1% return this year compared with 36% for overall sector. Midyear the exploration & production company focused on enhanced oil recovery increased its capital expenditures budget in order to address recently acquired properties and the market reacted negatively to higher expenses. Then, toward the end of the year, Denbury announced its strategic plan that maintained its current corporate structure rather than convert to a master limited partnership (MLP), initiated a dividend, and increased its share repurchase program. Some investors had hoped for a tax-advantaged MLP structure or greater leverage that would increase its dividend faster than announced. We felt that management was correctly conservative with its actions and we added to the position on its relative weakness. Turning in a -2% return this year was Ensco PLC (“Ensco”). In the fall the offshore drilling fleet operator reported that contract renewals for some of its ultra-deepwater rigs had lower-than-expected day rates, and additional service days had increased some of its fleet’s downtime. Then near year-end one of Ensco’s ultra-deepwater floating rigs ended its work in a Petrobras field off Brazil sooner than expected, though the usage rate of the rig had been below average, and we began to reconsider Ensco’s place in the Portfolio. We struck better results with Whiting Petroleum and its 43% climb. The exploration & production company repeatedly reported strong production results from its high-performing Bakken field within the Williston basin of North Dakota. Whiting also increased its acreage in the Bakken and divested lower performing properties elsewhere.

The technology sector lagged the rest of the market and was a source of several low performing positions. Weighing down the Portfolio with a -31% pullback was SolarWinds, Inc. (“SolarWinds”), a software company specializing in IT management software and troubleshooting tools for network, storage, server, security, application, and virtualization administrators. Midyear the company announced the acquisition of N-able shortly after reporting less-than-expected earnings. The market reacted negatively to both pieces of news, although SolarWinds’ management had been eyeing this company for some time and believed the N-able acquisition will provide an opportunity to enter a new and large market in which SolarWinds can apply its disruptive business model. A subsequent disappointing report showed weaker revenues, but stronger earnings, than expected along with dampened full year revenue guidance. The company had taken longer than expected to improve its sales execution, which we believed would still take place. Meanwhile, SolarWinds increased its share repurchase program. We had less patience with Teradata Corporation, a provider of data warehousing solutions. Teradata began 2013 by issuing conservative guidance for the first half of the year, with the expectation that the company would finish the year strongly. That did not come to pass, as in the fourth quarter Teradata preannounced lower revenues and earnings as the result of significant weakness from its Asia-Pacific, Japan, Latin America, Eastern Europe, China, and Africa markets. Teradata’s subsequently reported numbers were in line with its preannouncement, but we became concerned that the company

might face a structural shift away from traditional data warehousing to alternative storage means. As its price retreated -26% we exited the position. Also disconcerting was a -4% decline for Citrix Systems, Inc. (Citrix”), which provides secure remote access systems for computer virtualization. Citrix similarly projected a 2013 where revenues would be more heavily weighted to the end of the year. In the spring, the company showed customer preferences shift away from high margin XenDesktop business toward lower margin NetScaler business. Citrix ended the year reporting lower revenues and earnings. The shortfall was caused by slower growth from its Networking & Cloud division, while its Desktop & Mobile division appeared to be reaccelerating. Shortly thereafter, for family-related reasons the company’s CEO took a temporary leave of absence and later there were competitive concerns from Amazon’s new WorkSpaces desktop virtualization product. While we understood the issues surrounding the former, and for the latter we viewed Amazon’s offering as a solution for small-to-mid sized businesses and not the larger enterprises on which Citrix focused, we are reconsidering the company’s place in the Portfolio. We did choose to exit our position in Altera Corporation, a global semiconductor company serving customers in the telecom, wireless, industrial, military and automotive industries. Altera reported unsatisfying results with revenues slightly below expectations, earnings slightly above, but greatly reduced forward guidance. Management had expected a significant boost from China Mobile’s LTE deployment, but after two quarters the results of that had been disappointing. We felt that management showed poor execution and had repeatedly overpromised results, so in the face of a -7% decline we sold the entire holding. In March, we exited from our position in VeriFone Systems, which designs, markets and services electronic payment solutions worldwide. VeriFone preannounced disappointing results, highlighting several macro headwinds as factors for reduced expectations, which led to a -35% decline. We believed that the reduction extended beyond the cyclical variety and that the combination of a shift from a hardware-led model to a service-led model, poor execution on recent acquisitions, and lost market share momentum would lead to a multi-year pressure on growth and profit expectations. One bright spot in the sector was a 55% gain for Gartner, Inc. The independent research and analysis provider for information technology began the year well, though its price retreated in the middle of the year when contract growth slowed. By the end of year it appeared that recent slowdown had bottomed. With the expectation that contract value growth would reaccelerate, Gartner’s stock finished 2013 strongly.

Following one of the best performing calendar years for the broad U.S. equity market in nearly 20 years, our natural inclination leads us to wonder where future difficulties may lie. While the tapering has begun, the Fed’s balance sheet stood at a record level of four trillion dollars of securities that at some point would contract. Washington has dealt with the budget, but the debt ceiling deadline looms in February. At the micro level where we spend all of our investment time, we continue to analyze existing and potential investments to find those growing businesses that should weather whatever the environment brings.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the TimesSquare Capital Management as of 12/31/13 and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

 

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Cumulative Total Return Performance

TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the TimesSquare Mid Cap Fund’s Institutional Class from March 4, 2005 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2013, to a $10,000 investment made in the Russell Midcap® Growth Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund and the Russell Midcap® Growth Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns1  
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund2,3

       

Institutional Class

    36.72     20.86     10.68     03/04/05   

Premier Class

    36.43     20.60     10.48     03/04/05   

Russell Midcap® Growth Index4

    35.74     23.37     9.20     03/04/05  

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

Date reflects inception date of the Fund, not the index.

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2 

Mid capitalization securities are subject to market, liquidity and information risk. Mid-size company securities may underperform, as compared to securities of larger companies, and may also pose greater risk due to narrower product lines, fewer financial resources, less depth in management or a smaller trading market for their stocks. Also, growth stocks may be more volatile than other types of stocks.

3 

The Fund invests in growth stocks, which may be more sensitive to market movements because their prices tend to reflect the future investor expectations rather than just current profits. Growth stocks may underperform value stocks during given periods.

4 

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates. Unlike the Fund, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is a registered trademark of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

 

Sector

   TimesSquare
Mid Cap
Growth Fund**
    Russell  Midcap®
Growth Index
 

Industrials

     24.3     15.1

Consumer Discretionary

     19.1     25.0

Information Technology

     17.4     16.4

Health Care

     10.7     13.2

Financials

     9.3     8.3

Energy

     5.9     6.0

Consumer Staples

     3.9     8.0

Telecommunication Services

     3.8     1.5

Materials

     3.4     5.8

Utilities

     0.0     0.7

Other Assets and Liabilities

     2.2     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

SBA Communications Corp., Class A*

     3.8

Alliance Data Systems Corp.*

     3.5   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.*

     3.4   

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.*

     2.5   

Nielsen Holdings N.V.*

     2.3   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     2.3   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

     2.1   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

     2.0   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.

     2.0   

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

     1.7   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     25.6
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013

    

 

 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

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TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Common Stocks - 97.8%

  

 

Consumer Discretionary - 19.1%

  

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

    742,500      $ 41,513,175   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C*

    485,500        40,714,030   

Foot Locker, Inc.

    828,200        34,320,608   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    859,500        50,237,775   

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    471,200        33,111,224   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    449,800        57,893,758   

Pool Corp.

    471,200        27,395,568   

PVH Corp.

    249,900        33,991,398   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    409,400        30,676,342   

Ryanair Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR*

    442,700        20,775,911   

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

    935,700        28,286,211   

Tiffany & Co.

    242,800        22,526,984   

Tractor Supply Co.

    335,600        26,035,848   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    506,900        37,353,461   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      484,832,293   

Consumer Staples - 3.9%

  

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    421,200        27,917,136   

The Hershey Co.

    262,700        25,542,321   

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

    471,200        18,108,216   

WhiteWave Foods Co., Class A*

    1,154,600        26,486,524   

Total Consumer Staples

      98,054,197   

Energy - 5.9%

   

Antero Resources Corp.*

    185,600        11,774,464   

Cameron International Corp.*

    449,800        26,776,594   

Denbury Resources, Inc.*

    1,887,000        31,003,410   

Ensco PLC, Class A

    365,200        20,882,136   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    749,700        29,485,701   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

    495,900        30,681,333   

Total Energy

      150,603,638   

Financials - 9.3%

   

Apollo Global Management LLC, Class A

    1,020,600        32,261,166   

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

    1,292,300        30,485,357   

The Carlyle Group, L.P.

    707,000        25,183,340   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.

    221,300        49,774,796   

McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.

    428,400        33,500,880   

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

    659,800        64,224,932   

Total Financials

      235,430,471   

Health Care - 10.7%

   

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    2,313,300        27,805,866   

Catamaran Corp.*

    729,800        34,650,904   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.*

    1,350,600        85,587,522   
    Shares     Value  

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.*

    778,200      $ 27,641,664   

Illumina, Inc.*

    228,500        25,276,670   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    44,300        17,014,744   

Premier, Inc.,
Class A*
,1

    484,000        17,791,840   

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.*

    385,600        34,680,864   

Total Health Care

      270,450,074   

Industrials - 24.3%

   

AerCap Holdings N.V.*

    397,900        15,259,465   

AMETEK, Inc.

    449,800        23,690,966   

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

    640,100        25,872,842   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    592,600        35,532,296   

Copart, Inc.*

    849,600        31,137,840   

Equifax, Inc.

    567,700        39,222,393   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

    292,700        28,113,835   

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*

    1,559,500        44,632,890   

IHS, Inc., Class A*

    178,500        21,366,450   

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    299,900        23,182,270   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

    235,600        25,176,216   

Nielsen Holdings N.V.

    1,292,300        59,303,647   

Nordson Corp.

    264,200        19,630,060   

Pall Corp.

    249,900        21,328,965   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    199,900        23,620,184   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

    373,200        27,586,944   

Stericycle, Inc.*

    235,400        27,346,418   

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    153,500        24,716,570   

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A*

    357,000        23,462,040   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

    571,200        53,355,792   

WESCO International, Inc.*

    249,900        22,758,393   

Total Industrials

      616,296,476   

Information Technology - 17.4%

  

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.*,1

    335,600        88,239,308   

Amdocs, Ltd.

    1,042,400        42,988,576   

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

    428,400        27,096,300   

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    75,400        13,917,332   

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

    231,200        27,089,704   

Gartner, Inc.*

    566,100        40,221,405   

Global Payments, Inc.

    456,900        29,693,931   

Informatica Corp.*

    528,300        21,924,450   

NeuStar, Inc.,
Class A*

    785,400        39,160,044   

NXP Semiconductor N.V.*

    635,400        29,183,922   

SolarWinds, Inc.*

    442,700        16,747,341   

Solera Holdings, Inc.

    449,800        31,827,848   

Vantiv, Inc., Class A*

    985,300        32,130,633   

Total Information Technology

      440,220,794   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Materials - 3.4%

  

Airgas, Inc.

    185,600      $ 20,759,360   

Ecolab, Inc.

    385,600        40,206,512   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    349,900        26,536,416   

Total Materials

      87,502,288   

Telecommunication Services - 3.8%

  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A*

    1,063,800        95,571,792   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,707,289,182)

      2,478,962,023   
    Principal
Amount
       

Short-Term Investments - 2.5%

  

Repurchase Agreements - 1.4%3

  

Bank of Nova Scotia, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.030%, total to be received $8,112,488 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 9.875%, 01/31/14 - 01/01/44, totaling $8,274,738)

  $ 8,112,474        8,112,474   

Barclays Capital, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $2,541,658 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 4.750%, 05/15/14 - 08/15/43, totaling $2,592,490)

    2,541,657        2,541,657   

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $8,112,479 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 01/15/14 - 05/01/51, totaling $8,274,724)

    8,112,474        8,112,474   
    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.020%, total to be received $8,112,483 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.080% - 11.000%, 12/15/15 - 08/15/53, totaling $8,274,724)

  $ 8,112,474      $ 8,112,474   

Nomura Securities, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.020%, total to be received $7,278,695 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.875%, 03/28/14 - 04/15/30, totaling $7,424,275)

    7,278,687        7,278,687   

Total Repurchase
Agreements

      34,157,766   
    Shares        

Other Investment Companies - 1.1%4

  

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

    17,997,711        17,997,711   

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.06%

    10,034,928        10,034,928   

Total Other Investment Companies

      28,032,639   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $62,190,405)

   

    62,190,405   

Total Investments - 100.3%
(cost $1,769,479,587)

   

    2,541,152,428   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.3)%

  

    (7,611,472 ) 

Net Assets - 100.0%

    $ 2,533,540,956   

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

The TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the stocks of small-capitalization companies located outside the United States.

THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC (“TimesSquare”), the Fund’s subadvisor, utilizes a bottom-up fundamental approach to small-cap investing. Led by co-managers Magnus Larsson and Robert Madsen, the investment team at TimesSquare believes that its fundamental international equity research skills, which place a particular emphasis on the assessment of management quality, an in-depth understanding of business models, and valuation discrepancies, enable the team to build a diversified portfolio of international small cap stocks with the potential to generate superior risk-adjusted returns. When selecting international small-cap stocks, research-intensive approach to identify international small cap stocks with what we believe to be the greatest potential to achieve price appreciation over a 12- to 18-month horizon.

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

For the since inception period (which began January 2, 2013) ending December 31, 2013, the Fund’s Institutional Class returned 24.88%, while its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index (the “Index”), returned 29.27%.

Global shares climbed with Tokyo leading the advance at the end of 2013. International small cap stocks as measured by the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index gained 29% for the year. Euro Zone markets soared in 2013, suggesting investors are anticipating a recovery. In Asia, the Japanese equity market experienced its biggest annual advance in four decades but largely at the expense of the country’s currency decline. Abenomic measures inclusive of monetary expansion weakened the Yen significantly against the U.S. Dollar in 2013. Shoppers in Europe provided a boost to the region’s economic recovery toward the end of the year, with retail sales rising at their fastest pace in four years. European unemployment has remained well into double figures, holding steady at 12.1%. The number of jobless increased over the year, now at 19 million. Despite being confronted by a number of shocks, European economies proved remarkably resilient in 2013. Those included political crises in Italy, Greece and Portugal as well as a Cypriot banking debacle. On each occasion, the outcome was a stable government committed to reforms designed to make their economy more productive and competitive. Portugal emerged from the recession in the second quarter and Spain in the third quarter. Indications are that Italy stopped contracting in the fourth quarter and Greece’s economy is expected to grow for the first time in seven years. Ireland has efied many pessimistic forecasts by its growth, and exited the bank bailout program.

The International equity market as measured by the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index, posted mixed performance among regions for the year. While Europe, Japan, and the Middle East had positive returns, Asia-Pacific was in negative territory.

The Fund underperformed the MSCI EAFE Small Cap benchmark during the year. While allocation and stock selection detracted, currency weighed the most on relative performance. Our approach to investing is based on fundamental research with a preference for

higher quality. We seek structural growth businesses that possess strong balance sheets, with a focus on operating margin as well as return on equity.

Europe

Petroleum bulk storage and distribution company Rubis & Cie SCA slid -2%. Rubis operates a very defensive business, thereby placing it out of favor in a risk-on environment. In terms of company-specific developments, its Turkish terminal business suffered from a lower storage appetite when the typically higher forward higher of oil fell below the prevailing spot price. Weakness in the French economy, their home market, dampened Rubis’ earnings. Despite these developments, we remain positive on Rubis and believe it will reap benefits from further integration of its Portuguese acquisition. TGS-NOPEC Geophysical of Norway is engaged in the provision, procurement, and sale of seismic information and services to the energy industry. TGS owns the world’s largest database of well logs and possesses a unique competitive position. Excess capacity in the seismic sector had an adverse impact on day rates for vessel owners and this negative sentiment spilled over to TGS, even though it uses an asset-light strategy. The company also issued a minor profit warning which led to a -15% sell off. We believe the company is uniquely positioned to benefit from a structural increase in seismic surveys, as oil exploration becomes more expensive and difficult. Premier Oil plc, a United Kingdom exploration and production company, lost -4%. Premier Oil, along with the rest of the sector, did not perform well in 2013 as oil prices tracked sideways for most of the year. Premier Oil also experienced technical issues for some of their key fields, thus hampering production rates. Hunting PLC manufactures and distributes products used in the extraction of oil and gas. Hunting also suffered with the rest of the oil industry, falling -3%. We believe the company is very well placed to capitalize on the structural growth prospects for shale oil and gas. There are a number of areas outside the U.S. where shale is coming into focus. Viscofan S.A., the global leader in artificial casings used in the food industry, lost -5%. In the latter part of the year, we started noticing signs that growth for the company was becoming more difficult to achieve after many years of steady increases. We liquidated the position in the fourth quarter. FBD Holdings Plc, a property and casualty insurer, advanced 80%. FBD enjoyed many tailwinds in 2013. During 2013, the Irish economy picked up and some key competitors were unable to write more insurance due to company-specific issues. FBD gained market share as a result. YOOX S.p.A of Italy is a leading online fashion and luxury goods retailer. The company continued to produce strong earnings growth and its shares jumped 186%. YOOX is uniquely positioned to benefit from an increased online spending on fashion goods. YOOX managed the online business and logistics for a number of leading brands, such as Armani and Dolce & Gabbana. St. James Place Plc of the United Kingdom provides financial and wealth management services. These services include investment advice, tax planning and inheritance issues. Shares of St James climbed 80% as the company continued to deliver top of the class earnings growth. With a strong focus on service, the company is a key beneficiary of the recent change of regulation in the U.K. These new rules prohibit financial advisors from receiving kick-back fees from asset managers to whom they allocate funds. This has created turmoil in the market as many advisors now must adopt a fee for service

 

 

 

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framework. St James has always utilized this approach and is well regarded for the highest service level in the market. NORMA Group SE of Germany is a world leader in connection technology for the transportation industry. Its product offering includes customized clamps and connectors. Structural growth trends in its end markets enabled NORMA Group to rise 84%. Higher emission standards are resulting in demand for more complex clamps and connectors for engines, which allows NORMA to increase the value they add to customers. The Euro 6 emission standard is being introduced for trucks in 2014 and for passenger cars in 2015, which should further increase demand for NORMA’s products. PALFINGER AG of Austria is a technology leader in cranes, lifting and loading equipment. Palfinger continues to outperform the competition, climbing 86%. The company is relentlessly driving innovation, which manifests itself in increased market share and a significant price premium for its products. The company recently signed a joint venture agreement with Sany Heavy, the leading Chinese manufacturer of construction equipment. Sany Heavy has also taken a 10% ownership stake in Palfinger. Wirecard AG of German is a leading provider of electronic payment and risk management solutions. Wirecard has consistently been able to grow its business, with more deals now also outside its European home market. The company is a structural beneficiary of increased online retailing, as they are the leading processor of online merchant transactions. Wirecard has routinely beaten earnings forecasts, lifting its stock 62%.

Asia/Pacific Ex-Japan

Regis Resources Limited is an Australia-based gold mining company. Its deposits are of very high quality and relatively easy to mine. The -48% drop in shares of Regis follows a similar pattern to the price of gold, which had one of its worst years ever. Regis remains exceptionally well managed, has highly cost efficient operations, and proven resources in Australia, which is very stable from a geopolitical perspective. Emperor Watch & Jewelry Limited of Hong Kong is engaged in the selling of luxury watches and jewelry. Emperor Watch suffered from external issues that caused its stock to fall -46% in 2013. The Chinese government advocated more austere images, therefore, watches as symbols of power and wealth came under pressure. Retail rental space rents continued to increase in Hong Kong, further impacting profitability. While we believe that the company has very strong management as well as a strong brand, we were in the process of re-evaluating this company’s position in the Portfolio at year-end. Wotif.Com Holdings Limited is an Australia based travel business. Despite being the clear market leader in online accommodation in Australia, the company has not been able to capitalize to a satisfying degree. The competition has intensified significantly, further pressuring margins. In addition, capital expenditures and advertising spend has surprised negatively. Wotif.com was a major disappointment for us in 2013, declining - 49%. We liquidated our position during the fourth quarter. Iron ore mining company Atlas Iron Limited of Australia dropped -31%. Atlas Iron suffered from a very weak spot market for iron ore which thwarted its plans for capacity expansion. While we believe Atlas Iron remains well managed and with very high quality reserves, forces beyond their own control forced us to reconsider the investment and sell out of the Portfolio. AirAsia Bhd., the leading low cost carrier in South-East Asia, suffered a -21% descent due to a general sell-off in emerging market equities. In our perspective,

AirAsia remains well placed to continue to benefit from the development of the regional air travel market. Haitian International is a leading manufacturer of plastic injection molding machines for the Chinese market continued to capitalize on the structural increase use of plastics. The company reported strong sales growth and increasing margins. While we believe the company is well placed to continue to grow, we also see the stock as fully valued. Therefore, we booked the 129% gain and liquidated the position. During the second quarter, we added Slater & Gordon Ltd. to the portfolio. This Australia-based law firm has continued to grow earnings in an impressive way, resulting in a 58% jump. In addition to its home territory, Slater & Gordon entered the U.K. legal market via acquisitions that were made at attractive valuations. Slater & Gordon is successfully driving a commoditization strategy by continuously investing in processes and systems. They also carefully consider which work needs to be completed by lawyers and which can be handled by paralegals. This approach allows them to achieve significant cost savings. Lower costs also mean lower fees to clients, enabling Slater & Gordon to gain significant market share. LARGAN Precision Co. Ltd., the leading developer and manufacturer of camera lenses for smart phones and tablets, continues to win market share. The company is dominating its niche by continually investing in Research & Development. This has enabled LARGAN to maintain their edge, drive earnings growth, and climb 21%. Smart phones are increasingly also becoming the camera of choice for most consumers, thus the value of having a high quality camera lens also increases.

Japan

Commercial real estate company Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd. rose 111%. Tokyo Tatemono has been one of the greatest beneficiaries of Abenomics (the economic policies advocated by Prime Minister Shinz Abe). Rising business confidence in Japan translates into a pickup in demand for prime-located office space. Tokyo Tatemono has some of the best located office buildings in central Tokyo, where demand has been particularly strong. Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd., a category killer in the retailing space, continues to grow far above any other retail operation in Japan. By mixing good locations with a significant degree of entertainment for shoppers, the company triggers discretionary spending in a unique way. Combined with exceptional sourcing, Don Quijote is structurally able to translate good sales growth into great earnings growth, leading to a 66% gain. General retailer, Izumi Co. Ltd., jumped 52%. Izumi is a role model for any food retailer looking to expand into non-food areas such as clothing and pharmaceuticals. Izumi is continuously striving to lower operational costs so that they can pass on these savings to its customers. Their slogan “The Good Life, Inexpensively!” is at the core of everything the company does. Izumi is also a leader in corporate governance, by returning excess cash to shareholders through continuous share buybacks. Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of automotive headlights, gained 32%. The company is a technology leader and was the first to develop LED lights for the automotive sector. Historically Koito has been tightly connected to Toyota, which owns 20% of the company. Koito has recently been very successful in gaining market share among other original equipment manufacturers in Japan and the international market. We believe that Koito through its technology leadership will continue to gain market share, resulting in strong earnings growth. The 6% return of Nabtesco Corp., a motion control product

 

 

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

company, lagged the Index country return of 26%. Nabtesco’s business is comprised of precision equipment, transport equipment, aircraft & hydraulic equipment, and industrial equipment. Nabtesco was held back in 2013 by a prolonged slump in its hydraulic equipment division. Demand has been particularly weak in the Chinese construction market. Nabtesco was also hit by slower demand for its precision equipment. There are, however, clear signs that the situation is improving and given its near monopoly position in some robotic equipment product areas we believe 2014 will see a return to solid sales and earnings growth. CMIC Holdings Co. Ltd., a clinical research organization, provides medical research and services to the pharmaceutical industry. The company had a solid record of continuously delivering margin expansion and strong earnings growth. In the latter part of the year, however, CMIC issued a major negative earnings surprise which erased all previous gains and resulted in a -5% drop for the year. While part of the profit warning was due to a write-down of some assets, there were also some operational issues. In one of the smaller divisions CMIC experienced significant margin erosion for new contracts. The rest of the business continues to perform well.

Conclusion

As we head into 2014, Europe is growing at a slow rate while some of the larger economies of Asia are expanding at a more modest rate than they are used to. Despite this progress made in the Euro Zone, government debt levels and unemployment remain high, thereby leaving these economies vulnerable to shocks. Corporate investment has been weak over the last five years. Further improvement is

reliant on the banking system to make credit available. A mitigating factor may be for the banks to strengthen their capital ratios before the European Central Bank takes over bank supervision at the end of 2014. Japan’s economy appears to be in a moderate recovery mode. Easing moves by the Bank of Japan have pressured the Yen versus other currencies.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the TimesSquare Capital Management as of 12/31/13 and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund’s Institutional Class on January 2, 2013, to a $10,000 investment made in the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund and the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

     Average Annual Total
Returns1
 
     Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

TimsSquare International Small Cap Fund2,3

    

Institutional Class

     24.88     01/02/13   

Premier Class

     24.88     01/02/13   

MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index4,5

     27.29     01/02/13  

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

   

Date reflects inception date of the Fund, not the index.

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2 

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in emerging markets, such as erratic earnings patterns, economic and political instability, changing exchange controls, limitations on repatriation of foreign capital, and changes in local government attitudes toward private investment, possibly leading to nationalization or confiscation of investor assets.

3 

Investments in foreign securities, even though publicly traded in the United States, may involve risks which are in addition to those inherent in domestic investments. The Fund is subject to currency risk resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates that may affect the total loss or gain on a non-U.S. dollar security when converted back to U.S. dollars.

4 

The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of those MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates. Unlike the Fund, the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

5 

All MSCI data is provided ‘as is.’ The products described herein are not sponsored or endorsed and have not been reviewed or passed on by MSCI. In no event shall MSCI, its affiliates, or any MSCI data provider have any liability of any kind in connection with the MSCI data or the products described herein. Copying or redistributing the MSCI data is strictly prohibited.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

    TimesSquare        
    International Small     MSCI EAFE  

Sector

  Cap Fund**     Small Cap Index  

Consumer Discretionary

    26.4     19.5

Industrials

    18.6     22.4

Financials

    16.3     20.4

Information Technology

    12.6     9.1

Health Care

    11.0     6.1

Materials

    4.7     9.7

Consumer Staples

    4.2     5.7

Energy

    3.9     4.0

Utilities

    1.6     1.7

Telecommunication Services

    0.4     1.3

Other Assets and Liabilities

    0.3     0.1

 

** As a percentage of net assets

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

    % of  

Security Name

  Net Assets  

Orpea*

    2.9

St. James’s Place PLC

    2.8   

Greene King PLC

    2.7   

Melrose Industries PLC

    2.5   

Teleperformance

    2.5   

CTS Eventim AG

    2.4   

Interpump Group S.p.A.

    2.1   

Tecan Group AG

    2.1   

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.*

    2.1   

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.*

    2.1   
 

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

    24.2
 

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013

    

 

 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

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TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

   

Shares

  Value  

Common Stocks - 99.7%

   

Consumer Discretionary - 26.4%

 

CTS Eventim AG (Germany)

  1,316   $ 66,700   

De’Longhi S.p.A. (Italy)

  2,929     47,728   

Dignity PLC (United Kingdom)

  798     19,020   

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  340     20,611   

Emperor Watch & Jewellery, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

  289,000     22,025   

Fortuna Entertainment Group N.V. (Czech Republic)

  4,400     25,886   

Greene King PLC (United Kingdom)

  5,230     76,400   

Invocare, Ltd. (Australia)

  5,355     52,881   

Izumi Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  1,400     43,865   

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  3,000     57,323   

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  620     58,700   

Paddy Power PLC (Ireland)

  373     31,852   

Samsonite International, S.A. (United States)

  14,700     44,835   

Slater & Gordon, Ltd. (Australia)

  10,090     43,605   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

  2,900     41,281   

Tamedia AG (Switzerland)

  385     46,569   

Yoox S.p.A. (Italy)*

  800     35,870   

Total Consumer Discretionary

    735,151   

Consumer Staples - 4.2%

   

Distilliers Co. of Sri Lanka PLC (Sri Lanka)

  11,050     16,319   

Naturex (France)

  388     31,130   

Prince Frog International Holdings, Ltd. (China)

  35,900     14,808   

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  1,330     54,031   

Total Consumer Staples

      116,288   

Energy - 3.9%

   

Hunting PLC (United Kingdom)

  3,519     45,531   

Premier Oil PLC (United Kingdom)

  8,135     42,332   

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA (Norway)

  755     20,062   

Total Energy

      107,925   

Financials - 16.3%

   

Amlin PLC (United Kingdom)

  4,670     35,551   

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.S. (Turkey)

  6,842     16,761   

Banco BPI, S.A. (Portugal)*

  30,675     51,315   

Challenger, Ltd. (Australia)

  2,465     13,690   

FBD Holdings PLC (Ireland)

  1,315     31,400   

IFG Group PLC (Ireland)

  8,340     20,182   

kabu.com Securities Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  7,800     45,360   

Paragon Group of Cos. PLC (United Kingdom)

  5,435     33,435   

Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd. (India)

  2,200     23,957   

St. James’s Place PLC (United Kingdom)

  6,367     76,957   
   

Shares

  Value  

Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  5,000   $ 55,600   

Warsaw Stock Exchange (Poland)

  1,040     14,252   

Yes Bank, Ltd. (India)

  6,100     36,645   

Total Financials

      455,105   

Health Care - 11.0%

   

ALK-Abello A/S (Denmark)

  90     10,190   

CMIC Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  1,825     23,607   

DiaSorin S.p.A. (Italy)

  850     39,859   

Gerresheimer AG (Germany)

  450     31,529   

Miraca Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

  930     43,874   

Orpea (France)

  1,400     81,434   

Tecan Group AG (Switzerland)*

  500     59,338   

Top Glove Corp. BHD (Malaysia)

  10,540     18,129   

Total Health Care

      307,960   

Industrials - 18.6%

   

AirAsia BHD (Malaysia)

  37,000     24,884   

Fenner PLC (United Kingdom)

  2,450     19,728   

IMI PLC (United Kingdom)

  934     23,653   

Interpump Group S.p.A. (Italy)

  4,950     59,408   

Melrose Industries PLC (United Kingdom)

  13,975     70,900   

Nabtesco Corp. (Japan)

  1,900     43,850   

Norma Group SE (Germany)

  1,020     50,707   

Palfinger AG (Austria)

  1,190     47,445   

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad, S.A. (Spain)

  3,335     22,888   

Teleperformance (France)

  1,125     68,612   

THK Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  1,900     47,454   

Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. (Japan)

  5,700     32,983   

Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri A.S. (Turkey)

  220     6,302   

Total Industrials

      518,814   

Information Technology - 12.6%

   

Accesso Technology Group PLC (United Kingdom)*

  2,490     32,038   

Altran Technologies SA (France)*

  5,675     49,773   

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA (Belgium)

  625     40,478   

Horiba, Ltd. (Japan)

  1,395     47,667   

Largan Precision Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

  1,000     40,873   

Spectris PLC (United Kingdom)

  1,197     50,863   

Telecity Group PLC (United Kingdom)

  3,410     41,022   

Wirecard AG (Germany)

  1,262     49,953   

Total Information Technology

    352,667   

Materials - 4.7%

   

AZ Electronic Materials SA (Luxembourg)

  5,080     33,298   

Frutarom Industries, Ltd. (Israel)

  2,170     45,653   

JSR Corp. (Japan)

  1,815     35,180   
 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

   

Shares

  Value  

Materials - 4.7% (continued)

   

Regis Resources, Ltd. (Australia)*

  6,765   $ 17,753   

Total Materials

      131,884   

Telecommunication Services - 0.4%

 

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT (Indonesia)*

  23,520     11,225   

Utilities - 1.6%

   

Rubis SCA (France)

  695     44,019   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $2,411,636)

      2,781,038   
   

Shares

  Value  

Other Investment Companies - 1.5%4

 

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%
(cost $41,106)

  $  41,106   $ 41,106   

Total Investments - 101.2%
(cost $2,452,742)

      2,822,144   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (1.2)%

    (34,544

Net Assets - 100.0%

    $ 2,787,600   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At December 31, 2013, the approximate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were as follows:

 

Fund

   Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 884,110,639       $ 428,729,769       $ (9,526,829   $ 419,202,940   

TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

     1,791,696,287         755,349,489         (5,893,348     749,456,141   

TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund

     2,454,250         527,993         (160,099     367,894   

 

# 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

* Non-income producing security.
1 

Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of December 31, 2013, amounting to:

 

Fund

   Market
Value
     % of
Net Assets
 

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 47,928,083         3.8

TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

   $ 33,711,445         1.3

 

2 

Illiquid Security: A security not readily convertible into cash such as a stock, bond or commodity that is not actively traded, and would be difficult to sell in a timely sale. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The market value of Illiquid securities at December 31, 2013, amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Market
Value
     % of
Net Assets
 

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 4,500         0.0003

 

3 

Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.

4 

Yield shown represents the December 31, 2013, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

Country

   TimesSquare
International
Small Cap
Fund
    MSCI EAFE
Small Cap Index
 

Australia

     4.6     6.6

Austria

     1.7     0.8

Belgium

     0.0     1.3

Bermuda

     0.0     0.6

China

     0.5     0.2

Czech Republic

     0.9     0.0

Denmark

     0.4     2.3

Finland

     0.0     1.5

France

     9.9     3.7

Germany

     7.2     5.9

Hong Kong

     2.4     3.0

India

     2.2     0.0

Indonesia

     0.4     0.1

Ireland

     3.0     1.4

Israel

     1.6     1.1

Italy

     6.6     3.9

Japan

     23.4     26.8

Luxembourg

     1.5     0.1

Malaysia

     1.6     0.0

Netherlands

     0.0     1.8

New Zealand

     0.0     1.1

Norway

     0.7     2.1

Poland

     0.5     0.0

Portugal

     1.8     0.5

Singapore

     0.0     2.4

Spain

     0.8     2.2

Sweden

     0.0     3.9

Switzerland

     3.8     4.2

Taiwan

     1.5     0.0

Turkey

     0.8     0.0

United Kingdom

     21.6     22.5

Supranational & Other

     0.6     0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2013. (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments

Level 1
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3
     Total  

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 1,212,417,396         —           —         $ 1,212,417,396   

Warrants††

     —         $ 4,500         —           4,500   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —           48,929,035         —           48,929,035   

Other Investment Companies

     41,962,648         —           —           41,962,648   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 1,254,380,044       $ 48,933,535         —         $ 1,303,313,579   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments

Level 1
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3
     Total  

TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 2,478,962,023         —           —         $ 2,478,962,023   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —         $ 34,157,766         —           34,157,766   

Other Investment Companies

     28,032,639         —           —           28,032,639   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 2,506,994,662       $ 34,157,766         —         $ 2,541,152,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
Level 1
     Significant
Other
Observable

Inputs
Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3
     Total  

TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks†††

     —         $ 2,781,038         —         $ 2,781,038   

Other Investment Companies

   $ 41,106         —           —           41,106   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 41,106       $ 2,781,038         —         $ 2,822,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

All common stocks held in the Funds are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

†† 

All warrants held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of the warrants by major industry classification, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

††† 

All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2013, the Funds had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

Investment Definitions and Abbreviations:

ADR: ADR after the name of a holding stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank. The value of the ADR securities is determined or significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada. Sponsored ADRs are initiated by the underlying foreign company.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2013

 

 

     TimesSquare
Small Cap
Growth Fund
    TimesSquare Mid
Cap Growth
Fund
    TimesSquare
International
Small Cap
Fund
 

Assets:

      

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $47,928,083, $33,711,445 and $0, respectively)

   $ 1,303,313,579      $ 2,541,152,428      $ 2,822,144   

Foreign currency**

     —          —          1,183   

Receivable for investments sold

     49,700,986        41,145,910        —     

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     2,082,169        2,320,156        13,028   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     690,621        388,829        2,220   

Prepaid expenses

     29,560        26,082        —     

Receivable from affiliate

     10,762        1,385        22,091   

Total assets

     1,355,827,677        2,585,034,790        2,860,666   

Liabilities:

      

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     56,726,898        10,297,154        —     

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     48,929,035        34,157,766        —     

Payable for investments purchased

     1,053,311        4,590,380        —     

Accrued expenses:

      

Investment advisory and management fees

     1,071,679        2,037,370        2,031   

Shareholder servicing fees - Premier Class

     99,521        190,067        —     

Trustees fees and expenses

     1,322        2,582        424   

Custodian fees and expenses

     23,639        43,545        12,157   

Professional fees

     11,886        21,432        8,508   

Registration fees

     —          —          48,737   

Other

     72,353        153,538        1,209   

Total liabilities

     107,989,644        51,493,834        73,066   

Net Assets

   $ 1,247,838,033      $ 2,533,540,956      $ 2,787,600   

Net Assets Represent:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 823,017,743      $ 1,769,272,717      $ 2,419,711   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

     67,053        —          (35

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (726,552     (7,404,602     (1,507

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency translation

     425,479,789        771,672,841        369,431   

Net Assets

   $ 1,247,838,033      $ 2,533,540,956      $ 2,787,600   

Institutional Class:

      

Net Assets

   $ 896,706,056      $ 1,319,015,732      $ 2,768,187   

Shares outstanding

     49,605,343        71,340,849        231,046   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 18.08      $ 18.49      $ 11.98   

Premier Class:

      

Net Assets

   $ 351,131,977      $ 1,214,525,224      $ 19,413   

Shares outstanding

     19,722,735        66,624,179        1,620   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 17.80      $ 18.23      $ 11.98   

* Investments at cost

   $ 877,833,790      $ 1,769,479,587      $ 2,452,742   

** Foreign currency at cost

     —          —        $ 1,179   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2013

 

 

     TimesSquare
Small Cap
Growth Fund
    TimesSquare
Mid Cap
Growth Fund
    TimesSquare
International
Small Cap
Fund*
 

Investment Income:

      

Dividend income

   $ 4,879,976 1    $ 16,919,989 2    $ 42,057 3 

Securities lending income

     554,181        80,631        288   

Interest income

     1,113        25        130   

Foreign withholding tax

     —          (72,204     (3,997

Total investment income

     5,435,270        16,928,441        38,478   

Expenses:

      

Investment advisory and management fees

     10,187,910        19,426,064        17,723   

Shareholder servicing fees - Premier Class

     271,491        1,587,185        —     

Extraordinary expense

     182,124        370,407        403   

Transfer agent

     82,241        98,176        392   

Custodian

     75,567        117,817        36,607   

Professional fees

     60,776        97,304        30,452   

Registration fees

     44,122        63,706        54,765   

Trustees fees and expenses

     37,815        70,802        494   

Reports to shareholders

     18,533        98,037        16,574   

Miscellaneous

     43,298        81,365        1,529   

Total expenses before offsets

     11,003,877        22,010,863        158,939   

Expense reimbursements

     (10,762     —          (137,774

Expense repayments

     157,894        —          —     

Expense reductions

     (74,403     (137,779     —     

Fee waivers

     —          (6,018     —     

Net expenses

     11,076,606        21,867,066        21,165   

Net investment income (loss)

     (5,641,336     (4,938,625     17,313   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

      

Net realized gain on investments

     113,414,259        247,617,095        43,214   

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     —          —          4,492   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     285,965,669        365,708,499        369,401   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations

     —          —          30   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     399,379,928        613,325,594        417,137   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 393,738,592      $ 608,386,969      $ 434,450   

 

* 

Commenced operations on January 2, 2013.

1 

Includes non-recurring dividends of $532,416.

2 

Includes non-recurring dividends of $2,774,200.

3 

Includes non-recurring dividends of $1,572.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

     TimesSquare
Small Cap Growth Fund
    TimesSquare
Mid Cap Growth Fund
    TimesSquare
International

Small  Cap Fund*
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012     2013  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

  

       

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (5,641,336   $ (1,175,277   $ (4,938,625   $ (3,950,794   $ 17,313   

Net realized gain on investments

     113,414,259        79,095,553        247,617,095        111,962,549        47,706   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency translations

     285,965,669        13,290,794        365,708,499        164,279,427        369,431   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     393,738,592        91,211,070        608,386,969        272,291,182        434,450   

Distributions to Shareholders:

          

From net investment income:

          

Institutional Class

     —          —          —          —          (45,341

Premier Class

     —          —          —          —          (205

From net realized gain on investments:

          

Institutional Class

     (55,441,467     (64,865,451     (133,378,430     (47,517,170     (20,921

Premier Class

     (20,373,722     (12,983,289     (125,566,721     (33,171,065     (94

From return of capital:

          

Institutional Class

     —          —          —          —          (41,773

Premier Class

     —          —          —          —          (189

Total distributions to shareholders

     (75,815,189     (77,848,740     (258,945,151     (80,688,235     (108,523

Capital Share Transactions:1

          

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     131,810,678        79,981,667        567,584,394        (78,210,927     2,461,673   

Total increase in net assets

     449,734,081        93,343,997        917,026,212        113,392,020        2,787,600   

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of period

     798,103,952        704,759,955        1,616,514,744        1,503,122,724        —     

End of period

   $ 1,247,838,033      $ 798,103,952      $ 2,533,540,956      $ 1,616,514,744      $ 2,787,600   

End of period undistributed net investment income (loss)

   $ 67,053      $ (459,802     —          —        $ (35
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Commenced operations on January 2, 2013.
1 

See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 13.00      $ 12.76      $ 13.01      $ 10.22      $ 7.53   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss1

     (0.08 )11      (0.02 )4      (0.06     (0.05     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     6.28        1.66        0.41        2.84        2.71   

Total from investment operations

     6.20        1.64        0.35        2.79        2.69   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net realized gain on investments

     (1.12     (1.40     (0.60     —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 18.08      $ 13.00      $ 12.76      $ 13.01      $ 10.22   

Total Return2

     47.69     13.01 %5      2.64 %5      27.30     35.72

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.06 %6      1.03 %7      1.03     1.03     1.03

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.07 %6      1.05 %7      1.05     1.05     1.05

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.07 %6      1.06 %7      1.06     1.07     1.09

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.53 )%6      (0.12 )%7      (0.48 )%      (0.51 )%      (0.20 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     61     65     44     56     65

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 896,706      $ 665,011      $ 520,075      $ 438,500      $ 412,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the year ended December 31,  

Premier Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 12.82      $ 12.59      $ 12.86      $ 10.11      $ 7.46   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss1

     (0.10 )11      (0.04 )4      (0.08     (0.06     (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     6.18        1.65        0.40        2.81        2.68   

Total from investment operations

     6.08        1.61        0.32        2.75        2.65   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net realized gain on investments

     (1.10     (1.38     (0.59     —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 17.80      $ 12.82      $ 12.59      $ 12.86      $ 10.11   

Total Return2

     47.44     12.95     2.46     27.20     35.52

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.19 %6      1.14 %7      1.14     1.14     1.14

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.20 %6      1.16 %7      1.16     1.16     1.16

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.20 %6      1.17 %7      1.18     1.18     1.20

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.63 )%6      (0.27 )%7      (0.59 )%      (0.62 )%      (0.31 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     61     65     44     56     65

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 351,132      $ 133,093      $ 184,685      $ 180,199      $ 139,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 15.05      $ 13.34      $ 14.04      $ 11.88      $ 8.67   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss1

     (0.03 )12      (0.02 )4      (0.04     (0.04     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments1

     5.54        2.51        (0.22     2.20        3.23   

Total from investment operations

     5.51        2.49        (0.26     2.16        3.21   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net realized gain on investments

     (2.07     (0.78     (0.44     —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 18.49      $ 15.05      $ 13.34      $ 14.04      $ 11.88   

Total Return2

     36.72     18.71     (1.89 )%      18.18     37.02

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.04 %8      1.06 %9      1.06     1.06     1.10

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.05 %8      1.07 %9      1.07     1.08     1.11

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.05 %8      1.07 %9      1.07     1.08     1.11

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.17 )%8      (0.16 )%9      (0.29 )%      (0.30 )%      (0.25 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     54     42     60     57     55

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 1,319,016      $ 952,858      $ 854,828      $ 923,687      $ 678,956   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the year ended December 31,  

Premier Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 14.87      $ 13.21      $ 13.92      $ 11.81      $ 8.64   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss1

     (0.07 )12      (0.05 )4      (0.07     (0.06     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments1

     5.47        2.48        (0.21     2.17        3.21   

Total from investment operations

     5.40        2.43        (0.28     2.11        3.17   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net realized gain on investments

     (2.04     (0.77     (0.43     —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 18.23      $ 14.87      $ 13.21      $ 13.92      $ 11.81   

Total Return2

     36.43     18.44     (2.01 )%      17.87 %5      36.69 %5 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.24 %8      1.26 %9      1.26     1.26     1.30

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.25 %8      1.27 %9      1.27     1.28     1.31

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.25 %8      1.27 %9      1.27     1.28     1.31

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.38 )%8      (0.36 )%9      (0.49 )%      (0.50 )%      (0.45 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     54     42     60     57     55

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 1,214,525      $ 663,656      $ 648,295      $ 599,994      $ 570,544   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the period

 

 

Institutional Class

   For the
period ended
December 31,
2013*
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment income1

     0.10 13 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     2.36   

Total from investment operations

     2.46   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

  

Net investment income

     (0.21

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.09

Return of capital

     (0.18

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.48 ) 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.98   

Total Return2

     24.77 %5,14 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.07 %10,15 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.07 %10,15 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     8.05 %10,15 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     0.88 %10,15 

Portfolio turnover

     58

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 2,768   
  

 

 

 

Premier Class

   For the
period ended
December 31,
2013*
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment income1

     0.11 13 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     2.35   

Total from investment operations

     2.46   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

  

Net investment income

     (0.21

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.09

Return of capital

     (0.18

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.48 ) 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.98   

Total Return2

     24.77 %5,14 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.08 %10,15 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.08 %10,15 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     8.50 %10,15 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     0.97 %10,15 

Portfolio turnover

     58

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 19   
  

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Highlights

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds previously presented in this report.

 

* 

Commenced operations on January 2, 2013.

1 

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

2 

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset.

3 

Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

4 

Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.06) and $(0.08) for TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund’s Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively, and $(0.04) and $(0.06) for TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund’s Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively.

5 

The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown above.

6 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.018% and 0.017% of average net assets for the Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively.

7 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.004% and 0.003% of average net assets for the Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively.

8 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.019% and 0.019% of average net assets for the Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively.

9 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.004% and 0.004% of average net assets for the Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively.

10 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.020% and 0.028% of average net assets for the Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively.

11 

Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends net investment loss per share would have been $(0.09) and $(0.11) for the Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively.

12 

Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends net investment loss per share would have been $(0.06) and $(0.10) for the Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively.

13 

Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends net investment income per share would have been $0.09 and $0.10 for the Institutional Class and Premier Class, respectively.

14 

Not annualized.

15 

Annualized.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Managers AMG Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report are TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund (“Small Cap”), TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Mid Cap”) and TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund (“International Small Cap”), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.” International Small Cap will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee from the proceeds of any redemption (including a redemption by exchange) of shares if the redemption occurs within 60 days of the purchase of those shares. For the year ended December 31, 2013, International Small Cap received no fees.

Effective June 26, 2006, Small Cap was closed to new investors. Shareholders who owned shares of the Small Cap when it was closed may continue to purchase additional shares in their existing accounts. Financial advisors, institutions, intermediaries, and other platforms that have existing client assets or accounts in the Fund may add to existing client accounts and may open new accounts for existing or new clients. Exchanges into the Fund are not permitted, unless the exchange is being made into an existing shareholder or intermediary account, as described above. Fund management may reopen the Fund to certain investors in the future.

Effective December 31, 2010, Mid Cap was closed to new investors. Shareholders who owned shares of Mid Cap when it was closed, including shareholders who held an account directly with the Fund and those shareholders who invested in the Fund through a financial intermediary account, the ManagersChoice®program, a financial platform, defined contribution, defined benefit or asset allocation program (collectively, “financial intermediaries”), may continue to purchase shares of the Fund. In addition, certain financial intermediaries that, at Fund management’s discretion, had accounts or client assets in the Fund on or before March 31, 2011, regardless of whether such financial intermediary was acting on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, may continue to purchase shares of the Fund for those accounts and may open new Fund accounts for existing or new clients. Exchanges into the Fund are not permitted unless the exchange is being made into an existing shareholder account or an existing financial intermediary account at the time of the exchange as described above. Fund management may, in its discretion, reopen the Fund to certain investors in the future. The Fund reserves the right to modify this policy at any time.

The International Small Cap Fund commenced operations on January 2, 2013. The Fund offers both Institutional Class and Premier Class shares. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Funds. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may pay different distribution amounts to the extent the net asset value per share and/ or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of

America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

a. Valuation of Investments

Equity securities traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Funds’ investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”).

Short term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. The Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”) believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may

 

 

 

 

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differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing as of the most recent quarter end, all outstanding securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.

Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a Fund that invests primarily in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may adjust such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which each Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests primarily in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a pre-determined level). The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that 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. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 — inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)

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) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange

contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 — inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Trust becomes aware of the ex-dividend date, except for Korean securities where dividends are recorded on confirmation date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.

The following Funds had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of such Fund’s expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the amount by which the Funds’ expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratios, if any, were as follows: Small Cap -$74,403 or 0.01% and Mid Cap - $137,779 or 0.01%.

The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Funds’ custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. Prior to January 1, 2013, the rate was 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Funds did not incur overdraft fees.

Small Cap transferred securities and cash to a shareholder in connection with a redemption-in-kind transaction. For the purposes of US GAAP, this transaction was treated as a sale of securities and

 

 

 

 

 

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the resulting gains and losses were recognized based on the market value of the securities on the date of the transfer. For the year ended December 31, 2013, Small Cap had a redemption-in-kind of $49,700,986. For tax purposes, no gains or losses were recognized. Gains and losses resulting from such redemption-in-kind, which are included in the Statement of Operations, were $27,370,488.

The Trust recently held a shareholder meeting at which shareholders were asked to approve a new Declaration of Trust for the Trust, among other proposals. The costs associated with this proxy were treated as “extraordinary expenses,” and, therefore, are excluded from the expense limitation agreement described in Note 2.

 

 

d. Dividends and Distributions

Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial satement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The most common differences are due to the differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, REITS, foreign currency and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Small Cap      Mid Cap      International Small Cap  
     2013      2012      2013      2012      2013  

Distributions paid from:

              

Ordinary income

     —           —           —           —         $ 21,840   

Short-term capital gains

     —         $ 5,151,499       $ 12,584,982         —           44,721   

Long-term capital gains

   $ 75,815,189         72,697,241         246,360,169       $ 80,688,235         —     

Return of capital

     —           —           —           —           41,962   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 75,815,189       $ 77,848,740       $ 258,945,151       $ 80,688,235       $ 108,523   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:

 

     Small Cap      Mid Cap      International Small Cap  

Capital loss carryforward

     —           —           —     

Undistributed ordinary income

     —           —           —     

Undistributed short-term capital gains

   $ 1,579,715       $ 2,102,276         —     

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     4,037,635         12,709,823         —     

Post-October loss deferral

     —           —         $ 35   

 

e. Federal Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as of December 31, 2013 and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (post-enactment capital losses) may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable

 

 

 

 

 

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year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, unlike pre-enactment losses which are considered all short-term.

f. Capital Loss Carryovers and Deferrals

As of December 31, 2013, the Funds had no accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes. Should the Funds incur net capital losses for the year ended December 31, 2014, such amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains for an unlimited time period.

 

 

g. Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation.

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the capital stock transactions by class for Small Cap, Mid Cap and International Small Cap were:

 

    Small Cap     Mid Cap  
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    6,974,381      $ 110,977,876        18,536,541      $ 253,551,957        15,369,006      $ 268,805,552        11,083,107      $ 165,434,231   

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,042,854        54,893,095        4,908,180        62,873,780        7,097,577        129,956,635        3,100,425        46,227,333   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (11,573,645     (191,736,150     (13,056,121     (178,453,783     (14,443,969     (255,673,124     (14,922,072     (223,166,525
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,556,410   $ (25,865,179     10,388,600      $ 137,971,954        8,022,614      $ 143,089,063        (738,540   ($ 11,504,961
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Premier Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    10,685,471      $ 177,863,604 1      2,936,227      $ 38,960,422        28,329,523      $ 534,469,948 1      5,784,376      $ 85,715,987   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,145,403        20,353,794        1,026,556        12,965,402        5,664,665        102,247,211        1,609,678        23,710,553   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (2,492,711     (40,541,541     (8,247,461     (109,916,111     (12,009,567     (212,221,828     (11,832,474     (176,132,506
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    9,338,163      $ 157,675,857        (4,284,678   $ (57,990,287     21,984,621      $ 424,495,331        (4,438,420   ($ 66,705,966
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Includes a contribution of capital by the Investment Manager. (See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

     International Small Cap  
     2013  
     Shares     Amount  

Institutional Class:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     223,110      $ 2,350,601   

Reinvestment of distributions

     9,153        107,642   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,217     (13,836
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     231,046      $ 2,444,407   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Premier Class:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     2,020      $ 21,933   

Reinvestment of distributions

     42        488   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (442     (5,155
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,620      $ 17,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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At December 31, 2013, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the Funds as follows: Small Cap - three collectively own 45%; Mid Cap - three collectively own 47%; International Small Cap - five collectively own 81%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Funds.

h. Repurchase Agreements

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At December 31, 2013, the market value of repurchase agreements outstanding for Small Cap and Mid Cap was $48,929,035 and $34,157,766, respectively.

i. Foreign Currency Translation

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.

The Funds do not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

j. Foreign Securities

The Funds invest in securities of foreign entities and in instruments denominated in foreign currencies which involve risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. Non-domestic securities carry special risks, such as exposure to currency fluctuations, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity.

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%. The Funds would pay such foreign taxes at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.

2. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for

the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC (“TimesSquare”) who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in TimesSquare.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Funds to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Funds’ investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets:

 

Small Cap

     1.00

Mid Cap

     1.00

International Small Cap

     0.90

Under the Investment Management Agreements with the Funds, the Investment Manager provides a variety of administrative services to the Funds. The Investment Manager receives no additional compensation from the Funds for these services. Pursuant to a reimbursement agreement between the Investment Manager and TimesSquare, TimesSquare reimburses the Investment Manager for the costs the Investment Manager bears in providing such services to the Funds.

The Investment Manager has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in consideration of shareholder servicing fees that it has received from JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., with respect to short-term cash investments each Fund has made in the JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the management fee for Mid Cap was reduced by $6,018.

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2014, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) to the following percentages of Small Cap and Mid Cap Funds’ average daily net assets:

 

     Small Cap     Mid Cap  

Institutional Class

     1.05     1.19

Premier Class

     1.25     1.39

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2014, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of International Small Cap to 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net

 

 

 

 

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assets subject to later reimbursement by the Funds in certain circumstances.

Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid, or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause that Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s respective expense contractual expense limitation amount. For the year ended December 31, 2013, each Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:

 

    Small Cap     International
Small Cap
 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/12

  $ 273,694        —     

Additional Reimbursements

    10,762      $ 137,774   

Repayments

    (157,894     —     

Expired Reimbursements

    (10,675     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/13

  $ 115,887      $ 137,774   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

The aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $10,000 per year. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the funds in the Trusts for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

Prior to January 1, 2013, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trust formerly received an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $8,000 per year.

The Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with MDI. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally MDI bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

For the Premier Class of each Fund, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder

servicing expenses incurred (“shareholder servicing fees”). Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Premier Class shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of the Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below. The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

    Maximum
Amount
Allowed
    Actual
Amount
Incurred
 

Small Cap

   

Premier Class

    0.20     0.13

Mid Cap

   

Premier Class

    0.20     0.20

International Small Cap

   

Premier Class

    0.25     0.00

During the period, the Premier Class of the TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund and the Premier Class of the TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund recorded a capital contribution by the Investment Manager of $20,828 and $41,984, respectively. The contributions represented payments in connection with the reallocation of certain shareholder servicing expenses for which each Fund had reimbursed the Investment Manager in prior periods, plus interest.

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Funds to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Managers Funds. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the following Funds either borrowed from or lent to other Managers Funds: Small Cap lent varying amounts not exceeding $6,538,263 for seven days earning interest of $1,113 and Mid Cap lent $1,658,998 for one day earning interest of $25. The interest earned is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. For the year ended December 31, 2013, International Small Cap neither borrowed from nor lent to other Managers Funds. At December 31, 2013, the Funds had no loans outstanding.

For the year ended December 31, 2013 the TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund executed the following transactions at the closing price of the security and with no commissions under Rule 17a-7 procedures approved by the Board:

October 15, 2013 - sold 673,600 shares of National CineMedia, Inc. at $18.81 to TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund.

October 15, 2013 - sold 70,000 shares of National CineMedia, Inc. at $18.81 to Guidestone Capital Management Small Cap Fund.

 

 

 

 

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3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations) for the year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

    Long-Term Securities  

Fund

  Purchases     Sales  

Small Cap

  $ 650,572,065      $ 606,364,603   

Mid Cap

  $ 1,313,186,791      $ 1,024,503,130   

International Small Cap

  $ 3,453,542      $ 1,085,120   

The Funds had no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the year ended December 31, 2013.

4. Portfolio Securities Loaned

The Funds participate in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income include earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral

to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.

5. Commitments and Contingencies

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.

 

 

6. Master Netting Agreements

The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with their counterparties for the securities lending program, repurchase agreements and derivative instruments, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The following tables are a summary of the Funds’ open securities lending, repurchase agreements and derivatives which are subject to a master netting agreement as of December 31, 2013:

 

            Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
     Gross Amount Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
        
Fund    Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
           Financial
Instruments
     Cash
Collateral
Received
     Net
Amount
 

Small Cap

                 

Securities lending

   $ 47,928,083         —         $ 47,928,083         —         $ 47,928,083       $ —     

Repurchase agreements

     48,929,035         —           48,929,035       $ 48,929,035         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 96,857,118         —         $ 96,857,118       $ 48,929,035       $ 47,928,083       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mid Cap

                 

Securities lending

   $ 33,711,445         —         $ 33,711,445         —         $ 33,711,445       $ —     

Repurchase agreements

     34,157,766         —           34,157,766       $ 34,157,766         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 67,869,211         —         $ 67,869,211       $ 34,157,766       $ 33,711,445       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

7. Subsequent Events

On January 21, 2014, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., a global asset management company, announced that the Funds’ Investment Manager and Administrator, Managers Investment Group LLC, will be rebranded as AMG Funds LLC. The rebranding is expected to become effective during the second quarter of 2014 once the appropriate regulatory filings have taken place.

Each Fund has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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8. Tax Information (unaudited)

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund, TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund and TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund each hereby designates the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividends as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The 2013 Form 1099-DIV you receive for each Fund will show the tax status of all distributions paid to you during the year.

The percentage of Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”) and Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”) for distributions paid is as follows:

 

     Small Cap      Mid Cap      International
Small Cap
 
     2013      2012      2013      2012      2013  

Ordinary Income-QDI

     —           —           —           —           100.00

Ordinary Income-DRD

     —           —           —           —           70.34

Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund, TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund and TimesSquare International Small Cap each hereby designates $75,815,189, $246,360,168 and $0, respectively, as a capital gain distribution with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2013, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gains of such year.

9. TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund – Notice of Sources of Distribution

The following describes the amounts of the total distributions declared and paid during the 2013 calendar year from the following sources: net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. All amounts are expressed on a per share basis.

Net Investment Income: $0.2111 per share, 43.2% of total distributions

Net Realized Short Term Capital Gains: $0.0945 per share, 19.4% of total distributions

Return of Capital: $0.1824 per share, 37.4% of total distributions

In the event a Fund distributes more than its earnings and profits, a return of capital may occur. It has been determined that a portion of the distributions declared and paid in 2013 for the TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund will be treated as return of capital.

The Fund or your financial intermediary will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the 2013 calendar year that will report the tax characterization of distributions for Federal Income Tax filing purposes.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Managers AMG Funds and the Shareholders of TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund, TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund and TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund, TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund and TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund (the “Funds”) at December 31, 2013, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 2014

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their business addresses, principal occupations for the past five years and dates of birth are listed below. The Trustees provide broad supervision over the affairs of the Trust and the Funds. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds’ activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds, and review the Funds’ performance. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee or Officer is the address of the Trust: 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854.

There is no stated term of office for Trustees. Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement or removal in accordance with the Trust’s organizational documents and policies adopted by the Board from time to time. The Chairman of the Trustees, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Trust are elected by the Trustees annually. Other officers hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

The following Trustees are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act:

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Bruce B. Bingham,

12/1/48

•   Trustee since 2012

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Partner, Hamilton Partners (real estate development firm) (1987-Present).

William E. Chapman, II,

9/23/41

•   Independent Chairman

•   Trustee since 1999

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   President and Owner, Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions (1998-Present); Hewitt Associates, LLC (part time) (provider of Retirement and Investment Education Seminars) (2002-2009); Trustee Emeritus of Bowdoin College (2013-present); Trustee of Bowdoin College (2002-2013); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Edward J. Kaier,

9/23/45

•   Trustee since 1999

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Attorney at Law and Partner, Teeters Harvey Marrone & Kaier LLP (2007-Present); Attorney at Law and Partner, Hepburn Willcox Hamilton & Putnam, LLP (1977-2007); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Kurt A. Keilhacker,

10/5/63

•   Trustee since 2013

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Managing Member, TechFund Capital (1997-Present); Managing Member, TechFund Europe (2000-Present); Trustee, Gordon College (2001-Present); Board Member, 6wind SA, (2002-Present); Managing Member, Clapham Partners I, LLC (2013-Present).

Steven J. Paggioli,

4/3/50

•   Trustee since 2004

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Independent Consultant (2002-Present); Formerly Executive Vice President and Director, The Wadsworth Group (1986-2001); Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Investment Company Adminis- tration, LLC (1990-2001); Vice President, Secretary and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (1991-2001); Trustee, Professionally Managed Portfolios (45 portfolios); Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP; Independent Director, Chase Investment Counsel (2008 – Present); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Richard F. Powers III,

2/2/46

•   Trustee since 2013

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Adjunct Professor, Boston College (2011-Present); Director of Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2005-2009); President and CEO of Van Kampen Investments Inc. (1998-2003).

Eric Rakowski,

6/5/58

•   Trustee since 1999

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (1990-Present); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Victoria L. Sassine,

8/11/65

•   Trustee since 2013

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Lecturer, Babson College (2007-Present)

Thomas R. Schneeweis,

5/10/47

•   Trustee since 2004

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts (2013 - Present); Partner, S Capital Management, LLC (2007-Present); President, TRS Associates (1982-Present); Director, CISDM at the University of Massachusetts, (1996-2013); President, Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, (formerly Schneeweis Partners, LLC) (2001-2013); Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts (1977-2013); Partner, White Bear Partners, LLC (2007-2010); Partner, Northampton Capital Management, LLC (2004-2010); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

 

* The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II.

Interested Trustees

Each Trustee in the following table is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Ms. Carsman is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of her position with, and interest in securities of, AMG, and her former position as Chief Legal Officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Christine C. Carsman,

4/2/52

•   Trustee since 2011

•   Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2011-Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2007-2011); Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-2007); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2004-2011); Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance, Wellington Management Company, LLP (1995-2004)
Officers   

Name, Date of Birth, Position(s)
Held with Fund and Length
of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Keitha L. Kinne,

5/16/58

•   President since 2012

•   Chief Operating Officer since 2007

   Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2007-Present); Chief Investment Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2008-Present); President, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Chief Operating Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Managing Director, Legg Mason & Co., LLC (2006-2007); Managing Director, Citigroup Asset Management (2004-2006).

Lewis Collins,

2/22/66

•   Secretary since 2011

•   Chief Legal Officer since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2006-2010); Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2002-2006); Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (1998-2002).

Donald S. Rumery,

5/29/58

•   Chief Financial Officer since 2007

•   Treasurer since 1999

   Senior Vice President, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Treasurer, The Managers Funds (1995-Present); Treasurer, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2000-Present); Chief Financial Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-2012); Vice President, The Managers Funds LLC, (1994-2004).
 

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

 

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

John J. Ferencz,

3/9/62

•  Chief Compliance Officer since 2010

   Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-Present); Senior Compliance Analyst, Mutual Funds and Regulatory, GE Asset Management Incorporated (2005-2010).

Michael S. Ponder,

9/12/73

•  Assistant Secretary since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Counsel, Managers Investment Group LLC (2011-Present); Attorney, DeNovo Legal (2009-2010); Vice President, Credit Suisse (2007-2009); Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (2006-2007).

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Matthew B. Wallace,

11/24/80

•  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since 2012

   Assistant Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2014-Present); Senior Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2012-2013); Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-2012); Compliance Specialist, Calamos Advisors LLC (2007-2010).
 

 

 

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PROXY RESULTS

 

A special meeting of shareholders of Managers AMG Funds was held on July 2, 2013. With respect to the proposals to amend certain “fundamental” investment restrictions of the Funds, the meeting was adjourned to August 20, 2013 for TimesSquare Mid Cap Fund and TimesSquare International Fund; August 20, 2013, September 27, 2013, with respect to Subproposals 2A -2G for TimesSquare Small Cap Fund; and August 20, 2013, September 27, 2013, October 22, 2013, October 30, 2013, and November 22, 2013 with respect to Subproposal 2H for TimesSquare Small Cap Fund. The proposals and results of the votes are summarized below.

Managers AMG Funds

 

     All Funds in Trust  
     For      Withheld  
Election of Directors    (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest
dollar)
 

Bruce Bingham

   $ 9,768,009,169       $ 144,461,619   

William E. Chapman, II

     9,758,664,304         153,806,485   

Edward J. Kaier

     9,763,510,014         148,960,774   

Steven J. Paggioli

     9,765,296,288         147,174,501   

Erik Rakowski

     9,758,121,834         154,348,954   

Thomas R. Schneeweis

     9,759,655,066         152,815,722   

Christine C. Carsman

     9,762,644,429         149,826,359   

Kurt Keilhacker

     9,759,570,864         152,899,925   

Richard F. Powers III

     9,750,316,455         162,154,333   

Victoria Sassine

     9,749,378,146         163,092,642   

 

     TimesSquare Small Cap Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-
Votes
 
     (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

To amend “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with respect to:

           

Issuance of Senior Securities

   $ 370,544,785       $ 121,693,837       $ 36,870,147       $ 13,028,261   

Borrowing

     370,507,141         121,755,985         36,845,642         13,028,261   

Lending

     370,497,615         121,780,259         36,830,895         13,028,261   

The Underwriting of Securities

     370,501,766         121,741,230         36,865,773         13,028,261   

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

     370,578,352         121,661,572         36,868,845         13,028,261   

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

     370,504,042         121,738,841         36,865,886         13,028,261   

Diversification of Investments

     370,535,541         121,665,291         36,907,937         13,028,261   

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

     442,504,516         172,863,387         30,463,725         13,028,261   

 

 

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     TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-
Votes
 
     (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

To amend “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with respect to:

           

Issuance of Senior Securities

   $ 936,148,229       $ 2,956,612       $ 5,242,821       $ 98,020,264   

Borrowing

     935,958,232         3,149,520         5,239,909         98,020,264   

Lending

     936,111,983         2,945,593         5,290,075         98,020,264   

The Underwriting of Securities

     936,181,367         2,920,200         5,246,095         98,020,264   

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

     936,233,469         2,867,678         5,246,515         98,020,264   

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

     936,223,806         2,869,018         5,254,838         98,020,264   

Diversification of Investments

     936,463,766         2,741,877         5,142,018         98,020,264   

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

     936,023,848         2,995,084         5,328,730         98,020,264   
     TimeSquare International Small Cap Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-
Votes
 
     (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

To amend “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with respect to:

           

Issuance of Senior Securities

   $ 1,627,131       $ —         $ —         $ —     

Borrowing

     1,627,131         —           —           —     

Lending

     1,627,131         —           —           —     

The Underwriting of Securities

     1,627,131         —           —           —     

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

     1,627,131         —           —           —     

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

     1,627,131         —           —           —     

Diversification of Investments

     1,627,131         —           —           —     

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

     1,627,131         —           —           —     
     TimesSquare Small Cap Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-
Votes
 
     (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the Trust relating to:

           

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 296,182,829       $ 518,940       $ 36,459,050       $ 14,896,323   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     272,468,178         24,220,761         36,471,881         14,896,323   

Other Changes

     272,472,903         24,283,539         36,404,378         14,896,323   

 

 

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PROXY RESULTS (continued)

 

 

     TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
     (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the Trust relating to:

           

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 599,674,448       $ 12,914,632       $ 1,283,992       $ 17,365,199   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     591,862,697         20,757,068         1,253,307         17,365,199   

Other Changes

     591,635,641         21,067,498         1,169,933         17,365,199   
     TimesSquare International Small Cap Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
     (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the Trust relating to:

           

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 521,698       $ —         $ —         $ —     

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     531,698         —           —           —     

Other Changes

     521,698         —           —           —     
     All Funds in Trust  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
     (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the Trust relating to:

           

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 5,735,361,878       $ 149,417,450       $ 190,511,439       $ 3,837,180,021   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     5,360,516,529         516,204,501         198,569,737         3,837,180,021   

Other Changes

     5,347,192,692         524,275,244         203,822,831         3,837,180,021   

 

 

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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Subadvisor

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

1177 Avenue of the Americas

39th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

 

 

 

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MANAGERS FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

    

BALANCED FUNDS

BRANDYWINE

BRANDYWINE BLUE

BRANDYWINE ADVISORS MIDCAP GROWTH

Friess Associates, LLC

 

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.

  

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESSQUARE INTERNATIONAL

SMALL CAP FUND

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

YACKTMAN FUND

YACKTMAN FOCUSED FUND

Yacktman Asset Management LP

    

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

BOND (MANAGERS)

GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

GW&K FIXED INCOME FUND

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Amundi Smith Breeden LLC

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

 

This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www. sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.

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Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

 

Annual Report — December 31, 2013

 

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

     2   

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     3   

PORTFOLIO MANAGER’S COMMENTS, FUND SNAPSHOT, AND SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     4   

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     10   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     11   

Balance sheet, net asset value (NAV) per share computation and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     12   

Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the year

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     13   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two years

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     14   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     15   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     20   

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

     21   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the Managers Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 


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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

Thank you for your investment in The Managers Funds. Our foremost goal at Managers Investment Group (“MIG”) is to provide investment products and solutions that help our shareholders and clients successfully reach their investment goals and objectives. We do this by offering a broad selection of Funds managed by a collection of Affiliated Managers Group’s (“AMG”) Affiliate investment boutiques, along with a complementary series of open-architecture mutual funds.

The past year has been an exciting one for us at MIG. We were pleased to welcome the Brandywine Funds into the Managers Fund Family several months ago. We are excited to begin this new chapter in the 27-year history of the Brandywine Funds, while maintaining shareholders’ access to the same investment process that has guided the Brandywine Funds since their inception using the research-driven investment approach of Friess Associates.

We announced effective November 1, 2013, that the GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund would be closed to new investors with certain limited exceptions. The team at GW&K manages a total of $2.5 billion (as of December 31, 2013) in small-capitalization equities and closing the Fund to new investors allows the team to continue to execute on the investment process that has been effective for more than a decade. We also announced effective December 31, 2013, that Yacktman Fund and Yacktman Focused Fund will be closed to new investors with certain limited exceptions. The team at Yacktman Asset Management manages over $30 billion in U.S. equities and closing these Funds to new investors allows the team to continue to execute on the investment process that has been effective for more than two decades. We will continue to make decisions such as these that we believe are in the best interest of our shareholders.

Risky assets did well in 2013, with U.S. equity markets surpassing all-time highs. Ongoing global monetary easing, a low-yield environment, and healthy U.S. economic growth are supporting investor appetite for risk assets. Despite improving investor sentiment, risks remain, including uncertainty surrounding the Fed’s eventual exit from its ultra-accommodative monetary policy, ongoing fiscal headwinds in the U.S. and slower growth in Emerging Markets. Nevertheless, we are cautiously optimistic about the prospects for the upcoming year and we are confident that our Funds are well positioned to weather an uncertain economic environment.

We thank you for your continued confidence and investment in The Managers Funds. You can rest assured that under all market conditions our team is focused on delivering excellent investment management services for your benefit.

 

Respectfully,
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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, 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 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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 sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Six Months Ended

December 31, 2013

  Expense
Ratio for
the Period
    Beginning
Account

Value
07/01/13
    Ending
Account

Value
12/31/13
    Expenses
Paid

During
the  Period*
 

Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.32   $ 1,000      $ 1,263      $ 7.53   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.32   $ 1,000      $ 1,019      $ 6.72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) then divided by 365.
 

 

 

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Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

The Skyline Special Equities Portfolio for the year returned 51.59%, compared to the full-year return of 34.52% for the Russell 2000® Value Index.

Market Review

Stocks rose in the fourth quarter, as indicated by the Russell 2000® Index’s 8.7% return, the Russell 2000® Value Index’s 9.3% return, and the S&P 500 Index’s 10.5% return. For all of 2013, the Russell 2000® Index rose 38.8%, the Russell 2000® Value Index returned 34.5%, and the S&P 500 Index increased 32.4%. The 2013 returns generated by the small cap indexes were the highest since 2003, while the S&P 500 Index’s gain was its highest since 1997.

Various estimates point to growth in corporate earnings in the high single-digit range during 2013, providing a positive backdrop for equity prices. However, a greater driver of equity prices during the year was P/E multiple expansion. The Russell 2000® Index began the year trading at 19.2x trailing 12 month earnings per share, and ended the year trading at 24.2x. Many factors influence changes in P/E multiples, but two that likely had an influence in 2013 were a narrowing of the valuations between bonds and equities and an improving outlook for the U.S. economy. (The composition of the Index changes annually during the mid-year reconstitution, so although the P/E multiple has clearly widened, the precise amount of expansion is more difficult to calculate.)

Entering 2013, the S&P 500 Index generated an 8.6% cumulative return for the trailing five years, the Russell 2000® Index returned 19.1% and long-term treasury bonds returned 59.78%. The extended rally in long-term Treasury bonds resulted in the yield on the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Bond falling to 1.76% at the beginning of 2013. At that point the earnings yield on the S&P 500 Index were 6.0% and on the Russell 2000® Index 5.2%, which suggested that investors could potentially generate higher returns investing in equities than holding Treasury bonds.

The biggest risk to investing in equities at the beginning of the year was that the profits on which the earnings yield was based would fall far enough to eliminate the yield advantage equities had over bonds. However, earnings continued to grow and evidence that the U.S. economy was strengthening provided investors with the confidence that earnings growth was sustainable beyond the current year. Single-family housing starts were up 20% for the first 11 months of 2013 vs. the year ago period. U.S. auto sales in November climbed to their highest annual rate in more than six years. Federal Reserve officials’ latest forecasts call for GDP growth in 2014 between 2.8% and 3.2%, the fastest pace of growth since 2005.

Meanwhile, that same evidence of economic strengthening increased the likelihood that the Federal Reserve would become less aggressive in its program to hold down interest rates. This created concern among investors that prices, which move inversely to yields, on their fixed-income investments would fall. As a result, the equity markets generated strong gains and the Barclay’s U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which measures the broader debt market, declined 2.02% for the year, which was its worst annual loss since 1994. The yield on the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Bond rose to 3.03% by the end of the year and the earnings yields on the S&P 500 Index and Russell 2000® Index fell to 5.0% and 4.1%, respectively.

Within the small cap value sector of the market, every sector but telecommunication services rose in the fourth quarter. In general, more economically sensitive sectors, including consumer discretionary, industrials, and materials, performed well during the fourth quarter in response to the improving housing and manufacturing outlooks. Health care stocks also performed well due in part to strong returns by biotechs and increased M&A activity. More defensive sectors like utilities and consumer staples lagged during the fourth quarter.

For all of 2013, every sector generated positive returns. Economically sensitive sectors and health care stocks again led the way. Commodity-oriented sectors like energy and materials underperformed during the year, reflecting weakness in commodity prices. The rise in interest rates mid-year contributed to the weak relative performance of financials, especially REITs, and utilities in 2013.

Portfolio Review

The Fund generated a 12.6% return for the fourth quarter, compared to an 8.7% return for the Russell 2000® Index and a 9.3% return for the Russell 2000® Value Index. For all of 2013, the Fund generated a 51.6% return, compared to a 38.8% return for the Russell 2000® Index and a 34.5% return for the Russell 2000® Value Index. The 51.6% annual return is the second best in the over 26 years of the Skyline Special Equities Portfolio, falling just short of 2009’s 52.8% return. Positive earnings growth and significant P/E multiple expansion from many of the Fund’s holdings drove the strong absolute returns during the fourth quarter and full year.

Although driven primarily by strong stock selection, the Fund’s relative performance also benefitted from positive sector allocation. During the fourth quarter, a large overweighting in the strong performing industrials and significant underweighting in the lagging utilities and consumer staples sectors helped relative performance. For all of 2013, the Fund benefited from overweights in the strong performing industrials, consumer discretionary, and information technology sectors, and underweights in the poorer performing financials, especially REITs, and utilities sectors.

The industrials sector contributed most to the Fund’s return on an absolute basis and relative to the benchmark during the fourth quarter. Four stocks within the sector were among the top ten contributors to the Fund during the quarter. Although all four are categorized as industrials stocks, they serve a variety of end markets, highlighting the diversity of the holdings within this sector of the Fund. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., a supplier of aircraft fuselage, propulsion and wing systems for commercial and military aircraft, is tied closely to the commercial aircraft cycle. Results at Quality Distribution Inc., a transporter of bulk chemicals, are driven by chemical and oil production. Luxfer Holdings PLC, a producer of magnesium alloys and aluminum cylinders, has significant exposure to the European economy. CBIZ, Inc. provides its outsourced professional business services to small business owners. The end markets these companies serve currently range from quite weak to healthy. However, each has strong company-specific factors driving earnings growth and they were among the most attractively valued Fund holdings on a trailing earnings basis entering the quarter.

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

Energy was the only sector that generated a negative return for the Fund during the quarter and it detracted most from the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark. EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production company, declined as short-term production disruptions led to lower than expected third quarter earnings. Additional detractors during the fourth quarter within the information technology sector included Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., Sanmina Corporation, and Plantronics, Inc.

Stock selection was excellent across the entire Fund in 2013. Every sector except consumer staples, which made up less than 1% of the Fund, benefitted from positive stock selection. The industrials sector contributed most to the Fund’s absolute and relative returns for all of 2013. Interestingly, the four industrials sector stocks that were among the top ten contributors to the Fund’s performance for the year were different from those that made the list for the fourth quarter and again highlight the diversity of this sector of the Fund. They include ManpowerGroup Inc., a provider of temporary employment services, Swift Transportation Co., Inc., a truckload carrier, G&K Services, Inc., a uniform rental company, and Huron Consulting Group Inc., a provider of corporate, legal, and healthcare consulting services.

Consumer staples was the only sector to detract from the Fund’s absolute and relative performance during 2013. Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT), a producer of pet and lawn and garden supplies, declined due to disappointing earnings results. Due to our loss of confidence in management’s ability to improve operations, we sold our position in CENT.

Although overall stock selection within the health care, energy and information technology sectors contributed positively to 2013 relative returns, there were a few detractors including Symmetry Medical Inc., Ultra Petroleum Corp., and Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc.

Outlook

As mentioned in the market review, equity valuations have risen significantly in the past year, particularly in comparison to fixed-income yields. We believe further P/E multiple expansion is less likely and there isn’t much downside protection if companies report disappointing news. Therefore, strong earnings growth is the key to stock price appreciation going forward.

We believe the Fund is well positioned in this environment. Although earnings have grown significantly over the last several years, that earnings growth has come without much improvement in end demand. Recent signs indicate that many parts of the U.S. economy are in better shape than they have been in years. We believe an acceleration in the economy would be very beneficial to company earnings as higher revenues are leveraged over lean cost structures. Even absent a pickup in GDP, we believe many of the holdings in the Fund continue to have the opportunity to increase earnings through company specific actions.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of Skyline Asset

Management, L.P., as of December 31, 2013 and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

Cumulative Total Return Performance

 

The Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. This chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund on December 31, 2003 to a $10,000 investment made in the Russell 2000® Value Index and the Russell 2000® Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Skyline Special Equities Portfolio, the Russell 2000® Value Index and the Russell 2000® Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns1  
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
 

Skyline Special Equities Portfolio 2,3

    51.59     27.83     10.94 %4 

Russell 2000® Value Index5

    34.52     17.64     8.61

Russell 2000® Index6

    38.82     20.08     9.07

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for the Fund are available on the Fund’s Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars($).

2 

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived it’s fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higer returns.

3 

The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in small-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products.

4 

Effective after the close of business on December 31, 2007, the Fund was reorganized into the Skyline Special Equities Portfolio, a series of Managers AMG Funds. The returns shown include the performance of the predecessor Fund.

5 

The Russell 2000® Value Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted, value oriented index comprised of small stocks that have relatively low price to book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Value Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

6 

The Russell 2000® Index is composed of the 2,000 smallest stocks in the Russell 3000® Index of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies as measured by market capitalization, and is widely regarded in the industry as the premier measure of small-cap stock performance. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

The Russell 2000® Index and Russell 2000® Value Index are registered trademarks of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Sector

   Skyline
Special Equities
Portfolio**
    Russell
2000®
Value Index
    Russell
2000®
Index
 

Industrials

     25.2     13.6     14.5

Financials

     17.9     39.2     22.8

Consumer Discretionary

     17.4     10.6     13.7

Information Technology

     16.2     10.6     17.8

Health Care

     6.1     4.7     13.2

Energy

     5.1     7.2     5.5

Materials

     4.9     4.7     4.9

Consumer Staples

     0.0     2.7     3.8

Telecommunication Services

     0.0     0.6     0.8

Utilities

     0.0     6.1     3.0

Other Assets and Liabilities

     7.2     0.0     0.0
      

** As a percentage of net assets

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   %of
Net Assets
 

MDC Partners, Inc., Class A*

     2.3

BancorpSouth, Inc.*

     2.1   

Teleflex, Inc.*

     2.0   

CBIZ, Inc.

     2.0   

Korn/Ferry International

     1.9   

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

     1.8   

Manpowergroup, Inc.

     1.8   

Brunswick Corp.

     1.8   

McGrath RentCorp*

     1.7   

Symetra Financial Corp.*

     1.7   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     19.1
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

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Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Common Stocks - 92.8%

   

Consumer Discretionary - 17.4%

  

Arctic Cat, Inc.

    281,700      $ 16,051,266   

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

    163,557        8,789,553   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    671,800        14,215,288   

Brunswick Corp.

    375,900        17,313,954   

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

    706,600        13,312,344   

Drew Industries, Inc.

    75,750        3,878,400   

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

    255,700        13,631,367   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    114,900        9,404,565   

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    475,000        13,974,500   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    439,900        13,636,900   

MDC Partners, Inc., Class A

    860,293        21,946,062   

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

    163,600        12,875,320   

Winnebago Industries, Inc.*

    355,000        9,744,750   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      168,774,269   

Energy - 5.1%

   

Bristow Group, Inc.

    177,300        13,308,138   

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc.*

    355,000        10,117,500   

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

    992,000        7,836,800   

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

    804,000        9,937,440   

Ultra Petroleum Corp.*,1

    396,800        8,590,720   

Total Energy

      49,790,598   

Financials - 17.9%

   

BancorpSouth, Inc.

    790,100        20,084,342   

BBCN Bancorp, Inc.

    567,300        9,411,507   

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    230,612        6,288,789   

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

    1,103,300        10,558,581   

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

    191,400        11,441,892   

First Busey Corp.

    281,880        1,634,904   

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

    807,500        14,155,475   

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

    184,500        10,689,930   

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    257,600        15,381,296   

Park Sterling Corp.

    1,673,500        11,948,790   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    180,947        14,007,107   

Sterling Bancorp

    295,800        3,954,846   

Sterling Financial Corp.

    462,900        15,775,632   

Symetra Financial Corp.

    870,100        16,497,096   

Validus Holdings, Ltd.

    285,400        11,498,766   

Total Financials

      173,328,953   

Health Care - 6.1%

   

Cambrex Corp.*

    739,800        13,190,634   

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

    1,516,864        15,138,303   

Symmetry Medical, Inc.*

    1,048,985        10,573,769   
    Shares     Value  

Teleflex, Inc.

    210,150      $ 19,724,679   

Total Health Care

      58,627,385   

Industrials - 25.2%

   

CBIZ, Inc.*

    2,119,275        19,327,788   

Columbus McKinnon Corp.*

    523,750        14,214,575   

EnPro Industries, Inc.*

    142,700        8,226,655   

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

    135,000        8,401,050   

General Cable Corp.

    356,421        10,482,342   

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*

    127,100        7,971,712   

ICF International, Inc.*

    54,700        1,898,637   

Korn/Ferry International*

    692,600        18,090,712   

Luxfer Holdings PLC, ADR

    627,000        13,079,220   

Manpowergroup, Inc.

    201,900        17,335,134   

McGrath RentCorp

    431,800        17,185,640   

Quality Distribution, Inc.*

    1,262,700        16,200,441   

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

    268,000        7,946,200   

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    522,100        17,793,168   

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

    866,700        13,745,862   

Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc.*

    532,500        9,702,150   

Swift Transportation Co.*,1

    351,500        7,806,815   

Trimas Corp.*

    386,300        15,409,507   

Triumph Group, Inc.

    163,300        12,422,231   

United Rentals, Inc.*

    83,400        6,501,030   

Total Industrials

      243,740,869   

Information Technology - 16.2%

  

Actuate Corp.*

    1,096,400        8,453,244   

Anixter International, Inc.

    118,300        10,628,072   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

    554,589        12,799,914   

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.*

    692,800        9,248,880   

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.*

    768,900        9,296,001   

International Rectifier Corp.*

    328,900        8,574,423   

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

    194,900        9,717,714   

Perficient, Inc.*

    654,300        15,323,706   

Plantronics, Inc.

    328,400        15,254,180   

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*

    737,900        8,662,946   

Sanmina Corp.*

    911,900        15,228,730   

Virtusa Corp.*

    272,601        10,383,372   

WNS Holdings, Ltd., ADR*

    438,500        9,607,535   

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    261,000        14,114,880   

Total Information Technology

      157,293,597   

Materials - 4.9%

   

Avery Dennison Corp.

    313,300        15,724,527   

Headwaters, Inc.*

    1,600,100        15,664,979   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Materials - 4.9% (continued)

  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

    358,500      $ 16,401,375   

Total Materials

      47,790,881   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $708,257,712)

      899,346,552   
    Principal
Amount
       

Short-Term Investments - 9.4%

  

Repurchase Agreements - 1.2%2

  

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $2,610,099 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 01/15/14 - 05/01/51, totaling $2,662,300)

  $ 2,610,098        2,610,098   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.020%, total to be received $2,610,101 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.080% - 11.000%, 12/15/15 - 08/15/53, totaling $2,662,300)

    2,610,098        2,610,098   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.030%, total to be received $2,610,102 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.000%, 01/24/14 - 02/01/47, totaling $2,662,301)

    2,610,098        2,610,098   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $2,610,099 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.364% - 7.000%, 06/01/17 - 09/01/44, totaling $2,662,300)

    2,610,098        2,610,098   

RBC Capital Markets LLC, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.001%, total to be received $549,487 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 2.500%, 01/23/14 - 08/15/23, totaling $560,477)

    549,487        549,487   

Total Repurchase Agreements

      10,989,879   
    Shares     Value  

Other Investment Companies - 8.2%3

  

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.060%

    79,762,166      $ 79,762,166   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $90,752,045)

      90,752,045   

Total Investments - 102.2%
(cost $799,009,757)

   

    990,098,597   

Other Assets, less
Liabilities - (2.2)%

   

    (20,860,731 ) 

Net Assets - 100.0%

    $ 969,237,866   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjuction with the Schedule of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

Based on the approximate cost of investments of $800,238,895 for Federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2013, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation were $190,344,284 and $484,582, respectively, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of investments of $189,859,702.

 

* Non-income producing security.
1 

Some or all of these shares, amounting to a market value of $10,711,578, or 1.1% of net assets, were out on loan to various brokers.

2

Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.

3

Yield shown represents the December 31, 2013, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2013: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
Level 1
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 899,346,552         —           —         $ 899,346,552   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —         $ 10,989,879         —           10,989,879   

Other Investment Companies

     79,762,166                 —           79,762,166   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 979,108,718       $ 10,989,879         —         $ 990,098,597   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

All common stocks held in the Fund are level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2013, the Fund had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

Investment Definitions and Abbreviations:

ADR: ADR after the name of a holding stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank. The value of the ADR securities is determined or significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada. Sponsored ADRs are initiated by the underlying foreign company.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2013

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $10,711,578)

   $ 990,098,597   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     16,114,352   

Receivable for investments sold

     1,069,093   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     1,022,598   

Receivable from affiliate

     144,439   

Prepaid expenses

     51,132   

Total assets

     1,008,500,211   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     25,877,224   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     10,989,879   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     1,230,410   

Accrued expenses:

  

Investment advisory and management fees

     669,601   

Administrative fees

     186,000   

Shareholder servicing fees

     186,000   

Trustee fees and expenses

     234   

Other

     122,997   

Total liabilities

     39,262,345   

Net Assets

   $ 969,237,866   

Net Assets Represent:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 773,197,952   

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     4,951,074   

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     191,088,840   

Net Assets

   $ 969,237,866   

Shares outstanding

     24,383,100   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 39.75   

*  Investments at cost

   $ 799,009,757   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2013

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividend income

   $ 5,253,865 1 

Securities lending income

     23,446   

Interest income

     181   

Foreign withholding tax

     (65,524

Total investment income

     5,211,968   

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory and management fees

     4,065,585   

Administrative fees

     1,129,329   

Shareholder servicing fees

     1,129,329   

Extraordinary expense

     55,721   

Transfer agent

     52,735   

Custodian

     42,930   

Registration fees

     41,005   

Professional fees

     35,169   

Reports to shareholders

     25,490   

Trustees fees and expenses

     16,607   

Miscellaneous

     69,385   

Total expenses before offsets

     6,663,285   

Expense reimbursements

     (644,617

Net expenses

     6,018,668   

Net investment loss

     (806,700

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

  

Net realized gain on investments

     30,110,919   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     157,192,276   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     187,303,195   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 186,496,495   

 

 

1

Includes non-recurring dividends of $916,330.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

     2013     2012  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (806,700   $ 190,604   

Net realized gain on investments

     30,110,919        25,595,730   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     157,192,276        9,079,988   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     186,496,495        34,866,322   

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (175,142     —     

From net realized gain on investments

     (89,937     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (265,079     —     

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     636,298,280        19,500,627   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     263,023        —     

Cost of shares repurchased

     (60,879,055     (35,159,943

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     575,682,248        (15,659,316

Total increase in net assets

     761,913,664        19,207,006   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     207,324,202        188,117,196   

End of year

   $ 969,237,866      $ 207,324,202   

End of year undistributed net investment income

     —        $ 130,215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Sale of shares

     18,250,594        812,407   

Reinvested shares from dividends and distributions

     6,610        —     

Shares repurchased

     (1,776,898     (1,468,780

Net increase (decrease) in shares

     16,480,306        (656,373

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 26.23      $ 21.98      $ 22.45      $ 17.80      $ 11.65   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)1

     (0.06 )8      0.024        (0.08     (0.09     (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments1

     13.59        4.23        (0.39     4.74        6.21   

Total from investment operations

     13.53        4.25        (0.47     4.65        6.15   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.01                            

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.00 )#                             

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.01                            

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 39.75      $ 26.23      $ 21.98      $ 22.45      $ 17.80   

Total Return2

     51.59     19.34     (2.09 )%5      26.12 %5      52.79

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.33 %6      1.32 %7      1.32     1.32     1.32

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.33 %6      1.32 %7      1.32     1.32     1.32

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.47 %6      1.49 %7      1.51     1.52     1.53

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2

     (0.18 )%6      0.10 %7      (0.35 )%      (0.50 )%      (0.47 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     39     47     45     48     61

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 969,238      $ 207,324      $ 188,117      $ 224,903      $ 252,807   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Fund previously presented in this report.

 

# 

Rounds to less than $(0.01) per share or (0.01)%.

1

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

2

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset.

3

Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

4

Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.05).

5

The total return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown.

6

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.012% of average net assets.

7

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.004% of average net assets.

8

Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.13).

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 201

 

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Managers AMG Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different Funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks and policies. Included in this report is the Skyline Special Equities Portfolio (the “Fund”). The Fund will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee from the proceeds of any redemption (including a redemption by exchange) of shares if the redemption occurs within 30 days of the purchase of those shares. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund had redemption fees amounting to $12,263.

The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:

a. Valuation of Investments

Equity securities traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Fund’s investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”).

Short term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. The Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not deemed to be readily available or

otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”) believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.

The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing as of the most recent quarter end, all outstanding securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.

Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests primarily in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may adjust such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests primarily in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a pre-determined level). The Fund may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that 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. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on

 

 

 

 

 

 

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market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)

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) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders.

The Fund has a “balance credit” agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Fund’s custodian, whereby the Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund’s custodian expense was not reduced.

 

Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. Prior to January 1, 2013, the rate was 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund did not incur overdraft fees.

The Trust recently held a shareholder meeting at which shareholders were asked to approve a new Declaration of Trust for the Trust, among other proposals. The costs associated with this proxy were treated as “extraordinary expenses,” and, therefore, are excluded from the expense limitation agreement described in Note 2.

d. Dividends and Distributions

Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. One source of differences in classification is the treatment of Fund-level short-term gains as ordinary income at the shareholder level for tax purposes. The most common differences are due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, REITs and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:    2013      2012  

Ordinary income

   $ 174,208         —     

Short-term capital gains

     —           —     

Long-term capital gains

     90,871         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 265,079         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:

 

Capital loss carryforward

     —     

Undistributed ordinary income

     —     

Undistributed short-term capital gains

     —     

Undistributed long-term capital gains

   $ 6,180,213   

Post-October loss deferral

     —     

e. Federal Taxes

The Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no

 

 

 

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provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as of December 31, 2013 and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Additionally, the Fund is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (post-enactment capital losses) may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, unlike pre-enactment losses which are considered all short-term.

f. Capital Loss Carryovers and Deferrals

As of December 31, 2013, the Fund had no accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes. Should the Fund incur net capital losses for the year ended December 31, 2014, such amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, for an unlimited time period.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized capital loss carryovers in the amount of $24,199,087.

g. Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value. The Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Fund in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Fund’s policy on investment valuation.

At December 31, 2013, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the Fund as follows: two collectively own 58%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on the Fund.

h. Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase

agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At December 31, 2013, the market value of repurchase agreements outstanding was $10,989,879.

i. Foreign Securities

The Fund invests in securities of foreign entities and in instruments denominated in foreign currencies which involve risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. Non-domestic securities carry special risks, such as exposure to currency fluctuations, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity.

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%. The Fund would pay such foreign taxes at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.

2. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Fund’s overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Fund (subject to Board approval) and monitors the subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund paid an investment management fee at the annual rate of 0.90% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2014, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to 1.32% of the Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Fund in certain circumstances.

 

 

 

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The Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed the Fund’s expense contractual expense limitation amount. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/12

   $ 1,181,046   

Additional Reimbursements

     644,617   

Repayments

     —     

Expired Reimbursements

     (452,354
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/13

   $ 1,373,309   
  

 

 

 

The Fund has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Fund’s operations, including administration and shareholder services to the Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Fund’s shareholders. The Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.

The aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trust receives an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $10,000 per year. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the funds in the Trusts for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Funds’ allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

Prior to January 1, 2013, the annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trust formerly received an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $8,000 per year.

Prior to December 31, 2007, the Predecessor Fund provided a deferred compensation plan for its Trustees who are not officers, limited partners or shareholders of limited partners of the Advisor. Under the deferred compensation plan, Trustees could elect to defer all or a portion of their compensation. Amounts deferred were retained by the Fund, represented an unfunded obligation of the Fund, and to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, may be invested in the common shares of the Fund, as selected by the Trustees. These shares were held by the Advisor on behalf of the Fund, and the value is reflected in “Other assets” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Appreciation/

 

depreciation and distributions received from these investments are recorded with an offsetting increase/decrease in the deferred compensation obligation and do not affect the Fund’s net asset value. As of December 31, 2013, all shares held were redeemed from the plan.

The Fund is distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the distributor and underwriter for the Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of the Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with MDI. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally MDI bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

The Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses incurred (“shareholder servicing fees”). Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Fund may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net asset value. The impact on the annualized expense ratio for the year ended December 31, 2013, was as follows: maximum rate 0.25%; actual rate 0.25%.

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Fund to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Managers Funds. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund lent varying amounts not exceeding $4,938,975, for four days receiving interest of $181. The interest earned is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. At December 31, 2013, the Fund had no loans outstanding.

3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term and U.S. Government obligations) for the year ended December 31, 2013, were $683,920,694 and $173,141,947, respectively. There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations for the Fund.

4. Portfolio Securities Loaned

The Fund participates in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income includes earnings of

 

 

 

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such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and/or government securities and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Fund is indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash

collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.

5. Commitments and Contingencies

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Fund under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund had no prior claims or losses and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

6. Master Netting Agreements

The Fund may enter into master netting agreements with its counterparties for the securities lending program and repurchase agreements, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The following table is a summary of the Fund’s open securities lending and repurchase agreements which are subject to a master netting agreement as of December 31, 2013:

 

     Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
     Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Gross Amount Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
     Net Amount  
              Financial
Instruments
     Cash Collateral
Received
    

Securities lending

   $ 10,711,578         —         $ 10,711,578         —         $ 10,711,578         —     

Repurchase agreements

     10,989,879         —           10,989,879       $ 10,989,879         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 21,701,457         —         $ 21,701,457       $ 10,989,879       $ 10,711,578         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

7. Subsequent Events

On January 21, 2014, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., a global asset management company, announced that the Fund’s Investment Manager and Administrator, Managers Investment Group LLC, will be rebranded as AMG Funds LLC. The rebranding is expected to become effective during the second quarter of 2014 once the appropriate regulatory filings have taken place.

The Fund has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Fund’s financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Fund’s financial statements.

 

 

Tax Information (unaudited)

Skyline Special Equities Portfolio hereby designates the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividends as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation act of 2003. The 2013 Form 1099-DIV you receive for the Fund will show the tax status of all distributions paid to you during the year.

The percentage of Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”) and Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”) for distributions paid is as follows:

 

     2013     2012  

Ordinary Income-QDI

     100.00     —     

Ordinary Income-DRD

     100.00     —     

Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Skyline Special Equities Portfolio hereby designates $6,180,213, as a capital gain distribution with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2013, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gains of such fiscal year.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Managers AMG Funds and the Shareholders of Skyline Special Equities Portfolio:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Skyline Special Equities Portfolio (the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 2014

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their business addresses, principal occupations for the past five years and dates of birth are listed below. The Trustees provide broad supervision over the affairs of the Trust and the Funds. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds’ activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds, and review the Funds’ performance. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee or Officer is the address of the Trust: 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854.

There is no stated term of office for Trustees. Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement or removal in accordance with the Trust’s organizational documents and policies adopted by the Board from time to time. The Chairman of the Trustees, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Trust are elected by the Trustees annually. Other officers hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees.

 

Independent Trustees

The following Trustees are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act:

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number

of Funds Overseen in Fund

Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5

Years and Other Directorships Held by

Trustee

Bruce B. Bingham, 12/1/48

 

•  Trustee since 2012

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Partner, Hamilton Partners (real estate development firm) (1987-Present).

William E. Chapman, II, 9/23/41

 

•  Independent Chairman

 

•  Trustee since 1999

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   President and Owner, Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions (1998-Present); Hewitt Associates, LLC (part time) (provider of Retirement and Investment Education Seminars) (2002-2009); Trustee Emeritus of Bowdoin College (2013-Present), Trustee of Bowdoin College (2002-2013); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Edward J. Kaier, 9/23/45

 

•  Trustee since 1999

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Attorney at Law and Partner, Teeters Harvey Marrone & Kaier LLP (2007-Present); Attorney at Law and Partner, Hepburn Willcox Hamilton & Putnam, LLP (1977-2007); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Kurt A. Keilhacker, 10/5/63

 

•  Trustee since 2013

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Managing Member, TechFund Capital (1997-Present); Managing Member, TechFund Europe (2000-Present); Trustee, Gordon College (2001-Present); Board Member, 6wind SA, (2002-Present); Managing Member, Clapham Partners I, LLC (2013-Present).

Steven J. Paggioli, 4/3/50

 

•  Trustee since 2004

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Independent Consultant (2002-Present); Formerly Executive Vice President and Director, The Wadsworth Group (1986-2001); Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Investment Company Adminis- tration, LLC (1990-2001); Vice President, Secretary and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (1991-2001); Trustee, Professionally Managed Portfolios (45 portfolios); Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP; Independent Director, Chase Investment Counsel (2008 – Present); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Richard F. Powers, III, 2/2/46

 

•  Trustee since 2013

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Adjunct Professor, Boston College (2011-Present); Director of Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2005-2009); President and CEO of Van Kampen Investments Inc. (1998-2003).

Eric Rakowski, 6/5/58

 

•  Trustee since 1999

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (1990-Present); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Victoria L. Sassine, 8/11/65

 

•  Trustee since 2013

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Lecturer, Babson College (2007 – Present)

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Thomas R. Schneeweis, 5/10/47

 

•  Trustee since 2004

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts (2013 - Present); Partner, S Capital Management, LLC (2007-Present); President, TRS Associates (1982-Present); Director, CISDM at the University of Massachusetts, (1996-2013); President, Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, (formerly Schneeweis Partners, LLC) (2001-2013); Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts (1977-2013); Partner, White Bear Partners, LLC (2007-2010); Partner, Northampton Capital Management, LLC (2004-2010); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

 

* The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II.

Interested Trustees

Each Trustee in the following table is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Ms. Carsman is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of her position with, and interest in securities of, AMG, and her former position as Chief Legal Officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Christine C. Carsman, 4/2/52

 

•  Trustee since 2011

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2011-Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2007-2011); Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-2007); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2004-2011); Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance, Wellington Management Company, LLP (1995-2004).

Officers

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Keitha L. Kinne, 5/16/58

 

•  President since 2012

 

•  Chief Operating Officer since 2007

   Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2007-Present); Chief Investment Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2008-Present); President, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Chief Operating Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Managing Director, Legg Mason & Co., LLC (2006-2007); Managing Director, Citigroup Asset Management (2004-2006).

Lewis Collins, 2/22/66

 

•  Secretary since 2011

 

•  Chief Legal Officer since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2006-2010); Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2002-2006); Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (1998-2002).
 

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

 

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Donald S. Rumery, 5/29/58

 

•  Chief Financial Officer since 2007

 

•  Treasurer since 1999

   Senior Vice President, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Treasurer, The Managers Funds (1995-Present); Treasurer, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2000-Present); Chief Financial Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-2012); Vice President, The Managers Funds LLC, (1994-2004).

John J. Ferencz, 3/9/62

 

•  Chief Compliance Officer since 2010

   Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-Present); Senior Compliance Analyst, Mutual Funds and Regulatory, GE Asset Management Incorporated (2005-2010).

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Michael S. Ponder, 9/12/73

 

•  Assistant Secretary since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Counsel, Managers Investment Group LLC (2011-Present); Attorney, DeNovo Legal (2009-2010); Vice President, Credit Suisse (2007-2009); Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (2006-2007).

Matthew B. Wallace, 11/24/80

 

•  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

   Assistant Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2014-Present); Senior Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2012-2013); Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-2012); Compliance Specialist, Calamos Advisors LLC (2007-2010).
 

 

 

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PROXY RESULTS

 

A special meeting of shareholders of Managers AMG Funds was held on July 2, 2013. With respect to the proposals to amend certain “fundamental” investment restrictions of the Fund, the meeting was adjourned to August 20, 2013 and September 27, 2013 with respect to Subproposals 2G-2H, and adjourned once again to October 22, 2013 with respect to Subproposals 2A-2F. The proposals and results of the votes are summarized below.

 

     All Funds in Trust  
Managers AMG Funds    For      Withheld  
Election of Directors    (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Bruce Bingham

   $ 9,768,009,169       $ 144,461,619   

William E. Chapman, II

     9,758,664,304         153,806,485   

Edward J. Kaier

     9,763,510,014         148,960,774   

Steven J. Paggioli

     9,765,296,288         147,174,501   

Erik Rakowski

     9,758,121,834         154,348,954   

Thomas R. Schneeweis

     9,759,655,066         152,815,722   

Christine C. Carsman

     9,762,644,429         149,826,359   

Kurt Keilhacker

     9,759,570,864         152,899,925   

Richard F. Powers III

     9,750,316,455         162,154,333   

Victoria Sassine

     9,749,378,146         163,092,642   

 

    Skyline Special Equities Portfolio  
    For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
To amend certain “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with respect to:   (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Issuance of Senior Securities

  $ 114,670,575      $ 19,898,308      $ 6,550,699      $ 28,773,738   

Borrowing

    114,312,083        20,471,572        6,425,928        28,773,738   

Lending

    116,052,928        18,753,057        6,403,597        28,773,738   

The Underwriting of Securities

    116,142,900        18,812,106        6,254,577        28,773,738   

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

    115,409,440        19,538,287        6,261,856        28,773,738   

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

    115,766,088        19,182,483        6,261,011        28,773,738   

Diversification of Investments

    109,666,909        6,123,780        4,798,398        35,808,415   

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

    107,393,377        8,139,740        5,055,970        35,808,415   

 

    Skyline Special Equities Portfolio  
    For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the Trust relating to:   (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

  $ 64,614,608      $ 4,225,938      $ 14,005,157      $ 22,552,905   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

    62,846,959        5,429,337        14,599,407        62,846,959   

Other Changes

    62,378,010        6,145,340        14,352,263        62,378,010   

 

 

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PROXY RESULTS (continued)

 

 

    All Funds in Trust  
    For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the Trust relating
to:
  (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

  $ 5,735,361,878      $ 149,417,450      $ 190,511,439      $ 3,837,180,021   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

    5,360,516,529        516,204,501        198,569,737        3,837,180,021   

Other Changes

    5,347,192,692        524,275,244        203,822,831        3,837,180,021   

 

 

 

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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Subadvisor

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1320

Chicago, IL 60603

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

 

 

 

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MANAGERS FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

 

BALANCED FUNDS

BRANDYWINE

BRANDYWINE BLUE

BRANDYWINE ADVISORS MIDCAP GROWTH

Friess Associates, LLC

 

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.

 

 

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESSQUARE INTERNATIONAL

SMALL CAP

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

YACKTMAN

YACKTMAN FOCUSED

Yacktman Asset Management LP

 

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

BOND (MANAGERS)

GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

GW&K FIXED INCOME

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Amundi Smith Breeden LLC

 

This report is prepared for the Fund’s shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

Current net asset values per share for the Fund are available on the Fund’s Web site at www.managersinvest.com. A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www. sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.

 

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Annual Report—December 31, 2013

 

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

     2   

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     3   

PORTFOLIO MANAGER’S COMMENTS, FUND SNAPSHOTS, AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

  

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

     4   

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

     10   

GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

     17   

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     26   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     28   

Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     29   

Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the year

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     30   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two years

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     31   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     37   

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     38   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     46   

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

     47   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the Managers Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 


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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

Thank you for your investment in The Managers Funds. Our foremost goal at Managers Investment Group (“MIG”) is to provide investment products and solutions that help our shareholders and clients successfully reach their investment goals and objectives. We do this by offering a broad selection of Funds managed by a collection of Affiliated Managers Group’s (“AMG”) Affiliate investment boutiques, along with a complementary series of open-architecture mutual funds.

The past year has been an exciting one for us at MIG. We were pleased to welcome the Brandywine Funds into the Managers Fund Family several months ago. We are excited to begin this new chapter in the 27-year history of the Brandywine Funds, while maintaining shareholders’ access to the same investment process that has guided the Brandywine Funds since their inception using the research-driven investment approach of Friess Associates.

We announced effective November 1, 2013, that the GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund would be closed to new investors with certain limited exceptions. The team at GW&K manages a total of $2.5 billion (as of December 31, 2013) in small-capitalization equities and closing the Fund to new investors allows the team to continue to execute on the investment process that has been effective for more than a decade. We also announced effective December 31, 2013, that Yacktman Fund and Yacktman Focused Fund will be closed to new investors with certain limited exceptions. The team at Yacktman Asset Management manages over $30 billion in U.S. equities and closing these Funds to new investors allows the team to continue to execute on the investment process that has been effective for more than two decades. We will continue to make decisions such as these that we believe are in the best interest of our shareholders.

Risky assets did well in 2013, with U.S. equity markets surpassing all-time highs. Ongoing global monetary easing, a low-yield environment, and healthy U.S. economic growth are supporting investor appetite for risk assets. Despite improving investor sentiment, risks remain, including uncertainty surrounding the Fed’s eventual exit from its ultra-accommodative monetary policy, ongoing fiscal headwinds in the U.S. and slower growth in Emerging Markets. Nevertheless, we are cautiously optimistic about the prospects for the upcoming year and we are confident that our Funds are well positioned to weather an uncertain economic environment.

We thank you for your continued confidence and investment in The Managers Funds. You can rest assured that under all market conditions our team is focused on delivering excellent investment management services for your benefit.

 

Respectfully,
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President

The Managers Funds

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, 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 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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 sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Six Months Ended December 31, 2013

  Expense
Ratio
for the
Period
    Beginning
Account
Value
07/01/13
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/13
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period*
 

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

       

Investor Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.35   $ 1,000      $ 1,208      $ 7.51   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.35   $ 1,000      $ 1,018      $ 6.87   

Service Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.11   $ 1,000      $ 1,210      $ 6.18   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.11   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 5.65   

Institutional Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.95   $ 1,000      $ 1,211      $ 5.29   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.95   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 4.84   

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

       

Investor Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.14   $ 1,000      $ 983      $ 5.70   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.14   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 5.80   

Service Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.70   $ 1,000      $ 985      $ 3.50   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.70   $ 1,000      $ 1,021      $ 3.57   

Institutional Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.64   $ 1,000      $ 986      $ 3.20   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.64   $ 1,000      $ 1,022      $ 3.26   

GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

       

Investor Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.74   $ 1,000      $ 1,006      $ 3.74   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.74   $ 1,000      $ 1,021      $ 3.77   

Service Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.45   $ 1,000      $ 1,007      $ 2.28   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.45   $ 1,000      $ 1,023      $ 2.29   

Institutional Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.34   $ 1,000      $ 1,008      $ 1.72   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.34   $ 1,000      $ 1,023      $ 1.73   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.
 

 

 

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GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

For the year ending December 31, 2013, the GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund (Investor Class) (the “Fund”) returned 42.26%, outperforming the Russell 2000® Index, which returned 38.82%, and the Russell 3000® Index, which returned 33.55%. Please note that this Fund has multiple share classes. Performance for all classes can be found on the Fund’s performance page at www.managersinvest.com.

Generally, we subscribe to the school of thought that it is best not to look back on one’s past predictions, especially those related to the stock market, unless your ego is firmly in check. Rereading our quarterly letter from a year ago, we discover that we were actually pretty constructive on the small cap market. We pointed out several positive underpinnings that existed and painted a positive backdrop for 2013. Conveniently, we left out an actual return prediction, but we are quite certain we would have been very happy to see 20% returns for 2013. However, the Russell 2000® Index returned 8.7% in the just completed fourth quarter to boost the 2013 results to 38.8%, so our “prediction” still would have been wrong by nearly half. Even when you are right, you are wrong in the stock market prognostication business. With such strong market performance, we would typically have been a bit concerned about the relative performance of the GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund. Despite this concern, the Fund outperformed in 2013. We will of course cover in much greater detail below how this outperformance occurred (perhaps providing more detail than many readers would prefer), but it is also worth reviewing what didn’t go wrong. As investors, we did not sabotage our performance by becoming caught up in potential macro concerns or misallocate among the economic sectors. Our mostly neutral portfolio stance once again allowed stock selection to shine through. While stock selection will obviously not always be positive, we have much higher confidence that we can succeed in that realm over time rather than making large macro or sector bets.

To put this strong year in context, let us examine where small caps stack up and try and glean something from internal market activity. 2013 registers as the fourth best year for the Russell 2000® Index, after 1979, 1991 and 2003. Small caps finished ahead of mid caps and outdistanced the S&P 500 by over 600 basis points (38.8% vs. 32.4%). Even more dramatic was the nearly 900 basis point lead exhibited by small growth over small value. More than half of this differential came from sector allocation differences between the indices, as the Growth components are heavier in sectors that outperformed such as health care, consumer discretionary and technology but light in the lagging areas such as financials and utilities. The fourth quarter saw this change a bit, as large caps beat small and mid caps while Value also outperformed in the small cap space (9.3% vs. 8.2%). Health care continued to perform well in the fourth quarter, but was joined in the winners’ circle by cyclical groups like materials and industrials as well as financials. Lagging sectors in the quarter included energy, consumer staples, utilities and, to a lesser extent, technology. As long-term investors, our focus is on more durable trends, and two items stand out. First, small cap growth stocks now have a very comfortable five-year lead over their value counterparts, at nearly 5% on an annualized basis. Second, the consumer discretionary sector continues to be a rock star. It has outperformed the market in four of the last five years and now holds the top sector spot on a five year basis. While both of these trends could persist in 2014, we think it is more likely they could reverse over the next three to five years.

Over the past few years, factor or style performance within the market has been a meaningful driver of returns as we have recovered from the lows of 2008 and 2009. However, an interesting aspect of the market this year has been the lack of purely factor driven performance. To us, this remains a healthy sign that investors are beginning to differentiate winners and losers in the market instead of making buy or sell decisions simply based on quantitative factors or high vs. low quality. Looking at beta, for example, we see that the highest and lowest beta quintiles of the market underperformed in the fourth quarter. Higher Return on Equity stocks outperformed, while simultaneously, microcaps and companies with higher debt loads also did well. These are odd bedfellows, to be sure. For the calendar year, results were similarly mixed. Low beta lagged and microcap and high debt/cap quintiles led (lower quality signals), while high ROE (higher quality) outperformed. Taken in total, these trends had a mixed to slightly negative impact on our relative performance, which we were able to overcome with stock selection. We take these mixed messages as a signal of a market continuing to transition toward more sustainable and fundamental drivers.

For the year, the strong relative performance in the Fund was again generated by good stock selection. In order of contribution, our best performers were information technology, financials and energy. However, all sectors but one had positive results, so the performance was broad based. In technology, four stocks (PROS Holdings Inc., Tyler Technologies, Inc., Cognex Corporation, CoStar Group Inc.) had returns that doubled over the prior year as earnings and cash flow grew more rapidly than expected and valuations also expanded. In financials, we experienced strong performance in both the bank (Glacier Bancorp, Inc., SVB Financial Group, Signature Bank, Umpqua Holdings Corporation) and non-bank (MarketAxess Holdings Inc., Cardtronics, Inc., Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.) names. In energy, two long held positions performed very well. One is an E&P company with a strong land position and good initial well results in the Utica play (Gulfport Energy Corp.). The other is a capital equipment company that sells into the offshore market (Dril-Quip, Inc.), where orders have continued to grow since the Gulf of Mexico rig disaster. The consumer discretionary sector was the one sector that disappointed on the year. Holdings that disappointed within that sector during the year included BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., Grand Canyon Education, Inc., Group 1 Automotive, Inc. and Life Time Fitness, Inc. While we had some great stocks in the space, we had four stocks that had either slightly negative or flat returns. Given the strong results for the sector names in the index, these laggards presented too much of a drag to keep pace. Additionally, we had no exposure to hot industries such as media and apparel & luxury goods, up 89% and 60%, respectively.

As we sit here in the early days of 2014, naturally, more investors will start to become concerned about valuations after another strong quarter is added to the heap. We do see pockets of excesses in some small market segments, like the IPOs of fast growing, well positioned technology and consumer companies. The popular press has identified a couple of areas where potential bubbles could begin to form, whether it be bitcoin, biotech, solar power or the ubiquitous

 

 

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

“Internet of Things.” We are sensitive to the reality that if Fed policy remains too easy for too long, there would be a heightened possibility of asset price bubbles forming. However, we do not see many signals of this happening at this time. And refocusing on the micro level, where we spend our time, we continue to find interesting new stock ideas at reasonable valuations. As we wrote last quarter, we see more evidence that things will continue to behave in a similar fashion to activity over the past three years... a slow economic recovery, low inflation and interest rate levels, strong corporate earnings and balance sheets and improving confidence and subsequently more economic risk taking from consumers and businesses. Could we have a pause or pullback as investors digest the big multi-year move off the market bottom from late 2008/early 2009? Most certainly. Valuations are higher, around 19x forward earnings for small caps, so investors will need to manage risk more closely. However, earnings growth is still solid and potentially could accelerate into the mid-teens in 2014. Corporate managers now recognize they need to grow to justify their stock levels, which will likely drive up M&A, investment and hiring. Investors are likely still early in their shift towards equities. As these trends play out in 2014, we hope to find many stock specific opportunities to further shift and adjust the Fund so that it is positioned optimally given our three to five year time horizon.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of GW&K Investment Management as of December 31, 2013 and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV) and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund - Investor Class on December 31, 2003, to a $10,000 investment made in the Russell 2000® Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

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GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund and the Russell 2000® Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns1  
     One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund2,3,4

          

Investor Class

     42.26     23.19     9.28     8.60     12/10/96   

Service Class

     42.56     —          —          22.45     7/27/09   

Institutional Class

     42.89     —          —          22.70     7/27/09   

Russell 2000® Index5

     38.82     20.08     9.07     8.52     12/10/96  

    

  

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

 

Date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index.

1

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

3

The performance information shown, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class shares (formerly Class A shares), includes that of the predecessor Fund, the BNY Hamilton Multi-Cap Equity Fund, a series of BNY Hamilton Funds, Inc. which was reorganized into the GW&K Multi-Cap Equity Fund, a series of Managers AMG Funds, as of the close of business on November 7, 2008.

4

The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in small-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products.

5

The Russell 2000® Index is composed of the 2,000 smallest stocks in the Russell 3000® Index and is widely regarded in the industry as the premier measure of small-cap stock performance. The Russell 3000® Index is composed of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies as measured by market capitalization, and represents about 98% of the U.S. stock market. The Russell 2000® Index and the Russell 3000® Index are unmanaged, are not available for investment, and do not incur expenses.

The Russell 2000® Index and Russell 3000® Index are registered trademarks of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Sector

   GW&K
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund**
    Russell
2000®
Index
 

Information Technology

     20.3     17.8

Financials

     20.2     22.8

Industrials

     18.4     14.5

Consumer Discretionary

     14.4     13.7

Health Care

     13.6     13.2

Energy

     4.9     5.5

Utilities

     3.3     3.0

Materials

     3.3     4.9

Consumer Staples

     1.0     3.8

Telecommunications Services

     0.0     0.8

Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.6     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets
 

 

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   %of
Net Assets
 

The Middleby Corp.*

     2.6

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     2.4   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.*

     2.4   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     2.2   

Cognex Corp.

     2.2   

FEI Co.*

     2.2   

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*

     2.0   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     2.0   

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

     1.9   

Hibbett Sports, Inc.

     1.9   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     21.8
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013
 

 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

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GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Common Stocks - 99.4%

   

Consumer Discretionary - 14.4%

   

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

    59,515      $ 1,848,536   

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    153,965        6,712,874   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    68,715        4,880,139   

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*,1

    76,370        5,132,828   

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*

    52,435        2,464,445   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

    36,245        2,042,768   

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

    132,495        3,057,985   

The Ryland Group, Inc.

    83,695        3,633,200   

Steiner Leisure, Ltd.*

    34,975        1,720,420   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    144,235        4,009,733   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

    41,970        3,967,424   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      39,470,352   

Consumer Staples - 1.0%

   

WD-40 Co.

    36,915        2,756,812   

Energy - 4.9%

   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    39,926        4,389,065   

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*

    119,509        3,377,324   

Gulfport Energy Corp.*

    52,490        3,314,743   

Matador Resources Co.*

    130,345        2,429,631   

Total Energy

      13,510,763   

Financials - 20.2%

   

American Campus Communities, Inc.

    68,905        2,219,430   

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    47,136        1,991,025   

Cohen & Steers, Inc.1

    93,240        3,735,194   

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    168,515        5,020,062   

Iberiabank Corp.

    66,335        4,169,155   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    99,505        6,653,899   

National Health Investors, Inc.

    50,750        2,847,075   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

    111,015        3,414,821   

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*

    104,029        5,496,892   

ProAssurance Corp.

    72,145        3,497,590   

Signature Bank*

    33,395        3,587,291   

Stifel Financial Corp.*

    97,200        4,657,824   

SVB Financial Group*

    35,980        3,772,863   

Umpqua Holdings Corp.1

    66,435        1,271,566   

ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.

    114,655        3,147,280   

Total Financials

      55,481,967   

Health Care - 13.6%

   

Air Methods Corp.*

    75,765        4,419,372   

Cantel Medical Corp.

    55,417        1,879,190   

Cepheid, Inc.*,1

    78,490        3,667,053   

 

    Shares     Value  

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    52,665      $ 3,627,039   

Hanger, Inc.*

    116,815        4,595,502   

HMS Holdings Corp.*

    87,525        1,989,443   

ICU Medical, Inc.*

    57,385        3,655,998   

IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*

    61,580        3,657,236   

Medidata Solutions, Inc.*

    74,615        4,519,431   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    110,890        5,440,263   

Total Health Care

      37,450,527   

Industrials - 18.4%

   

CLARCOR, Inc.

    72,230        4,648,001   

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

    68,120        5,274,532   

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

    117,050        3,320,709   

Heartland Express, Inc.

    208,415        4,089,102   

The Middleby Corp.*

    29,548        7,090,634   

Mobile Mini, Inc.*

    82,935        3,415,263   

Nordson Corp.

    30,924        2,297,653   

Proto Labs, Inc.*

    40,595        2,889,552   

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

    63,765        4,511,374   

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.1

    155,011        3,554,402   

The Toro Co.

    66,390        4,222,404   

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

    50,850        2,651,319   

US Ecology, Inc.

    65,630        2,440,780   

Total Industrials

      50,405,725   

Information Technology - 20.3%

   

Blackbaud, Inc.

    88,350        3,326,378   

Cardtronics, Inc.*

    89,740        3,899,203   

Cavium, Inc.*

    63,535        2,192,593   

Cognex Corp.

    159,080        6,073,674   

Cohu, Inc.

    104,645        1,098,772   

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    15,588        2,877,233   

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    53,620        1,873,483   

FEI Co.

    67,045        5,991,141   

Hittite Microwave Corp.*

    54,755        3,380,026   

NIC, Inc.

    141,470        3,518,359   

Power Integrations, Inc.

    60,870        3,397,763   

PROS Holdings, Inc.*

    94,955        3,788,704   

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*

    89,745        2,424,910   

SciQuest, Inc.*

    75,560        2,151,949   

Solera Holdings, Inc.

    53,560        3,789,906   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    59,705        6,097,672   

Total Information Technology

      55,881,766   

Materials - 3.3%

   

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    27,718        2,218,826   

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Materials - 3.3% (continued)

   

Flotek Industries, Inc.*

    135,750      $ 2,724,503   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    83,405        4,005,108   

Total Materials

      8,948,437   

Utilities - 3.3%

   

Cleco Corp.

    103,850        4,841,487   

NorthWestern Corp.

    97,527        4,224,870   

Total Utilities

      9,066,357   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $201,635,568)

      272,972,706   
    Principal
Amount
       

Short-Term Investments - 3.7%

   

Repurchase Agreements - 3.7%2

   

Barclays Capital, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $512,815 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 4.750%, 05/15/14 - 08/15/43, totaling $523,071)

  $ 512,815        512,815   

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $2,435,898 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.500%, 01/15/14 - 05/01/51, totaling $2,484,615)

    2,435,897        2,435,897   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.020%, total to be received $2,435,900 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.080% - 11.000%, 12/15/15 - 08/15/53, totaling $2,484,615)

    2,435,897        2,435,897   
    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $2,435,898 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.364% - 7.000%, 06/01/17 - 09/01/44, totaling $2,484,615)

  $ 2,435,897      $ 2,435,897   

Nomura Securities, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.020%, total to be received $2,435,900 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.875%, 03/28/14 - 04/15/30, totaling $2,484,620)

    2,435,897        2,435,897   

Total Repurchase Agreements

      10,256,403   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $10,256,403)

      10,256,403   

Total Investments - 103.1%
(cost $211,891,971)

      283,229,109   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (3.1)%

      (8,546,792

Net Assets - 100.0%

    $ 274,682,317   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

For the year ending December 31, 2013, the GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund (Institutional Class) (the “Fund”) returned (7.80)%, underperforming the Barclays Municipal Bond BAA Index (the “Index”), which returned (7.17)%.

Despite outperforming in the fourth quarter due to our significant underweight to Puerto Rico related securities, the Fund underperformed for the year. Losses were primarily concentrated in the second quarter as the Fund’s longer duration versus the benchmark detracted from performance as rates increased. In addition, during that time, the Fund’s modest overweight to bonds rated BBB and below had a negative impact as credit spreads widened.

While much was made of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing and Puerto Rico’s possible descent to junk status, it was the Fed’s May and June comments about reducing its asset purchase program that led to calendar year losses for the municipal market for just the third time since Reagan reformed the tax code in the early 80’s. The taper discussion triggered a stampede out of tax-exempt mutual funds that exceeded in magnitude even the 2010-11 period of outflows that was sparked by the infamous 60 Minutes episode. The heavy selling pressure was met by a buy side that lacked much conviction, as a year-long drop in new issue supply often sapped the market of necessary price guidance. This dynamic disrupted the usual seasonal patterns of supply and demand. Gone was the typical summer rally, September and October experienced rare rate declines and the usual year-end firming was not to be.

With the Fed approaching a historic transition from an emphasis on quantitative easing to a focus on forward guidance, volatility is probably inevitable. But underneath the broader swings in interest rates lies a municipal market that we believe is remarkably healthy considering all the headlines touting the difficult nature of 2013. Credit fundamentals are as solid as they have been in some time. Tax revenues are on the upswing and now exceed pre-recession highs, even after inflation. Expenses have been reined in, due to balanced budget requirements, and rainy day funds are being replenished nationwide. Moody’s revised their outlook on U.S. states to stable in August after more than five years at negative. Even the news out of Detroit isn’t all negative from a bondholder

perspective. For the first time ever, a federal bankruptcy judge has explicitly ruled that pension benefits can be impaired through the Chapter 9 process, a key leverage point for an issue that is now receiving the attention it deserves.

While a 1% rise in rates over the course of a year was unnerving for many, the value it created is compelling. Remember, we are less than 18 months removed from a 10-year Treasury rate of 1.39% and a 10-year muni yield of 1.47%, both all-time lows in their respective markets. Now, not only are intermediate yields finally within shouting distance of their 10-year average level, but a significantly higher tax burden, with the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts and the new Medicare surcharge, increases the importance of the tax-exemption. When you consider that municipals are also trading historically cheap to Treasuries, in some cases even nominally out-yielding them, it is easy to get excited about where we start the year. Investors don’t even need to extend maturities to 20 years to lock in a 7% taxable-equivalent yield on a double-A municipal bond. Even supposing rates drift higher in 2014, which is far from certain, the value proposition offered by municipal bonds demands attention.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC as of December 31, 2013 and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund - Institutional Class on December 30, 2005, to a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays Municipal Bond BAA Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund and the Barclays Municipal Bond BAA Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns1  
     One
Year
    Five
Years
    Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund2,3,4,5

        

Investor Class

     (8.36 )%      —          6.92     7/27/09   

Service Class

     (7.95 )%      —          7.18     7/27/09   

Institutional Class

     (7.80 )%      11.44     3.54     12/30/05   

Barclays Municipal Bond BAA Index6

     (7.17 )%      8.32     2.60     12/30/05  

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

 

Date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index.

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2 

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

3 

The performance shown includes that of the predecessor Fund, the BNY Hamilton Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund, a series of BNY Hamilton Funds, Inc., which was reorganized into the GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund, a series of Managers AMG Funds, as of the close of business on November 7, 2008.

4 

Issuer of bonds may not be able to meet interest or principal payments when the bonds come due. High yield bonds (also known as “junk bonds”) are subject to additional risks such as the risk of default. The use of leverage in a Fund’s strategy can magnify relatively small market movements into relatively larger losses for the Fund. Factors unique to the municipal bond market may negatively affect the value in municipal bonds.

5 

Investment income may be subject to certain state and local taxes, and depending on your tax status, the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from federal income tax.

6 

The Barclays Municipal Bond BAA Index is a subset of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index with an index rating of Baa1, Baa2, or Baa3. Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Sector

   GW&K Municipal
Enhanced Yield
Fund**
 

Healthcare

     27.7

Development

     18.5

Transportation

     18.2

Utilities

     8.1

Leasing

     7.1

Education

     6.2

Other Revenue

     3.1

Recreation

     2.4

Public Services

     2.4

Pollution

     2.2

General Obligation

     1.5

Tobacco

     1.1

Other assets and liabilities

     1.5

Rating

   GW&K Municipal
Enhanced Yield
Fund**
 

U.S. Treasury & Agency

     0.0

Aaa

     0.0

Aa

     1.6

A

     27.1

Baa

     66.9

Ba & lower

     4.2

Not Rated

     0.2

 

** As a percentage of net assets.
 

 

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   % of
Net  Assets
 

Butler County Hospital Facilities Revenue, UC Health, Series 2010, 5.500%, 11/01/40*

     3.0

Grand Forks Health Care Revenue, Altru Health System, 5.000%, 12/01/35*

     3.0   

Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Purchase Revenue, Series 2008, 6.500%, 11/15/38*

     2.8   

Chicago O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien Revenue, Series D, 5.000%, 01/01/44

     2.7   

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Southern New Hampshire University, 5.000%, 01/01/42*

     2.6   

West Virginia Economic Development Revenue, Appalachian Power Co. Amos Project, Series 2010 A, 5.375%, 12/01/38

     2.6   

Iowa Finance Authority, Alcoa, Inc. Project, 4.750%, 08/01/42

     2.5   

Lycoming County Authority Health System Revenue, Susquehanna Health System Project, Series 2009 A, 5.750%, 07/01/39

     2.5   

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. 1st Tier Toll Revenue, Series A, 5.500%, 04/01/53

     2.5   

District of Columbia Ballpark Revenue, Series 2006 B-1, 5.000%, 02/01/31

     2.4   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     26.6
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

Fund Snapshots (continued)

December 31, 2013

 

State Breakdown (unaudited)

 

State

   % of
Net  Assets
 

Texas

     13.9

New Jersey

     7.0

California

     6.4

Illinois

     5.4

Pennsylvania

     4.9

Indiana

     4.6

District of Columbia

     4.5

Massachusetts

     4.1

Florida

     4.1

Arizona

     4.0

Virginia

     3.6

New York

     3.1

Ohio

     3.1

North Dakota

     3.0

Colorado

     2.8

New Hampshire

     2.6

West Virginia

     2.6

Iowa

     2.5

Virgin Islands

     2.4

Michigan

     2.3

Louisiana

     2.2

Nebraska

     2.2

Maine

     2.2

Kentucky

     1.7

Tennessee

     1.6

Maryland

     1.1

Alabama

     0.7

Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.4
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Municipal Bonds - 98.6%

     

Alabama - 0.7%

     

Courtland Industrial Development Board Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, Champion International Corp. Project, Series 1999, 6.000%, 08/01/29

   $ 1,465,000       $ 1,466,025   

Arizona - 4.0%

     

Apache County Industrial Development Authority Revenue, Tucson Electric Power Co. Project, Series 2010 A, 4.500%, 03/01/30

     5,000,000         4,610,050   

Phoenix Industrial Development Authority, Rowan University, 5.000%, 06/01/42

     4,250,000         4,063,680   

Total Arizona

        8,673,730   

California - 6.4%

     

California Municipal Finance Authority Certificate, Community Hospitals of Central California, 5.250%, 02/01/37

     495,000         467,191   

California Municipal Finance Authority Certificate, Community Hospitals of Central California, 5.500%, 02/01/39

     3,655,000         3,534,275   

California Public Works Board Lease Revenue, Various Capital Projects, Series I, 5.000%, 11/01/38

     5,090,000         5,039,660   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority School Facility Revenue, Aspire Public Schools, Series 2010, 6.000%, 07/01/40

     495,000         456,316   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Student Housing Revenue, University of California Irvine Campus Apartments Project, Series 2011, 5.375%, 05/15/38

     2,260,000         2,234,123   

Sacramento County Public Facilities Financing Corporation COPS, 5.750%, 02/01/30

     1,935,000         2,040,090   

Total California

        13,771,655   

Colorado - 2.8%

     

Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Purchase Revenue, Series 2008, 6.500%, 11/15/38

     5,060,000         5,939,934   

District of Columbia - 4.5%

     

District of Columbia Ballpark Revenue, Series 2006 B-1, 5.000%, 02/01/31 (FGIC Insured)3

     5,140,000         5,152,799   

District of Columbia Student Dorm Revenue, Howard University, 5.000%, 10/01/45

     5,200,000         4,401,072   

Total District of Columbia

        9,553,871   

Florida - 4.1%

     

Martin County Health Facilities Authority, Martin Memorial Medical Center, 5.500%, 11/15/42

     3,980,000         3,797,318   

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, 5.000%, 11/15/29

     5,000,000         4,882,000   

Seminole Tribe Special Obligation Revenue, Series 2007 A, 5.250%, 10/01/27 (a)

     50,000         50,706   

Total Florida

        8,730,024   

Illinois - 5.4%

     

Chicago O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien Revenue, Series D, 5.000%, 01/01/44

     6,070,000         5,842,011   

Illinois State General Obligation, 5.500%, 07/01/38

     3,280,000         3,350,520   

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority Revenue, 6.000%, 06/01/28

     2,130,000         2,344,640   

Total Illinois

        11,537,171   

Indiana - 4.6%

     

Indiana State Finance Authority Hospital Revenue, Community Health Network, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 05/01/42

     5,000,000         4,809,300   

Indiana State Finance Authority Midwestern Division, Ohio Valley Electric Corp., Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 06/01/39

     5,475,000         4,977,213   

Total Indiana

        9,786,513   

Iowa - 2.5%

     

Iowa Finance Authority, Alcoa, Inc. Project, 4.750%, 08/01/42

     6,480,000         5,409,893   

Kentucky - 1.7%

     

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Hospital Revenue, Owensboro Medical Health System, Inc., Series 2010 A, 6.375%, 06/01/40

     1,835,000         1,918,548   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Kentucky - 1.7% (continued)

     

Owen County Waterworks System Revenue, American Water Co. Project, Series 2009 A, 6.250%, 06/01/39

   $ 1,705,000       $ 1,775,263   

Total Kentucky

        3,693,811   

Louisiana - 2.2%

     

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Hospital Revenue, Series 2010 A, 5.875%, 10/01/40

     4,640,000         4,815,624   

Maine - 2.2%

     

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Eastern Maine Medical Center Obligation Group, Series 2013, 5.000%, 07/01/43

     5,100,000         4,681,341   

Maryland - 1.1%

     

Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Frederick Memorial Hospital, Series 2012 A, 4.000%, 07/01/38

     3,000,000         2,454,300   

Massachusetts - 4.1%

     

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue, Tufts Medical Center Issue, Series 2011 I, 6.750%, 01/01/36

     1,020,000         1,122,898   

Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue, Covanta Energy Project, Series 2012 B, 4.875%, 11/01/42

     5,000,000         4,269,050   

Massachusetts State Health and Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Suffolk University, Series 2009 A, 5.750%,

     

07/01/39

     3,360,000         3,456,398   

Total Massachusetts

        8,848,346   

Michigan - 2.3%

     

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, Henry Ford Health System, Series 2009, 5.750%, 11/15/39

     4,765,000         4,849,817   

Nebraska - 2.2%

     

Central Plains Energy Project, Natural Gas Revenue, 5.000%, 09/01/42

     5,000,000         4,695,850   

New Hampshire - 2.6%

     

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Southern New Hampshire University, 5.000%, 01/01/42

     6,000,000         5,582,040   

New Jersey - 7.0%

     

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Industrial Revenue, Private Activity - The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, 5.125%, 01/01/34

     2,750,000         2,701,078   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Industrial Revenue, Private Activity - The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, 5.375%, 01/01/43

     3,000,000         2,916,300   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Tobacco and Liquor Tax Revenue, 5.000%, 06/15/28

     1,345,000         1,346,789   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, UMM Energy Partners, Series 2012 A, 5.125%, 06/15/43

     4,400,000         3,954,368   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue and Refunding, Barnabas Health Issue, Series 2011 A,

     

5.625%, 07/01/32

     3,985,000         4,123,837   

Total New Jersey

        15,042,372   

New York - 3.1%

     

Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Exempt Facility Revenue, NRG Dunkirk Power Project, Series 2009,

     

5.875%, 04/01/42

     4,655,000         4,722,265   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 2010,

     

6.000%, 12/01/42

     1,850,000         1,977,909   

Total New York

        6,700,174   

North Dakota - 3.0%

     

Grand Forks Health Care Revenue, Altru Health System, 5.000%, 12/01/35

     6,750,000         6,505,988   

Ohio - 3.1%

     

Butler County Hospital Facilities Revenue, UC Health, Series 2010, 5.500%, 11/01/40

     6,500,000         6,532,435   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pennsylvania - 4.9%

     

Lycoming County Authority Health System Revenue, Susquehanna Health System Project, Series 2009 A, 5.750%, 07/01/39

   $ 5,230,000       $ 5,335,751   

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, La Salle University, 5.000%, 05/01/42

     4,000,000         3,807,880   

Philadelphia Gas Works Revenue, Ninth Series, 5.250%, 08/01/40

     1,350,000         1,342,291   

Total Pennsylvania

        10,485,922   

Tennessee - 1.6%

     

Johnson City Health and Educational Facilities Board Hospital Revenue, Mountain States Health Alliance, Series 2009 A, 7.750%, 07/01/38

     175,000         197,899   

Johnson City Health and Educational Facilities Board Hospital Revenue, Mountain States Health Alliance, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 08/15/42

     3,500,000         3,258,500   

Total Tennessee

        3,456,399   

Texas - 13.9%

     

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien Revenue, Series 2011, 6.000%, 01/01/41

     3,520,000         3,582,163   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 01/01/43

     2,200,000         1,988,536   

Fort Bend County Industrial Development Corp. Industrial Revenue, Series 2012 A, 4.750%, 05/01/38

     1,350,000         1,182,249   

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. 1st Tier Toll Revenue, Series A, 5.500%, 04/01/53

     5,500,000         5,269,715   

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. Sub Tier Toll Revenue, Series 2013 B, 5.250%, 10/01/51

     3,270,000         3,304,498   

Gulf Coast Industrial Development Authority, CITGO Petroleum Project, 4.875%, 05/01/25

     4,950,000         4,687,501   

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp. Revenue, Southwest Airlines Co. - Love Field Modernization Program Project, Series 2010, 5.250%, 11/01/40

     3,500,000         3,459,995   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. Gas Supply Revenue, Senior Lien Series 2008 A, 6.250%, 12/15/26

     2,210,000         2,523,069   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. Revenue, LBJ Infrastructure Group Managed Lanes Project, Series 2010, 7.000%, 06/30/40

     3,480,000         3,767,657   

Total Texas

        29,765,383   

Virgin Islands - 2.4%

     

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Matching Fund Loan Notes, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 10/01/32

     5,250,000         5,057,902   

Virginia - 3.6%

     

Chesapeake City Expressway Toll Road Revenue, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 07/15/47

     3,000,000         2,855,040   

Industrial Development Authority of Washington County, Virginia, Hospital Revenue, Mountain States Health Alliance, Series 2009 C, 7.750%, 07/01/38

     110,000         124,393   

Route 460 Funding Corp. Toll Road Revenue, Series 2012 A, 5.125%, 07/01/49

     5,315,000         4,829,368   

Total Virginia

        7,808,801   

West Virginia - 2.6%

     

West Virginia Economic Development Revenue, Appalachian Power Co. Amos Project, Series 2010 A, 5.375%, 12/01/384

     5,350,000         5,478,186   

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $224,162,571)

        211,323,507   
     Shares         

Short-Term Investments - 0.7%5

     

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Tax Exempt Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%

     

(cost $1,510,292)

     1,510,292         1,510,292   

Total Investments - 99.3% (cost $225,672,863)

        212,833,799   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - 0.7%

        1,579,142   

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 214,412,941   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

For the year ending December 31, 2013, the GW&K Municipal Bond Fund (Institutional Class) (the “Fund”) returned (2.02)%, outperforming its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond 10-Year Index (the “Index”), which returned (2.17)%.

While much was made of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing and Puerto Rico’s possible descent to junk status, it was the Fed’s May and June comments about reducing its asset purchase program that led to calendar year losses for the municipal market for just the third time since Reagan reformed the tax code in the early 80’s. The taper discussion triggered a stampede out of tax-exempt mutual funds that exceeded in magnitude even the 2010-11 period of outflows that was sparked by the infamous 60 Minutes episode. The heavy selling pressure was met by a buy side that lacked much conviction, as a year-long drop in new issue supply often sapped the market of necessary price guidance. This dynamic disrupted the usual seasonal patterns of supply and demand. Gone was the typical summer rally, September and October experienced rare rate declines and the usual year-end firming was not to be.

With the Fed approaching a historic transition from an emphasis on quantitative easing to a focus on forward guidance, volatility is probably inevitable. But underneath the broader swings in interest rates lies a municipal market that we believe is remarkably healthy considering all the headlines touting the difficult nature of 2013. Credit fundamentals are as solid as they have been in some time. Tax revenues are on the upswing and now exceed pre-recession highs, even after inflation. Expenses have been reined in, due to balanced budget requirements, and rainy day funds are being replenished nationwide. Moody’s revised their outlook on U.S. states to stable in August after more than five years at negative. Even the news out of Detroit isn’t all negative from a bondholder perspective. For the first time ever, a federal bankruptcy judge has explicitly ruled that pension benefits can be impaired through the Chapter 9 process, a key leverage point for an issue that is now receiving the attention it deserves.

While a 1% rise in rates over the course of a year was unnerving for many, the value it created is compelling. Remember, we are less than 18 months removed from a ten-year Treasury rate of 1.39% and a ten-year muni yield of 1.47%, both all-time lows in their respective markets. Now, not only are intermediate yields finally within shouting distance of their ten-year average level, but a significantly higher tax burden, with the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts and the new Medicare surcharge, increases the importance of the tax-exemption. When you consider that municipals are also trading historically cheap to Treasuries, in some cases even nominally out-yielding them, it is easy to get excited about where we start the year. Investors don’t even need to extend maturities to 20 years to lock in a 7% taxable-equivalent yield on a double-A municipal bond. Even supposing rates drift higher in 2014, which is far from certain, the value proposition offered by municipal bonds demands attention.

The Fund modestly outperformed the Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index for the year. Having no exposure to Puerto Rico related securities was the biggest performance positive (Barclays Puerto Rico Index was down 20% for the year). Our shorter duration relative to the Index also helped performance as rates rose in during the year. The largest detractor all year long was a lower yield than the Index, a direct result of our higher quality bias.

We methodically extended duration in 2013 as a significant rise in interest rates created opportunities along the yield curve. Throughout the year, we focused on selling our shortest maturities (mostly 5-year bonds), which were our best performers. The entire front end of the curve was in high demand this past year as retail investors sought the security of shorter bonds in a period of increasing yields. This flight from duration created a distorted yield curve between 5 and 10 years with the spread between the two hitting 153 basis points by year end (only 10 basis points away from the historical high). We concentrated our purchases on maturities between 8 and 12 years that we felt offered more relative value. Not only were these yields much higher, but the roll-down created by the steep curve offered a total expected return twice that of what we were selling.

In the end, we lengthened duration approximately half a year (from 5.8 to 6.3). This move is consistent with our strategy of locking in higher rates for longer during rising rate periods. And with over 40% of the Portfolio in bonds shorter than the Index, we believe we are well positioned to extend this trade should rates continue to rise. In the meantime, we will keep harvesting carry and roll while making sure we retain the appropriate flexibility should an actionable catalyst materialize.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of GW&K Investment Management as of December 31, 2013 and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

GW&K Municipal Bond Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in GW&K Municipal Bond Fund - Service Class on June 30, 2009, to a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the GW&K Municipal Bond Fund and the Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

     Average Annual Total
Returns1
 
     One
Year
    Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

GW&K Municipal Bond Fund2,3,4

      

Investor Class

     (2.59 )%      5.14     6/30/09   

Service Class

     (2.24 )%      5.39     6/30/09   

Institutional Class

     (2.02 )%      5.69     6/30/09   

Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index5

     (2.17 )%      5.49     6/30/09  

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

Date

reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index.

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2 

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

3 

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtor’s ability to pay its creditors. Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of an investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed income securities to fall. Issuer of bonds may not be able to meet interest of principal payments when the bonds come due. Factors unique to the municipal bond market may negatively affect the value in municipal bonds.

4 

Investment income may be subject to certain state and local taxes, and depending on your tax status, the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from federal income tax.

5 

The Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of investment grade municipal bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa by Moody, Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Sector

   GW&K
Municipal
Bond
Fund**
 

Transportation

     27.6

Utilities

     21.3

General Obligation

     16.1

Education

     10.3

Tax

     8.2

Public Services

     4.9

Leasing

     3.4

Healthcare

     3.0

Development

     2.0

Other Revenue

     1.7

Recreation

     0.4

Other assets and liabilities

     1.1

Rating

   GW&K
Municipal
Bond
Fund**
 

Aaa

     18.5

Aa

     46.2

A

     23.8

Baa

     0.8

Not Rated

     10.7

 

** As a percentage of net assets.
 

 

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Public Utility Revenue, Sub Lein, Series C, 5.000%, 10/01/24

     2.0

Arizona Transportation Board, Subordinated Highway Revenue, Series 2013 A, 5.000%, 07/01/22

     1.7   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, State University Facilities, Series A, 5.000%, 07/01/22

     1.7   

New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue Junior Indebtedness, Series A, 5.000%, 05/01/19

     1.6   

Florida State Turnpike Authority Revenue, Department of Transportation, Series A, 5.000%, 07/01/20*

     1.5   

Washington State Federal Highway Grant, Senior 520 Corridor Program, 5.000%, 09/01/20*

     1.5   

Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay, Series 2011 C, 5.000%, 06/01/22*

     1.5   

Illinois State Sales Tax Revenue, Build Illinois, Junior Obligation, 5.000%, 06/15/23*

     1.4   

New York State Thruway Authority, Second General Highway & Bridge Trust Fund, Series 2008 B, 5.000%, 04/01/19*

     1.3   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, Series C, 5.000%, 03/15/22

     1.3   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     15.5
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

 

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Fund Snapshots (continued)

December 31, 2013

 

 

State Breakdown (unaudited)

 

State

   % of
Net  Assets
 

New York

     18.3

New Jersey

     7.6

California

     7.6

Florida

     7.0

Washington

     6.3

Ohio

     5.9

Illinois

     5.9

Arizona

     5.4

Wisconsin

     4.1

Michigan

     4.0

Massachusetts

     3.9

Kentucky

     3.3

District of Columbia

     3.2

Texas

     2.6

South Carolina

     2.2

Pennsylvania

     2.1

Colorado

     2.1

North Carolina

     1.9

Virginia

     1.6

Nebraska

     1.3

Mississippi

     1.0

Oregon

     0.8

Iowa

     0.3

Maine

     0.2

Vermont

     0.2

Kansas

     0.1

Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.1
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Municipal Bonds - 98.9%

     

Arizona - 5.4%

     

Arizona Transportation Board, Subordinated Highway Revenue, Series 2011 A, 5.000%, 07/01/22

   $ 2,380,000       $ 2,724,481   

Arizona Transportation Board, Subordinated Highway Revenue, Series 2013 A, 5.000%, 07/01/21

     1,525,000         1,788,627   

Arizona Transportation Board, Subordinated Highway Revenue, Series 2013 A, 5.000%, 07/01/22

     4,110,000         4,772,491   

Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 10/01/21

     3,010,000         3,552,974   

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Junior Lien Water System Revenue, Series 2009 A, 5.000%, 07/01/23

     660,000         741,932   

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Senior Lien Wastewater System Revenue, Series 2008, 5.500%, 07/01/20

     1,045,000         1,211,406   

Pima County Sewer Revenue, 5.000%, 07/01/22 (AGM Insured)3

     690,000         771,220   

Total Arizona

        15,563,131   

California - 7.6%

     

California State Economic Recovery, Series 2009 A, 5.000%, 07/01/20

     2,755,000         3,218,942   

California State Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Saint Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.000%, 07/01/27

     1,200,000         1,281,252   

California State Public Works Board Lease Revenue, California Community Colleges, Series 2007 B, 5.000%, 03/01/21 (FGIC Insured)3

     215,000         232,142   

California State Public Works Board Lease Revenue, California State Prison Project, Series 2011 C, 5.250%, 10/01/22

     1,000,000         1,135,050   

California State Public Works Board Lease Revenue, Department of General Services, Series 2009 A, 5.000%, 04/01/20

     250,000         281,532   

California State Tax Exempt General Obligation, 5.000%, 02/01/23

     2,135,000         2,406,593   

California State Tax Exempt General Obligation, 5.000%, 09/01/25

     1,750,000         1,929,953   

California State Tax Exempt General Obligation, 5.250%, 09/01/23

     1,730,000         1,966,681   

East Bay Municipal Utility District, Water Revenue, Series 2012 B, 5.000%, 06/01/19

     2,050,000         2,429,188   

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Series 2013 A, 5.000%, 07/01/20

     3,070,000         3,664,720   

Los Angeles Unified School District General Obligation, Series 2007 H, 5.000%, 07/01/21 (AGM Insured)3

     1,515,000         1,669,272   

Orange County Transportation Authority Toll Road Revenue, Senior Lien-91 Express Lanes, 5.000%, 08/15/21

     1,080,000         1,243,372   

Southern California Public Power Authority, Southern Transmission Project, Series 2008 B, 6.000%, 07/01/27

     205,000         238,009   

Total California

        21,696,706   

Colorado - 2.1%

     

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, Series 2010 B, 5.000%, 01/01/23

     250,000         272,205   

Denver City & County Co. Airport Revenue, Series B, 5.000%, 11/15/24

     2,750,000         2,997,830   

Regional Transportation District County COPS, Series A, 5.000%, 06/01/24 (FGIC Insured)3

     2,500,000         2,741,450   

Total Colorado

        6,011,485   

District of Columbia - 3.2%

     

District of Columbia Public Improvements General Obligation, Series A, 5.000%, 06/01/20

     3,010,000         3,509,359   

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Public Utility Revenue, Sub Lein, Series C, 5.000%, 10/01/24

     5,000,000         5,672,800   

Total District of Columbia

        9,182,159   

Florida - 7.0%

     

Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay, Series 2008 C, 5.000%, 06/01/22

     795,000         897,563   

Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay, Series 2011 C, 5.000%, 06/01/22

     3,655,000         4,221,452   

Florida State Turnpike Authority Revenue, Department of Transportation, Series A, 5.000%, 07/01/20

     3,750,000         4,356,825   

JEA Water and Sewer System Revenue, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 10/01/24

     1,660,000         1,848,161   

Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue, Miami International Airport, Series 2010 A-1, 5.500%, 10/01/26

     375,000         412,084   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Florida - 7.0% (continued)

     

Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue, Miami International Airport, Series 2010 B, 5.000%, 10/01/22 (AGM Insured)3

   $ 530,000       $ 586,021   

Orlando Utilities Commission Utility System Revenue, Series 2010 C, 5.000%, 10/01/20

     800,000         932,960   

Orlando Utilities Commission Utility System Revenue, Series 2011 B, 5.000%, 10/01/19

     710,000         831,161   

Reedy Creek Improvement District, Utility Revenue, Series 1, 5.000%, 10/01/25

     2,000,000         2,181,760   

Tampa Bay Regional Water Supply Authority Revenue, 5.000%, 10/01/19

     1,610,000         1,892,426   

Tampa Bay Regional Water Supply Authority Revenue, Series 2011 B, 5.000%, 10/01/19

     1,550,000         1,818,196   

Total Florida

        19,978,609   

Illinois - 5.9%

     

Chicago O’Hare International Airport Revenue, Series 2011 B, 5.000%, 01/01/22

     345,000         380,645   

Chicago O’Hare International Airport Revenue, Senior Lein, Series B, 5.000%, 01/01/23

     3,150,000         3,427,956   

Chicago Second Lien Water Revenue, Series 2010 A, 5.000%, 11/01/22

     315,000         338,288   

Chicago Transit Authority Capital Grants Revenue, Series 2006 A, Federal Section 5307 Funds, 5.000%, 06/01/17 (AMBAC Insured)3

     1,090,000         1,183,358   

Chicago Waterworks Revenue, 5.000%, 11/01/22

     1,730,000         1,944,918   

Illinois Regional Transportation Authority General Obligation, Series 2003 A, 5.500%, 07/01/21 (FGIC Insured)3

     335,000         387,136   

Illinois State Sales Tax Revenue, Build Illinois, Junior Obligation, 5.000%, 06/15/23

     3,520,000         3,950,355   

Illinois State Sales Tax Revenue, Build Illinois, Series 2009 B, 5.000%, 06/15/20

     305,000         348,231   

Illinois State Sales Tax Revenue, Build Illinois, Series 2009 B, 5.000%, 06/15/21

     795,000         889,939   

Illinois State Unemployment Insurance, Series 2012 B, 5.000%, 12/15/18

     1,500,000         1,634,835   

Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Revenue, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2012 B, 5.000%, 12/15/22

     2,055,000         2,315,081   

Total Illinois

        16,800,742   

Iowa - 0.3%

     

Iowa Special Obligation, Prison Infrastructure Fund, Series 2010, 5.000%, 06/15/21

     665,000         762,489   

Kansas - 0.1%

     

Kansas Development Finance Authority Revenue, Series 2004 A, 5.000%, 04/01/19 (FGIC Insured)3

     410,000         418,840   

Kentucky - 3.3%

     

Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, Wastewater & Drinking Water, Series A, 5.000%, 02/01/22

     3,225,000         3,715,587   

Kentucky State Asset/Liability Commission Agency Fund Revenue, Project NTS-Federal Highway Trust 1st, Series A, 5.250%, 09/01/22

     1,500,000         1,722,195   

Kentucky State Asset/Liability Commission Agency Fund Revenue, Project NTS-Federal Highway Trust 1st, Series A, 5.250%, 09/01/24

     1,515,000         1,721,207   

Kentucky State Property & Buildings Commission Revenue, Series 2009 A, 5.000%, 08/01/19

     570,000         660,146   

Kentucky Turnpike Authority Revenue, Revitalization Projects, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 07/01/19

     1,500,000         1,741,170   

Total Kentucky

        9,560,305   

Maine - 0.2%

     

Maine Municipal Bond Bank Transportation Infrastructure Revenue, Series 2009 A, 5.000%, 09/01/22

     635,000         707,898   

Massachusetts - 3.9%

     

Massachusetts State Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Series 2004 C, 5.500%, 07/01/23

     1,750,000         2,126,880   

Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue, Boston College, Series S, 5.000%, 07/01/23

     2,895,000         3,359,561   

Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Northeastern University, Series 2008 T-1, 5.000%, 10/01/24

     1,655,000         1,824,654   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Massachusetts - 3.9% (continued)

     

Massachusetts State School Building Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 08/15/21

   $ 2,710,000       $ 3,185,361   

Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority, Series 2009 B, 5.000%, 08/01/21

     650,000         746,740   

Total Massachusetts

        11,243,196   

Michigan - 4.0%

     

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue, Unemployment Obligation, Series 2012 B, 5.000%, 07/01/20

     1,880,000         2,172,716   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue, Unemployment Obligation, Series 2012 B, 5.000%, 07/01/22

     3,475,000         3,784,970   

Michigan State Trunk Line Fund, Series 2006, 5.000%, 09/01/19 (AGM Insured)3

     3,015,000         3,218,332   

Michigan State Trunk Line Fund, Series 2006, 5.000%, 11/01/19 (FGIC Insured)3

     1,105,000         1,223,997   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Revenue, Cadillac Place Office Building Project, Series 2011, 5.250%, 10/15/23

     1,000,000         1,093,940   

Total Michigan

        11,493,955   

Mississippi - 1.0%

     

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation, Madison County Highway Project, Series C, 5.000%, 01/01/22

     2,585,000         2,941,859   

Nebraska - 1.3%

     

Nebraska Public Power District Revenue, Series 2012 B, 5.000%, 01/01/20

     2,020,000         2,325,808   

Nebraska Public Power District Revenue, Series 2012 C, 5.000%, 01/01/21

     1,250,000         1,389,938   

Total Nebraska

        3,715,746   

New Jersey - 7.6%

     

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Lease Reveue, Rutgers University, 5.000%, 06/15/23

     1,375,000         1,564,475   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Schools Facilities Construction, Series 2013 NN, 5.000%, 03/01/21

     1,910,000         2,172,644   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Schools Facilities Construction, Series NN, 5.000%, 03/01/26

     2,550,000         2,770,192   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Tobacco and Liquor Tax Revenue, 5.000%, 06/15/20

     2,000,000         2,201,900   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority Revenue, Series 2012 B, 5.000%, 01/01/24

     2,650,000         2,965,032   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 01/01/24

     1,900,000         2,122,452   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Series 2003 B, 5.250%, 12/15/19

     1,060,000         1,237,847   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Series 2011 A, 5.250%, 06/15/24

     1,165,000         1,280,708   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Series 2011 B, 5.250%, 06/15/23

     1,550,000         1,739,271   

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Series J, 5.000%, 05/01/24

     3,325,000         3,803,866   

Total New Jersey

        21,858,387   

New York - 18.3%

     

Long Island Power Authority, Series 2012 B, 5.000%, 09/01/23

     1,510,000         1,669,456   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund, Series A, 5.250%, 11/15/26

     2,090,000         2,309,972   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 11/15/23

     2,275,000         2,594,251   

New York City General Obligation, Series 2008 B-1, 5.250%, 09/01/20

     2,165,000         2,482,844   

New York City General Obligation, Series 2013 H, 5.000%, 08/01/25

     2,070,000         2,315,419   

New York City General Obligation, Series E, 5.250%, 08/01/22

     3,000,000         3,494,760   

New York City Health & Hospital Corp., 5.000%, 02/15/23

     1,000,000         1,122,730   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, Series 2008 S-1, 5.000%, 01/15/20

     150,000         168,308   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Series H, 5.000%, 11/01/21

     3,000,000         3,494,850   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, State University Dormitory Facilities Issue, Series 2011 A, 5.000%, 07/01/21

     1,165,000         1,354,080   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, State University Facilities, Series A, 5.000%, 07/01/22

     4,180,000         4,755,252   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, Series C, 5.000%, 03/15/22

     3,320,000         3,806,612   

New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue Junior Indebtedness, Series A, 5.000%, 05/01/19

     4,000,000         4,593,880   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

New York - 18.3% (continued)

     

New York State Thruway Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 03/15/24

   $ 1,000,000       $ 1,140,600   

New York State Thruway Authority, Second General Highway & Bridge Trust Fund, Series 2008 B, 5.000%, 04/01/19

     3,355,000         3,891,498   

New York State Thruway Authority, Second General Highway & Bridge Trust Fund, Series 2008 B, 5.000%, 04/01/22

     675,000         758,248   

New York State Thruway Authority, Series 2012 I, 5.000%, 01/01/21

     2,770,000         3,163,672   

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Series 2004 A, 5.250%, 10/15/19 (National Insured)3

     2,000,000         2,075,920   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue, Series 2013 A, 5.000%, 11/15/22

     1,520,000         1,737,102   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue, Series 2013 B, 5.000%, 11/15/21

     1,525,000         1,777,677   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Series TE, 5.000%, 12/15/28

     3,200,000         3,585,760   

Total New York

        52,292,891   

North Carolina - 1.9%

     

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Series 2012 D, 5.000%, 01/01/23

     3,000,000         3,344,220   

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, Catawba Electric Revenue, Series 2009 C, 5.000%, 01/01/21

     290,000         321,920   

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, Catawba Electric Revenue, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 01/01/19

     1,450,000         1,668,834   

Total North Carolina

        5,334,974   

Ohio - 5.9%

     

American Municipal Power, Inc., 5.000%, 02/15/23

     2,500,000         2,753,375   

Cleveland Department of Public Utilities Division of Water, Series A, 5.000%, 01/01/22

     3,000,000         3,474,030   

Miami University, General Receipts Revenue, Series 2011, 5.000%, 09/01/22

     1,000,000         1,134,350   

Ohio State Adult Correctional Building Fund Project, Series 2013, 5.000%, 10/01/21

     2,200,000         2,527,866   

Ohio State General Obligation, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 09/15/21

     1,395,000         1,638,916   

Ohio State University, Series A, 5.000%, 12/01/20

     2,570,000         2,953,958   

Ohio State Water Development Authority, 5.000%, 06/01/23

     2,020,000         2,376,247   

Total Ohio

        16,858,742   

Oregon - 0.8%

     

Oregon State Facilities Authority, Legacy Health Project, Series 2011 A, 5.250%, 05/01/19

     1,050,000         1,196,318   

Tri-County Metro Transportation District of Capital Grant Receipt Revenue, Series 2011 A, 5.000%, 10/01/19

     1,030,000         1,179,206   

Total Oregon

        2,375,524   

Pennsylvania - 2.1%

     

Monroeville Finance Authority, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5.000%, 02/15/22

     1,330,000         1,475,675   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Revenue, Series 2012 B, 5.000%, 07/01/21

     2,245,000         2,520,125   

Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority Special Tax Revenue, Philadelphia Funding Program, Series 2010, 5.000%, 06/15/19

     465,000         539,967   

Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Series 2009 A, 5.250%, 08/15/21

     310,000         346,087   

Saint Mary Hospital Authority Health System Revenue, Catholic Health East, Series A, 5.000%, 11/15/26

     1,100,000         1,156,749   

Total Pennsylvania

        6,038,603   

South Carolina - 2.2%

     

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 10/01/21

     2,405,000         2,736,553   

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, Series B, 5.000%, 10/01/21

     3,080,000         3,509,167   

Total South Carolina

        6,245,720   

Texas - 2.6%

     

Austin Water & Wastewater System Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 11/15/22

     2,750,000         3,198,195   

Texas A&M University, Series D, 5.000%, 05/15/21

     1,500,000         1,775,190   

Texas State Transportation Commission Mobility Fund, 5.000%, 04/01/21

     290,000         319,594   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Texas - 2.6% (continued)

     

Texas Tech University, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 08/15/19

   $ 1,190,000       $ 1,388,099   

Texas Water Financial Assistance, Series 2008 A, 5.000%, 08/01/22

     615,000         700,516   

Total Texas

        7,381,594   

Vermont - 0.2%

     

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 2009 1, 5.000%, 12/01/21

     400,000         454,320   

Virginia - 1.6%

     

Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, 21ST Century College & Equipment

     

Programs, Series B, 5.000%, 02/01/23

     2,260,000         2,604,514   

Virginia College Building Authority, Series 2010 B, 5.000%, 09/01/19

     1,695,000         1,985,252   

Total Virginia

        4,589,766   

Washington - 6.3%

     

Energy Northwest Washington Electric Revenue, Columbia Generating Station, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 07/01/21

     1,265,000         1,478,975   

Grant County Public Utility District No. 2, Electric System Revenue, Series 2011 I, 5.000%, 01/01/20

     1,065,000         1,228,808   

Port of Seattle Revenue, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 08/01/23

     3,055,000         3,434,981   

Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1 Revenue, Series 2010 A, 5.000%, 12/01/19

     1,050,000         1,222,001   

Spokane Public Facilities District, Series B, 5.000%, 12/01/20

     1,000,000         1,131,160   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue, Providence Health Services, Series 2012 A, 5.000%, 10/01/21

     1,500,000         1,709,010   

Washington State Federal Highway Grant, Senior 520 Corridor Program, 5.000%, 09/01/20

     3,665,000         4,228,750   

Washington State General Obligation, Motor Fuel Tax Revenue, Series 2012 E, 5.000%, 02/01/21

     3,000,000         3,511,290   

Total Washington

        17,944,975   

Wisconsin - 4.1%

     

Wisconsin State General Obligation, Series 1, 5.000%, 05/01/20

     3,000,000         3,498,720   

Wisconsin State General Obligation, Series 2, 5.000%, 05/01/23

     1,960,000         2,257,802   

Wisconsin State General Obligation, Series 2, 5.000%, 05/01/24

     3,170,000         3,618,935   

Wisconsin State General Obligation, Series C, 5.000%, 05/01/23

     2,235,000         2,516,543   

Total Wisconsin

        11,892,000   

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $287,422,312)

        283,344,616   
     Shares      

Short-Term Investments - 0.6%5

     

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Tax Exempt Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%
(cost $1,635,366)

     1,635,366         1,635,366   

Total Investments - 99.5% (cost $289,057,678)

        284,979,982   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - 0.5%

        1,409,846   

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 286,389,828   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At December 31, 2013, the approximate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were:

 

Fund

   Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

   $ 211,790,861       $ 73,134,281       $ (1,696,033   $ 71,438,248   

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

     225,760,694         932,387         (13,859,282     (12,926,895

GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

     289,057,678         1,865,124         (5,942,820     (4,077,696

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At December 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Market
Value
     % of
Net Assets
 

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

   $ 50,706         0.02

 

1 

Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of December 31, 2013, amounting to:

 

Fund

   Market
Value
     % of
Net Assets
 

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

   $ 9,932,569         3.6

 

2 

Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.

3 

Securities in the portfolio backed by insurance of financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. At December 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of
Net Assets
 

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

   $ 5,152,799         2.4

GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

     14,507,688         5.1

 

4 

Variable Rate Security. The rate listed is as of December 31, 2013, and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture.

5 

Yield shown represents the December 31, 2013, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2013: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
Level 1
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 272,972,706         —           —         $ 272,972,706   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —         $ 10,256,403         —           10,256,403   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 272,972,706       $ 10,256,403         —         $ 283,229,109   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
Level 1
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3
     Total  

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Municipal Bonds††

     —         $ 211,323,507         —         $ 211,323,507   

Short-Term Investments

   $ 1,510,292         —           —           1,510,292   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 1,510,292       $ 211,323,507         —         $ 212,833,799   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
Level 1
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3
     Total  

GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Municipal Bonds††

     —         $ 283,344,616         —         $ 283,344,616   

Short-Term Investments

   $ 1,635,366         —           —           1,635,366   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 1,635,366       $ 283,344,616         —         $ 284,979,982   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

All common stocks held in the Funds are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

††

All municipal bonds held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of the bonds by major classification, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2013, the Funds had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

Investments Definitions and Abbreviations:

 

AMBAC:    Ambac Assurance Corp.
AGM:    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
COPS:    Certificates of Participation
FGIC:    Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
National:    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2013

 

 

     GW&K Small
Cap Equity
Fund
     GW&K
Municipal
Enhanced Yield
Fund
    GW&K
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Assets:

       

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $9,932,569, $0 and $0, respectively)

   $ 283,229,109       $ 212,833,799      $ 284,979,982   

Receivable for investments sold

     2,418,585         3,872,140        —     

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,013,523         31,916        2,900,187   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     226,490         3,036,347        3,654,285   

Receivable from affiliate

     49,670         4,310        120,301   

Prepaid expenses

     16,748         14,637        27,891   

Total assets

     286,954,125         219,793,149        291,682,646   

Liabilities:

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     10,256,403         —          —     

Payable to affiliate for interfund lending

     1,273,975         —          —     

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     442,110         1,164,721        1,607,182   

Payable for investments purchased

     —           4,044,770        3,477,864   

Accrued expenses:

       

Investment advisory and management fees

     174,589         95,105        84,707   

Administrative fees

     58,196         30,433        60,505   

Shareholder service fees - Investor Class

     8,811         9,657        —     

Shareholder service fees - Service Class

     5,893         —          —     

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     14,684         1,929        5,924   

Trustees fees and expenses

     86         364        331   

Other

     37,061         33,229        56,305   

Total liabilities

     12,271,808         5,380,208        5,292,818   

Net Assets

   $ 274,682,317       $ 214,412,941      $ 286,389,828   

Net Assets Represent:

       

Paid-in capital

   $ 201,648,843       $ 232,073,092      $ 290,238,767   

Undistributed net investment income

     —           2,018        38,756   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments

     1,696,336         (4,823,105     190,001   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     71,337,138         (12,839,064     (4,077,696

Net Assets

   $ 274,682,317       $ 214,412,941      $ 286,389,828   

Investor Class:

       

Net Assets

   $ 69,991,966       $ 8,030,266      $ 28,655,156   

Shares outstanding

     2,875,370         894,161        2,599,224   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 24.34       $ 8.98      $ 11.02   

Service Class:

       

Net Assets

   $ 35,836,090       $ 5,222,124      $ 53,023,852   

Shares outstanding

     1,467,341         581,434        4,802,364   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 24.42       $ 8.98      $ 11.04   

Institutional Class:

       

Net Assets

   $ 168,854,261       $ 201,160,551      $ 204,710,820   

Shares outstanding

     6,894,365         22,427,514        18,481,591   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 24.49       $ 8.97      $ 11.08   

* Investments at cost

   $ 211,891,971       $ 225,672,863      $ 289,057,678   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2013

 

 

     GW&K Small
Cap Equity
Fund
    GW&K
Municipal
Enhanced
Yield Fund
    GW&K
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Investment Income:

      

Dividend income

   $ 2,005,981 1    $ 782      $ 2,702   

Securities lending income

     28,130        —          —     

Interest income

     220        13,668,914        5,662,419   

Foreign withholding tax

     (5,564     —          —     

Total investment income

     2,028,767        13,669,696        5,665,121   

Expenses:

      

Investment advisory and management fees

     1,461,377        1,443,398        837,255   

Administrative fees

     487,125        721,699        598,040   

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     107,898        43,610        66,478   

Shareholder servicing fees - Investor Class

     66,628        36,230        53,175   

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     38,401        6,131        72,542   

Registration fees

     41,191        48,276        58,930   

Extraordinary expense

     33,614        66,166        47,493   

Custodian

     31,912        35,824        40,978   

Professional fees

     22,581        34,144        56,079   

Transfer agent

     16,439        11,410        24,676   

Reports to shareholders

     14,566        17,226        12,944   

Trustees fees and expenses

     7,545        14,960        9,174   

Miscellaneous

     20,780        19,912        27,570   

Total expenses before offsets

     2,350,057        2,498,986        1,905,334   

Fee waivers

     —          (279,321     —     

Expense reimbursements

     (252,382     (219,146     (852,297

Net expenses

     2,097,675        2,000,519        1,053,037   

Net investment income (loss)

     (68,908     11,669,177        4,612,084   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

      

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     11,109,017        (4,821,153     657,968   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     56,941,446        (32,073,071     (10,012,903

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     68,050,463        (36,894,224     (9,354,935

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 67,981,555      $ (25,225,047   $ (4,742,851

 

1

Includes non-recurring dividends of $150,742.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

     GW&K Small Cap
Equity Fund
    GW&K Municipal Enhanced
Yield Fund
    GW&K Municipal
Bond Fund
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (68,908   $ 656,928      $ 11,669,177      $ 10,999,460      $ 4,612,084      $ 2,657,515   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     11,109,017        3,066,368        (4,821,153     8,829,283        657,968        1,765,674   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     56,941,446        7,281,066        (32,073,071     13,383,732        (10,012,903     2,284,271   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     67,981,555        11,004,362        (25,225,047     33,212,475        (4,742,851     6,707,460   

Distributions to Shareholders:

            

From net investment income:

            

Investor Class

     —          (65,727     (621,586     (513,605     (403,081     (267,731

Service Class

     —          (59,475     (210,911     (212,503     (769,786     (566,171

Institutional Class

     —          (515,623     (10,832,659     (10,293,393     (3,400,461     (1,840,234

From net realized gain on investments:

            

Investor Class

     (2,426,685     (284,897     (63,080     (489,470     (109,207     (151,342

Service Class

     (1,256,478     (254,894     (39,281     (151,088     (216,679     (238,541

Institutional Class

     (6,070,507     (1,519,282     (1,529,874     (6,843,897     (787,354     (819,406

Total distributions to shareholders

     (9,753,670     (2,699,898     (13,297,391     (18,503,956     (5,686,568     (3,883,425

Capital Share Transactions:1

            

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     112,022,616        33,345,856        (69,861,782     162,004,508        117,040,476        113,453,160   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     170,250,501        41,650,320        (108,384,220     176,713,027        106,611,057        116,277,195   

Net Assets:

            

Beginning of year

     104,431,816        62,781,496        322,797,161        146,084,134        179,778,771        63,501,576   

End of year

   $ 274,682,317      $ 104,431,816      $ 214,412,941      $ 322,797,161      $ 286,389,828      $ 179,778,771   

End of year undistributed net investment income

     —          —        $ 2,018        —        $ 38,756        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Investor Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 17.72      $ 15.87      $ 15.64      $ 12.05      $ 9.10   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)1

     (0.07 )14      0.14 4      (0.02     0.01        0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     7.56        2.15        0.25        3.58        2.86   

Total from investment operations

     7.49        2.29        0.23        3.59        2.95   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     —          (0.08     —          (0.00 )5      —     

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.87     (0.36     —                 —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.87     (0.44     —          (0.00 )5      —     

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 24.34      $ 17.72      $ 15.87      $ 15.64      $ 12.05   

Total Return2

     42.26     14.45     1.47     29.81     32.42 %6 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.37 %7      1.41 %8      1.39     1.42     1.22

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.37 %7      1.41 %8      1.39     1.42     1.22

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.50 %7      1.62 %8      1.71     1.84     1.70

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2

     (0.32 )%7      0.78 %8      (0.14 )%      0.07     1.02

Portfolio turnover

     19     14     25     19     109

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 69,992      $ 14,707      $ 3,349      $ 1,914      $ 1,260   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December  31,
2009*
 

Service Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 17.73      $ 15.85      $ 15.59      $ 12.01      $ 10.65   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)1

     (0.02 )14      0.06 4      0.01        0.04        0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     7.58        2.26        0.25        3.56        1.42   

Total from investment operations

     7.56        2.32        0.26        3.60        1.44   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     —          (0.08     —          (0.02     (0.08

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.87     (0.36     —          —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.87     (0.44     —          (0.02     (0.08

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 24.42      $ 17.73      $ 15.85      $ 15.59      $ 12.01   

Total Return2

     42.64 %6      14.67 %6      1.67 %6      30.01 %6      13.46 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.13 %7      1.20 %8      1.20     1.20     1.17 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.13 %7      1.20 %8      1.20     1.20     1.17 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.26 %7      1.41 %8      1.52     1.62     1.53 %16 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2

     (0.09 )%7      0.44 %8      0.04     0.30     0.43 %16 

Portfolio turnover

     19     14     25     19     109

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 35,836      $ 13,052      $ 19,007      $ 18,788      $ 15,382   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December 31,

2009*
 

Institutional Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 17.76      $ 15.87      $ 15.59      $ 12.01      $ 10.65   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income1

     0.02 14      0.14 4      0.05        0.07        0.03   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     7.58        2.23        0.25        3.57        1.41   

Total from investment operations

     7.60        2.37        0.30        3.64        1.44   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     —          (0.12     (0.02     (0.06     (0.08

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.87     (0.36     —          —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.87     (0.48     (0.02     (0.06     (0.08

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 24.49      $ 17.76      $ 15.87      $ 15.59      $ 12.01   

Total Return2

     42.81 %6      14.97 %6      1.90     30.28     13.56 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.97 %7      0.96 %8      0.95     0.95     0.95 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.97 %7      0.96 %8      0.95     0.95     0.95 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.10 %7      1.17 %8      1.27     1.37     1.32 %16 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     0.07 %7      0.84 %8      0.30     0.55     0.62 %16 

Portfolio turnover

     19     14     25     19     109

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 168,854      $ 76,673      $ 40,425      $ 17,941      $ 9,995   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December 31,

2009*
 

Investor Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.24      $ 9.55      $ 8.79      $ 8.81      $ 8.23   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.35 1      0.36 1      0.37 1      0.37        0.18   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.18 )1      0.93 1      0.78 1      (0.03     0.60   

Total from investment operations

     (0.83     1.29        1.15        0.34        0.78   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.36     (0.36     (0.37     (0.36     (0.20

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.07     (0.24     (0.02     —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.43     (0.60     (0.39     (0.36     (0.20

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 8.98      $ 10.24      $ 9.55      $ 8.79      $ 8.81   

Total Return2

     (8.27 )%6      13.69 %6      13.48     3.81     9.51 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.12 %9      1.07 %10      1.17 %11      1.27     1.04 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.12 %9      1.07 %10      1.17 %11      1.27     1.04 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.30 %9      1.27 %10      1.40     1.57     1.56 %16 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     3.58 %9      3.53 %10      4.02     4.10     4.52 %16 

Portfolio turnover

     52     70     31     50     82

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 8,030      $ 21,413      $ 5,689      $ 557      $ 125   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December 31,

2009*
 

Service Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.23      $ 9.54      $ 8.79      $ 8.81      $ 8.23   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.38 1      0.38 1      0.40 1      0.39        0.21   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.18 )1      0.93 1      0.77 1      (0.02     0.58   

Total from investment operations

     (0.80     1.31        1.17        0.37        0.79   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.38     (0.38     (0.40     (0.39     (0.21

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.07     (0.24     (0.02     —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.45     (0.62     (0.42     (0.39     (0.21

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 8.98      $ 10.23      $ 9.54      $ 8.79      $ 8.81   

Total Return2

     (7.95 )%      13.90     13.65     4.09     9.62 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.78 %9      0.86 %10      0.94 %11      1.01     0.79 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.78 %9      0.86 %10      0.94 %11      1.01     0.79 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     0.96 %9      1.06 %10      1.16     1.31     1.31 %16 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     3.99 %9      3.74 %10      4.48     4.36     4.77 %16 

Portfolio turnover

     52     70     31     50     82

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 5,222      $ 6,401      $ 2,145      $ 1,181      $ 11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.22      $ 9.53      $ 8.78      $ 8.81      $ 6.70   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.39 1      0.40 1      0.41 1      0.40        0.37   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.17 )1      0.93 1      0.78 1      (0.03     2.11   

Total from investment operations

     (0.78     1.33        1.19        0.37        2.48   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.40     (0.40     (0.42     (0.40     (0.37

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.07     (0.24     (0.02     —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.47     (0.64     (0.44     (0.40     (0.37

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 8.97      $ 10.22      $ 9.53      $ 8.78      $ 8.81   

Total Return2

     (7.80 )%      14.13 %6      13.94     4.15     37.62

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.66 %9      0.65 %10      0.69 %11      0.79     0.79

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.66 %9      0.65 %10      0.69 %11      0.79     0.79

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     0.84 %9      0.85 %10      0.91     1.09     1.31

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     4.08 %9      3.96 %10      4.69     4.58     4.77

Portfolio turnover

     52     70     31     50     82

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 201,161      $ 294,983      $ 138,250      $ 48,079      $ 17,544   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December 31,

2009**
 

Investor Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.52      $ 11.21      $ 10.29      $ 10.27      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income1

     0.18        0.20        0.27        0.31        0.15   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments1

     (0.47     0.38        0.97        0.09        0.33   

Total from investment operations

     (0.29     0.58        1.24        0.40        0.48   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.17     (0.19     (0.27     (0.31     (0.15

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.04     (0.08     (0.05     (0.07     (0.06

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.21     (0.27     (0.32     (0.38     (0.21

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.02      $ 11.52      $ 11.21      $ 10.29      $ 10.27   

Total Return2

     (2.51 )%6      5.27 %6      12.16     3.89     4.79 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.81 %12      0.80 %13      0.81     0.75     0.59 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.81 %12      0.80 %13      0.81     0.75     0.59 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.17 %12      1.18 %13      1.34     1.45     2.31 %16 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     1.56 %12      1.71 %13      2.46     2.91     2.93 %16 

Portfolio turnover

     28     39     26     22     13

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 28,655      $ 22,726      $ 8,777      $ 2,856      $ 850   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December 31,

2009**
 

Service Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.54      $ 11.23      $ 10.30      $ 10.28      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income1

     0.21        0.23        0.30        0.33        0.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments1

     (0.47     0.38        0.97        0.09        0.33   

Total from investment operations

     (0.26     0.61        1.27        0.42        0.49   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.20     (0.22     (0.29     (0.33     (0.15

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.04     (0.08     (0.05     (0.07     (0.06

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.24     (0.30     (0.34     (0.40     (0.21

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.04      $ 11.54      $ 11.23      $ 10.30      $ 10.28   

Total Return2

     (2.24 )%      5.53     12.52     4.05     4.89 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.53 %12      0.55 %13      0.54     0.55     0.54 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.53 %12      0.55 %13      0.54     0.55     0.54 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     0.89 %12      0.93 %13      1.09     1.25     2.26 %16 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     1.84 %12      1.97 %13      2.80     3.13     2.98 %16 

Portfolio turnover

     28     39     26     22     13

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 53,024      $ 35,444      $ 22,705      $ 15,032      $ 12,752   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December 31,

2009**
 

Institutional Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.58      $ 11.26      $ 10.33      $ 10.31      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income1

     0.23        0.25        0.30        0.35        0.17   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments1

     (0.47     0.40        0.99        0.09        0.36   

Total from investment operations

     (0.24     0.65        1.29        0.44        0.53   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.22     (0.25     (0.31     (0.35     (0.16

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.04     (0.08     (0.05     (0.07     (0.06

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.26     (0.33     (0.36     (0.42     (0.22

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.08      $ 11.58      $ 11.26      $ 10.33      $ 10.31   

Total Return2

     (2.02 )%      5.80 %6      12.71 %6      4.27 %6      5.31 %6,15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.36 %12      0.35 %13      0.34     0.34     0.34 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.36 %12      0.35 %13      0.34     0.34     0.34 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     0.72 %12      0.73 %13      0.83     1.04     2.06 %16 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     2.01 %12      2.15 %13      2.79     3.31     3.18 %16 

Portfolio turnover

     28     39     26     22     13

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 204,711      $ 121,609      $ 32,019      $ 1,180      $ 231   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Highlights

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds previously presented in this report.

 

* Commenced operations on July 27, 2009.
** Commenced operations on June 30, 2009.
1 

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

2 

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset.

3 

Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement and expense offsets such as brokerage credits, but includes non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

4 

Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends net investment income per share would have been $0.03, $(0.05) and $0.03 for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

5 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

6 

The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown above.

7 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.015%, 0.017% and 0.018% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

8 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.008%, 0.004% and 0.005% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

9 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.024%, 0.022% and 0.023% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

10

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.006%, 0.005% and 0.005% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

11

Effective July 1, 2011, as described in the current prospectus, the Fund’s expense cap was reduced to 0.64% from 0.79%. The expense ratio shown reflects the weighted average expense ratio for the full year ended December 31, 2011.

12

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.021%, 0.020% and 0.020% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

13

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.005%, 0.005% and 0.005% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

14

Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends net investment income per share would have been $(0.09), $(0.04) and $0.00 for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

15

Not annualized.

16

Annualized.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Managers AMG Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report are GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund (“Small Cap Equity”), GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund (“Municipal Enhanced”), and GW&K Municipal Bond Fund (“Municipal Bond”), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.”

Each Fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may pay different distribution amounts to the extent the net asset value per share and/ or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.

Effective November 1, 2013, Small Cap Equity was closed to new investors. Shareholders who owned shares of Small Cap Equity when it was closed, including shareholders who held an account directly with the Fund and those shareholders who invested in the Fund through a financial intermediary account, the ManagersChoice® program, a financial platform, defined contribution, defined benefit or asset allocation program (collectively, “financial intermediaries”), may continue to purchase shares of the Fund. In addition, certain financial intermediaries that, at Fund management’s discretion, had accounts or client assets in the Fund on or before October 31, 2013, regardless of whether such financial intermediary was acting on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, may continue to purchase shares of the Fund for those accounts and may open new Fund accounts for existing or new clients. Exchanges into the Fund are not permitted unless the exchange is being made into an existing shareholder account or an existing financial intermediary account at the time of the exchange as described above. Fund management may, in its discretion, reopen the Fund to certain investors in the future. The Fund reserves the right to modify this policy at any time.

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

a. Valuation of Investments

Equity securities traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are

valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Funds’ investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”).

Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Debt obligations (other than short term debt obligations that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity) will be valued using the evaluated bid price or the mean price provided by an authorized pricing service. Short term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. Each Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”) believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing as of the most recent quarter end, all outstanding securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests primarily in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may adjust such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which each Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests primarily in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a pre-determined level). The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that 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. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)

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) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received in excess of income from return of capital including real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investment and/or as a realized gain. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as an adjustment to realized gain. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.

The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Funds’ custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. Prior to January 1, 2013, the rate was 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate. For the year ended December 31, 2013, overdraft fees for Small Cap Equity, Municipal Enhanced and Municipal Bond equaled $0, $313 and $17, respectively.

The Trust recently held a shareholder meeting at which shareholders were asked to approve a new Declaration of Trust for the Trust, among other proposals. The costs associated with this proxy were treated as “extraordinary expenses,” and, therefore, are excluded from the expense limitation agreement described in Note 2.

d. Dividends and Distributions

Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income, or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial

 

statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The most common differences are due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Small Cap Equity      Municipal Enhanced*      Municipal Bond**  
     2013      2012      2013      2012      2013      2012  

Distributions paid from:

                 

Ordinary income

     —         $ 574,873       $ 11,667,159       $ 11,011,721       $ 4,573,328       $ 2,657,514   

Short-term capital gains

   $ 789,311         —           16,251         5,538,176         598,145         472,100   

Long-term capital gains

     8,964,359         2,125,025         1,613,981         1,954,059         515,095         753,811   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 9,753,670       $ 2,699,898       $ 13,297,391       $ 18,503,956       $ 5,686,568       $ 3,883,425   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The ordinary income distributions paid by Municipal Enhanced which were tax-exempt for the periods 2013 and 2012 were $11,652,099 and $10,990,197, respectively.
** The ordinary income distributions paid by Municipal Bond which were tax-exempt for the periods 2013 and 2012 were $4,571,626 and $2,655,942, respectively.

As of December 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:

 

     Small Cap
Equity
     Municipal
Enhanced
     Municipal
Bond
 

Capital loss carryforward

     —         $ 2,187,952         —     

Undistributed ordinary income

     —           2,018       $ 38,756   

Undistributed short-term capital gains

   $ 146,623         —           —     

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     1,448,603         —           190,001   

Post-October loss deferral

     —           2,547,322         —     

 

e. Federal Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on Small Cap Equity’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as of December 31, 2013, and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, (post-enactment capital losses) may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized

prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, unlike pre-enactment losses which are considered all short-term.

f. Capital Loss Carryovers and Deferrals

As of December 31, 2013, the Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes. These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains for an unlimited time period.

 

     Capital Loss Carryover
Amounts
        

Fund

   Short-Term      Long-Term      Expires  

Small Cap Equity

        

(Post-Enactment)

     —           —           Unlimited   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Municipal Enhanced

        

(Post-Enactment)

   $ 2,187,952         —           Unlimited   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Municipal Bond

        

(Post-Enactment)

     —           —           Unlimited   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
 

 

 

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g.Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its

capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation.

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the capital stock transactions by class for Small Cap Equity, Municipal Enhanced, and Municipal Bond were as follows:

 

    Small Cap Equity     Municipal Enhanced  
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Investor Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    2,728,282      $ 57,807,003        661,596      $ 11,559,692        1,278,527      $ 12,816,750        1,844,578      $ 18,730,009   

Reinvestment of distributions

    95,850        2,332,983        18,679        327,254        70,944        684,564        97,351        996,355   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (778,821     (17,203,313     (61,245     (1,065,589     (2,546,069     (24,684,293     (446,918     (4,563,327
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    2,045,311      $ 42,936,673        619,030      $ 10,821,357        (1,196,598   $ (11,182,979     1,495,011      $ 15,163,037   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Service Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    845,272      $ 18,202,654        457,074      $ 7,912,815        399,979      $ 3,813,904        893,489      $ 9,054,679   

Reinvestment of distributions

    28,040        684,732        9,376        164,363        26,690        250,192        35,585        363,486   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (142,092     (3,162,147     (929,303     (15,990,211     (471,070     (4,572,489     (528,152     (5,448,127
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    731,220      $ 15,725,239        (462,853   $ (7,913,033     (44,401   $ (508,393     400,922      $ 3,970,038   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    3,803,655      $ 80,451,528        2,415,820      $ 41,566,927        8,512,856      $ 81,871,318        19,836,942      $ 199,421,279   

Reinvestment of distributions

    208,697        5,110,997        79,776        1,400,064        892,864        8,414,657        1,075,605        10,977,201   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (1,436,301     (32,201,821     (724,429     (12,529,459     (15,835,719     (148,456,385     (6,564,515     (67,527,047
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    2,576,051      $ 53,360,704        1,771,167      $ 30,437,532        (6,429,999   $ (58,170,410     14,348,032      $ 142,871,433   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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     Municipal Bond  
     2013     2012  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Investor Class:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     1,822,098      $ 20,569,840        1,587,428      $ 18,184,365   

Reinvestment of distributions

     45,135        504,499        35,901        412,206   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,239,936     (13,875,025     (434,179     (4,956,436
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     627,297      $ 7,199,314        1,189,150      $ 13,640,135   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Service Class:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     3,367,067      $ 37,890,398        1,487,928      $ 17,108,880   

Reinvestment of distributions

     57,053        637,451        42,343        486,345   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,693,082     (18,946,361     (481,580     (5,538,677
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,731,038      $ 19,581,488        1,048,691      $ 12,056,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     15,047,219      $ 169,526,811        8,716,771      $ 100,038,597   

Reinvestment of distributions

     367,179        4,121,663        228,690        2,640,353   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (7,432,814     (83,388,800     (1,288,304     (14,922,473
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     7,981,584      $ 90,259,674        7,657,157      $ 87,756,477   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2013, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the funds as follows: Small Cap Equity - three collectively own 46%; Municipal Enhanced - two collectively own 79%; Municipal Bond - three collectively own 65%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Fund.

h. Repurchase Agreements

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At December 31, 2013, the market value of repurchase agreements outstanding for Small Cap Equity was $10,256,403.

2. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC (“GW&K”), who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in GW&K.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Funds’ investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets:

 

Small Cap Equity

     0.75

Municipal Enhanced

     0.50

Municipal Bond

     0.35

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through May 1, 2014, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of Small Cap Equity, Municipal Enhanced and Municipal Bond to 0.95%, 0.64% and 0.34%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to later reimbursement by the Funds in certian circumstances.

Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid, or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s respective expense contractual expense limitation amount. For the year ended December 31, 2013, each Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:

 

 

 

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    Small Cap     Municipal     Municipal  
    Equity     Enhanced     Bond  

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/12

  $ 458,425      $ 589,047      $ 812,561   

Additional Reimbursements

    252,382        219,146        852,297   

Expired Reimbursements

    (124,612     (105,197     (118,811
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/13

  $ 586,195      $ 702,996      $ 1,546,047   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Each Fund has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Funds’ administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as intermediary with the Funds’ shareholders. The Funds pay a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25% per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets for this service. Effective February 1, 2012, the Administrator for Municipal Enhanced is voluntarily waiving a portion of its administration fee on 90% of the Fund’s net assets. The waiver, which may be modified or terminated at any time after August 1, 2012, amounts to 0.10% on the first $250 million of the Fund’s net assets and 0.15% on the remaining net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the amount waived was $279,321 or 0.13%.

The aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $10,000 per year. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the funds in the Trusts for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

Prior to January 1, 2013, the annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trust formerly received an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $8,000 per year.

The Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with MDI. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally MDI bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses

for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Investor Class shares of each Fund, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset-based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, each Fund may make payments to the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of such class of the Fund’s shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributors of up to 0.25% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Investor Class shares.

For each of the Investor and Service Classes, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses incurred (“shareholder servicing fees”). Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Investor and Service Class shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below.

The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

    Maximum Amount     Actual Amount  

Fund

  Allowed     Incurred  

Small Cap Equity

   

Investor Class

    0.25     0.15

Service Class

    0.25     0.16

Municipal Enhanced

   

Investor Class

    0.25     0.21

Service Class

    0.25     0.12

Municipal Bond

   

Investor Class

    0.25     0.20

Service Class

    0.25     0.17

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Funds to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Managers Funds. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the following Funds either borrowed from or lent to another Managers Funds: Small Cap Equity borrowed $2,481,428, for two days paying interest of $56 and Municipal Enhanced borrowed varying amounts not exceeding $6,118,486, for eight days paying interest of $518. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as

 

 

 

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miscellaneous expense. Small Cap Equity lent varying amounts not exceeding $5,870,933, for seven days receiving interest of $220. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. At December 31, 2013, Small Cap Equity had $1,273,975 in loans outstanding. At December 31, 2013, Municipal Enhanced had no loans outstanding. For the year ended December 31, 2013, Municipal Bond neither borrowed from nor lent to other Managers Funds.

3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations) for the year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

     Long-Term Securities  

Fund

   Purchases      Sales  

Small Cap Equity

   $ 136,953,890       $ 35,402,239   

Municipal Enhanced

   $ 143,821,783       $ 199,601,683   

Municipal Bond

   $ 204,107,110       $ 62,860,935   

The Funds had no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the year ended December 31, 2013.

4. Portfolio Securities Loaned

The Funds participate in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral received on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Municipal Enhanced and Municipal Bond Funds did not incur any activity.

5. Commitments and Contingencies

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.

 

 

6. Master Netting Agreements

The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with its counterparties for the securities lending program and repurchase agreements, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The following table is a summary of the Funds’ open securities lending and repurchase agreements which are subject to a master netting agreement as of December 31, 2013:

 

            Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
     Net Amounts of
Assets
Presented in
     Gross Amount Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
        
     Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     the Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash Collateral
Received
     Net Amount  

Small Cap Equity

                 

Securities lending

   $ 9,932,569         —         $ 9,932,569               $ 9,932,569         —     

Repurchase agreements

     10,256,403         —           10,256,403       $ 10,256,403         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20,188,972         —         $ 20,188,972       $ 10,256,403       $ 9,932,569         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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7. Subsequent Events

On January 21, 2014, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., a global asset management company, announced that the Funds’ Investment Manager and Administrator, Managers Investment Group LLC, will be rebranded as AMG Funds LLC. The rebranding is expected to become effective during the second quarter of 2014 once the appropriate regulatory filings have taken place.

Each Fund has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

Tax Information (unaudited)

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund, GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund and GW&K Municipal Bond Fund each hereby designates the maximum amounts allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividends as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The 2013 Form-DIVs you receive for the Funds will show the tax status of all distributions paid to you during the year.

In accordance with federal tax law, the following Funds hereby make the following designations regarding their year ended December 31, 2013.

Municipal Enhanced

 

   

All the dividends paid from net investment income are “exempt-interest dividends” (not generally subject to regular federal income tax), except $16,702 that is being designated as an ordinary income distribution for reporting purposes.

Municipal Bond

 

   

All the dividends paid from net investment income are “exempt-interest dividends” (not generally subject to regular federal income tax), except $598,942 that is being designated as an ordinary income distribution for reporting purposes.

The percentage of Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”) and Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”) for distributions paid is as follows:

 

     Small Cap     Municipal      Municipal  
     Equity     Enhanced      Bond  
     2013     2012     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Ordinary Income-QDI

     100.00     100.00     —           —           —           —     

Ordinary Income-DRD

     100.00     100.00     —           —           —           —     

Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund, GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund and GW&K Municipal Bond Fund each hereby designates as a capital gain distribution with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2013, $8,964,359, $1,615,533 and $514,298, respectively, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gains of such year.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Managers AMG Funds and the Shareholders of GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund, GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund, and GW&K Municipal Bond Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund, GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund and GW&K Municipal Bond Fund (the “Funds”) at December 31, 2013, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 2014

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their business addresses, principal occupations for the past five years and dates of birth are listed below. The Trustees provide broad supervision over the affairs of the Trust and the Funds. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds’ activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds, and review the Funds’ performance. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee or Officer is the address of the Trust: 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854.

There is no stated term of office for Trustees. Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement or removal in accordance with the Trust’s organizational documents and policies adopted by the Board from time to time. The Chairman of the Trustees, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Trust are elected by the Trustees annually. Other officers hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees.

 

Independent Trustees

The following Trustees are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act:

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Bruce B. Bingham,

12/1/48

 

•  Trustee since 2012

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Partner, Hamilton Partners (real estate development firm) (1987-Present).

William E. Chapman, II,

9/23/41

 

•  Independent Chairman

 

•  Trustee since 1999

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   President and Owner, Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions (1998-Present); Hewitt Associates, LLC (part time) (provider of Retirement and Investment Education Seminars) (2002-2009); Trustee Emeritus of Bowdoin College (2013-Present), Trustee of Bowdoin College (2002-2013); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Edward J. Kaier,

9/23/45

 

•  Trustee since 1999

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Attorney at Law and Partner, Teeters Harvey Marrone & Kaier LLP (2007-Present); Attorney at Law and Partner, Hepburn Willcox Hamilton & Putnam, LLP (1977-2007); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Kurt A. Keilhacker,

10/5/63

 

•  Trustee since 2013

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Managing Member, TechFund Capital (1997-Present); Managing Member, TechFund Europe (2000-Present); Trustee, Gordon College (2001-Present); Board Member, 6wind SA, (2002-Present); Managing Member, Clapham Partners I, LLC (2013-Present).

Steven J. Paggioli,

4/3/50

 

•  Trustee since 2004

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Independent Consultant (2002-Present); Formerly Executive Vice President and Director, The Wadsworth Group (1986-2001); Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Investment Company Administration, LLC (1990-2001); Vice President, Secretary and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (1991-2001); Trustee, Professionally Managed Portfolios (45 portfolios); Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP; Independent Director, Chase Investment Counsel (2008 – Present); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Richard F. Powers, III,

2/2/46

 

•  Trustee since 2013

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Adjunct Professor, Boston College (2011-Present); Director of Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2005-2009); President and CEO of Van Kampen Investments Inc. (1998-2003).

Eric Rakowski,

6/5/58

 

•  Trustee since 1999

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (1990-Present); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Victoria L. Sassine,

8/11/65

 

•  Trustee since 2013

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Lecturer, Babson College (2007 – Present)

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Thomas R. Schneeweis,

5/10/47

 

•  Trustee since 2004

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts (2013 - Present); Partner, S Capital Management, LLC (2007-Present); President, TRS Associates (1982-Present); Director, CISDM at the University of Massachusetts, (1996-2013); President, Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, (formerly Schneeweis Partners, LLC) (2001-2013); Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts (1977-2013); Partner, White Bear Partners, LLC (2007-2010); Partner, Northampton Capital Management, LLC (2004-2010); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

*  The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II.

 

Interested Trustees

 

Each Trustee in the following table is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Ms. Carsman is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of her position with, and interest in securities of, AMG, and her former position as Chief Legal Officer of the Trust.

Name, Date of Birth,
Number of Funds Overseen
in Fund Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Christine C. Carsman,

4/2/52

 

•  Trustee since 2011

 

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2011-Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2007-2011); Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-2007); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2004-2011); Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance, Wellington Management Company, LLP (1995-2004).
Officers   

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Keitha L. Kinne,

5/16/58

 

•  President since 2012

 

•  Chief Operating Officer since 2007

   Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2007-Present); Chief Investment Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2008-Present); President, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Chief Operating Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Managing Director, Legg Mason & Co., LLC (2006-2007); Managing Director, Citigroup Asset Management (2004-2006).

Lewis Collins,

2/22/66

 

•  Secretary since 2011

 

•  Chief Legal Officer since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2006-2010); Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2002-2006); Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (1998-2002).
 

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

Name, Date of Birth,

Position(s) Held with Fund

and Length of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Donald S. Rumery,

5/29/58

•  Chief Financial Officer since 2007

 

•  Treasurer since 1999

   Senior Vice President, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Treasurer, The Managers Funds (1995-Present); Treasurer, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2000-Present); Chief Financial Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-2012); Vice President, The Managers Funds LLC, (1994-2004).

John J. Ferencz,

3/9/62

• Chief Compliance Officer since 2010

   Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-Present); Senior Compliance Analyst, Mutual Funds and Regulatory, GE Asset Management Incorporated (2005-2010).

Name, Date of Birth,

Position(s) Held with Fund

and Length of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Michael S. Ponder, 9/12/73

•  Assistant Secretary since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Counsel, Managers Investment Group LLC (2011-Present); Attorney, DeNovo Legal (2009-2010); Vice President, Credit Suisse (2007-2009); Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (2006-2007).

Matthew B. Wallace,

11/24/80

•  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

   Assistant Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2014-Present); Senior Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2012-2013); Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-2012); Compliance Specialist, Calamos Advisors LLC (2007-2010).
 

 

 

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PROXY RESULTS

 

A special meeting of shareholders of Managers AMG Funds was held on July 2, 2013. With respect to the proposals to amend certain “fundamental” investment restrictions of the Funds, the meeting was adjourned to August 20, 2013 and September 27, 2013 for GW&K Municipal Bond Fund. The proposals and results of the votes are summarized below.

 

     All Funds in Trust  
Managers AMG Funds    For      Withheld  
Election of Directors    (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Bruce Bingham

   $ 9,768,009,169       $ 144,461,619   

William E. Chapman, II

     9,758,664,304         153,806,485   

Edward J. Kaier

     9,763,510,014         148,960,774   

Steven J. Paggioli

     9,765,296,288         147,174,501   

Erik Rakowski

     9,758,121,834         154,348,954   

Thomas R. Schneeweis

     9,759,655,066         152,815,722   

Christine C. Carsman

     9,762,644,429         149,826,359   

Kurt Keilhacker

     9,759,570,864         152,899,925   

Richard F. Powers III

     9,750,316,455         162,154,333   

Victoria Sassine

     9,749,378,146         163,092,642   

 

     GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with respect to:    (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Issuance of Senior Securities

   $ 69,016,653       $ 564,762       $ 249,806       $ 22,798,828   

Borrowing

     69,044,470         603,036         183,715         22,798,828   

Lending

     69,044,470         603,036         183,715         22,798,828   

The Underwriting of Securities

     69,110,656         563,748         156,817         22,798,828   

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

     69,076,165         598,238         156,817         22,798,828   

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

     69,120,347         554,057         156,817         22,798,828   

Diversification of Investments

     69,132,329         497,008         201,884         22,798,828   

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

     69,078,779         554,057         198,385         22,798,828   
     GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with respect to:    (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Issuance of Senior Securities

   $ 156,222,964       $ 526,985       $ 351,420       $ 21,055,805   

Borrowing

     156,162,523         652,186         286,659         21,055,805   

Lending

     156,147,045         676,567         277,756         21,055,805   

The Underwriting of Securities

     156,196,280         649,586         255,503         21,055,805   

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

     155,993,823         681,902         425,642         21,055,805   

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

     156,175,631         416,088         509,649         21,055,805   

Diversification of Investments

     109,666,909         6,123,780         4,798,398         21,055,805   

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

     107,393,377         8,139,740         5,055,970         21,055,805   

 

 

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     GW&K Municipal Bond Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with respect to:    (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Issuance of Senior Securities

   $ 116,937,452       $ 2,387,411       $ 6,788,039       $ 47,000,487   

Borrowing

     117,239,042         2,027,085         6,846,775         47,000,487   

Lending

     117,070,286         2,200,995         6,841,622         47,000,487   

The Underwriting of Securities

     117,405,756         1,899,686         6,807,461         47,000,487   

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

     117,353,026         1,969,369         6,790,507         47,000,487   

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

     117,582,515         1,722,926         6,807,461         47,000,487   

Diversification of Investments

     117,465,901         1,685,091         6,961,911         47,000,487   

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

     117,572,103         1,634,892         6,905,908         47,000,487   

 

     GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the
Trust relating to:
   (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 68,355,508       $ 517,976       $ 156,817       $ 2,222,844,006   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     52,761,037         16,019,763         249,502         2,222,844,006   

Other Changes

     52,712,177         15,990,850         327,275         2,222,844,006   
     GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the
Trust relating to:
   (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 154,879,218       $ 757,598       $ 262,435       $ 21,979,419   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     152,999,004         2,633,569         266,679         21,979,419   

Other Changes

     152,991,185         2,547,821         360,246         21,979,419   
     GW&K Municipal Bond Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the
Trust relating to:
   (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 88,811,519       $ 1,329,894       $ 6,214,261       $ 52,337,769   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     61,960,811         28,017,778         6,377,086         52,337,769   

Other Changes

     61,960,811         28,167,375         6,227,489         52,337,769   

 

 

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     All Funds in Trust  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of
the Trust relating to:
   (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 5,735,361,878       $ 149,417,450       $ 190,511,439       $ 3,837,180,021   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     5,360,516,529         516,204,501         198,569,737         3,837,180,021   

Other Changes

     5,347,192,692         524,275,244         203,822,831         3,837,180,021   

 

 

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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Subadvisor

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

222 Berkeley St.

Boston, MA 02116

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

For ManagersChoiceTM Only

Managers

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, RI 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

 

 

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MANAGERS FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

   

BALANCED FUNDS

 

BRANDYWINE

BRANDYWINE BLUE

BRANDYWINE ADVISORS MIDCAP GROWTH

Friess Associates, LLC

 

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.

 

 

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES

PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESSQUARE INTERNATIONAL

SMALL CAP

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

YACKTMAN

YACKTMAN FOCUSED

Yacktman Asset Management LP

   

 

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

 

BOND (MANAGERS)

GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

GW&K FIXED INCOME

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Amundi Smith Breeden LLC

 

 

 

This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www. sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.

 

 

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Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Annual Report — December 31, 2013

 

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   Page  

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

     2   

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     3   

PORTFOLIO MANAGER’S COMMENTS, FUND SNAPSHOTS, AND SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     4   

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     8   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     9   

Balance sheet, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     10   

Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the year

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     11   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two years

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     12   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     14   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     19   

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

     20   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the Managers Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 


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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

Thank you for your investment in The Managers Funds. Our foremost goal at Managers Investment Group (“MIG”) is to provide investment products and solutions that help our shareholders and clients successfully reach their investment goals and objectives. We do this by offering a broad selection of Funds managed by a collection of Affiliated Managers Group’s (“AMG”) Affiliate investment boutiques, along with a complementary series of open-architecture mutual funds.

The past year has been an exciting one for us at MIG. We were pleased to welcome the Brandywine Funds into the Managers Fund Family several months ago. We are excited to begin this new chapter in the 27-year history of the Brandywine Funds, while maintaining shareholders’ access to the same investment process that has guided the Brandywine Funds since their inception using the research-driven investment approach of Friess Associates.

We announced effective November 1, 2013, that the GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund would be closed to new investors with certain limited exceptions. The team at GW&K manages a total of $2.5 billion (as of December 31, 2013) in small-capitalization equities and closing the Fund to new investors allows the team to continue to execute on the investment process that has been effective for more than a decade. We also announced effective December 31, 2013, that Yacktman Fund and Yacktman Focused Fund will be closed to new investors with certain limited exceptions. The team at Yacktman Asset Management manages over $30 billion in U.S. equities and closing these Funds to new investors allows the team to continue to execute on the investment process that has been effective for more than two decades. We will continue to make decisions such as these that we believe are in the best interest of our shareholders.

Risky assets did well in 2013, with U.S. equity markets surpassing all-time highs. Ongoing global monetary easing, a low-yield environment, and healthy U.S. economic growth are supporting investor appetite for risk assets. Despite improving investor sentiment, risks remain, including uncertainty surrounding the Fed’s eventual exit from its ultra-accommodative monetary policy, ongoing fiscal headwinds in the U.S. and slower growth in Emerging Markets. Nevertheless, we are cautiously optimistic about the prospects for the upcoming year and we are confident that our Funds are well positioned to weather an uncertain economic environment.

We thank you for your continued confidence and investment in The Managers Funds. You can rest assured that under all market conditions our team is focused on delivering excellent investment management services for your benefit.

 

Respectfully,
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President
The Managers Funds

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two

types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may

include sales charges (loads) on purchase

payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees;

and (2) ongoing costs, including management

fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund

expenses. This example is intended to help you

understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of

investing in the Fund and to compare these

costs with the ongoing costs of investing in

other mutual funds. The example is based on

$1,000 invested at the beginning of the period

and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table provides

information about the actual account values

and actual expenses. You may use the

information in this line, 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 = 8.6), then multiply

the result by the number in the first line under

the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During

Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on

your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison

Purposes

The second line of the following table

provides information about hypothetical

account values and hypothetical expenses

based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio

and an assumed annual rate of return of 5%

before expenses, which is not the Fund’s

actual return. 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 the Fund and other funds by

comparing this 5% hypothetical example

with the 5% hypothetical examples that

appear in the shareholder reports of other

funds.

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 sales charges (loads),

redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore,

the second line of the table is useful in

comparing ongoing costs only, and will not

help you determine the relative total costs

of owning different funds.

For the six months ended December 31, 2013

  Expense
Ratio

for  the
Period
    Beginning
Account
Value
07/01/13
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/13
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period*
 

Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

       

Investor Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.16   $ 1,000      $ 1,183      $ 6.38   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.16   $ 1,000      $ 1,019      $ 5.90   

Service Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.74   $ 1,000      $ 1,185      $ 4.08   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.74   $ 1,000      $ 1,021      $ 3.77   

Institutional Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.66   $ 1,000      $ 1,186      $ 3.64   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.66   $ 1,000      $ 1,022      $ 3.36   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.
 

 

 

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Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

The Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund (Institutional Class) (the “Fund”) returned 34.95% for the year ending December 31, 2013, while its primary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index, rose 33.48%.

Stocks posted further gains during the fourth quarter, and 2013 as a whole ranked as the best year since 1997 as measured by the S&P 500. For the quarter, the strongest performing sectors included information technology and industrials, while consumer staples and utilities posted weaker returns for the second straight quarter. Bond yields edged higher, with the 10-year Treasury bond yield touching 3% for the first time since 2011.

The Fund posted strong absolute and relative performance in the fourth quarter, putting our results for the full year ahead of the benchmark. Although we added value in all but one sector in 2013, our stock selection in the health care sector was the most significant source of outperformance as a result of very strong performance from two of our Biotechnology holdings, Celgene Corp. and Gilead Sciences, Inc., which both posted returns of over 100% for the year.

We continue to be significantly overweighted in the technology sector where we find compelling opportunities to purchase high quality companies with good growth characteristics at reasonable prices. While our overweighting slightly detracted from relative returns, our selection within the sector was a source of significantly positive relative returns for the year. Top performers in this sector included Western Digital Corp. (+100%), and Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (+48%).

Unlike previous years where our positioning in the consumer discretionary sector was a significant source of alpha, our stock selection in the sector detracted from returns in 2013. Expedia was our biggest loser in the category, down 23% for the year. While the online travel agency industry appears to be experiencing strong growth, Expedia is experiencing company-specific issues that may cause its revenue and earnings growth to fall below industry peers for a period of time. As a result, we sold our shares during the quarter in favor of more compelling opportunities. Other underperformers for the year include The Gap, Inc. (-14%), Pulte Group, Inc. (-8%), Coach, Inc. (-6%), and Chico’s FAS, Inc. (-5%).

The strong gains for stocks in 2013 have raised fears of a pullback in 2014, but there is little historical evidence to suggest that stocks inevitably fall after a good year. When you examine what has historically happened the following year after the S&P 500 gained 20% or more in a calendar

year, the picture is encouraging. While there were clearly some years when the market dropped in the year following a big gain, the average return for following years was 11.5% and the market posted gains in following years 69% of the time. These figures compare with an average gain of 11.8% and positive returns 72% of the time for all calendar years since 1926, suggesting that last year’s strong return tells us little about 2014’s prospects.

Although corporate profit growth since early 2009 has far outpaced gains in stock prices, we believe that fears of a “bubble” in stock prices similar to that of 1999-2000 are misplaced and that the current valuations of stocks are very reasonable, particularly in light of low interest rates. In recent quarters, we have seen additional fears of a peak in corporate profits, as measures of profits as a percentage of GDP have reached all-time highs. In our view, profits have expanded due to gains in productivity and a surge in more profitable overseas sales, among other reasons. While profits cannot continually account for a higher and higher share of GDP, we see little reason for profits to decline either, short of a major recession.

None of this is to imply that the stock market does not face some risk as we enter 2014. Economic growth remains disappointingly slow, and the political environment is marked by animosity and divisiveness. However, U.S. corporations remain leaders in providing high-quality, competitively priced goods and services for the global marketplace and have the profits and balance sheets to prove it. We continue to believe that stocks offer good investment opportunity as we enter 2014.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of Renaissance Group, LLC, as of December 31, 2013 and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund’s Service Class on June 3, 2009 (commencement of operations) to a $10,000 investment made in the Russell 1000® Growth Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

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Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund and the Russell 1000® Growth Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns1  
     One
Year
    Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund2,3

      

Investor Class

     34.28     16.63     06/03/09   

Service Class

     34.75     16.95     06/03/09   

Institutional Class

     34.95     17.16     06/03/09   

    Russell 1000® Growth Index4

     33.48     18.99     06/03/09  

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for the Fund are available on the Fund’s Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

 

Date reflects inception date of the Fund, not the index.

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

 

2 

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

 

3 

The Fund invests in large-capitalization companies that may underperform other stock funds (such as funds that focus on small- and medium capitalization companies) when stocks of large-capitalization companies are out of favor. The Fund invests in growth stocks, which may be more sensitive to market movements because their prices tend to reflect future investor expectations rather than just current profits. Growth stocks may underperform value stocks during given periods.

 

4 

The Russell 1000® Growth Index is a market capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratio and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 1000® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

The Russell 1000® Index is a registered trademark of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Sector

   Renaissance
Large Cap
Growth
Fund**
    Russell
1000®
Growth
Index
 

Information Technology

     36.6     27.1

Consumer Discretionary

     27.4     19.9

Health Care

     16.4     12.2

Industrials

     9.1     12.4

Financials

     7.3     5.4

Materials

     1.8     4.5

Consumer Staples

     1.8     11.9

Energy

     0.0     4.4

Utilities

     0.0     0.2

Telecommunication Services

     0.0     2.0

Other Assets and Liabilities

     (0.4 )%      0.0

    

 

 

** As a percentage of net assets

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   %of
Net Assets
 

priceline.com, Inc.*

     1.9

The Gap, Inc.

     1.9   

Google, Inc., Class A*

     1.9   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1.8   

The Home Depot, Inc.*

     1.8   

American Express Co.*

     1.8   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.

     1.8   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1.8   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1.8   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     1.8   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     18.3
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

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Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks - 100.4%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 27.4%

  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     605       $ 289,154   

BorgWarner, Inc.

     5,177         289,446   

Fossil Group, Inc.*

     2,424         290,735   

The Gap, Inc.

     7,494         292,866   

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     4,131         290,285   

The Home Depot, Inc.

     3,546         291,978   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     5,889         291,800   

Macy’s, Inc.

     5,438         290,389   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     2,257         290,498   

PetSmart, Inc.

     3,986         289,982   

priceline.com, Inc.*

     252         292,925   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     14,219         289,641   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

     3,375         291,634   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     3,659         290,707   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     4,565         290,927   

Total Consumer Discretionary

        4,362,967   

Consumer Staples - 1.8%

  

CVS Caremark Corp.

     4,056         290,288   

Financials - 7.3%

     

American Express Co.

     3,218         291,969   

BlackRock, Inc.

     916         289,887   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     5,045         291,248   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.

     1,298         291,946   

Total Financials

        1,165,050   

Health Care - 16.4%

  

Abbott Laboratories

     7,557         289,660   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     5,066         289,724   

Allergan, Inc.

     2,614         290,363   

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     2,629         290,478   

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

     1,037         290,101   

Celgene Corp.*

     1,723         291,118   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

     3,881         291,657   

McKesson Corp.

     1,799         290,359   

Medtronic, Inc.

     5,068         290,852   

Total Health Care

        2,614,312   

Industrials - 9.1%

  

The Boeing Co.

     2,136         291,543   
     Shares      Value  

Cummins, Inc.

     2,065       $ 291,103   

Danaher Corp.

     3,770         291,044   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     2,450         289,492   

Union Pacific Corp.

     1,736         291,648   

Total Industrials

        1,454,830   

Information Technology - 36.6%

  

Apple, Inc.

     518         290,655   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     12,999         291,828   

EMC Corp.

     11,568         290,935   

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     3,199         290,661   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     5,426         291,268   

Google, Inc., Class A*

     261         292,505   

International Business Machines Corp.

     1,550         290,734   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     4,514         290,972   

Lam Research Corp.*

     5,343         290,926   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     348         290,740   

Microsoft Corp.

     7,768         290,756   

NetApp, Inc.

     7,063         290,572   

Oracle Corp.

     7,613         291,273   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     3,936         292,248   

SanDisk Corp.

     4,122         290,766   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*

     10,206         291,483   

Symantec Corp.

     12,327         290,671   

Synopsys, Inc.*

     7,166         290,725   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     1,309         291,488   

Western Digital Corp.

     3,465         290,714   

Total Information Technology

        5,821,920   

Materials - 1.8%

     

PPG Industries, Inc.

     1,534         290,938   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $12,086,869)

        16,000,305   

Other Investment Companies - 0.1%1

  

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06% (cost $7,235)

     7,235         7,235   

Total Investments - 100.5%
(cost $12,094,104)

        16,007,540   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.5)%

  

     (75,518

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 15,932,022   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Schedule of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

Based on the approximate cost of investments of $12,114,262 for Federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2013, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $3,975,400 and $82,122, respectively, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of investments of $3,893,278.

 

  * Non-income producing security.
  1 Yield shown represents the December 31, 2013, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

As of December 31, 2013, all securities in the Fund were all Level 1 inputs. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

As of December 31, 2013, the Fund had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments at value*

   $   16,007,540   

Receivable for investments sold

     2,483,819   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     44,033   

Receivable from affiliate

     22,808   

Dividends and other receivables

     9,917   

Prepaid expenses

     16,437   

Total assets

     18,584,554   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     1,934,578   

Payable to affiliate for interfund lending

     686,774   

Accrued expenses:

  

Investment advisory and management fees

     9,499   

Administrative fees

     4,318   

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     386   

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     202   

Trustee fees and expenses

     27   

Other

     16,748   

Total liabilities

     2,652,532   

Net Assets

   $ 15,932,022   

Net Assets Represent:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 9,407,057   

Undistributed net investment income

     6,544   

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     2,604,985   

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     3,913,436   

Net Assets

   $ 15,932,022   

Investor Class:

  

Net Assets

   $ 984,007   

Shares outstanding

     83,356   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.80   

Service Class:

  

Net Assets

   $ 11,335,974   

Shares outstanding

     954,702   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.87   

Institutional Class:

  

Net Assets

   $ 3,612,041   

Shares outstanding

     307,226   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.76   

 

*  Investments at cost

   $ 12,094,104   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2013

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividend income

   $ 345,238   

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory and management fees

     151,403   

Administrative fees

     68,819   

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     1,728   

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     10,369   

Shareholder servicing fees - Investor Class

     1,728   

Professional fees

     21,534   

Registration fees

     41,517   

Reports to shareholders

     19,425   

Transfer agent

     7,899   

Extraordinary expense

     5,641   

Custodian

     2,945   

Trustees fees and expenses

     867   

Miscellaneous

     2,442   

Total expenses before offsets

     336,317   

Expense reimbursements

     (134,665

Expense reductions

     (2,995

Net expenses

     198,657   

Net investment income

     146,581   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

  

Net realized gain on investments

     6,919,296   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     829,348   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     7,748,644   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $   7,895,225   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

     2013     2012  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 146,581      $ 138,689   

Net realized gain on investments

     6,919,296        2,718,226   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     829,348        1,191,108   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     7,895,225        4,048,023   

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income:

    

Investor Class

     (4,813     (410

Service Class

     (77,002     (37,484

Institutional Class

     (58,222     (101,631

From net realized gain on investments:

    

Investor Class

     (235,896     (43,919

Service Class

     (2,695,939     (675,277

Institutional Class

     (1,663,519     (1,288,574

Total distributions to shareholders

     (4,735,391     (2,147,295

Capital Share Transactions:1

    

Net decrease from capital share transactions

     (12,278,649     (1,617,138

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (9,118,815     283,590   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     25,050,837        24,767,247   

End of year

   $ 15,932,022      $ 25,050,837   

End of year undistributed net investment income

   $ 6,544        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

See Note 1 (g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December 31, 2009*
 

Investor Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.63      $ 10.77      $ 12.90      $ 11.47      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.01 3      0.01 3      0.00 #,3      0.03 3      0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     3.95 3      1.83 3      (0.55 )3      1.75 3      1.64   

Total from investment operations

     3.96        1.84        (0.55     1.78        1.65   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.08     (0.01     —          (0.04     (0.03

Net realized gain on investments

     (3.71     (0.97     (1.58     (0.31     (0.15

Total distributions to shareholders

     (3.79     (0.98     (1.58     (0.35     (0.18

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.80      $ 11.63      $ 10.77      $ 12.90      $ 11.47   

Total Return1

     34.17 %8      17.10     (4.42 )%      15.53     16.46 %6 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.17 %4      1.15 %5      1.12     1.01     0.91 %7 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.18 %4      1.17 %5      1.15     1.07     0.91 %7 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     1.71 %4      1.65 %5      1.68     1.57     2.06 %7 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     0.10 %4      0.10 %5      0.03     0.24     0.43 %7 

Portfolio turnover

     53     86     107     72     6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 984      $ 562      $ 769      $ 1,269      $ 290   

 

     For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December 31, 2009*
 

Service Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.68      $ 10.83      $ 12.94      $ 11.49      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.07 3      0.05 3      0.04 3      0.05 3      0.03   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     3.97 3      1.82 3      (0.56 )3      1.76 3      1.63   

Total from investment operations

     4.04        1.87        (0.52     1.81        1.66   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.11     (0.05     (0.01     (0.05     (0.02

Net realized gain on investments

     (3.74     (0.97     (1.58     (0.31     (0.15

Total distributions to shareholders

     (3.85     (1.02     (1.59     (0.36     (0.17

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.87      $ 11.68      $ 10.83      $ 12.94      $ 11.49   

Total Return1

     34.75     17.42     (4.14 )%      15.77     16.60 %6 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.77 %4      0.82 %5      0.81     0.81     0.86 %7 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.78 %4      0.84 %5      0.84     0.87     0.86 %7 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     1.30 %4      1.32 %5      1.37     1.37     2.01 %7 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     0.49 %4      0.43 %5      0.34     0.44     0.48 %7 

Portfolio turnover

     53     86     107     72     6

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 11,336      $ 8,814      $ 14,772      $ 23,309      $ 20,692   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,     For the
period ended
December 31, 2009*
 

Institutional Class

   2013     2012     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.58      $ 10.74      $ 12.94      $ 11.49      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.08 3      0.08 3      0.06 3      0.08 3      0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     3.94 3      1.81 3      (0.55 )3      1.76 3      1.63   

Total from investment operations

     4.02        1.89        (0.49     1.84        1.67   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.13     (0.08     (0.12     (0.07     (0.03

Net realized gain on investments

     (3.71     (0.97     (1.59     (0.32     (0.15

Total distributions to shareholders

     (3.84     (1.05     (1.71     (0.39     (0.18

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.76      $ 11.58      $ 10.74      $ 12.94      $ 11.49   

Total Return1

     34.95     17.62     (3.90 )%      15.99     16.72 %6 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.67 %4      0.65 %5      0.63     0.60     0.66 %7 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.68 %4      0.67 %5      0.66     0.66     0.66 %7 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     1.16 %4      1.15 %5      1.23     1.08     1.81 %7 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     0.58 %4      0.64 %5      0.46     0.65     0.68 %7 

Portfolio turnover

     53     86     107     72     6

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 3,612      $ 15,674      $ 9,226      $ 4,254      $ 246   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Fund previously presented in this report.

 

* 

Commenced operations on June 3, 2009.

# 

Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

1 

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset.

2 

Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

3 

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

4 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.019%, 0.019% and 0.021% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

5 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.004%, 0.004% and 0.004% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

6 

Not annualized.

7 

Annualized.

8 

The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown above.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Managers AMG Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks and policies. Included in this report is the Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”).

The Fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may pay different distribution amounts to the extent the net asset value per share and/ or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.

The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:

a. Valuation of Investments

Equity securities traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Fund’s investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”).

Short-term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such

investments. The Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”) believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing as of the most recent quarter end, all outstanding securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.

Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests primarily in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may adjust such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests primarily in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a pre-determined level). The Fund may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that 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. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the

 

 

 

 

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assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)

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) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

 

The Fund had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of the Fund’s expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the amount by which the Fund’s expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratios, if any, was $2,995 or 0.01%.

The Fund has a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Fund’s custodian, whereby the Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund’s custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. Prior to January 1, 2013, the rate was 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate. For the year ended December 31, 2013, overdraft fees for the Fund equaled $61.

The Trust recently held a shareholder meeting at which shareholders were asked to approve a new Declaration of Trust for the Trust, among other proposals. The costs associated with this proxy statement are being treated as “extraordinary expenses,” and, therefore, are excluded from the expense limitation agreement described in Note 2.

d. Dividends and Distributions

Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The most common differences are due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, foreign currency and market discount transactions.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:    2013      2012  

Ordinary income

   $ 140,037       $ 139,525   

Short-term capital gains

     725,306         —     

Long-term capital gains

     3,870,048         2,007,770   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 4,735,391       $ 2,147,295   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:

 

Capital loss carryforward

     —     

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 6,544   

Undistributed short-term capital gains

     362,368   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     2,262,775   

Post-October loss deferral

     —     

e. Federal Taxes

The Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as of December 31, 2013, and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years) and has concluded

that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Additionally, the Fund is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (post-enactment capital losses) may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, unlike pre-enactment losses which are considered all short-term.

f. Captial Loss Carryovers and Deferrals

As of December 31, 2013, the Fund had no accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes. Should the Fund incur net capital losses for the year ended December 31, 2014, such amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, for an unlimited time period.

 

 

g. Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value. The Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Fund in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Fund’s policy on investment valuation. For the year ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the capital stock transactions by class were:

 

     Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund  
     2013     2012  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Investor Class:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     37,591      $ 519,887        15,002      $ 180,525   

Reinvestment of distributions

     20,521        240,709        3,841        44,329   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (23,122     (307,289     (41,853     (502,068
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     34,990      $ 453,307        (23,010   $ (277,214
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Service Class:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     169,015      $ 2,288,303        137,299      $ 1,672,161   

Reinvestment of distributions

     235,155        2,772,475        60,977        706,719   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (203,983     (2,722,243     (807,449     (9,583,018
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     200,187      $ 2,338,535        (609,173   $ (7,204,138
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     343,438      $ 4,454,444        1,023,663      $ 12,268,433   

Reinvestment of distributions

     109,765        1,282,049        26,803        307,964   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,499,451     (20,806,984     (556,119     (6,712,183
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,046,248   $ (15,070,491     494,347      $ 5,864,214   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2013, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the Fund as follows: two collectively own 79%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on the Fund.

 

 

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2. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Fund’s overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Fund (subject to Board approval) and monitors the subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by Renaissance Group LLC (“Renaissance”), which serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in Renaissance.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund paid an investment management fee at the annual rate, of 0.550% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2014, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.66% of the Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Fund in certain circumstances.

The Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid, or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed the Fund’s expense contractual expense limitation amount. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/12

   $ 378,852   

Additional Reimbursements

     134,665   

Repayments

     —     

Expired Reimbursements

     (113,287
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/13

   $ 400,230   
  

 

 

 

The Fund has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Fund’s administrator

(the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Fund’s operations, including administration and shareholder services to the Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Fund’s shareholders. The Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.

The aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trust receives an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $10,000 per year. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the funds in the Trusts for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents the Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

Prior to January 1, 2013, the annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trust formerly received an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $8,000 per year.

The Fund is distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the distributor and underwriter for the Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of the Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with MDI. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally MDI bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Investor Class shares of the Fund, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset-based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, the Fund may make payments to the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of such class of the Fund’s shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor of up to 0.25% annually of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class shares.

For each of the Investor and Service Classes, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses incurred (“shareholder servicing fees.”) Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Investor and Service Class shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below.

 

 

 

 

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The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the year ended December 31,2013, were as follows:

 

     Maximum
Amount
Allowed
    Actual
Amount
Incurred
 

Investor Class

     0.25     0.25

Service Class

     0.25     0.10

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Fund to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Managers Funds. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund borrowed varying amounts not exceeding $8,335,074, for 15 days paying interest of $358. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as miscellaneous expense. At December 31, 2013, the Fund had $686,774 in loans outstanding.

3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations) for the year ended December 31, 2013, were $14,297,147 and $30,491,842, respectively. There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations for the Fund.

4. Commitments and Contingencies

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts and

agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Fund under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund had no prior claims or losses and expects the risks of loss to be remote.

5. Subsequent Events

On January 21, 2014, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., a global asset management company, announced that the Fund’s Investment Manager and Administrator, Managers Investment Group LLC, will be rebranded as AMG Funds LLC. The rebranding is expected to become effective during the second quarter of 2014 once the appropriate regulatory filings have taken place.

The Fund has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Fund’s financial statements, which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Fund’s financial statements.

Tax Information (unaudited)

Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund hereby designates the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividends as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The 2013 Form 1099-DIV you receive for the Fund will show the tax status of all distributions paid to you during the calendar year.

 

     2013     2012  

Ordinary Income - QDI

     100.00     —     

Ordinary Income - DRD

     39.45     —     

Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund hereby designates $3,870,048, as a capital gain distribution with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2013, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gains of such year

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Managers AMG Funds and the Shareholders of Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 2014

 

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their business addresses, principal occupations for the past five years and dates of birth are listed below. The Trustees provide broad supervision over the affairs of the Trust and the Funds. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds’ activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds, and review the Funds’ performance. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee or Officer is the address of the Trust: 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854.

There is no stated term of office for Trustees. Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement or removal in accordance with the Trust’s organizational documents and policies adopted by the Board from time to time. The

Chairman of the Trustees, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Trust are elected by the Trustees annually. Other officers hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

The following Trustees are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act:

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number of
Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years and Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

Bruce B. Bingham, 12/1/48

•  Trustee since 2012

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Partner, Hamilton Partners (real estate development firm)(1987-Present).

William E. Chapman, II, 9/23/41

•  Independent Chairman Trustee since 1999

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   President and Owner, Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions (1998-Present); Hewitt Associates, LLC (part time) (provider of Retirement and Investment Education Seminars) (2002-2009); Trustee Emeritus of Bowdoin College (2013-Present); Trustee of Bowdoin College (2002-2013); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Edward J. Kaier, 9/23/45

•  Trustee since 1999

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Attorney at Law and Partner, Teeters Harvey Marrone & Kaier LLP (2007-Present); Attorney at Law and Partner, Hepburn Willcox Hamilton & Putnam, LLP (1977-2007); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Kurt A. Keilhacker, 10/5/63

•  Trustee since 2013

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Managing Member, TechFund Capital (1997-Present); Managing Member, TechFund Europe (2000-Present); Trustee, Gordon College (2001-Present); Board Member, 6wind SA, (2002-Present); Managing Member, Clapham Partners I, LLC (2013-Present).

Steven J. Paggioli, 4/3/50

•  Trustee since 2004

•  Oversees 37 Funds in Fund Complex

   Independent Consultant (2002-Present); Formerly Executive Vice President and Director, The Wadsworth Group (1986-2001); Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Investment Company Adminis- tration, LLC (1990-2001); Vice President, Secretary and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (1991-2001); Trustee, Professionally Managed Portfolios (45 portfolios); Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP; Independent Director, Chase Investment Counsel (2008 – Present); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Richard F. Powers III, 2/2/46

•  Trustee since 2013

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Adjunct Professor, Boston College (2011-Present); Director of Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2005-2009); President and CEO of Van Kampen Investments Inc. (1998-2003).

Eric Rakowski, 6/5/58

•  Trustee since 1999

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (1990-Present); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Victoria L. Sassine, 8/11/65

•  Trustee since 2013

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Lecturer, Babson College (2007 - Present)

Name, Date of Birth, Number of
Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years and Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

Thomas R. Schneeweis, 5/10/47

•  Trustee since 2004

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts (2013 - Present); Partner, S Capital Management, LLC (2007-Present); President, TRS Associates (1982-Present); Director, CISDM at the University of Massachusetts, (1996-2013); President, Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, (formerly Schneeweis Partners, LLC) (2001-2013); Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts (1977-2013); Partner, White Bear Partners, LLC (2007-2010); Partner, Northampton Capital Management, LLC (2004-2010); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

 

* The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II.

Interested Trustees

Each Trustee in the following table is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Ms. Carsman is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of her position with, and interest in securities of, AMG, and her former position as Chief Legal Officer of the Trust.

Name, Date of Birth, Number of
Funds Overseen in Fund Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years and Other
Directorships Held by Trustee

Christine C. Carsman, 4/2/52

•  Trustee since 2011

•  Oversees 39 Funds in Fund Complex

   Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2011-Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2007-2011); Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-2007); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2004-2011); Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance, Wellington Management Company, LLP (1995-2004).

Officers

 

Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held
with Fund and Length of Time
Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years

Keitha L. Kinne, 5/16/58

•  President since 2012

•  Chief Operating Officer since 2007

   Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2007-Present); Chief Investment Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2008-Present); President, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Chief Operating Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Managing Director, Legg Mason & Co., LLC (2006-2007); Managing Director, Citigroup Asset Management (2004-2006).

Lewis Collins, 2/22/66

•  Secretary since 2011

•  Chief Legal Officer since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2006-2010); Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2002-2006); Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (1998-2002).
 

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

 

Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held
with Fund and Length of Time
Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years

Donald S. Rumery, 5/29/58

•  Chief Financial Officer since 2007

•  Treasurer since 1999

   Senior Vice President, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Treasurer, The Managers Funds (1995-Present); Treasurer, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2000-Present); Chief Financial Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-2012); Vice President, The Managers Funds LLC, (1994-2004).

John J. Ferencz, 3/9/62

•  Chief Compliance Officer since 2010

   Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-Present); Senior Compliance Analyst, Mutual Funds and Regulatory, GE Asset Management Incorporated (2005-2010).

Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held
with Fund and Length of Time
Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years

Michael S. Ponder, 9/12/73

•  Assistant Secretary since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Counsel, Managers Investment Group LLC (2011-Present); Attorney, DeNovo Legal (2009-2010); Vice President, Credit Suisse (2007-2009); Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (2006-2007).

Matthew B. Wallace, 11/24/80

•  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since 2012

   Assistant Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2014-Present); Senior Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2012-2013); Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-2012); Compliance Specialist, Calamos Advisors LLC (2007-2010).
 

 

 

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PROXY RESULTS

 

A special meeting of shareholders of Managers AMG Funds was held on July 2, 2013. With respect to the proposals to amend certain “fundamental” investment restrictions of the Fund, the meeting was adjourned to August 20, 2013. The proposals and results of the votes are summarized below.

 

        All Funds in Trust  
Managers AMG Funds      For        Withheld  
Election of Directors      (in $NAV, rounded to the
nearest dollar)
 

Bruce Bingham

     $ 9,768,009,169         $ 144,461,619   

William E. Chapman, II

       9,758,664,304           153,806,485   

Edward J. Kaier

       9,763,510,014           148,960,774   

Steven J. Paggioli

       9,765,296,288           147,174,501   

Erik Rakowski

       9,758,121,834           154,348,954   

Thomas R. Schneeweis

       9,759,655,066           152,815,722   

Christine C. Carsman

       9,762,644,429           149,826,359   

Kurt Keilhacker

       9,759,570,864           152,899,925   

Richard F. Powers III

       9,750,316,455           162,154,333   

Victoria Sassine

       9,749,378,146           163,092,642   

 

      Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund  
      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

To amend certain “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with
respect to:

  

 

(in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)

  

Issuance of Senior Securities

   $ 18,708,856       $ 103,649       $ 274,261       $ 604,273   

Borrowing

     18,678,994         138,720         268,052         604,273   

Lending

     18,676,393         128,912         281,461         604,273   

The Underwriting of Securities

     18,706,026         103,590         277,150         604,273   

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

     18,701,837         110,977         273,952         604,273   

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

     18,689,943         116,266         280,557         604,273   

Diversification of Investments

     18,720,345         92,836         273,584         604,273   

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

     18,677,462         133,760         275,543         604,273   

 

      Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund  
      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the Trust relating to:

  

 

(in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)

  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 17,435,444       $ 60,391       $ 218,158       $ 629,512   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     17,299,847         204,235         209,910         629,512   

Other Changes

     17,209,462         239,289         265,241         629,512   

 

 

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PROXY RESULTS (continued)

 

 

    All Funds in Trust  
    For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
     (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of the Trust relating to:

   

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

  $ 5,735,361,878      $ 149,417,450      $ 190,511,439      $ 3,837,180,021   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust,

       

Series or Classes

    5,360,516,529        516,204,501        198,569,737        3,837,180,021   

Other Changes

    5,347,192,692        524,275,244        203,822,831        3,837,180,021   

 

 

 

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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Subadvisor

Renaissance Group LLC

625 Eden Park Drive

Suite 1200

Cincinnati, OH 45202

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

For ManagersChoiceTM Only

Managers

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, RI 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

 

 

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MANAGERS FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

 

BALANCED FUNDS

BRANDYWINE

BRANDYWINE BLUE

BRANDYWINE ADVISORS MIDCAP GROWTH

Friess Associates, LLC

 

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.

 

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESQUARE INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

YACKTMAN

YACKTMAN FOCUSED

Yacktman Asset Management LP

 

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

BOND (MANAGERS)

GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

GW&K FIXED INCOME

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Amundi Smith Breeden LLC

 

 

This report is prepared for the Fund’s shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

Current net asset value per share for the Fund is available on the Fund’s Web site at www.mamagersinvest.com.

 

A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www. sec.gov. For information regarding Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.

 

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Managers AMG Funds

 

Annual Report — December 31, 2013

 

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

     2   

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     3   

PORTFOLIO MANAGER’S COMMENTS, FUND SNAPSHOTS, AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     4   

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     15   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     17   

Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     18   

Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the year

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     19   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two years

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     20   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     22   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     29   

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

     30   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the Managers Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 


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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

Thank you for your investment in The Managers Funds. Our foremost goal at Managers Investment Group (“MIG”) is to provide investment products and solutions that help our shareholders and clients successfully reach their investment goals and objectives. We do this by offering a broad selection of Funds managed by a collection of Affiliated Managers Group’s (“AMG”) Affiliate investment boutiques, along with a complementary series of open-architecture mutual funds.

The past year has been an exciting one for us at MIG. We were pleased to welcome the Brandywine Funds into the Managers Fund Family several months ago. We are excited to begin this new chapter in the 27-year history of the Brandywine Funds, while maintaining shareholders’ access to the same investment process that has guided the Brandywine Funds since their inception using the research-driven investment approach of Friess Associates.

We announced effective November 1, 2013, that the GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund would be closed to new investors with certain limited exceptions. The team at GW&K manages a total of $2.5 billion (as of December 31, 2013) in small-capitalization equities and closing the Fund to new investors allows the team to continue to execute on the investment process that has been effective for more than a decade. We also announced effective December 31, 2013, that Yacktman Fund and Yacktman Focused Fund will be closed to new investors with certain limited exceptions. The team at Yacktman Asset Management manages over $30 billion in U.S. equities and closing these Funds to new investors allows the team to continue to execute on the investment process that has been effective for more than two decades. We will continue to make decisions such as these that we believe are in the best interest of our shareholders.

Risky assets did well in 2013, with U.S. equity markets surpassing all-time highs. Ongoing global monetary easing, a low-yield environment, and healthy U.S. economic growth are supporting investor appetite for risk assets. Despite improving investor sentiment, risks remain, including uncertainty surrounding the Fed’s eventual exit from its ultra-accommodative monetary policy, ongoing fiscal headwinds in the U.S. and slower growth in Emerging Markets. Nevertheless, we are cautiously optimistic about the prospects for the upcoming year and we are confident that our Funds are well positioned to weather an uncertain economic environment.

We thank you for your continued confidence and investment in The Managers Funds. You can rest assured that under all market conditions our team is focused on delivering excellent investment management services for your benefit.

 

Respectfully,

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President
The Managers Funds

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, 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 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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 sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Six Months Ended December 31, 2013

  Expense
Ratio
for the
Period
    Beginning
Account
Value
07/01/13
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/13
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period*
 

Yacktman Focused Fund

       

Service Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.23   $ 1,000      $ 1,089      $ 6.48   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.23   $ 1,000      $ 1,019      $ 6.26   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.06   $ 1,000      $ 1,090      $ 5.58   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.06   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 5.40   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Yacktman Fund

       

Service Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.72   $ 1,000      $ 1,095      $ 3.80   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.72   $ 1,000      $ 1,022      $ 3.67   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.
 

 

 

 

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Yacktman Focused Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

In the year ending December 31, 2013, Yacktman Focused Fund and Yacktman Fund produced returns of 27.0% and 27.7%, respectively, while the benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, returned 32.4%. Our long-term goal is to achieve solid absolute rates of return over multi-year time periods while managing the overall level of risk in the Funds. In the current environment, where the stock market has risen significantly since 2009, and rapidly in the last two years, we are very focused on managing risk through quality security selection and portfolio positioning.

We are happy with results in the last 12 months and over the long-term. We are optimistic about the current holdings, which we think offer attractive rates of return in companies that are generally of extremely high quality. Our cash levels increased slightly during the quarter and have been a short-term drag to results, however current cash levels are only modestly higher than the long-term average in the Funds since 2000.

We think it is important to prudently manage risk for investors. As long-only fund managers, patience – combined with the willingness to hold cash – are some of our best tools to protect our Funds’ investors when we are not finding sufficient bargains. To be clear, our approach is focused on investments in individual securities, and we do not try to predict the direction of the market. We do not require market declines to put cash to work, however, it is generally more difficult to find significant new investment opportunities in a rapidly rising market.

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

FUNDS CLOSED TO NEW INVESTORS

On December 31, 2013, Yacktman Focused Fund and Yacktman Fund closed to new investors. The effect of the soft close will vary by intermediary firm, based on the sponsor’s platforms for advisors and shareholders. If you have a specific question on Fund availability we would ask you contact our Managers’ sales center at 800-368-4410 and they will assist you with questions on the Funds’ availability.

In recent years, total fund assets, along with assets in other accounts we manage with similar investment mandates, have grown due to strong investment results and additional inflows. We believe it is prudent to restrict flows to preserve the integrity of our investment approach and maintain flexibility. The closure is not related to the level of the market or our ability to find attractive investments currently.

CONTRIBUTORS/DETRACTORS

The Yacktman Focused Fund’s top contributors to performance for the year included C.R. Bard Inc, Microsoft Corp, Viacom Inc, Class B and Twenty First Century Fox and for the Yacktman Fund, C.R. Bard Inc, Microsoft Corp, Viacom Inc and Hewlett Packard Company. During the fourth quarter, C.R. Bard Inc’s shares rose sharply as the company received more than $800 million in pre-tax proceeds from a long-running patent lawsuit victory. The company has already used some of the proceeds to make acquisitions and increase its investments in attractive new technologies. We think C.R. Bard Inc. is positioned to be one of the fastest growing health care companies over the next few years.

Coca-Cola’s shares appreciated solidly during the fourth quarter after being left out of much of the rally earlier in the year. Microsoft Corp’s shares were up solidly during the quarter on stronger than expected earnings and anticipation of positive changes at the company after a new Chief Executive Officer is hired.

Detractors in the fourth quarter for both Funds included Avon Products Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. Avon Products Inc. shares declined due to poor quarterly results and increased market concerns about fines related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation. Turnarounds generally take time, and we continue to have confidence that the new management team is taking the correct steps to improve the business. We believe the concerns about the potential magnitude of FCPA fines are overstated given the practices that Avon Products Inc. is being investigated for as well as previous FCPA fines levied on other firms. The shares remain inexpensive based on our assessment of normalized earnings and the potential value to a strategic buyer.

Cisco Systems Inc. shares fell after the company reported disappointing results and issued poor forward guidance, largely due to weakness in emerging markets. We think the shares continue to represent extremely good value given the strong balance sheet and earnings power of the business. C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.’s shares declined modestly due to continued margin pressure in its North American truckload brokerage business.

OTHER

We modestly reduced our position in Twenty-First Century Fox due to strong price appreciation. Our News Corporation position was eliminated in Yacktman Focused Fund and pared down considerably within Yacktman Fund.

Oracle Corp. appreciated more than 10% after reporting solid earnings results. We first purchased shares in Oracle Corp. in late June of this year and quickly built a position that today is more than 3% of assets in each Fund. The Oracle Corp. investment demonstrates that new value opportunities can still be found even during a period of significant market appreciation.

Sysco Corp’s stock jumped after announcing an agreement to acquire U.S. Foods, Inc., its largest competitor. We think the deal is extremely attractive as the business combination offers significant cost savings opportunities and economies of scale. During the quarter, Dell Inc. shares were removed from the Portfolio due to the management buyout, Janus Capital Group, Inc. was sold out of Yacktman Fund due to price appreciation, and eBay Inc. was added to the Focused Fund and increased in the Yacktman Fund. We also purchased two small new positions in both Funds. We think C.H. Robinson continues to represent good value at current prices.

CONCLUSION

We are pleased with the returns for 2013. We believe the quality level of the Funds’ holdings is extremely high and valuations are attractive. We will work hard to evaluate current positions and look for new opportunities. As always, we will continue to be diligent, objective and patient when managing Yacktman Focused Fund and Yacktman Fund.

 

 

 

 

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Yacktman Focused Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

Cumulative Total Return Performance

 

Yacktman Focused Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Yacktman Focused Fund’s Service Class on December 31, 2003, to a $10,000 investment made in the S&P 500® Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

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The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Yacktman Focused Fund and the S&P 500® Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns1  
     One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

Yacktman Focused Fund2,3,4,5,6,7,8

          

Service Class

     27.01     22.39     10.55     9.94     04/30/97   

Institutional Class

     27.19     —          —          23.26     07/24/12   

S&P 500® Index9

     32.39     17.94     7.41     7.10     04/30/97  

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

 

Date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index.

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2 

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

3 

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtor’s ability to pay its creditors.

4 

Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of an investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed income securities to fall.

5 

Investments in international securities are subject to certain risks of overseas investing including currency fluctuations and changes in political and economic conditions, which could result in significant market fluctuations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

6 

The Fund can invest in securities of different market capitalizations (small, mid and large capitalizations) and styles (growth vs. value), each of which will react differently to various market movements.

7 

A greater percentage of the Fund’s holdings may be focused in a smaller number of securities which may place the Fund at greater risk than a more diversified fund.

8 

The Fund inception dates and returns for all periods beginning prior to June 29, 2012 reflects performance of the predecessor Fund, The Yacktman Focused Fund, and was managed by Yacktman Asset Management with the same investment objectives and substantially similar investment policies.

9 

The S&P 500® Index is capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The S&P 500® Index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

The S&P 500® Index is proprietary data of Standard & Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

 

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Yacktman Focused Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Sector

   Yacktman
Focused
Fund**
    S&P
500®
Index
 

Consumer Staples

     31.3     9.8

Information Technology

     15.4     18.6

Health Care

     12.0     13.0

Consumer Discretionary

     10.7     12.5

Financials

     4.0     16.2

Energy

     3.6     10.3

Industrials

     1.7     10.9

Materials

     0.7     3.5

Telecommunication Services

     0.0     2.3

Utilities

     0.0     2.9

Other Assets and Liabilities

     20.6     0.0

    

 

 

** As a percentage of net assets

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   %of
Net Assets
 

PepsiCo, Inc.*

     9.6

The Procter & Gamble Co.*

     7.3   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

     6.9   

The Coca-Cola Co.*

     6.7   

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

     4.7   

Microsoft Corp.*

     4.1   

Sysco Corp.*

     3.9   

Oracle Corp.

     3.6   

CR Bard, Inc.*

     3.4   

Stryker Corp.*

     3.2   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     53.4
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

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Yacktman Focused Fund

Fund Snapshots

For the six months ended December 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Equity Purchases (unaudited)

 

New Purchases

   Current
Shares Held
 

Aggreko PLC

     1,686,000   

Aggreko PLC provides specialist power and temperature control rental services in two main product areas, mobile electricity generators and temperature control equipment. Aggreko also supplies oil-free diesel compressors used to eliminate oil based contaminants in the food, pharmaceutical and textile industries. The Group operates through approximately 118 depots in 23 countries worldwide.

  

BlackBerry, Ltd.

     2,190,000   

BlackBerry Ltd. designs, manufactures, and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. The Company provides platforms and solutions for access to email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet, and Intranet-based applications.

  

eBay, Inc.

     3,200,000   

eBay Inc. operates an online trading community. The Company’s service is used by buyers and sellers for the exchange of products and services such as coins, collectibles, computers, memorabilia, stamps and toys, as well as concert and sporting tickets. eBay also offers, through a subsidiary, secure online payment services.

  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     11,350   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

     23,555,000   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. is a diversified media company. The Company’s media and entertainment operations include the production and distribution motion pictures and television programming, music, radio broadcasting, and sports.

  

Equity Purchases & Sales (unaudited)

 

Purchases

   Net Shares
Purchased
     Current
Shares Held
 

Aggreko PLC

     1,686,000         1,686,000   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     180,000         2,600,000   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     5,286,000         24,936,000   

The Coca-Cola Co.

     7,400,000         19,400,000   

eBay, Inc.

     3,200,000         3,200,000   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     700,000         2,900,000   

Oracle Corp.

     2,805,000         11,205,000   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     4,525,000         13,825,000   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     11,350         11,350   

Sysco Corp.

     400,000         12,885,000   

Sales

   Net Shares
Sold
     Current
Shares Held
 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     550,000         24,936,000   

CR Bard, Inc.

     1,280,000         3,000,000   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     1,235,000         1,965,000   

Microsoft Corp.

     820,000         13,180,000   

Sysco Corp.

     415,000         12,885,000   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

     4,290,000         23,555,000   

 

 

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Yacktman Focused Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Common Stocks - 79.3%

  

 

Consumer Discretionary - 10.7%

  

Apollo Education Group, Inc.*

    2,705,000      $ 73,900,600   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2,300,000        114,724,000   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

    23,555,000        828,664,900   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    3,000,000        262,020,000   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      1,279,309,500   

Consumer Staples - 31.3%

  

Avon Products, Inc.

    7,200,000        123,984,000   

The Clorox Co.

    2,660,000        246,741,600   

The Coca-Cola Co.

    19,400,000        801,414,000   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    13,825,000        1,146,645,500   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

    10,640,000        866,202,400   

Sysco Corp.

    12,885,000        465,148,500   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1,000,000        78,690,000   

Total Consumer Staples

      3,728,826,000   

Energy - 3.6%

  

ConocoPhillips

    2,000,000        141,300,000   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,900,000        293,480,000   

Total Energy

      434,780,000   

Financials - 4.0%

  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    2,250,000        78,615,000   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    250,000        44,315,000   

Northern Trust Corp.

    550,000        34,039,500   

Resource America, Inc., Class A

    215,000        2,012,400   

State Street Corp.

    925,000        67,885,750   

US Bancorp

    4,000,000        161,600,000   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1,850,000        83,990,000   

Total Financials

      472,457,650   

Health Care - 12.0%

  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    670,000        74,028,300   

Covidien PLC

    800,000        54,480,000   

CR Bard, Inc.

    3,000,000        401,820,000   

Johnson & Johnson

    3,800,000        348,042,000   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    650,000        26,780,000   

Stryker Corp.

    5,100,000        383,214,000   

WellPoint, Inc.

    1,600,000        147,824,000   

Total Health Care

      1,436,188,300   

Industrials - 1.7%

  

Aggreko PLC

    1,686,000        47,816,264   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    2,600,000        151,684,000   

Total Industrials

      199,500,264   

Information Technology - 15.3%

  

BlackBerry, Ltd.*,1

    2,190,000        16,315,500   
    Shares     Value  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    24,936,000      $ 559,813,200   

Corning, Inc.

    5,350,000        95,337,000   

eBay, Inc.*

    3,200,000        175,648,000   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    1,965,000        54,980,700   

Microsoft Corp.

    13,180,000        493,327,400   

Oracle Corp.

    11,205,000        428,703,300   

Total Information Technology

      1,824,125,100   

Materials - 0.7%

  

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    944,000        88,745,440   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $6,883,537,554)

      9,463,932,254   

Preferred Stocks - 0.1%

  

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 0.830%
(Information Technology)
(cost $11,124,746)

    11,350        10,915,393   
    Principal
Amount
       

Short-Term Investments - 20.4%

  

Repurchase Agreements - 0.1%2

  

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $2,925,791 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 01/15/14 - 05/01/51, totaling $2,984,305)

  $ 2,925,789        2,925,789   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.020%, total to be received $2,925,792 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.080% - 11.000%, 12/15/15 - 08/15/53, totaling $2,984,305)

    2,925,789        2,925,789   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.030%, totalto be received $2,925,794 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.000%, 01/24/14 - 02/01/47, totaling $2,984,306)

    2,925,789        2,925,789   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Yacktman Focused Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Repurchase Agreements - 0.1% (continued)2

  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.,dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $2,925,791 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.364% - 7.000%, 06/01/17 - 09/01/44, totaling $2,984,305)

   $ 2,925,789       $ 2,925,789   

RBC Capital Markets LLC, dated 12/31/13,due 01/02/14, 0.001%, total to bereceived $615,947 (collateralized byvarious U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 2.500%, 01/23/14 - 08/15/23, totaling $628,266)

     615,947         615,947   

Total Repurchase Agreements

        12,319,103   
     Shares      Value  

Other Investment Companies - 20.3%3

  

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.04%

     540,253,979       $ 540,253,979   

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

     702,699,672         702,699,672   

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.06%

     585,009,863         585,009,863   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.04%

     590,189,460         590,189,460   

Total Other Investment Companies

        2,418,152,974   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $2,430,472,077)

        2,430,472,077   

Total Investments - 99.8%
(cost $9,325,134,377)

   

     11,905,319,724   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - 0.2%

  

     25,902,496   

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 11,931,222,220   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Yacktman Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

Cumulative Total Return Performance

Yacktman Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Yacktman Fund’s Service Class on December 31, 2003, to a $10,000 investment made in the S&P 500® Index for the same time period.

Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Yacktman Fund and the S&P 500® Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2013.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns1  
     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Yacktman Fund2,3,4,5,6

      

Service Class

     27.74     22.35     10.18

S&P 500® Index7

     32.39     17.94     7.41

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2013. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2 

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

3 

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtor’s ability to pay its creditors.

4 

Investments in international securities are subject to certain risks of overseas investing including currency fluctuations and changes in political and economic conditions, which could result in significant market fluctuations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

5 

The Fund can invest in securities of different market capitalizations (small, mid and large capitalizations) and styles (growth vs. value), each of which will react differently to various market movements.

6 

The returns for all periods beginning prior to June 29, 2012 reflects performance of the predecessor Fund, The Yacktman Fund, and was managed by Yacktman Asset Management with the same investment objectives and substantially similar investment policies.

7 

The S&P 500® Index is capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The S&P 500® Index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

The S&P 500® Index is proprietary data of Standard & Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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Yacktman Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2013

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Sector

   Yacktman Fund**     S&P 500®  Index  

Consumer Staples

     26.9     9.8

Information Technology

     15.4     18.6

Consumer Discretionary

     13.7     12.5

Health Care

     11.3     13.0

Financials

     5.3     16.2

Energy

     3.8     10.3

Industrials

     1.6     10.9

Materials

     0.7     3.5

Telecommunication Services

     0.0     2.3

Utilities

     0.0     2.9

Other Assets and Liabilities

     21.3     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

PepsiCo, Inc.*

     7.7

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

     7.3   

The Procter & Gamble Co.*

     6.2   

The Coca-Cola Co.*

     5.0   

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

     4.4   

Microsoft Corp.*

     4.1   

Sysco Corp.*

     3.5   

CR Bard, Inc.*

     3.4   

Oracle Corp.

     3.3   

Viacom, Inc., Class B*

     3.0   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     47.9
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2013

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

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Yacktman Fund

Fund Snapshots

For the six months ended December 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Equity Purchases (unaudited)

 

     Current  

New Purchases

   Shares Held  

Aggreko PLC

     1,962,000   

Aggreko PLC provides specialist power and temperature control rental services in two main product areas, mobile electricity generators and temperature control equipment. Aggreko also supplies oil-free diesel compressors used to eliminate oil based contaminants in the food, pharmaceutical and textile industries. The Group operates through approximately 118 depots in 23 countries worldwide.

  

BlackBerry, Ltd.

     2,564,000   

BlackBerry Ltd. designs, manufactures, and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. The Company provides platforms and solutions for access to email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet, and Intranet-based applications.

  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     13,100   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

     29,040,000   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. is a diversified media company. The Company’s media and entertainment operations include the production and distribution motion pictures and television programming, music, radio broadcasting, and sports.

  

Equity Purchases & Sales (unaudited)

 

     Net Shares      Current  

Purchases

   Purchased      Shares Held  

Aggreko PLC

     1,962,000         1,962,000   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     170,000         2,900,000   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     5,588,000         27,500,000   

The Coca-Cola Co.

     6,200,000         16,900,000   

eBay, Inc.

     2,420,000         3,670,000   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     700,000         3,300,000   

Oracle Corp.

     3,800,000         12,000,000   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     3,745,000         12,945,000   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     600,000         10,650,000   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     13,100         13,100   

Sysco Corp.

     190,000         13,481,700   
     Net Shares      Current  

Sales

   Sold      Shares Held  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1,388,000         27,500,000   

CR Bard, Inc.

     384,100         3,500,000   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     1,417,000         2,878,000   

News Corp., Class A

     6,049,500         1,888,000   

Sysco Corp.

     478,300         13,481,700   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

     2,710,000         29,040,000   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     270,000         4,730,000   

 

 

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Yacktman Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Common Stocks - 78.6%

  

Consumer Discretionary - 13.7%

  

Apollo Education Group, Inc.*

    3,300,000      $ 90,156,000   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    4,700,000        234,436,000   

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A*

    2,900,000        85,115,000   

News Corp., Class A*

    1,888,000        34,021,760   

Staples, Inc.

    2,000,000        31,780,000   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

    29,040,000        1,021,627,200   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    4,730,000        413,118,200   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      1,910,254,160   

Consumer Staples - 26.9%

  

Avon Products, Inc.

    8,400,000        144,648,000   

The Clorox Co.

    2,365,000        219,377,400   

The Coca-Cola Co.

    16,900,000        698,139,000   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    1,340,000        87,381,400   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    460,000        40,549,000   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    12,945,000        1,073,658,300   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

    10,650,000        867,016,500   

Sysco Corp.

    13,481,700        486,689,370   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1,700,000        133,773,000   

Total Consumer Staples

      3,751,231,970   

Energy - 3.8%

  

ConocoPhillips

    2,750,000        194,287,500   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    3,300,000        333,960,000   

Total Energy

      528,247,500   

Financials - 5.3%

  

Bank of America Corp.

    5,000,000        77,850,000   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    4,200,000        146,748,000   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    350,000        62,041,000   

Resource America, Inc., Class A

    659,226        6,170,355   

State Street Corp.

    1,140,000        83,664,600   

US Bancorp

    6,500,000        262,600,000   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2,100,000        95,340,000   

Total Financials

      734,413,955   

Health Care - 11.3%

  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    780,000        86,182,200   

Covidien PLC

    850,000        57,885,000   

CR Bard, Inc.

    3,500,000        468,790,000   

Johnson & Johnson

    4,050,000        370,939,500   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    2,050,000        84,460,000   

Stryker Corp.

    4,900,000        368,186,000   

WellPoint, Inc.

    1,406,800        129,974,252   

Total Health Care

      1,566,416,952   

 

     Shares     Value  

Industrials - 1.6%

  

Aggreko PLC

     1,962,000      $ 55,643,838   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     2,900,000        169,186,000   

Total Industrials

       224,829,838   

Information Technology - 15.3%

  

BlackBerry, Ltd.*,1

     2,564,000        19,101,800   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     27,500,000        617,375,000   

Corning, Inc.

     6,250,000        111,375,000   

eBay, Inc.*

     3,670,000        201,446,300   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     2,878,000        80,526,440   

Intel Corp.

     2,300,000        59,708,000   

Microsoft Corp.

     15,350,000        574,550,500   

Oracle Corp.

     12,000,000        459,120,000   

Total Information Technology

       2,123,203,040   

Materials - 0.7%

  

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

     1,096,000        103,034,960   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $7,527,264,766)

   

    10,941,632,375   

Preferred Stocks - 0.1%

  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 0.830%
(Information Technology)
(cost $12,844,133)

     13,100        12,598,383   
     Principal
Amount
       

Short-Term Investments - 21.1%

  

Repurchase Agreements - 0.1%2

   

Citigroup
Global Markets, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.020%, total to be received $2,485,928 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.080% - 11.000%, 12/15/15 - 08/15/53, totaling $2,535,644)

   $ 2,485,925        2,485,925   

Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.030%, total to be received $2,485,929 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 6.500%, 04/30/15 - 03/01/48, totaling $2,535,644)

     2,485,925        2,485,925   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.030%, total to be received $2,485,929 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.000%, 01/24/14 - 02/01/47, totaling $2,535,644)

     2,485,925        2,485,925   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Yacktman Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Repurchase Agreements - 0.1% (continued)2

  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.010%, total to be received $2,485,926 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.364% - 7.000%, 06/01/17 - 09/01/44, totaling $2,535,644)

  $ 2,485,925      $ 2,485,925   

RBC Capital Markets LLC, dated 12/31/13, due 01/02/14, 0.001%, total to be received $523,345 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 2.500%, 01/23/14 - 08/15/23, totaling $533,812)

    523,345        523,345   

Total Repurchase Agreements

  

    10,467,045   
    Shares     Value  

Other Investment Companies - 21.0%3

   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.04%

    650,271,320      $ 650,271,320   

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

    892,978,106        892,978,106   

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.06%

    690,121,485        690,121,485   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.04%

    700,183,434        700,183,434   

Total Other Investment Companies

   

    2,933,554,345   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $2,944,021,390)

   

    2,944,021,390   

Total Investments - 99.8%
(cost $10,484,130,289)

   

    13,898,252,148   

Other Assets, less
Liabilities - 0.2%

  

    33,193,848   

Net Assets - 100.0%

  

  $ 13,931,445,996   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At December 31, 2013, the approximate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were as follows:

 

Fund

   Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

Yacktman Focused Fund

   $ 9,326,108,240       $ 2,618,326,420       $ (39,114,936   $ 2,579,211,484   

Yacktman Fund

     10,487,131,565         3,461,252,791         (50,132,208     3,411,120,583   

 

* Non-income producing security.
1 

Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of December 31, 2013, amounting to:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Yacktman Focused Fund

   $ 12,220,200         0.1

Yacktman Fund

     10,382,795         0.1

 

2

Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.

3

Yield shown represents the December 31, 2013, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed asan annual percentage.

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2013: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
Level  1
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Yacktman Focused Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Staples

   $ 3,728,826,000         —           —         $ 3,728,826,000   

Information Technology

     1,824,125,100         —           —           1,824,125,100   

Health Care

     1,436,188,300         —           —           1,436,188,300   

Consumer Discretionary

     1,279,309,500         —           —           1,279,309,500   

Financials

     472,457,650         —           —           472,457,650   

Energy

     434,780,000         —           —           434,780,000   

Industrials

     151,684,000       $ 47,816,264         —           199,500,264   

Materials

     88,745,440         —           —           88,745,440   

Preferred Stocks

     —           10,915,393         —           10,915,393   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —           12,319,103         —           12,319,103   

Other Investment Companies

     2,418,152,974         —           —           2,418,152,974   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 11,834,268,964       $ 71,050,760         —         $ 11,905,319,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
Level  1
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Yacktman Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Staples

   $ 3,751,231,970         —           —         $ 3,751,231,970   

Information Technology

     2,123,203,040         —           —           2,123,203,040   

Consumer Discretionary

     1,910,254,160         —           —           1,910,254,160   

Health Care

     1,566,416,952         —           —           1,566,416,952   

Financials

     734,413,955         —           —           734,413,955   

Energy

     528,247,500         —           —           528,247,500   

Industrials

     169,186,000       $ 55,643,838         —           224,829,838   

Materials

     103,034,960         —           —           103,034,960   

Preferred Stocks

     —           12,598,383         —           12,598,383   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —           10,467,045         —           10,467,045   

Other Investment Companies

     2,933,554,345         —           —           2,933,554,345   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 13,819,542,882       $ 78,709,266         —         $ 13,898,252,148   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2013, the Funds had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2013

 

 

     Yacktman
Focused Fund
    Yacktman
Fund
 

Assets:

    

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $12,220,200 and $10,382,795, respectively)

   $ 11,905,319,724      $ 13,898,252,148   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     40,389,806        58,735,070   

Receivable for investments sold

     9,490,870        —     

Receivable from affiliate for interfund lending

     21,940,862        1,273,975   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     15,729,904        16,883,600   

Prepaid expenses

     165,796        141,242   

Receivable from affiliate

     59,884        70,848   

Other Asset

     5,581        181   

Total assets

     11,993,102,427        13,975,357,064   

Liabilities:

    

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     26,011,154        23,666,569   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     12,319,103        10,467,045   

Payable for investments purchased

     10,346,995        1,293,764   

Accrued expenses:

    

Investment advisory and management fees

     9,969,982        6,417,959   

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     1,947,015        620,852   

Administrative and accounting fees

     397,263        450,996   

Trustees fees and expenses

     17,557        28,652   

Other

     871,138        965,231   

Total liabilities

     61,880,207        43,911,068   

Net Assets

   $ 11,931,222,220      $ 13,931,445,996   

Net Assets Represent:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 9,282,393,228      $ 10,512,320,709   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

     (1,870     995,439   

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     68,645,785        4,008,330   

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency translation

     2,580,185,077        3,414,121,518   

Net Assets

   $ 11,931,222,220      $ 13,931,445,996   

Service Class:

    

Net Assets

   $ 8,630,018,622      $ 13,931,445,996   

Shares outstanding

     343,187,680        591,696,289   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 25.15      $ 23.54   

Institutional Class:

    

Net Assets

   $ 3,301,203,598        n/a   

Shares outstanding

     131,244,985        n/a   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 25.15        n/a   

*  Investments at cost

   $ 9,325,134,377      $ 10,484,130,289   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2013

 

 

     Yacktman
Focused Fund
    Yacktman
Fund
 

Investment Income:

    

Dividend income

   $ 186,306,430      $ 206,743,921   

Interest income

     2,636        72   

Securities lending income

     79,852        98,378   

Total investment income

     186,388,918        206,842,371   

Expenses:

    

Investment advisory and management fees

     99,625,572        64,200,443   

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     13,064,523        12,149,828   

Administrative and accounting fees

     2,264,067        2,617,077   

Extraordinary expense

     1,911,896        2,168,538   

Transfer agent

     959,003        1,782,448   

Reports to shareholders

     674,890        615,640   

Custodian

     584,540        682,492   

Registration fees

     497,375        419,884   

Professional fees

     429,699        417,463   

Trustees fees and expenses

     418,360        491,808   

Miscellaneous

     544,058        628,013   

Total expenses before offsets

     120,973,983        86,173,634   

Expense repayments

     115,834        —     

Fee waivers

     (378,441     (431,292

Net expenses

     120,711,376        85,742,342   

Net investment income

     65,677,542        121,100,029   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

    

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     447,865,769        389,619,247   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency translations

     1,698,944,938        2,139,348,793   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     2,146,810,707        2,528,968,040   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 2,212,488,249      $ 2,650,068,069   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

     Yacktman
Focused Fund
    Yacktman
Fund
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 65,677,542      $ 56,433,859      $ 121,100,029      $ 110,096,256   

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     447,865,769        3,981,268        389,619,247        56,282,905   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency translations

     1,698,944,938        512,799,174        2,139,348,793        632,360,646   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     2,212,488,249        573,214,301        2,650,068,069        798,739,807   

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income:

        

Service Class

     (46,190,910     (51,830,513     (120,374,193     (109,829,426

Institutional Class

     (22,207,781     (3,598,238     n/a        n/a   

From net realized gain on investments:

        

Service Class

     (256,163,300     (24,239,634     (381,679,774     (56,417,680

Institutional Class

     (97,355,070     (1,454,823     n/a        n/a   

Total distributions to shareholders

     (421,917,061     (81,123,208     (502,053,967     (166,247,106

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Service Class

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     3,369,425,050 1      3,549,546,545        4,678,572,186 1      3,592,942,100   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     294,730,635        68,354,420        452,100,895        146,197,765   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (3,106,343,896     (1,950,053,850     (2,018,224,152     (1,993,732,211

Net increase from Service Class share transactions

     557,811,789        1,667,847,115        3,112,448,929        1,745,407,654   

Institutional Class

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     2,497,940,511        728,742,463        n/a        n/a   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     83,949,796        4,783,961        n/a        n/a   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (314,542,031     (21,172,965     n/a        n/a   

Net increase from Institutional Class share transactions

     2,267,348,276        712,353,459        n/a        n/a   

Total increase from capital share transactions

     2,825,160,065        2,380,200,574        3,112,448,929        1,745,407,654   

Total increase in net assets

     4,615,731,253        2,872,291,667        5,260,463,031        2,377,900,355   

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

     7,315,490,967        4,443,199,300        8,670,982,965        6,293,082,610   

End of year

   $ 11,931,222,220      $ 7,315,490,967      $ 13,931,445,996      $ 8,670,982,965   

End of year undistributed net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,870   $ 1,005,531      $ 995,439      $ 271,374   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Service Class:

        

Sale of shares

     141,931,291        178,848,933        209,591,176        193,323,877   

Reinvested shares from dividends and distributions

     11,779,798        3,400,841        19,295,805        7,871,945   

Shares repurchased

     (132,260,791     (97,165,504     (90,731,553     (106,958,619

Net increase - Service Class

     21,450,298        85,084,270        138,155,428        94,237,203   

Institutional Class:

        

Sale of shares

     106,050,904        35,498,228        n/a        n/a   

Reinvested shares from dividends and distributions

     3,353,967        233,478        n/a        n/a   

Shares repurchased

     (12,865,953     (1,025,639     n/a        n/a   

Net increase - Institutional Class

     96,538,918        34,706,067        n/a        n/a   

 

1 

Includes a contribution of capital by the Investment Manager. (See Note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Yacktman Focused Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Service Class

   2013     2012     2011††     2010††     2009††  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 20.52      $ 18.78      $ 17.68      $ 16.13      $ 9.97   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.15 1      0.18 1      0.12        0.10        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     5.39 1      1.79 1      1.19        1.81        6.21   

Total from investment operations

     5.54        1.97        1.31        1.91        6.26   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.14     (0.16     (0.12     (0.10     (0.05

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.77     (0.07     (0.09     (0.26     (0.05

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.91     (0.23     (0.21     (0.36     (0.10

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 25.15      $ 20.52      $ 18.78      $ 17.68      $ 16.13   

Total Return2

     27.01     10.57     7.41     11.84     62.76

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.25 %4      1.25 %5      1.25     1.25     1.25

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.25 %4      1.25 %5      1.25     1.25     1.25

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.26 %4      1.26 %5      1.25     1.27     1.28

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     0.62 %4      0.90 %5      0.89     0.93     0.79

Portfolio turnover

     17     3     2     6     8

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 8,630,019      $ 6,603,059      $ 4,443,199      $ 1,999,593      $ 669,661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

   For the
year ended
December 31, 2013
    For the
period ended
December 31, 2012*
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 20.52      $ 19.46   

Income from Investment Operations:

    

Net investment income1

     0.19        0.08   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     5.39        1.13   

Total from investment operations

     5.58        1.21   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.18     (0.11

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.77     (0.04

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.95     (0.15

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 25.15      $ 20.52   

Total Return2

     27.19     6.22 %8 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.08 %4      1.08 %5,9 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.08 %4      1.08 %5,9 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.09 %4      1.08 %5,9 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     0.78 %4      0.91 %5,9 

Portfolio turnover

     17     3

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 3,301,204      $ 712,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Yacktman Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Service Class

   2013     2012     2011††     2010††     2009††  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 19.12      $ 17.51      $ 16.54      $ 15.22      $ 9.68   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.23 1      0.26 1      0.18        0.15        0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     5.07 1      1.73 1      1.02        1.77        5.64   

Total from investment operations

     5.30        1.99        1.20        1.92        5.74   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.21     (0.25     (0.18     (0.15     (0.10

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.67     (0.13     (0.05     (0.45     (0.10

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.88     (0.38     (0.23     (0.60     (0.20

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 23.54      $ 19.12      $ 17.51      $ 16.54      $ 15.22   

Total Return2

     27.74     11.47     7.30     12.64     59.31

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.74 %6      0.76 %7      0.80     0.85     0.93

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.74 %6      0.76 %7      0.80     0.85     0.93

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     0.75 %6      0.76 %7      0.80     0.85     0.93

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     1.05 %6      1.41 %7      1.28     1.30     1.43

Portfolio turnover

     17     7     3     10     14

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 13,931,446      $ 8,670,983      $ 6,293,083      $ 3,416,492      $ 1,401,228   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds previously presented in this report.

At the start of business June 29, 2012, the Yacktman Focused Fund and Yacktman Fund were re-organized into a series of the Managers AMG Funds.
†† Audited by previous independent registered public accounting firm.
* Commenced operations on July 24, 2012.
1 

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

2 

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset.

3 

Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

4 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.020% and 0.017% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

5 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.004% and 0.006% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

6 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.019% of average net assets.

7 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.005% of average net assets.

8 

Not annualized.

9 

Annualized.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2013

 

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Managers AMG Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report are Yacktman Focused Fund (“Yacktman Focused”) and Yacktman Fund (“Yacktman Fund”), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.” The Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee from the proceeds of any redemption (including a redemption by exchange) of shares if the redemption occurs within 60 days of the purchase of those shares. For the year ended December 31, 2013, Yacktman Focused and Yacktman Fund had redemption fees amounting to $925,924 and $595,142, respectively.

At the start of business on June 29, 2012, The Yacktman Focused Fund and The Yacktman Fund, each a series of The Yacktman Funds, Inc. (the “Predecessor Funds”), were reorganized into a respective series of the Trust, as described above. As a result of the reorganization, the Funds are the legal survivors, however, the accounting and performance history of the capital stock of the Predecessor Funds have been redesignated as that of Service Class shares of each Fund.

Each Fund has established three classes of shares: Service Class, Investor Class and Institutional Class. Currently, Yacktman Focused offers Service Class shares and (effective July 24, 2012) Institutional Class shares, Yacktman Fund offers only Service Class shares. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may pay different distribution amounts to the extent the net asset value per share and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.

Effective December 31, 2013, Yacktman Focused and Yacktman Fund was closed to new investors. Shareholders who owned shares of Yacktman Focused and Yacktman Fund when it was closed, including shareholders who hold an account directly with the Funds and those shareholders who invested in the Fund through a financial intermediary account, the ManagersChoice® program, a financial platform, defined contribution, defined benefit or asset allocation program (collectively, “financial intermediaries”), may continue to purchase shares of the Funds. In addition, certain financial intermediaries that, at Fund management’s discretion, had accounts or client assets in the Funds on or before December 30, 2013, regardless of whether such financial intermediary was acting on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, may continue to purchase shares of the Funds for those accounts and may open new Fund accounts for existing or new clients. Exchanges into the Funds are not permitted unless the exchange is being made into an existing shareholder account or an existing financial intermediary account at the time of the exchange as described above. Fund management may, in its discretion, reopen the Funds to certain investors in the future. The Funds reserves the right to modify this policy at any time.

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

a. Valuation of Investments

Equity securities traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Funds’ investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”).

Short term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. Each Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”) believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.

 

 

 

 

 

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The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing as of the most recent quarter end, all outstanding securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.

Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests primarily in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may adjust such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which each Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests primarily in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a pre-determined level). The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that 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. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 — inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)

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) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 — inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.

Effective April 29, 2013, the Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the period from April 29, 2013 to December 31, 2013, the custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdrafts fees are computed at 1% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. Prior to January 1, 2013, the rate was 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Funds did not incur overdraft fees.

The Trust recently held a shareholder meeting at which shareholders were asked to approve a new Declaration of Trust for the Trust, among other proposals. The costs associated with this proxy were treated as “extraordinary expenses,” and, therefore, are excluded from the expense limitation agreement described in Note 2.

 

 

 

 

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d. Dividends and Distributions

Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences

are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The most common differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Yacktman Focused      Yacktman Fund  
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Distributions paid from:

           

Ordinary income

   $ 68,398,691       $ 55,428,751       $ 120,374,193       $ 109,828,701   

Short-term capital gains

     78,606,711         —           70,947,803         4,912   

Long-term capital gains

     274,911,659         25,694,457       $ 310,731,971         56,413,493   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 421,917,061       $ 81,123,208       $ 502,053,967       $ 166,247,106   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:

 

     Yacktman Focused      Yacktman Fund  

Capital loss carryforward

     —           —     

Undistributed ordinary income

     —         $ 997,210   

Undistributed short-term capital gains

   $ 36,424,664         1,093,429   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     33,194,984         5,916,177   

Post-October loss deferral

     1,870         1,771   

 

e. Federal Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as of December 31, 2013 and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (post-enactment capital losses) may be carried forward for

an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, unlike pre-enactment losses which are considered all short-term.

f. Capital Loss Carryovers and Deferrals

As of December 31, 2013, the Funds had no accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes. Should the Funds incur net capital losses for the year ended December 31, 2014, such amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, for an unlimited time period.

g. Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation.

 

 

 

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At December 31, 2013, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the Funds as follows: Yacktman Focused — two collectively own 52%; Yacktman Fund — three collectively own 53%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Fund.

h. Repurchase Agreements

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At December 31, 2013, the market value of repurchase agreements outstanding for Yacktman Focused and Yacktman Fund were $12,319,103 and $10,467,045, respectively.

i. Foreign Currency Translation

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.

The Funds do not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

j. Foreign Securities

The Funds invest in securities of foreign entities and in instruments denominated in foreign currencies which involve risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. Non-domestic securities carry special risks, such as exposure to currency fluctuations, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity.

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%. The Funds would pay such foreign taxes at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.

2. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. Prior to June 29, 2012, the predecessor Funds had a similar Investment Management Agreement with Yacktman Asset Management Co. (“Yacktman Co.”). The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by Yacktman Asset Management LP (“Yacktman”), who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in Yacktman. Prior to June 29, 2012, Yacktman Co. served as the investment advisor to the Funds pursuant to an investment management agreement between Yacktman Co. and each of the Predecessor Funds.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Funds to the Investment Manager based on average net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund’s investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Funds’ respective average daily net assets:

 

Yacktman Focused

     1.00

Yacktman Fundon first $500 million

     0.65

on next $500 million

     0.60

on balance over $1 billion

     0.55

Prior to June 29, 2012, the Predecessor Funds paid a management fee to Yacktman Co. at the same investment management fee rates.

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2015, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to 1.25% of the Yacktman Focused Fund Service Class’s average daily net assets and 2.00% of the Yacktman Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Funds in certain circumstances. Prior to June 29, 2012, the Predecessor Funds had similar arrangements in place.

Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid, or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s respective expense contractual expense limitation amount. Prior to June 29, 2012, the Funds were not obligated to reimburse the Investment Advisor for any fees or expenses waived in previous years.

 

 

 

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Yacktman Focused Fund’s components of reimbursement available is detailed in the following chart:

 

     Yacktman Focused  

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/12

     $115,834   

Additional Reimbursements

     —     

Repayments

     (115,834

Expired Reimbursements

     —     
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/13

     $0   
  

 

 

 

Effective April 29, 2013, the Investment Manager has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in consideration of shareholder servicing fees that it has received from JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., with respect to short-term cash investments the Funds may have made in JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the management fee for Yacktman Focused and Yacktman Fund was reduced by $378,441 and $431,292, respectively.

Effective June 29, 2012, each Fund entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as each Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Funds’ shareholders. For its services, the Administrator is paid a fee at a rate of 0.03% of average net assets of each Fund for the first $300,000,000 of assets under management, 0.025% for the next $200,000,000, and 0.02% on amounts in excess of $500,000,000 per annum. Prior to June 29, 2012, the predecessor Funds participated in a similar agreement with US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

The aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $10,000 per year. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the funds in the Trusts for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

For the period from June 29, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee was $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts received an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional

payment of $8,000 per year. Effective June 29, 2012, two former Directors of the Predecessor Funds were retained as advisors (the “Advisors”) to the Board of Trustees for a two-year period. The Advisors each receive $50,000 annually, payable by the Funds. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the Funds for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such Funds. Prior to June 29, 2012, the Directors of the Predecessor Funds were each paid $30,000 per year.

The Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with MDI. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally MDI bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

For the Service Classes, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses incurred (“shareholder servicing fees”). Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Service Class shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each financial intermediary’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below.

The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

Fund    Maximum Amount
Allowed
  Actual Amount
Incurred

Yacktman Focused

    

Service Class

   0.20%   0.17%

Yacktman Fund

    

Service Class

   0.20%   0.11%

During the period, the Service Class of the Yacktman Focused and Yacktman Fund recorded a capital contribution by the Investment Manager of $105,024 and $230,430, respectively. The contribution represented a payment in connection with the reallocation of certain shareholder servicing expenses for which each Fund had reimbursed the Investment Manager in prior periods, plus interest.

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Funds to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Managers Funds. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the following Funds either borrowed from or lent to another Managers

 

 

 

 

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Funds: Yacktman Focused lent varying amounts not exceeding $21,940,862 for 13 days earning interest of $2,636 and Yacktman Fund lent varying amounts not exceeding $2,481,428 for three days earning interest of $72. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. At December 31, 2013, the Yacktman Focused and Yacktman Fund had $21,940,862 and $1,273,975 in loans outstanding, respectively.

3.Line of Credit

Prior to March 31, 2012, Predecessor Funds had established a line of credit (“LOC”) with U.S. Bank, N.A. to be used for temporary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments, using the securities in each Fund’s respective portfolio as collateral. The LOC matured on March 31, 2012 for each of the Predecessor Funds. For The Yacktman Focused Fund, borrowing under the LOC was limited to the lesser of $15,000,000, 33 1/3% of the value of the assets of the Fund, or the sum of the value of certain assets of the Fund, as defined in the LOC. For The Yacktman Fund, borrowing under the LOC was limited to the lesser of $15,000,000, or 33 1/3% of the value of unencumbered assets of the Fund. The interest rate paid by the Funds on outstanding borrowings was equal to the Prime Rate, less 0.50%, or 2.75% as of March 31, 2012. For the period from January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012, there were no borrowings for the Predecessor Funds.

4.Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations) for the year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

     Long-Term Securities  

Fund

   Purchases      Sales  

Yacktman Focused

   $ 2,873,795,712       $ 1,732,106,476   

Yacktman Fund

   $ 2,748,704,155       $ 1,582,100,899   

The Funds had no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the year ended December 31, 2013.

5.Portfolio Securities Loaned

Effective April 29, 2013, the Funds commenced participation in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income

includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral received on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.

6.Commitments and Contingencies

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.

 

 

 

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7.Master Netting Agreements

The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with their counterparties for the securities lending program and repurchase agreements, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The following table is a summary of the Funds’ open securities lending and repurchase agreements which are subject to a master netting agreement as of December 31, 2013:

 

            Gross Amounts
Offset in the
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
     Gross Amount Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
        
     Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     the Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash Collateral
Received
     Net Amount  

Yacktman Focused Fund

                 

Securities lending

   $ 12,220,200         —         $ 12,220,200         —         $ 12,220,200         —     

Repurchase agreements

     12,319,103         —           12,319,103       $ 12,319,103         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 24,539,303         —         $ 24,539,303       $ 12,319,103       $ 12,220,200         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Yacktman Fund

                 

Securities lending

   $ 10,382,795         —         $ 10,382,795         —         $ 10,382,795         —     

Repurchase agreements

     10,467,045         —           10,467,045       $ 10,467,045         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20,849,840         —         $ 20,849,840       $ 10,467,045       $ 10,382,795         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

8. Subsequent Events

On January 21, 2014, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., a global asset management company, announced that the Funds’ Investment Manager and Administrator, Managers Investment Group LLC, will be rebranded as AMG Funds LLC. The rebranding is expected to become effective during the second quarter of 2014 once the appropriate regulatory filings have taken place.

Each Fund has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

Tax Information (unaudited)

Yacktman Focused Fund and Yacktman Fund each hereby designates the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividends as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The 2013 Form 1099-DIV you receive for each Fund will show the tax status of all distributions paid to you during the year.

     Yacktman Focused Fund      Yacktman Fund  
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Ordinary Income-QDI

     100.00%         100.00%         100.00%         100.00%   

Ordinary Income-DRD

     98.95%         100.00%         93.32%         100.00%   
 

Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Yacktman Focused Fund and Yacktman Fund each hereby designates $274,911,659 and $310,731,971, respectively, as a capital gain distribution with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2013, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gains of such year.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Managers AMG Funds and the Shareholders of Yacktman Focused Fund and Yacktman Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Yacktman Fund and Yacktman Focused Fund (the “Funds”) at December 31, 2013, and the results of each of their operations for the year ended December 31, 2013, and the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights for the periods from December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2011 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 23, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 2014

 

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

 

The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their business addresses, principal occupations for the past five years and dates of birth are listed below. The Trustees provide broad supervision over the affairs of the Trust and the Funds. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds’ activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds, and review the Funds’ performance. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee or Officer is the address of the Trust: 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854.

There is no stated term of office for Trustees. Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement or removal in accordance with the Trust’s organizational documents and policies adopted by the Board from time to time. The Chairman of the Trustees, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Trust are elected by the Trustees annually. Other officers hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees.

 

IndependentTrustees

The following Trustees are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act:

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Bruce B. Bingham,
12/1/48

•    Trustee since 2012

•    Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  Partner, Hamilton Partners (real estate development firm) (1987-Present).

William E. Chapman, II,
9/23/41

•    Independent Chairman

•    Trustee since 1999

•    Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  President and Owner, Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions (1998-Present); Hewitt Associates, LLC (part time) (provider of Retirement and Investment Education Seminars) (2002-2009); Trustee Emeritus of Bowdoin College (2013-Present), Trustee of Bowdoin College (2002-2013); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Edward J. Kaier,
9/23/45

•    Trustee since 1999

•    Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  Attorney at Law and Partner, Teeters Harvey Marrone & Kaier LLP (2007-Present); Attorney at Law and Partner, Hepburn Willcox Hamilton & Putnam, LLP (1977-2007); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Kurt A. Keilhacker,
10/5/63

•    Trustee since 2013

•     Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  Managing Member, TechFund Capital (1997-Present); Managing Member, TechFund Europe (2000-Present); Trustee, Gordon College (2001-Present); Board Member, 6wind SA, (2002-Present); Managing Member, Clapham Partners I, LLC (2013-Present).

Steven J. Paggioli,
4/3/50

•    Trustee since 2004

•    Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  Independent Consultant (2002-Present); Formerly Executive Vice President and Director, The Wadsworth Group (1986-2001); Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Investment Company Adminis- tration, LLC (1990-2001); Vice President, Secretary and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (1991-2001); Trustee, Professionally Managed Portfolios (45 portfolios); Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP; Independent Director, Chase Investment Counsel (2008-Present); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Richard F. Powers, III,
2/2/46

•    Trustee since 2013

•    Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  Adjunct Professor, Boston College (2011-Present); Director of Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2005-2009); President and CEO of Van Kampen Investments Inc. (1998-2003).

Eric Rakowski,
6/5/58

•    Trustee since 1999

•    Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  Professor, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (1990-Present); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).

Victoria L. Sassine,
8/11/65

•    Trustee since 2013

•    Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  Lecturer, Babson College (2007-Present)
Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Thomas R. Schneeweis,
5/10/47

•    Trustee since 2004

•    Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts (2013-Present); Partner, S Capital Management, LLC (2007-Present); President, TRS Associates (1982-Present); Director, CISDM at the University of Massachusetts, (1996-2013); President, Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, (formerly Schneeweis Partners, LLC) (2001-2013); Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts (1977-2013); Partner, White Bear Partners, LLC (2007-2010); Partner, Northampton Capital Management, LLC (2004-2010); Trustee of Aston Funds (23 portfolios).
* The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II.

Interested Trustees

Each Trustee in the following table is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Ms. Carsman is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of her position with, and interest in securities of, AMG, and her former position as Chief Legal Officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years and Other Directorships Held by
Trustee

Christine C. Carsman,
4/2/52

•    Trustee since 2011

•    Oversees 39 Funds in  Fund Complex

  Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2011-Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2007-2011); Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-2007); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2004-2011); Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance, Wellington Management Company, LLP (1995-2004).

Officers

 

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Keitha L. Kinne,
5/16/58

•    President since 2012

•    Chief Operating Officer  since 2007

  Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2007-Present); Chief Investment Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2008-Present); President, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Chief Operating Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Managing Director, Legg Mason & Co., LLC (2006-2007); Managing Director, Citigroup Asset Management (2004-2006).

Lewis Collins,
2/22/66

•    Secretary since 2011

•    Chief Legal Officer  since 2011

  Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2006-2010); Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2002-2006); Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (1998-2002).
 

 

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Donald S. Rumery, 5/29/58

 

•    Chief Financial Officer  since 2007

 

•    Treasurer since 1999

  Senior Vice President, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Treasurer, The Managers Funds (1995-Present); Treasurer, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2000-Present); Chief Financial Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2007-Present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-2012); Vice President, The Managers Funds LLC, (1994-2004).

 

John J. Ferencz, 3/9/62

 

•    Chief Compliance Officer  since 2010

 

 

Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-Present); Senior Compliance Analyst, Mutual Funds and Regulatory, GE Asset Management Incorporated (2005-2010).

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Michael S. Ponder, 9/12/73

 

•    Assistant Secretary  since 2011

  Senior Vice President and Counsel, Managers Investment Group LLC (2011-Present); Attorney, DeNovo Legal (2009-2010); Vice President, Credit Suisse (2007-2009); Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (2006-2007).

 

Matthew B. Wallace, 11/24/80

 

•    Anti-Money Laundering  Compliance Officer

 

 

Assistant Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2014-Present); Senior Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2012-2013); Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-2012); Compliance Specialist, Calamos Advisors LLC (2007-2010).

 

 

 

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PROXY RESULTS

 

A special meeting of shareholders of Managers AMG Funds was held on July 2, 2013. The proposals and results of the votes are summarized below.

 

     All Funds in Trust  
Managers AMG Funds    For      Withheld  
Election of Directors    (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Bruce Bingham

   $ 9,768,009,169       $ 144,461,619   

William E. Chapman, II

     9,758,664,304         153,806,485   

Edward J. Kaier

     9,763,510,014         148,960,774   

Steven J. Paggioli

     9,765,296,288         147,174,501   

Erik Rakowski

     9,758,121,834         154,348,954   

Thomas R. Schneeweis

     9,759,655,066         152,815,722   

Christine C. Carsman

     9,762,644,429         149,826,359   

Kurt Keilhacker

     9,759,570,864         152,899,925   

Richard F. Powers III

     9,750,316,455         162,154,333   

Victoria Sassine

     9,749,378,146         163,092,642   

 

     Yacktman Focused Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with respect to:    (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Issuance of Senior Securities

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Borrowing

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Lending

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

The Underwriting of Securities

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Diversification of Investments

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   
     Yacktman Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend “fundamental” restrictions of the Funds with respect to:    (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Issuance of Senior Securities

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Borrowing

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Lending

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

The Underwriting of Securities

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Purchasing and Selling Commodities

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Purchasing and Selling Real Estate

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Diversification of Investments

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

 

 

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PROXY RESULTS (continued)

 

 

     Yacktman Focused Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of
the Trust relating to:
   (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 1,917,359,171       $ 54,933,596       $ 45,548,061       $ 1,407,451,141   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     1,805,564,607         163,947,576         49,328,645         1,407,451,141   

Other Changes

     1,801,002,653         166,682,944         51,155,230         1,407,451,141   
     Yacktman Fund  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of
the Trust relating to:
   (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 2,370,970,439       $ 72,504,154       $ 75,570,207       $ 2,264,152,111   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     2,196,714,427         242,579,437         79,750,936         2,264,152,111   

Other Changes

     2,189,572,981         246,321,732         83,150,088         2,264,152,111   
     All Funds in Trust  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
To amend and restate the Agreement and Declaration of
the Trust relating to:
   (in $NAV, rounded to the nearest dollar)  

Declaration of Trust Amendment Procedures

   $ 5,735,361,878       $ 149,417,450       $ 190,511,439       $ 3,837,180,021   

Merger, Consolidation, Sale of Assets and Termination of Trust, Series or Classes

     5,360,516,529         516,204,501         198,569,737         3,837,180,021   

Other Changes

     5,347,192,692         524,275,244         203,822,831         3,837,180,021   

 

 

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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Ave.

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Ave.

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Subadvisor

Yacktman Asset Management LP

6300 Bridgeport Parkway

Building One, Suite 500

Austin, TX 78730

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

 

 

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MANAGERS FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

 

BALANCED FUNDS

BRANDYWINE

BRANDYWINE BLUE

BRANDYWINE ADVISORS MIDCAP GROWTH

Friess Associates, LLC

 

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.

 

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESSQUARE INTERNATIONAL

SMALL CAP

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

YACKTMAN

YACKTMAN FOCUSED

Yacktman Asset Management LP

 

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

BOND (MANAGERS)

GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

GW&K FIXED INCOME

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Amundi Smith Breeden LLC

 

 

This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www. sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.

 

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Item 2. CODE OF ETHICS

Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics. See attached Exhibit (a)(1).

 

Item 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that independent Trustee Mr. Steven J. Paggioli qualifies as the Audit Committee Financial Expert. Mr. Paggioli is “independent” as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

(a) Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed by the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), to the Funds for the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years for professional services rendered for audits of annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements (“Audit Fees”) were as follows:

 

     Fiscal 2013      Fiscal 2012  

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

   $ 22,335       $ 36,321   

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

   $ 22,929       $ 23,242   

GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

   $ 22,335       $ 21,764   

Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

   $ 22,766       $ 20,071   

TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

   $ 20,544       $ 58,101   

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 21,861       $ 36,829   

Times Square International Small Cap Fund

   $ 23,667         N/A   

Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

   $ 23,075       $ 22,650   

Yacktman Focused Fund

   $ 130,861       $ 34,684   

Yacktman Fund

   $ 105,141       $ 48,480   

(b) Audit-Related Fees

There were no fees billed by PwC to the Funds in its two recent fiscal years for services rendered for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements, but are not reported as Audit Fees (“Audit-Related Fees”).

For the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by PwC for engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of one or more Funds by a Fund Service Provider. A Fund Service Provider is (a) any investment adviser to the Fund (not including any Subadvisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) or (b) any entity that provides ongoing services to the Fund and is controlling, controlled by or under common control with a Fund investment adviser described in (a).


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(c) Tax Fees

The aggregate fees billed by PwC to the Funds for the two most recent fiscal years for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning (“Tax Fees”) were as follows:

 

Fund - AMG Trust

   Fiscal 2013      Fiscal 2012  

GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Fund

   $ 7,665       $ 7,750   

GW&K Small Cap Equity Fund

   $ 6,885       $ 7,000   

GW&K Municipal Bond Fund

   $ 7,665       $ 7,750   

Skyline Special Equities Portfolio

   $ 6,885       $ 7,000   

TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth Fund

   $ 6,885       $ 7,000   

TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 6,885       $ 7,000   

Times Square International Small Cap Fund

   $ 6,320         N/A   

Renaissance Large Cap Growth Fund

   $ 6,885       $ 7,000   

Yacktman Focused Fund

   $ 7,665       $ 7,750   

Yacktman Fund

   $ 7,665       $ 7,750   

For the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years, Tax Fees billed by PwC for engagements by Fund Service Providers that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds were $0 for fiscal 2013 and $0 for fiscal 2012, respectively.

The services for which Tax Fees were charged comprise all services performed by professional staff in PwC’s tax division except those services related to the audit. Typically, this category would include fees for tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services include preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for refund and tax payment-planning services, assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

(d) All Other Fees

There were no other fees billed by PwC to the Funds for all other non-audit services (“Other Fees”) during the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years. During the same period, there were no Other Fees billed by PwC for engagements by Fund Service Providers that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.

(e) (1) According to policies adopted by the Audit Committee, services provided by PwC to the Funds must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. On an annual basis, the Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves various types of services that PwC may perform for the Funds without specific approval of each engagement, subject to specified budget limitations. As contemplated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Audit Committee also pre-approves non-audit services provided by PwC to any Fund Service Provider for any engagement that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. Any engagement that is not already pre-approved or that will exceed a pre-approved budget must be submitted to the Audit Committee for pre-approval. The Chairman of the Audit Committee is authorized on behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Audit Committee to approve the engagement of PwC to perform non-audit services subject to certain conditions, including notification to the Audit Committee of such pre-approval not later than the next meeting of the Audit Committee following the date of such pre-approval.

(e)(2) None.

(f) Not applicable.


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(g) The aggregate fees billed by PwC in 2013 and 2012 for non-audit services rendered to the Funds and Fund Service Providers were $137,405 and $132,000, respectively. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, this amount reflects the amounts disclosed above in Item 4(b),(c),(d), plus $66,000 in fees billed to the Fund Service Providers for non-audit services that did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, this amount reflects the amounts disclosed above in Item 4(b),(c),(d), plus $66,000 in fees billed to the Fund Service Providers for non-audit services that did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.

(h) The Trust’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services by registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant’s investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled, or under common control with the investment advisor that provided ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved by the Committee (because such services did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant) was compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm.

Item 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

Item 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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.

Item 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

Item 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.

Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is


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recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, the internal control over financial reporting.


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Item 12. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1)   

    Any Code of Ethics or amendments hereto. Filed herewith.

 

(a)(2)   

    Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 — Filed herewith.

 

(a)(3)   

    Not applicable.

 

(b)        Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 — Filed herewith.


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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.

 

THE MANAGERS FUNDS
By:  

/s/ Keitha L. Kinne

  Keitha L. Kinne, President
Date: March 7, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Keitha L. Kinne

  Keitha L. Kinne, President

Date: March 7, 2014

 

By:  

/s/ Donald S. Rumery

  Donald S. Rumery, Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 7, 2014